The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-17
WAR DECLARED.
The Minks Sharpen Their Scalp
ing Knives for Tomorrow
Nights Conflict.

Unless all signs fail the joint primary
to be held at the clubhouse of the Min
kakwa Club, No. 624 Ocean avenue, Green
Vile, tomorrow evening will be the most
hotly contested ever held in Greenville.
The rival clubs, Greenville Republican
League Club and the Minkakwa Club,
are neglecting no opportunity to further
their respective plans and last night both
clubs claimed that they would win. The
full particulars of the fight between the
two organizations has appeared from
time to time in 'sThe Jersey City News y
AS the fight now stands the Minkakwas
are on top, having won their fight for
a joint primary at the last meeting of
the County Committee, but SO confident
are the Deaguers that they will win the
primary that any amount of League
money could be had last night in bets on
the result.
The Minkakwas have not been idle by
any means. Last night the campaign
comittee met and sent out the following
circulars, one being mailed to every en-
rolled Republican in the First, Second,
Third and Fourth precincts
Minkakwa Republican Club,
624 Ocean avenue,
Jersey City. December 49, 1885.
The Republican party within the last
few years has been remarkably success
full in its political campaigns. On the
third Tuesday of January next, when
GoveTnordeset G1ggs , If ar fnaugraea. Ta fe
time. in thirty years, be in fun control
of the City, County and State Govern
due 10 the efficient work Of the Replb-
lican County Committee, aided by the
enthusiasm and organization, in the var
ious precincts and districts, of active and
One of the strongest factors in tlhe re-
suits achieved, has been the MlnkalSwa
in the Greenyille section Of jersey City.
1t has large membership of .staunch
Repuplicags. and many responsible me men
cans in times of party defeat as. we'll as
triumph. They made personal sacri-
fices of time and money IN the interest
prospect of success. or that there would
ever again be- chance for a Rep1bli- f.l
can to hold @ ofiiee a ~ The f Mnnahwa cub x
lists for the benefit of the many. 1T was
organized not for the spoils of office,
bTnd bH f9G The n # The dub aa
believed in harmony among all Republi-
can clubs. It has endeavored to atiiliate
action Joined hands in our ward Y. with
all Republicans. The personal ambitions
of a few men, who would be leaders IN
political spoils. the club has not favor
ed. 1t has never endorsed men for po-
litica1 office who a short time since were
Democrats. 1t has at all times faith
fully regarded all agreements In the in
terest of harmony within the party ranks
and among all Republicans, on the theory
that dn unity only is there strength.
Many reasons besides the foregoing
have impelled the club ito support its
own ticket at the primary az 1fo5 to be & ned on }
10 P. NJ This primary is for tine .elec-
tfon of members to the County Com
notice the enclosed ticket to be voted
at the primary. The names are those OF
earnest Republicans and workers in the
do DO their duty. As loyal Republican
we ask you to support the MinkakWa
Club by voting the ticket herewith You
are enrolled and vote at the. club rooms,
624 Ocean avenue =,
We hope you and your friends will
vote Tickets can be had also on appli-
cation to any of the members of the
club You are requested to vote early,
and to look out that nobody else votes
on your name and 1,aas g9 detect any fp4F b
primary Remernpe- that it is at the
primary. that political action. begins. and
menf should take an interest in every
primary election.
Yours respec tfuIlly. -,
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF The
MINKAKWA CLUB.
The members Of the Campaign Com
mittee are:-Theodore K. Wegman. Chair
man; Winfield c.. Dunn, Secretary: Reu-
ben Simpson. James S. Erwin. William
II. Armstrong, Adam Reid, Charles F..
Boos. Charles Merker, William j. Burns;
Peter Daffiedecker. Robert Guy, Michael
Schultz, Jr., and Silas M Leach.
That portion of the above CIRCULAR ,!lsa
Of a few men, is a slap at -Presi-
dent Henry c. Petty, of the League
Club, who is clerk in the Street and
Water Board Petty. in an interview
with a reporter of 1.-THE Jersey City
News last evening. said:-...I have been
threatened by certain members of the
didn't keep my hads off in this fight I
would be likely to lose my position. Now
this is a nice way to carry on fight,
isn't it? | defy the MinkalSwas to car
nv out their threat. can earn a living
outside of politics. I did it before and !
can do it now
DRIVING MEN TO DRINK.