The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-22
Fight FOR THE CORPSE.
Republicans Wrangling
Over a Place on the
County Committee.
TRAITORS IN THE CAMP.
They Raise Old Harry in the
Minkakwa Club and Threaten
To Break 1t Up.

A lively row is in progress among the
members of the Minkakwa Club of
Greenville, and the organization
is in the throes of disrup-
tion. The Minkakwa Club is
the leading Republican Club in the First
Assembly district. and has membership
of nearly one hundred. Among its MEM
bers are such prominent Republicans as
Appeal Commissioner Reuben Simpson,
ex-Assemblyman James S. Erwin and
Assessment Commissioner Michael
Schultz. Jr.
The row started over the appointment
of member to represent the Second pre-
cinct of the First district, in the RepublI-
can County Committee.
Mr.. Theodore Smith, who was elected
for term of TWO years. last December.
never qualified, and the precinct
nas had no representative on
the committee since then. The matter
was brought to the attention of the club
and the members at once began hustling
for the office. A special meeting was
called TO elect a member to fill the
vacancy.
MR.. HENNEMIER WINS.
The most prominent candidate for the
Hennemier. He had numerous friends
among the members, and all of them
worked in his interest. The result was
that when the ballots were counted.
Mr.. Hennemier had large majority and
received the official endorsement OF the
club.
After the meeting Mr., Charles Merker
thought that he would like to represent
the precinct. and secured Mr. Peter
Dofdedecker to work In his in
terest Mr.. Doffledecker drafted a
petition to the County Committee
requesting the appointment of Mr..
Charles Merker, and secured numerous
signatures. Dof1edecker then went 10
the committee and presented the petition.
The petition was granted, aud Merker at
once paid the $5 membership fee. Thus
was made the County Committeeman
from the Second precinct.
TRAITORS ARE DISCOVERED.
A few days later Mr.. Hennemier's
friends called upon the County Com
mittee land stated that as Mr.. Hennemier
had received the official endorsement of
the Minkakwa Club, they wished to have
him appointed. When they were in
formed that the vacancy had already
been filed by the appointment of Mr..
Merker aud when they learned the details.
their indiR nation knew no bounds The
matter was reported to the club last night
members who helped him TO secure the
appointment.
Motions to expel the "lrators' were
made by the score, but President Schultz
refused to entertain them. as the consti-
tuition requires written charges to be pre-
Sc sensed .,1el before ms. a member can
became demonstrative. Schultz rap ped
his gavel repeatedly upon the desk, but
it availed nothing. Pandemonium
reigned supreme. and during the excite
ment the meeting was adjourned.
President Schultz. after the
meeting, said that the mat,
final action taken at the meeting on Mon
day evening. The committee, which was
appointed to visit the County Committee,
will investigate the matter thoroughly
and report at this Meeting.
TRYING TO EXPEL THE MERKER MEN
All the members who signed the pet
ition or aided Mr.. Merker will be ex-
pelled. One member this morning said:
II was present at the meeting when
Mr. Hennemier was endorsed as the Com
mitteman from the Second precinct There
were other candidates in the field, but it
was distinctly understood that Mr.. Hen
nemier was TO receive disappointment.
Now Merker comes sneaking around and
stabs us all in the back. | can call him
nothing but a traitor, and + have no
doubt that the club will mete out Just
punishment to him on Monday evening. %
That the matter will result in loss of
membership to the club is evident
Numerous members side with Mr..
Merker and are opposed to Mr.. Henne-
mier.
IF any attempt is made to expel the
members who supported Mr.. Meeker."
said another member, lat least twenty
members will resign"
The meeting on Monday night promises
to be lively one, it is certain.