The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-12
M'LAUGHLIN SPEAKS.
The Democratic Leader Be-
1ieves Allan MCDermott
Will Do What Is Just.
PRINTING OF THE BALLOTS.
Ex-Boss "Bob" Davis as Dumb as
an Oyster-Afraid to Express
an Opinion.

County Clerk Mclaughlin in speaking Of
Allan L. McDermott's letter to Mr.. Willard
Fisk relative to the Reform Democratic
Committee, yesterday said to JERSEY CITY
| NEWS reporter
81 am with Allan McDermott every time.
Allan McDerInott is a democrat, shrewd
one and true one. No one need fear be-
trayal from that gentleman. Had Hudson
County politicians been as true to bim as he
has to them and to his party, all would
| be well, but treachery has lead to
dissention. Can anyone object if man like
Allan McDermott makes a move to square
accounts with people who betrayed him
men who stabbed him in the back, who
| worked against him when pretending to
work for him. He has old scores to SETTLE
''No one need fear that Mr.. McDermott
will cut loose from the party, nor do be-
heve that anyone has cause to fear that he
will recognize the 'reformers' as the County
Committee
AS TO M'DERMoTT's PLAN.
"I wanted to see Mr. McDermott's plan
for the reorganization of the party adopted.
wanted to get out of the Central Commit
tee. I don't want to be in the party coun-
cils, nor do l want to be in position to have
anything to say. While was not person
ally opposed to the adoption of Mr.. McDer-
motifs plans, knowing at the time that
their adoption would put me out Of
the party councils, 1 had friends
and good ones in the Central Committee
who were opposed to the plan simply be-
cause it unceremeniously bounced them out.
They argued that they had not been given a
chance to do anything or to show what they
proposed doing. They did not wish to be
crushed out of existence to make room for
others, who are No more respectable or who
know no more about politics than they do
''Who can say word against Mr.. K. r.
c. Young9 Now such a gentleman does not
like to be put in position of responsibility
and then put out, no matter if it is only q
political one. l am friend of Mr.. Youngs
and did not want to see this done to him.
So you see l was between two fires. l will
never desert or sacrifice one friend for
another As result, had nothing to say,
and the committee worked out its own sal
walton When the time comes Mr.. McDer-
mott will be found in the Democratic ranks,
working as earnestly as ever"
PLAIN STATEMENT.
''What would you do if by any chance he
should recognize the Reformers" asked.
81 can't tell now," was the reply.
'If everything went the way of the Re-
formers would you issue official ballots for
themY'
''Not by long shot if I could help it.
would not act foolishly, of course. would
get advice from counsel, and if there was
any law which would warrant my making a
refusal to that committee would do it.
There are men in that committee who know
me well who have been untiring in their
efforts to down me, to injure me, who in my
way of thinking should be employing their
time to help me at everything undertook.
Some of the members of that committee are
gentlemen, and others, well, won't say
what should.
"But democrats may rest assured that
when the time to act arrives I will be found
on deck as usual"
''BoB" WON'T TALK.
When 1 saw Bob Davis at the Jail, today,
and asked him to express his opinion OF
Allen L. McDermott's letter to Willard
Fisk, Secretary of the Reform County Com
mittee, Davis refused to be interviewed. He
simply said:
81 will not say anything for publication at
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