The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-19
TOFFEY ONLY SMILES
A General Denial Entered
of Chairman Woolley's
Treachery Alleg-
ationS.
INSIDE CONVENTION FACTS
Complimentary Remark Taken
For a Pledge = Soreness
All Around.
INSIDE CONVENTION FACTS

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his Office this morning immersed in the
Sheriff's business when News" re-
porter dropped in to talk about MT.
Woolley's circular scattered among Re
publicans in the county last week, ac-
cusing the Sheriff of treachery. Mr.
Toffey didn't appear to be much dis
turbed about the charge and smilingly
said
Really 1 think Mr.. Woolley's state
ments ought to go unanswered by me-
My friends and the public know very
we'll that for forty years l have been
fore the public and held offices long be-
fore Mr. Woolley ever came to this
town, and I think my record will speak
for itself deny positively Mr.. Wool
ley's statements that l took any part
against him or that l promised to help
him in securing the nomination for
County Clerk That is all l care to say
about the matter
Interviews with prominent Republi-
cans in the Union League Club who,
while willing to talk freely about the
Woolley -Toffey matter for obvious reas-
ons don't wish to make their names pub
lic show that the base of the accusa-
ton is simple case of ''sore head"
From one who told a News" reporter
that he was present on the occasion, 1t
appears that a few days after Colonel
Toffey was elected Sheriff, Mr.. Woolley
and others called at the Sheriff's offiee
to congratulate the victorious candl-
date. In the course of CONVERSATION
some one suggested Mr.. Woolley as a
candidate for or. County = CLERK; ra,,d rxe 70
see you get that, Mr.. Woolley, and II
can do anything you may command
me-, 'said The News" informant
ADVISED TO WITHDRAW.
y AS time drew near to the convention
strong feeling swept through the Union
League Club leaders that Wooiley was
not strong enough to run 1or county ny
only hope Friends of Colonel Totfey
and Mr. Wooley spoke to the latter and
suggested that in view of this feeling,
it not not be better for Mr.. woolley to
withdraw from the race for County Cierk
and accept the nomination for Register:
But the Chairman of the Repuphcan
County Committee got his back up a
the suggestion. His pride was touched,
and he Indignantly refused to get out
What He should give place to Mr. Elsn- @
er, who had done absolutely nothlng LOT
the Republican party? Certainly not.
It was in vain that these friends point
ed out that If his, Woolley,s, name was on
ethe ticket many Republicans Woni cut
man took all the credit to himself for
the recent Sheriff and Mayoralty cleo
tions and would not recede Either
County Clerk or nothing. Inc result o. o.
divided, one lot going over to Fisher ana
another to Woolley. The younger men
i'm the party, who had been associated
with Woolley in campaign work, were en-
tranced by his clerical ability and they
were unanimous in his favor:
WOOLLEY NOT POPULAR.
But the older leaders of Hudsons G.
o. p. did not regard these qualities as
all important A man must have pull
ing strength on the ticket. He must be
popular or else he will imperil the sue
cess of the ticket, and for these reasons
they opposed Mr.. Woolley.
1t is conceded by everybody to whom
a News reporter spoke, that Sheriff
Toffey did not take an active hand IN IN
endeavor to wean over Woolley men to
Fishers side.
That's rubbish" said one of the dele
gates present on that occasion; the IN
and although was for Woolley. up to
the last, / never heard of his speaking to
anyone in favor of Fisher. He spoke to
me and told me frankly that he was tax
ing no sides at ALL
The fight at the convention was hotly
maintained for only few minutes when
1T became at once apparent that Wool
leys chances were as remote as the
poles, and a stampede took place in favor
Of Fisher. Immediately after the battle
Woolley began to complain about treach-
cry, and because some of the young men
in the Sheriff's Office had prominently TAX
en- a part in pushing Mr.. Fishers nomin-
alton, Woolley at once jumped to the con-
clusion that Sheriff Toffey was to Blame
for the defeat and forthwith he began
to say all the nasty things he could think
about.
His pride hurt that the insignificant
Fisher" as he called him, could wipe
the floor of the convention with him he
determined to vent his spleen on some
Leading Republicans will not take sides
in the rumpus excepting to say that
Mr. Woolley should have accepted his
defeat gracefully and manfully and not
laid himself open to the charge of sore
head