The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-19
HIS THRONE RBTAKHN.
King Simon Kelly SWays
the SCeptre In Wee
haWken Again.
LET BIS HENcHMBN REJOICE
For the Spells Of Victory Will Be
Theirs as a Reward Of Fidelity.

Never before has there been such a
week of excitement in Weehawken as the
week just closed.
The whole town government has been
revolutionized. Simon Kelly is again
king. The police force. consisting of one
sergeant, one roundsman and eleven
patrolmen viii be summarily dismissed.
So win Recorder Seymour and several
other minor town officials. Truly, Simon
Kelly is being avenged for the manner IN
which he was treated last fall.
Up to one year ago Simon Kelly perhaps
figured almost as often in newspaper
articles as any other man in the State.
He was called King Simon of the King
dom Of Weehawken because of the undis-
puted sway he held. It Is related that he
held at one time twenty positions. Some
Chief of the Fire Department. and Presi-
dent Of the School Board All these he
held by virtue Of being Mayor.
One year ago there was an election for
Town Committee. This body consists of
five members, and governs the town. As
the time for the election drew near, Simon
Kelly started TO prepare his ticket. Some
murmurs of discomfort were heard, and
one particularly loud went from Mike
Hannah Mike kept gin mill at the
corner or Nineteenth street. and was
quite power He wanted Sergeant Ed.
Clifford, 4 bosom friend of Simon kelly'ss
dismissed from the force.
EelIy~refused to listen to any such ar
rangemenf Finally Mike agreed to let
up on Clifford and Simon named Hannah
as n committeeman
The ticket that was then put before the
people was Kelly, Basse, Hannah. Cum
ninqham and Frost. Basse and Frost
were opposed to Kelly, but MS Hannah
had promised faithfully TO stick 10 Simon,
Simon thought he had nothing to fear.
THE KING DEPosED.
After tine ticket had been elected 1t be-
came r1mored about the town that Han
nan and Cunningham had gone over with
Frost and Basse aud thai Simon Kelly
was TO be deposed and Frost made chair
man of the Town Committee.
The runor created CONSERVATION in the
town. Kelly was idolized aud Mike Ham
nan was threatened by several people In
the town IL he dared vote against Simon
But Hannah did. The meeting was held
and Kelly was deposed from his throne
and Frost crowned King. On the night
when this was done the people in the town
threatened to tear down the school house
aud do other extraordinary things Simon
Is reported to have shed tears on the Bou
1evard.
As soon as Frost was in power Sergeant
EdCllfferd and Roundsman Mayer and the
entire police force were dismissed and
others appointed.
Simon did not desert his friends, how
ever. Clifford was appointed railroad
detective through Simon's influence, and
Roundsmau Mayer got a position on the
West Shore Railroad. Several of the
policemen were also taken care of.
TIE STRUGGLE FOR A THRONE.
Then Simon set about to regain his lost
sceptre, and during the entire year he has
been making spirited canvass. As the
time for election drew near he got up
ticket of his own. The following COM
posed the tickets-Kelly, Nfcnaber, VIII
mot, Davis and Hessner.
The ticket was ratified at monster
meeting in Che cattle yards.
In the rieahtime the opposition had not
been idle. They were in power and de-
termined to remain there.
At the meeting OF the Town Com ulittee
the night before the election, the follow
ing resolution was adopted
Whereas, II Is rumored that number of Ital-
JAMS have been brought into the township for
the cattls Yard ticket eKeiiy's ticket in case
the election seems to be going against said
ticket; therefore, be It
Resolved. That the chairman Of this committee
be and Is hereby authorized to swear in not
more than twenty-five special policemen to as
sst In preserving the peace 10 case such action
is atsempted and be It further
Resolved, That this COMMITTEES do all in its
power to insure quiet honest and fair election.
The town has but 400 voters Twenty
five deputies meant twenty-five votes.
Simon Kelly was at the polls, as soon as
they opened election day. with couple
Of his worthy lieutenants, The polling
place was in the house of Baldwin Hose
Company, the only fire company in the
town.
THEY ALL CAME OUT.
There Simon remained all day long.
Twenty-Five men from the cattle yard
marched up in line about noon. all armed
with Kelly tickets. John Mayer, the de-
posed roundsman, was seriously i'll with
the grip, and despite the orders of his
physician. he insisted on being carried TO
the polls on stretcher, and casting a
vote for KelIy's ticket.
County Clerk Mclaughlin, who was on
his way to the Gutenberg track,
pulled up his horse and spoke enc ourag
ingly to Simon.
John +. O'MeaEa, because he looked
like politician, paid So 10 for ten five
cent drinks to the German that keeps the
saloon on the point. and certain theatri-
cal manager has been laughing ever
since
Governor Albeit sent a telegram wish
ing Simon every success.
After a most eventful day the polls
and the counting began. 1t at once be-
came apparent that Kelly's ticket had
won. The news was sent far and wide
and the town was delirious with joy.
The following night there was parade.
Seldom has such parade been witnessed
There were at least thirty women In line
carrying brooms.
AL the saloons were open and every
thing was free Simon rode around in a
coach with four white horses. There
were bonfires and fireworks galore
At the first meeting of the Town Com
mittee Sergeant p. McGeogh and
Roundsrfian Price will be dismissed. So
will Recorder Seymour and eleven patrol
men. John Ryer will be the new Re-
corder, and all the other appointments
viii 90 to good Kelly men.
MAY PAY EX-GOVERNOR PRICE
His Long Standing Claim Against Uncle
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