The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-13
Oh, REUBEN, COME BACK
HeDnemeier and Petty Are
Greatly Annoying Your
~Minkaks.

The row between the Minkakwa Club and
| the newly organized Greenville Republican
League Club is becoming more bitter every
day, and if credence can be given to the
statements of a certain member of the
former organization. there will be some
startling developments in a few days. AS
has already been stated in H JERSEY
CITY NEWS. the two clubs are fighting for
the right to boss the district, which in time
will give the controlling organization the
! privilege of demanding patronage. At
present the League Club has by far the best
OF the situation, and the prospects are
that it will become the leading and
controlling club of the celery district.
The club has been adding members to its
roll at a rate that makes the Minkakwa adj
herents feel like throwing up the sponge.
Although organized but a few weeks, the
club has 220 members, over three times the
membership of the Minkakwa Club. From
q numerical standpoint the Minkakwas are
not in it, and it is very doubtful if they will
have much influence hereafter at the pri-
marieS.
A LEAGUE CLUB OPINION.
One of the officers of the League Club,
who was interviewed by a reporter of The
JERSEY CITY NEWS last evening, said:-
Our club was not organized to down the
Minkakwa Club, but to simply further the
interests OF the party. Weacted in a friend
ly manner with the Minkakwas and invited
them to all our social entertainments;
but our invitations were either ignored
or laid on the table. Now is this the way
one Republican organization should act to
another! The MidkskWas have thrown
down the glove and we are going to accept
their challenge. We would much rather
nave harmony in the district, but if they
want fight we viii give them all they are
looking for. Our club is now in a most
$500. ,,o~ Condition. or,l zuya nna nlantI11n ,anrU
members at every meeting. We believe that
to meet success the voters should be aroused
and for this reason we have appointed a
captain for every street in Greenv1lle. We
do not believe in precinct captains, as one
man cannot look after an entire precinct"
A L
The officers of the Minkakwa Club deny
tina there is any trouble in the district and
treat the matter as a huge joke, but the fact
is that they are worried more than they are
willing to admit. One of the officers, when
interviewed. said:-'There is no trouble in
the Republican circles..of Greenville. As for
League club, why shouldn't it have q large
membership when the members do not have
to pay dues. 1t is an easy matter to draft
a petition, secure a number of signatures to
it and then declare the signers TO be mem
bers of the club. This is the plan that the
club has followed and that is how it secured
its large membership. The club is not a Re
publican organization, at least | wouldn't
consider it such. 1t is composed of a lot of
~disgruntled democrats"
A ROW EXPECTED.
1t is expected that there will be a lively
time of the regular meeting of the Minkak-
wa Club. O Monday evening. when the
amendment to the resolution, forbidding the
members to join another Republican organi-
cation, will be brought up final action. The
amendment provides that the rule shall not
apply IN the cases of Henry Petty and Louis
H~ennem1er, Jr., who were active in the or
ganization of the League Club, and, judging
from interviews with the members, it is
very likely that the amendment will be de
feated. Mr.. Petty is a charter member of
the club and Mr., Hennemeler has also been
connected with it for many years. If they
are expelled from the organization there will
be a rumpus They will be present at the
meeting and will work to have the amend
ment adopted. |I Is