New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-05
COLONIZING REPEATERS.
THE JERSEY CITY RING HARD AT WORK.
GOVERNOR ALBEIT GIVING ALL THE AID IN
HIS POWER TO M,nrRMOTT

A~A''OAs
HIS POWER TO M'DERMoTT.
The colonization scheme which the Democratic ring
In Jersey City Is pertecting surpasses In magnitude
any previous efforts OF this notorious machine. Re
peaers from New-York and elsewhere. II is said upon
good authority. being placed in tenement houses
throughout the city by tho hundred. The ring has
found this mode Of swndling the people necessary for
the rev Grand Jury will not permit the usual in
diligence In ballot box stunng this spring. At the
Court House Yesterday nearly hundred men who
Will vote Democratic ticket II permitted TO vote at
all received citizens papers and the mill ground out
citizens all last week In the same fashion,
TWO convicted bao..boX suffers were busy all the
morning looking after OF the wonldbe citizens
and In going carefully over the polbocls Of the last
election. Both OF these Democratic election
officers In 1850, and each sentenced 10 term Of
eighteen months in state prison. and II the Court OF
Errors and Appeals afms the decision Of the supreme
Court. they will both ado time" The question nat
uraly suggests Itself For what those cOnvictS
looking up names on the pollboois1
Never in the history Of Jersey City have the Demo
Gratis made such strenuous efforts to elect a candidate
as they doing. 1t is the first time that the
state House officials have been forced take active
interest in local campaign but this spring they are
all dr eyed into the nre Of ring politics in Jersey City
This the result OF orders from Governor Albeit tho
political partner OF Allan l.. MCD6FmOt and the stand
Ing candidate for United states senator. II McDemott
Is defeated in the strongest Democratic district IN the
State where his home and the home OF Governor
Albeit are. II would be complete and thorough re
pidaron Of Abbettism In New-Jersey and all that that
Implies. II Is for this that Albeit and Abbott
Democrats who hold State offices night and day
harm gung small gatherings In little halls. II Is for
this that the evil Influences OF the Guttenburg
faetTach eagerly sought, that the tcershOps have
been begged 20 support the machine candidate that the
Liquor Dealers Association Endorsed MoDcrmott and
that $4,000 has been raised 10 pay the expenses OF
the colonization now going on.
1t is generally believed In fact Of the counsel
for the baot-box suffers told Tribune reporter that
the Court OF Errors and Appeal; had affirmed the do
cision OF the Supreme Court In the balloOox Suing
cases II this decision were handed down before
election It would strike terror into tho hearts Of the
gang the ballotbox suffers represent. md would in
a clean election. The Court OF Errors and Ap
pcals has two thirds Democratic majority. and II the
opinion should be withheld until election IS much
adverse comment would arise. lawyer said yes
crlay that withhold the decision strictly legal
but that It almost II not wholly. without pre-
ccdcnt. 1t would be very unusual course FOR this
court TO pursue" he said.
To-day IS the only day voters viii have 10 register
and II + expected that the registration viii be large
The headquarters Of Colonel Wanser visited yes
terday BY many Republicans and Democrats, who
support possible one OF these Democrats Is an cX
Assrmblmnn o. much influence and wealth. lie T.
out openly for Colonel Wan-er, and believes the
colonel will certainly be elected.