The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-29
UNCLE SIMPSON OUT OF TOWN.
The Result Is a big Republican
Fight I'm Greenvilie.

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The row between the republicans Of the
Greenville section which has been precipi-
tated by the organization Of the Young
Mems Republican Club Of the West Side
promises to furnish some interesting de-
velopments within the next few days. The
members of the Minkakwa Club, who have
heretofore controlled the Greenville end of
the district, have declared open warfare
against the new club, and the contest for
supremacyin the district win be interest
ing, to say the least. Ever since the club
was organized way back in the sixties, it
has managed the Republican politics of
Greenville, but now it looks as though the
clubs power will be, wrested from it and
transferred to other hands.
siding west of Bergen avenue have en-
deayored to organize q political club, but
none of their efforts were successful. A few
weeks ago, however. Nh. Henry Petty and
Justice of the Peace Louis Hennemier, Jr.,
who are both members of the Minkakwa
Club, set to work to organize the Young
Mems Republican Club. The republicans of
matter, end as a. result the club
was organized with Ia membership OF
seventy-five. The members of the Minkakwa
as soon as the learned that Petty and Henne-
meier were instrumental in organizing the
rival club, demanded an explanation, and
upon its being refused them attempted to
expel them from their organization. At the
meeting which was held a week ago last
night, a resolution that no member of the
club be allowed to join another Republican
organization in the district, was pre-
sented and carried. The resolution
caused a lively discussion, as a number
of members supported Hennemeier
Petty. The resolution was then amended so
as to allow Hennemeier and Petty TO retain
membership, but debarring all other mem
bers from following their example. The
amendment was laid over for a month. The
Minkakwa members fear that some of their
number viii join the ranks of the new or
ganization and work q double pulp for
patronage, and the resolution was passed SO
as to prevent this being done.
There is no doubt, however, but that the
new club will. soon be in control of the
CELERY district. Its membership is already
larger than that of the Minkakwa Club and
it will certainly make itself felt at tho pri-
maries. The republicans OF the West Side
are dissatisfied with the Minkakwas, be-
cause they never doomed any but the
wealthy republicans of the district for public
office and would not even allow any repub-
lican from the West Side to secure a place
in the County Committee. This was
demonstrated a year ago when Justice
Hennemeier secured, after a bitter fight,
a nomination, on the Minkakwa ticket. to
represent his precinct in the County Gem
mittee. The Minkakwa members secured a
lot of pastors on which were printed the
nanle Of James Worthington and which
were used at all election in New York, and
pasted them over Hennemeier's name. As a
result the Justice was beaten; and as it was
afterwards learned by a man who died sew
eral months before. Despite this, however,
Hernemeiar remained c member of the club,
but it is doubtful If he will retain his mem
bcrship much longer.
The members of the Minkakwa Club say
that the reason why Petty is interested in
the new club Is because the Minkakwas le4
fused to boom him for the position Of City
Marshal Petty was a candidate for the
position, and as he labored with the Min
kakwas for many years, he naturally ex-
pected their support. The amendment to
the resolution allowing Petty aud Henne-
meier to retain membership will come up for
final action at the meeting on Monday, June
25, and a lively time is expected