The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-09
THE NEXT GRAND JURY
Will be Drawn by Sheriff
Elect Toffey Early in
December.
SPECULATION AS TO ITS MAKEUP
The Rev. Gentlemen of the Moral
Reform League Pleased at
the Result.

Sheriff Stanton will on Tuesday next
draw the last Petit Jury that will be
drawn during his term of office. On
Wednesday Colonel John j. Toffey viii
take possession of the Sherff's Office and
will thereafter be Sheriff of Hudson
county. He will draw the next Grand
Jury, and it will serve during the next
term of court.
There is much speculation already as to
what the complexion of this Grand Jury
Will be, and who the individual members
| are who will compose it. It. is believed
that the Grand Jury will be composed of
men Of irreproachabls character, of q
| hign order of intelligence. and of men
who are under no political obligations to
anyone. That the Grand Jury will bs
one that any honest citizen may trust
ingly look forward to is not doubted by
the people irrespective of party.
/ Sheriff Toffey's first Grand Jury Will
1 AoFS hiACA WOAA W 0Oy duu ~ Is t8UEo
than probable that it will be historical
Grand Jury and be remembered as long
as Hudson County has a history. The
Grand Jury will be drawn during the
first week in December.
MORAL REFoRMERs SATISFIED.
Rev. Edwin McMinn, who has taken
quite prominent part In the recent
| Moral Reform League movement, was
asked his opinion of the election by =
reporter for The NEWS last evening"
ut is not :he first time" he said, "that
Mr.. McDermott has missed it in regard
TO the will of the people. People who
assume so much should De more accute,
and not sneer at the ministers. Somer
times at least The clergy may have hst-
ter understanding of the real sentiments
of the people than prophetic politicians.
We hope for better legislation. Yet we
recognize the fact that meu In Office
hedged about by political machinery.
cannot always accomplish what they
desire. Real progress in reform moves
| slowly"
Other reverend gentlemen spoke as fol-
lows:-
Rev, DR.. Cornelius Brett:-"We ara all
feeling very happy. The people have at
last been aroused and have thrown of
the yoke which has so long oppressed
them," ---.-~---..r
Rev. DR.. Herr:-"It proves that the
people by big majority are on the side
OF order and honesty"
Rev. Dr. D. r, Lowrie:-"I have great
faith in the conservatism OF the Amerl-
eau people in such crisis as that through
which we have just passed. The iutelli-
gent. moral and American elements have
produced the results"
THE wANsERs MADE MERRY.
The w nser Club held u stag aud gem
eral iollfication meeting last night to . e.
brate the Republican victory. The eve n-
Ing was spent in speech>making, song.
feasting and drinking. The guests. aud
they were many, were entertained with
recitations, songs aud piano playing by
various talented members of the Club.
One entertainer who is not memter was
george NJ. f. Jordan, q whistler of great
: ability. A delegation from the Wood
lawn Club was present to rejoice with he
Wansers. Speeches on the result Of the
sIection were made by the following gem
tlemen, George Toffey, Alexander Du
, senberry. John Kaiser, +. j. Higgins
President of the Wanser Club, Thomas
aud Christian Kaiser. The stag broke up
before midnight.
PRESIDENT wIRTHs' OPINION.
President Walter Wlrths, of the Ariou
Singing Society, a representative body OF
The German population in the Northern
section Of the Heights. was asked BY q
= i T6UOrb0E 1dE NEWS, ldSb oNoutnRN 10
wnat be attributed the neavy Republican
vote in that section OF the city. Ha
: | said:
1.-The German citizens, of which this
district ls largely composed. were
tdissatisfied with the heavy taxes ims
: posed upon them by the Democratic
party. which has been ruling Jersey City
for years past This part OF Jersey City
has never had any recognition SO far aa
Improvements are concerned. ana the
German population failed to see any way
out OF this difficulty except by trying
another party. which might govern the
city more honestly and economically, and
= give them something for the heavy taxes,
which they would gladly pay IL su
equivalent were given Them in return.
j. had been asked by the Democrats to
e run for Assembly on their ticket, and
Q refused on account of business interests.
am convinced that had l accepted I
q would have been beaten, and the best
3 democrat III the district could not have
= won, as the dissatisfaction OF this district
$ with the Democratic party was so grsae
g that change OF party would be insistsd
: upon."
MINKAKwAs REJOICE.
/ The Greeuville M1ukakwa Club was
i | ablaze with decorations. last night. In
honor of the victory of Colonel Tcffey.
There were fireworks and other manis
restations of rejoicing. President Rsu-
> ben Simpson was here aud there and
q everywhere shaking hands and cohRratu-
d lating everybody.
Hello Reuben, what have you been
doiugl Planting celery@ jocoseiy asked
one democrat who put his head In { hs
: door.
!, "Oh no." replied Mr. Simpson, "we'y'
( only been planting bsllots." and ther
: there was roar from a crowd OF enc
\; thu,iastic republicans.
Tnere were no speeches made, but tn
members sat about smoking. some play
ing cards and some investigating snC
" samplng the contents of box Of ''sot
81 stuff" sent by A. 2 ugner Of the Belvi
So dere Hotel, his contribution to sthe even
IS ing's .iety. Besides the prestten hsre
were Messrs. Adam Reid. Major w. H
Armstrong, MIR. Schultz, Jr., Charles
Merker, L. Dafeldecker, Charles HerIg,
w. c. Dunn, Theo. Smith aud other re
:, publicaus in the district.
al Outside there were several rooster!
lg admiring the front of the building, Will,
"a broken iron ring told story thorough'
= ly understood by every passeroy.