The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-20
KICK AGAINST THE KICKER.

herbert Potts Friends Indignant at the
Nomination of Frank o. Cole.
There is an absolute revolt in Republi-
can ranks against the nomination of
Frank o. Cole for Congress and j.. Her.
bert Potts, Coles side partner on the
county ticket. is at the head Of it. Mr..
Potts thinks Coles candidacy is a great
detriment to his own chances of election
and he objects to being slaughtered on
that day. All his particular friends are
just as msd as he is.
One Of the chief things brought up
against Cole is the interview which he
had with a JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter
and which was published in substance in
The JERSEY CITY NEWS of September 10,
just after General Whiskerandos Grub
had been turned down by the State Con-
vention. Cole was angry at Grubb's de-
feat, and was besides, smarting unuer a
knock out in his own precinct by the
young blood of the party. He publicly
said hat Grubb's defeat meant hat ne
would bolt the ticket" The puDlica-
ton of this design caused the Republican
Committeemen to swoop down upon Cole
and demand silence from him. Cole at that
time defied them. He would not retract
his statement, Cole knew it haT been
published in The JERSEY CITY NEWS
but he would not deny IL ana would not
permit the Republican leaders to deny it,
To silence him and bring HIM into line,
he wa given the hopeless Congressional
nomination. He swallowed the bait and
now he is ~endeavoring to crawl out of the
unpleasant predlcament in which he has
placed himself. Mr.. Potts and his fac
ton, however, are very sour.
/ recalled Mr.. Coles attention to his
threat that he would bolt the Repub-
lican ticket" because Grub failed to Sc
cure the nomination, aud then asked him
If he intended supporting the Republican
ticket at all, even if his WI name WAS
upon it.
mo honorable man could accept a pom-
nation and refuse to support the ticket"
he replied.
When I pressed him harder, he added
81 think, in fact know, l will support
the Republican ticket. | am q candidate
I have a fighting chance and ] think l can
win. My opponent, Mr.. Mcdonald, is a
gentleman. He is educated. But | have
hopes of winning"
Inext asked him il he was a member of
the Wanser Independent Club. He said
no. that he had no faith in political club
politics. He and the members of the
" ohoN4 &4AS aAS Sh WIG
outs.
There was light in the Wanser Club
last night when l passed, and several of
the members were INDUCING in n song
that sounded like"We are waiting Frank
for you" This was sung to the air Of
1.-THE Doodle, the Doodle for Me-"
Frank, however, lisa little slow inscom-
ing up." int it is doubtful if he will be
heard from at all in q financial manner.
AS an illustration Of how the %Independ-
ent Wanserites feel towards Mr.. Cole, 1
quote an interview that was given me
last night
"Whnt earthly chance has Frank O..
Cole" said a member to me. He will
hurt the ticket in every way. For years
past he has been a kicker of the very
worst kind. When he was supposed to
be in charge of the hill, he and dad"
Lawrence were always fighting. He was
always causing trouble in the party and
he is causing it now by running on the
ticket. He can't carry his own precinct,
and why he was nominated no one
Knows. He wants to run everything and
everybody. and if things don't 20 his way
he iaupches out iuro the most violent
abuse of everyone. He hasn't a ghost of
a sho v and he knows ir, but he will stay
in the fight no matter how much harm
he does"
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