New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-02
FREEHo1DER JAIL. GOLD DEMOCRATS PROTEST. s
A STURDY REMONSTRANCE AGAINST THE
THEFT OF THEIR PARTY NAME
TIE COUNTY CLERK OF HUDSON COUNTY WARNED
NOT TO ACCEPT "BOB' DAVIES PETITION AS
THAT OF THE NATIONAL. DEMOCRACY
III ~ pE,

NOT TO ACCEPT ROB" DAVIES PETITION AS
THAT OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY
COURTS NAY BE CALLED UPON
TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE.
The committee Of Honest Money Democrats 70:
Hudson County took me first step yesterday toward
defeating the sch ame of Bob Davis to proven. the
Palmer and Buckner committee from nominating
county ticket
Davis filed a petition last Saturday with County
Clerk Fisher naming his candidates the nominees
OF the National Democratic Party. and he and his
supporters insist that this excludes the petition OF
the antiDavs committee. The latter prepared Il
protest. which filed yesterday afternoon with
the County Clerk. as the preliminary step to fling
tho petition of nominations. which will be presented
I'm a few days. The protest is as follows
To the Clerk of the County Of Hudson:
We the underssned ei'z IL sae q Ssw
in behalf OF ourselves individually as such citizens
@ onn ySe ana s Of he Naona
party, do hereby make objection to the cer'illcate
9Th day OF September 1896 purporins to nominate,
under the name of and representing the National
the offices SET OPPOSITE their respective names:
Allan l.. McDermo;t, for Congressman.
william William ite ;iI for Sheriff. Sheriff,
| William G. Necker for Coroner.
Pierce j. FIsming Carl il. Ruenpler, AdoipIh Val
tel W Louis PtsaE HGraee Aes ION Bauer Ms for
Members of Assembly ,..-,
This objection is made upon the following grounds;
l. said candidates do not represent the National
Democratic party. falsely stated in said certiii-
? they do no, reoresent the principles or any
principle OF the National Democratic party .,,,.
3. The candidates above named are the regular
| nominees OF the party known as the Democratic
pies that organic ltion enumerated in It's plat
form adopted at National convention held IN chi
| l. The party actually represented by said candi-
| dates as its regular nominees at us conyenton hed
last adopted and promulgated platform OF princi-
pies antagonisc and foreign 10 the name and prn-
| j. The National Democratic party IN National
,h Il ss % ABLE Of & Sy Is
tho name and repndiated the revolutionary princi,
as its regular nominees by the candidates named In
said csruiicaie and petition .. hon. edo
political organization. whose candidates are Gen;
cral John NJ. Palmer for P,residen, and General
Simon Bolivar Buckncr for Vic,-President OF the
| United States. 1t advocates and embodics specific
principles dramatically opposed to the p:incpleS
sented by said canddate1 II Is regularly const,,
nea and % In G nd fI IN 6r S ohsr s
and Territories Of the United safes o.r.,so,,o
| ana p.t!,ion arc in any way connected with or al
\ He'd to the organization Of the National Demo
| : The County Committee represented. by these
| directors Is the regular organization 81 me Ma
! s The party represented by the candidates
named In said eri.ncatc and petition and Of which
| vcn,ion appropriated the name Of TN" Democratic
party. and under that name adopted ana pro-
claimed doctrines foreign 10 the historic principles
| and traditions OF that party.
| The EFFORT made by said candidates 10 men
! the name u tn" National Democratic party Is 2
| bold and paipatlc attempt to pcrpetraie fraud
| on this Organization. and scheme TO dsiTanchi
| ihes" Obisciors and other citizens OF Hudson
| County who represent the principles Of the Ma
| tiOual Dcmocr9tic party.
| . III. candidates named In said certificate and
petition cannot. matter 81 fact represent nor
| can thoy with consistency. honor or manhood pre-
tend represent AZ the same time the antaScnis-
| tic principles 81 the so-called T Eular Dcmcciatic
| party % BRYAN and Scwai and the Naticnai Demo-
| cratic party Of Palmer and Buckner.
| Candidates reDr' senting the name and principles
| Of the National Democratic party viii be regularly
! placed In nomination by certificate and petition
| filed in your office within the t!mo required by law.
| A. j CORcORAN.
| individually and as President OF the County Gem
rniffsc II thc National Democratic party.
| RYNIER j. WORTENDYkE
| Individually and as secretary OF the County
! Committee
| The probes Hed as notification 10 the
County Clerk aud to prepare tho way for the petit
ton afI0rdins the County Clerk time to consider
the matter and II necessary. consult lawyer. II
be- accepts the p.titi0n he VIII probably decide TO
give ~ precedence over the other. as the County
| Clerk Is clearly % the opinion that he can print
only one ticket Tor any party " he refuses TO re
ccfyc the petition the committee VIII nj once apply
for a writ OF ,nandamus. The committee VIII meet
| next Monday nigh, aEd complete It's ticket.