The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-19
SNARL OVER SPOILS
Greenvi1le Republicans at
Swords Point-Min-
kakWa VS.. League.
DISTRICT RoWt5tt5TTo BOOT
Toffey Endorsed and wanser
Turned Down-Too Good
For His Party.

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When Reuben Simpson returns from his
visit to "Dear old London" he viii find that
the harmony which prevailed among the re-
publicans Of his bailiwick (the Sixth Alder
manic district no longer exists. He will
also find that the trouble is not confined to
his pet organization, the Minkakwa Club,
but that the District Association has kicked
up a row. The regular meeting of the Min
kakwa Club, held last evening, was the live
lest in the history of the organization. Tho
resolution ousting Henry Petty, Justice OF
the Peace Louis Hennemeier, Jr., and the
ten or twelve other members who had a
hand in the organization of the Greenville
LIE ague Republican Club, was taken from
the pigeon mole in which it had lain for a
month and was whooped through.
FOUGHT o THEIR LIVES.
L Hennemeier and Petty made a fight against
Fit. They claimed that it could not become
Until two-thirds of the member
for it, They quoted the section of the
constitution which requires a two-thlrds
vote of all the members on matters OF this
kind, but President Reid ruled that only a
two-thirds vote of those present was re-
quired. Lawyer Goldenhorn protested on
behalf of Hennemeier and Petty, but he was
called to order and the vote was taken. The
Greenville Leaguers refused to vote and the
resolution was adopted. Hennemeier and
Petty We're then informed that they would
nave to decide before the next meeting
whether they would continue their member
ship in the Minkakwa or in the Greenville
League Club. If their designations are not
presented by that time, they will be ex-
PEELED.
Although the Leaguers were as mad as
hornets over this action, they said nothing
until after the meeting. Then they gave
vent to their pent-uD anger, and for over an
hour there were heated discussions over the
matter. The Leaguers told the Minkakwas
what they thought of the association, n
threatened to square accounts at the next
primaries.
HENNEMEIER FIGHTIN MAD.
Justice Hennemeier, in speaking about the
matter to d reporter of The JERSEY CITY
NEWS, said:-''We anne to this meeting ex-
pecting fair play. We know that the con
s~titution shows us toibe in the right, and the
resolution would never have been adopted if
we had a fair judge. Butt for zone won't
declare whether l am going to resign or not.
They won't get rid of me SO easily. The club
was determined to GUST us, and left no stone
unturned to accomplish its object. To bring
the plan to a successful issue eight men were
stationed outside the door. They were
elected members of the club and when the
vote was taken on this matter they filed into
the room and voted for the resolution. The
League was willing to act in harmony with
this club but, now that the challenge for a
fight has been made, we will accept it. Our
club has nothing to fear as the membership
is over five times as large as that OF the
Minkakwa club. I ave been a member of
the Minkakwas for fifteen years and l con-
slider that have been treated very unfairly.
But my turn will come some day. If | see
any more card playing for money going on in
the club l will not pass by. L wall use the
power which has been given me as a Justice
of the Peace"
OH, so PEACEFUL.
Assessment Commissioner Michael Schultz,
Jr., who is one of the shining lights of the
Minkakwa's, when interviewed by the re-
porter said I'VE donot want to fight this
new club. We want harmony. The reason
why we do not want the members of this
club to join other organizations is because
in the event of a fight at the primaries we
want to be able to depend on our members.
If a mar is a member of two clubs, how can
we tell which candidates he will support!p
ia THE ASSOCIATION ROW.
The Minkakwa Club also figures pro
minently in the row in the District Associa-
ton. On last Tuesday evening the regular
meeting of the association was held at the
rooms of thefWanser Club, and q resolution
endorsing the appointments made by Sheriff
Toffey was presented. Mr.. W. Caleb
Dunn who together with Peter Daffiedecker
and Theodore Wegman represented the
Minkakwa Club. offered an amendment to
the resolution, that the appointments of
Mayor Wanser be also endorsed. This amend
ment to the surprise of Celery district repub-
licans met with a storm of protests. Free
holder John Halliday, Charles o. Barker
and H. Lowell of the Lafayette Battery
spoke against the amendment and when the
vote was taken the Wanser Club members
voted with them to down it. The Minkakwa
delegates were the only ones who voted for
the amendment. The delegates of the asso-
citation have made strenuous efforts to keep
the matter quiet, but the facts leaked out a
few days ago. The republicans of the
district are now condemning the association
for turning down the Mayor. 1t is very
probable that the matter will be brought up
at the next meeting, and if it is, there will
be some interesting developments.