The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-31

sented our maps. We were prepared with
our small ones, while the three republicans
produced big map of the city Already
the lines of the twelve wards had been
marked out and the precinct lines were
shown III water lines 1t was pretty map.
MACHINE REPORT.
THAT map was prepared by Architect
Blau at considerable expense, and realized
at once that the three Republican members
were there to do the bidding of the leaders
of the Republican machine, not what they
thought would be to the interests and justice
of the voters. We proposed one or two
changes in the lines and agreed to sign the
prepared report of the machine it the Re
publican members would make them, They
declared their intention of considering them.
When the time came for final action, they
told me that it was pity to spoil map
which they had prepared at considerable ex-
pense. It was useless to argue further.
They were III the commission to do as they
were told, and they did it. l did not and
would not sign document so unfair to the
fair minded voters of this city. 1t is non
sense to think that in Democratic city any
political party should so draw lines that only
three of twelve wards should possess Demo-
cratic majorities.
sit is my firm belief that this gerryman-
der will be met with the condemnation of
voters at the polls this fall"
Voters in all parts of the city condemn the
actions of the Republican majority in the
commission. Should the law be allowed to
stand, however, the Republicans will be
given bard fight. When the time
arrives for the domination Of Assemblymen,
Jersey City will take six, Harrison one,
Bayonne one, Hobohen two, and the north
ern townships one.
ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES.
In selecting the six candidates in Jersey
City the County Committee will select one
candidate by consolidating the First and
Second wards as one Assembly district,
Third and Fourth as another, Fifth and
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth. Ninth and
Tenth and Eleven and Twelfth. Then
fight will be made which will surprise Re-
publican tricksters. OF the twenty-five
Freeholders to be elected, the Democrats are
Republicans 90 not want to forget at this
time either that the Freeholders also propose
contesting the redistricting law, which car
ries with it a scheme to necessitate an cleo
ton of members to that board. The mem
bers have been advised by counsel that the
redlstricting law would probably have
stood the test of law had not the Freeholder
clause been embodied in it.
WORST GERRYMANDER KNOWN.
Ex-Police Justice NJ J. ODonnell hasn't
single good word for the gerrymander
scheme The present production of the
Ward Line Commissioners he says, was
simply drafted to keep republicans in con-
troll He criticiees it in the following
words
st is the worst gerrymander that the
people of this city were ever disgraced with
The Republican members of it seemed to be
actaated oy one motive, and that is to give
the Republican party absolute control of all
the boards affected by the lines. There are
three certain Democratic districts and nine
equally certain Republican districts, the
statements of the Republican Commissioners
to the contrary Notwithstanding. There are
more votes in the First and Second wards
than any four wards on the Hill There are
more votes in the three Democratic wards
than in five of the Republican wards All
the talk of this city being a Republican city
is the veriest rot The division of this city
into wards by the Commission is fair, very
fair, from Republican standpoint. The
courts will certainly knock the work of the
Commission into cooked hat"