The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-23
NOCORRUPTION FUND
Republicans Deny They
Want to Buy Democratic
Legislators.
TO UNsEAT "DUKE" THOMPSON
Assembly Committee Inyestigat.
ing the Alleged Election
Frauds at Camden.
TO UNsEAT "DUKE" THOMPSON.
Special to the Jersey Citu Ne,cs.

TRENTON, Feb. %, 1894.-The Repubiican
Senate met this morning and passed Senator
Voorhees, Custodian bill to third reading.
The Republicans ridicule the World story Of
the purchase of four Democratic Senators.
They say that the Republicans could not
raise the amount demanded, and that no cor
poration would put it up, as the corporations
want the deadlock continued.
VOORHEES, DENIAL.
Senator VOORHEES,, voicing the opinion and
sentiments of all his colleagues, said today
in reference to the World story
II do not believe in the truth of this re-
port. If any negotiations have been mads
they have been without warrant or author
ity, express or implied, and without any
knowledge of any of the Republican
Senators. 1t seems to me that the
article in the newspaper is designed to sub
ject to criticism any one of the Democratic
Senators who might feel it his duty to join
the majority Senate. A few days after the
opening of the Senate there were rumors
that money could be used to induce some Of
the Senators to join the Republicans. They
were regarded at the time as mere rumorS
without any foundation.
There is absolutely no reason why the Re-
publicans should wish to have any of the
Democratic Senators join them for the pur-
pose of legislation. They have majority;
they are regularly organized, and are COM
petent to pass laws, and are doing so. The
addition Of one or more high priced Demo-
cratic Senators would not help them in any
way"
TO UNSEAT THOMPSON.
The House Committee on Elections which
is considering the charges and protest.
against the seating of William j.
Thompson, the boss of Gloucester,
will soon lay before the people of New Jersey
proof of POLITICAL corruption in that city,
which, they say, equals, if it does not excel,
that brought to light on the trial of John Y.
McKane. Messrs. Storrs, Exton, Watson
and Salinger, the Republican members Of
can Association, on Hanover street in this
city yesterday, and mapped out line of
action. They listened to the stories of
political corruption which were poured into
their ears by citizens of Camden, but no one
was examined under oath The committee
maintains the greatest secrecy relative to
the line of action they will pursue, but it
was learned that it is proceeding to thor
oughly sift the stories of gross frauds In
Thompson's district, the Third of Camden.
They say the tales which were told of the
absolute Czarism which Thompson wields
over Gloucester equals John Mckane'S
bossism of GrayeSend.
COMMITTEES LINE OF ACTION.
The committee will, on Monday night,
offer a resolution setting forth the allegation
of corruption which it has heard and eIn-
powering the committee to thoroughly in
vestigate them. If the allegations are sub
stantiated the committee proposes not only
to unseat Mr. Thompson, but it viii recom-
mend the criminal prosecution, in the
courts of Camden county, of the Duke and
all concerned in the great frauds. The Re-
publicans are in dead earnest in
this matter, and if they do not
succeed in placing Mr.. Thompson in q
large State building in this city other than
the Capitol, it will not be their fault. In the
protest which John Lippincott, his Republi-
can opponent, filed against Thompson, it was
alleged colonization, repeating, the purchas-
ing of votes and intimidation were per-
petrated with brazen efrontery in Thomp-
sons district on election day, especially in
precinct in which the Gloucester Race Track
is situated.
DANDY WORK.
1t was alleged that there were over twelve
hundred voters registered in this precinct
and over eleven hundred votes polled, while
the total population does not exceed six hum
dred. To such an extent was colonization
carried on that enough house room could
not be found for the imported voters and
many of them were registered from sheds,
and when the sheds ran short many were
registered from streets without any number.
1t was no use to protest OF try to stop these
frauds by arrests.
All such attempts were laughed, at as the
police and election officers were controlled by
the boss 1t is also alleged that Thompson
was on hand personally supervising and
bosSing things.