The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-21
M DoBKB SAYS re WAS BUE0oBD
Fred g. stnhr Nominated for Free
holder by a Trick.

The Twelfth Ward Republican Convan-
tion for the nomination of Freeholder
which was held last night in zibetti,s Han
at Bleeker street and Central avenue. re-
suited in the nomination of Counsellor
Fred J. SJuhr. Stuhr received seven votes
and his opponent. Adolph Dobke, received
FIVE. Contrary to the expectation of the
lobby the convention was very quiet and
only one ballot was cast.
The convention was presided over by
ex-President Of the Fremont Club Robert
Henry. and Fred Lemeke was secretary.
In the caucus which was held previous
to the meeting the vote was six to six.
One of the delegates then approached
Dobke and told him that if on the frst
ballot he would cast one of his votes for
stuhr he (the delegated would hold two
votes out. which would make the result
six TO five in favor of Stuhr. But on the
second ballot Dobke could get his man
to vote for him and then the delegate
would throw his two votes for Dobke
thus electing him by the same majority
as stuhr wes elected.
Dopke, who told the above story TO the
reporters, said that he did not think for
ene moment that 1t was a dirty trick
10 90 him," or he could have kept the
nomination a deadlock all night, or until
some dark horse stepped il and got It,
came to me and said that he had pledged
hlInselI 10 vote Tor Stuhr on the first bal
lot, but If Stuhr was not nominated on
that ballot he was at liberty to vote for
whom he pleased. I did not think for the
time being that if it had been a deadlock
the fellow could have voted for me on
the second ballot just the same, and so 1
very foolishIy instructed one Of NV dele
gales fDr Sf11bT ~
man had kept his word and withheld The
two votes as he said he would do why [
would have had the nomination
The foxy delegate gave me song and
so that he could swear that he had stood
by him. OIL it was good game and 1
was done"
Dobke refused to divulge the name Of
said that he would forgive him because
it was his own fault.
The defeated candidate said that he
would work just as hard to- elect Stuhr
as he would have done TO elect himself
A number of prominent Republicans
who were in the lobby said that they
would not support Stuhr because he was
a Macarthur man for one reason, and an
other reason because he was too young
Several Democrats who were also present
said that they were glad Stuhr got the
nomination, as they would have voted
for DOblze and bolted the Democratic
Der Of several organizations to which they
belonged and was q personal friend
The nominating Of Stuhr, it is said, was
a big mistake. as he can never carry the
ward, owing to the old nght between the
MeEwan and Macarthur factions. He is a
Macarthur man, while Dobke is Nc
Ewanite, and McEwan has the upper
hand in that district. Although the
hatcnet is supposed TO be buried, still
there is a bitter feeling between the two
factions. and last nights proceedings in
tensifed Il.
If there had been fight at the primo
Ties for supremacy between the TWO fac
tons the McEwan people would have
But everything then was harmonious and
nothing ike the present state Of affairs
was expected.
No matter what Dobke does to help
elect Stuhr, the latter IL is safe 10 sag
viii be unmercifully knifed.