The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
SECEDBRS AT WORK
Republicans Preparing to Steal
Harrison and Kearny
From Hudson.

The election of John W. Griggs has
inspired the Harrison and Kearny seced-
ers with new hope. They knew that as
long as a Democratic Governor was in
h chairthey would not be permitted
to accomplish their infamy. Two years
ago when the most determined fight for
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Hudson county
was made, the bill passed both Houses
OF the Legislature, but was vetoed by
Governor Werts. The projectors of the
secession made "a desperate effort 10
pass the measure over the Governors
veto, but were unsuccessful. Last win
ter they made another attempt, but not
such a strenuous one as the winter be-
fore, because they knew that the bill
would become a law with the
Governors consent. But now that the
Republicans have secured control of the
entire State Government they believe
that at last their time has come and
their long cherished wish to become part
of Essex county and escape their just
obligations to Hudson, will be realized.
They have grown cautious by their ex-
perience at Trenton and have not as yet
taken any open steps. Those who have
been prominent heretofore in the move
ment to defraud Hudson county are
not talking SO loudly about annexation
to Essex. In fact they profess to be-
lieye that will not be able to secure
them the long desired act Of dismember-
ment. They shake their head dubious
ly and say that they do not think they
will be able to pass a bill placing Har-
rison and Kearny in Essex county.
Nevertheless they are making prepare
tions to have a bill introduced at the
opening of the Legislature. They have
consulted Lawyer Edward Kenny, their
ablest champion. and nave authorized
him to advertise the notice of such
movement, which the law requires to
a certain period prior to the opening
SUSPICIOUS SILENCE.
The members from Essex who have
been spoken to upon the subject profess
to know nothing whatever about the
scheme, but all will support it if it
oyer in Harrison and Kearny they will
tell you the majority of the citizens
favor the secession plan. In speaking
men of the two townships expressed
themselves as greatly in favor of the
movement
They could give no reason for wanting
to go over into Essex except those
that We're purely selfish. They said that
the Freeholders neglects them to benefit
NilO CCo CANt I'll LAX I'LL =. AL lin
money was spent on Jersey City, they
said, while they had ito get along as
best they could with the bare necessi-
ties.
They repeated the argument one has
heard SO often at Trenton advanced by
the attorneys which they employed to
represent them before the Legislature.
All their business. relations are with Els
sex they say and they have no afflliation
whatever with the other sections of
SAY TT WILL BENEFIT JERSEY
CITY.
Some of the leaders in this movement
and vi fupalapion Which they Usiss heaped dup up
last year. they are Using now
the queer argument that the departure OF
fit the. other parts Of Hudson BY taking
from Hudson the expense of building
bridges across the Passaic River which
the continual growth of those two cities
demands. Mr.. Joseph p. Mullin, who
is a resident of Arlington, and has large
manufacturing interests in Kearny, is
opposed to the secession movement, and
will do everything in his power to stran-
ask to be cut off from Hudson. and says
there are a large number of influential
men in both places who think that their
best interest lie in remaining with Hud-
son.
John Kerr. the arch secessionist whom
the people of Hudson defeated so badly
in the fall of 1894 for his pernicious ac-
tivity in the Legislature of that winterin
still about striving to secure support
for the plan Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT. These
men are all In earnest, and VIII leave
no stone unturmed to accomplish their
Wbom@these movements affect, would do
we'll to prepare to meet them.