New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-12
ITS FATE IN THE BALANCE.
WILL JERSEY CITY BE REDEEMED TODAY
IN THE FACE OF WHOLESALE BRIBERY AND
BALLoT-BOX sTUFFING REPUBLICANS
STILL, HOPE TO WIN.

The last appeal has been made TO the hohesU
citizens Of jersey City to crush out OF eNlsoehco
the notoriousy corrupt ring winch mas grown
rich and insolent at their expense lie result
will he known tonight These men to-day VIII
by their individual acts and with thorough
knowledge of what they are doing emancipa'e
themselves from the clutches OF the gang ana
| give the city over to the administration OF honest
men and good government, or they Will decide 10
remain for five years more the helpless and almost
hopeless victims of men who have for nearly a
decade looted the citys treasury, and left IN the
| place of cash a debt Of 81 5, 81 600
There is not a man in Jersey City, whether
landlord or tenant, who does not know that rents
| are higher this year than last year because or
the increased tax rate which the ring added to the
already heavy burden. There is not a man in
the city who does rot know that ii he casts
vote for Colonel Wanser it will be for the
annihilstion OF the ring and for good government
Colonel Wanser has promised to save the city
$280, 900 year In the item of salary alone. ana
if he accomplish that, corresponding de
crease in the extravaganza in other departments
| will also take place.
| Some persons have said Allan l.. McDermott
! has promised reform also. Is he in position to
| say and believe he do what he says? lie
| has not said that the ballot-bOX suffers now in
|
eighteen months at State prison for giving Leon
| Albeit majority for Governor, must go. He has
not promised to dispense with the services of the
Guttcnburg gang that has it's clutches upon the
city. lie has not promised that the books OF
the water department shall be thoroughly ex-
amined and the wrongs that would be disclosed
made pubc. In fact he has not promised to do
| anything that the rng-cuTsed city wants done.
| The ring has spent thousands of dollars already
| in the campaign, and to-day there th0usapds
| more to be disposed of. Yesterday agents OF the
ring approached Republican challcngers and tried
to buy them. Large sums were offered if the
chalcngcrs would not do their duty, and would
permit rcpcaters 10 vote without question. Money
was also offered TO the challengcrs to remain away
from the polls to-day that repcatcrs could
get in their work before the place Of the absent
challenger could he filed II is not known that
these offers OF bribes were accepted by any one.
but it is known that they were Indignantly re-
fused by some The Campaign Committee has the
utmost confidence in all Of the challengcrs, and
does not believe that ring money can buy
single one.
| IL is known positively that in the precinct in
| the IVth District, which il managed by Frederick
| Ncrshcimcr, member Of the Democratic
machine. thirty-nne men who did not live in
numlc- OF persons who have moved out of this pre-
cirri have also been registered, 80 that repcatcrs
may vote upon their names 1t IN this way in nearly
cvery precinct in the city 1t is believed that
| the ring will make concentrated effort TO have
rcpcaters vote In the With District. This is the
Republican stronghold, and should give Colonel
Wanscr from / 500 10 1000 majority The boasts
| Of the ring that IL will not give him more than
500 majority aroused the suspicious of the leaders,
| and an investigation has shown that wholesale
| repeating will be attempted there. The locality
S we'll adapted for tie purpose, the houses being
scattered over large territory. Republicans will
exercise unusual vigilance here.
large number Of fraudulent Republican tickets
| have hccn prepared by tho Democratic ring, and
| have been sent - voters. Those who do not
know that they are not official ballots may vote
| them. and when the vote j. canvasscd the clcc-
lion board will be compelled 10 throw them out.
To make thctc ballots appear regular circular
| Is mailed with them asking The recipient TO vote
Tor Colonel Wanscr. 1t is believed that an effort
will bc made to place these bogus ballots IN the
p.lling booths all over the city The only safe
guarI the voter will have is to see that his ballot
| is marked official ballot
Il was said yesterday that the people might cX-
pct the appearance OF another forged letter To
day which will tay that Colonel Wanscr has given
up the fight and acknowledge himself defeated.
| Democrats yesterday industriOusly circulated
report that Colonel Warscr admitted that his de-
feat was certain. This false rumor was started
for the purpose of trying to discourage RepuD-
| icaus. CLAM
] cashier of Iaylors Hotel, who Ia charged Win
having illegally registered the names ol George W
Cassidy and George w Bothwcll ~ living at thc
hotel and entitled TO vote IN the second prcclnct
| IF the First Aldcrmanic District. Mr. OISSldy
| formally held the office of City Clrrk OF 'c'SS,S
city and County Clerk of hudson ounIy, mr
| lothwcll is superintendent 0t the heS
| restaurant which includes the Ienisy wanna h'il-
| road Company's dining-car service Hfailalil, III
behalf Of the Republican EArcqtIe o9"in,''e, h,lo e.
| alleges that both Cassidy and itothwcll liNc at
| FliLab,th Glenn SAYS that both men are perna-
ncnt guests at the hotel He gave bail III $500 TO
| await cXaminatinn a., W.
| minister Presbyterian Church. sad IN sermon
| sunday: speak not as "a l'rpupllc3n nor as 1t
| Democrat, but rs a man who loNeT ms country.
| I .ncoE as a Christian and minister oi the
| GOSPEL when | declare that every man III JerSey
civ who processes 10 be this,iah' every hitl I
who has II spark of love for ms country anu NJ
| country's honor: every man who loves ms cnIl-
dren and cares for righteousness, should NQ'c
next Tuesday for p. +. Wanscr, not hccauNr ne
| is a Republican or a perfect man, but pcca'Sc nc
represents THE opposition 10 thc ring ahd tir & ~, ~
| movers that re. II Is the duty ot 'hristlanS 10
rise M in their might and overthrow tlr p'"rLI,
| when tncy become corrupt. whether ,rrncN 'nl, @
themselves Republican Democrat. lhcr' Hir
| cnough GOOD men in Jersey city to redeem mcr II
they would he true TO themselves. inc r. iron, .nm
btionists vote is lost purely as matter OF sen
| ,i"t Nbv not east il for Moses or Elias
''".' An attempt was made Yesterday TO capture ,hr
vote of Typographical Union No; % for Mci'erc
mott by takng into the Union three employcr, 1l
! H., cownosinp room If his local organ lhlS
ontion ~pS denounced by the Union itself, as the
To NH cdncerncdThc hasy aud illadH,cd ncloH n
for DocaI effect u Thoma. T. Scanlon prt,'ct , :"
Typogaphca Union No 81, HUI iin D9unV: d ~ ncio
~ T., Eoy NcDcrmOtt, Edward Harrison avg '.p
r,,lo" ~ cmploycs Of The Jersey CITY Herald, uo n.
morning 10 take th" onrs OF beng nd mo ~ M,
Crafts and Republicans alike members OF thc o m,uS,,
comfy Tyrogrupmco inicn No gi rs ,l, ui' nd bol