The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10
HENNEMEIER DEFEATED.
The Minkakwa Club Will Not BE
Presided Over By the Reformer.

The annual meeting Of the Minkakwa
Republican Club of Greenville was held
last evening and Hennemeier, the re-
former and victim of the fake primary
paster plot, was defeated.
The meeting was the best attended that
has ever been held by the club. When
President Reuben Simpson called the
meeting to order there were forty-one
members present. Hennemeier was one OF
the first to arrive at the rooms, and ne al
once began au active convass for votes.
When Mr.. Simpson banged the gavel
for order, he at once announced bnAt
nominations for the various offices would
be received. The two factions had made
their nominations at the last meeting.
and no further nominations were made.
Tne tickets were as follOws:-
Regular ticket-For President Reuben Simp.
son; First Vice President, Adam Reid; Secono
Vice President, j. j. Detwiller; Recording sec
rerary, William Baskerville; Corresponding Sec
retary Winfield c. Dunn; Treasurer, Theodore K.
Wegman; Sergeantat-arms John Strutners;
Executive Committee, Peter Dafiedesher,
Charles Merker and w. Armstrong; Member
| ship Committee. Peter Decker, Merseles Ander-
son and Michael Gonser; Entertainment Com.
| mittee, Charles B. Really, R. j. Brewnell and
Theodore Smith.
mier; First Vice President. w. Byrne; Second
Vice President N Birch; Recording S.cretary,
| H. C. Petty; Corresponding Secretary, l.. Mar
| tin; Sergeant-at- Arms, j. H. Trimpke.
HENNEMEIER'S WATERLOO.
Mr.. Simpson announced that the vote
would be taken for President and The
members prepared their ballots. When
they were collected and counted it was
found that Mr.. Simpson had received
twenty-niuevotesand Hennemeier twelve.
Several members applaudeu when the
jumped to his feet to object, but was
called to order. The defeat of their
leader took all the fight out
OF the Hennemeier faction. and they did
not Contest the other offices. The result
was that the regular ticket was elected.
Mr. Theodore Smith. a prominent men,
Der of the club, when interviewed by a
reporter of The JERSEY CITY NEWS. re-
viewed the story of the row. and said
that the police roundsmen's ambitions
had nothing to do with it.
"Our opposition to Hennemefer' said
he started at the last election when
Henemeier betrayed US most shamefuliy.
Hennemeier visited Mr.. Michael Schultz.
Jr., ank asked him to accept the nomina-
tion for president. He told Mr. Schultz
t6at there would be no opposi-
tion and Mr.. Schultz agreed
to be a candidate. Hennemeier
then went to work secretly. and started a
boom Ia his own interest. On she night
of the election, Mr.. Schultz did not put
in an appearance. thinking there would
be no opposition. and believing that he
would be elected beyond doubt. Hen
pemeier. however, bad all his friends pres
ent, put himself in nominauon. and
was elected by majority of one. The
matter caused such a stir that at the
next meeting an Investigation committee
was appointed, and, upon the
Recommendation of that COM
mittee .another election was
held, when we elected Mr.. Reuben Simp-
son president. Hcnnemeier's story that
we are opposed to him because he wants
to make his brother-in-law Sergeant of
police is simply all bosh. There is not a
grain of truth in 1t.
After the election the regular order of
business was resumed, and it was decided
to celebrate the anniversary Of the club
by holding banquet at Belvedere Hall
early in March. The following Com
mittee was appointed to make the neces-
sary arranRements:-Micha Schultz, Jr..
Adam Reid. Peter Dsffiedecker,
w. Armstrong, and Winfield &. Dunn.
The meeting then adjourned. and the
victorious regulars" celebrated their
victory by burning red fire and discharg-
ing extra bombs. They then went to
Belvidere Hall, VIII ere refreshments were