The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-26
SECHSSIONISH KERR.
Reasons Why Hudson's People
Should Vote for Joseph
P. .Mullin.

Of the eleven contests in this county
for seats in the Legislature not one
possesses more interest and importance
and perhaps not SO much as that now
being waged in the Seventh district.
| While in the remaining districts the
question is simply one of party creed be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
candidates; in Harrison and Kearny it
means Shall Hudson County be dis
membered?' There's no misunderstand-
ing the issue in the Seventh district, it
has been too sharply defined and now
every person inoit will vote to decide
whether or not these two townships of
Harrison and Kearny shall leave Hud-
son and belong in future to Essex.
This question of secession was raised
conjured up and pushed into prominence
by the Republican candidate, Mr.. John
Kerr. He is the head and front of this
offending. He surreptitiously introduced
the bill into the last Legislature and
did his utmost to make it a law. In fact
this is the only thing he has ever done
since his election two years ago to the
Assembly, and he seems to have gone
there for the very purpose of cutting
Harrison and Kearny from Hudson and
lacking them on to Essex. By doing so he
imagined he would become a big gun in
Essex. Among the Republicans of Hud-
son he didn't count for much, but he
thought if he could only bring the town
ships into Essex the big wigs there
might make something of him. Then
there was his property in the townships.
So far as he believed, it would increase
in value if he could only shake off the
Indebtedness to Hudson. This property
had been acquired by profits in the
butcher business.
THE SECESSIONIsT LEADER.
Some years ago Mr.. Kerr began to sell
meat and in two or three years he re-
tired from active business. Some say
he's well to do; but whether he is or
not, every dollar he owns was made in,
Hudson. During the past year or two he
has practically become a citizen of New
York State and even at this moment is
working for the Republican ticket in
that State. He has a nominal residence
in Hudson County, but his real home is
in New York.
When he conceived the plan of the Sc
cession of Harrison and Kearny from
Hudson he gathered around him the
HoISy, irresponsible element. "A Dig man
ufacturing concern picked him up and
used him as the monkey did the cat in
the fable-to pluck the chestnuts out of
the fire.
That concern had some fight with the
Hudson officials and thought it would
be retaliation to do their utmost to de-
prive Hudson of its territory. Accord
ingly they urged Kerr to push his Sc
cession bill through. Bands of their
were given railroad passes,
free cigars and beer to swell the depu-
tation to Trenton to impress the legisla-
tors there that everyone in Harrison and
Kearny wanted the, annexation to Es-
sex.
But their little scheme didn't work.
Every responsible and prominent person
in the county took up the matter and
two big meetings were held in the City
Hall, Jersey City, with Mayor Wanser
prominence absent. All party lines were
dropped before the issue of dividing
Hudson. a strong, deputation went
T.. Werts vetoed the bill originated BY
Mr.. John Kerr, who now asks to be sent
to the Legislature for a second oppor-
'uh ERR Il grg FEaR shf ssee oPPoN III;
Opposing the Secessionist, John Kerr,
is Mr.. Joseph P. Mullin, who has been
nominated by the Democratic party to
fight the opposition to any dismember-
ment of Hudson. When John Kerr first
Matched his little scheme the man who
first opposed him was Mr.. Mullin. He
JOOeuI lHe DCScSSIOlIoI heIIN at eN6IN
turn. No backing came from Harrison
or Kearny. Mr.. Mullin was practically
alone. BY and by, however, public at
tention to the scheme became aroused,
and soon the Jersey City Board of
Trade, and beyond that the bulk of the
citizens of the county were in line,
the plan of ~nnexatio for the time be-
ing knocked out:
Mr.. Kerr, nothing dismayed, resolved
to fight again, and having nine delegates
to Jersey City's six in the recent Repub-
linnyn n q hoy sill fs0arN~Al Nm
by the Republican leaders that a de-
nunciation of the annexation of Harri-
son and Kearny. to Essex should be a
plank in their platform, but when Kerr
secured the nomination, they dropped
the idea at once. Practically, therefore,
iniquitous scheme OF depriving Hudson
Of it's territory and revenue.
MR.. MULLINS HONORABLE RECORD
But the Democrats and the respectable
and responsible element of Republicans
in the Seventh district induced Mr.. JOS
eph p. Mullin to- run against the traitor
Kerr, and after much hesitation he at
had begun so AIobly. Unlike his opponent
Kerr, who is ih every respects untitled
as a legislator, Mr.. Mullin is a cultivated
tional fame. He is at this moment the
responsible head of the most important
foundry in the State and is recognized
among the engineering profession as a
singularly competent man. His work on
modern moulding and pattern making
has been commended by the leading
trade journals in the country for the
variety, extent and value of the informa-
ton it contains.
He was born in Hamilton, Canada, In
1854, and When nine years old came to
the United States. Fifteen years ago
he entered the employ of the Beckett
Foundry Company at Arlington begin
ming in the pattern shop. With a lauda-
BILE ambition to master the principles
as well as the details of whatever prob
lem presented itself he is a marked ex-
ample of the success that attends a man
who uses his brains as well as his eyes
and hands. His industry, intelligence,
alertness, persistence and sobriety at
once marked him out to his masters,
who advanced him step by step, until
now he is at the top rung of the big con
Germ in Arlington, and an authority
throughout the United States upon the
practice and theory of foundry work.
This is the man who now asks for
the voters of this county to elect him to
the Legislature to defeat Kerr and all
his works. II the Republican members
of the Board of Trade appointed to
prevent the annexation legislation wish
to effectually settle the matter of an
nexation, they will vote for Mr.. Mullin,
and against Mr.. Kerr. IT the citizens of
Hudson County wish to preserve their
territory they will do the very same
thing.