The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-01
MALIGNANTS MEET.
Tom Jacob and Dan Lewis
Start a New Kickers'
Organization.
LIBELLoUs LETTER READ
William ]. Heller Assailed By An
Anonymous scoundrel Com
mittees Named.
LIBELLOUS LETTER READ

last evening, to promote discord and or
ganize defeat for the local party cam
didates in the coming election, to the
best of their ability. Thomas Jacob. ex-
perpetual Assembly called the
meeting to order and made a speech, in
which he tried to explain away the pur-
pose of the meeting. He said that while
the impression had gone abroad that
the organization about to be effected was
intended to raise an opposition to cam
didates and to defeat the schemes of
Bob Davis. such was not the case They
Club or anything of the sort; bur were
simply banding together to obtain JUS
tiee and equality for candidates at the
primaries. I'VE are not here to fight
any man or party of men, he said; "but
have come simply in the interest of hon
est. straight candidates, and to prevent
this choking off of good candidates which
has prevailed heretofore
While this sentiment was repeated
again and again in the course of the
meeting by various speakers. it seemed
evident to an impartial observer that the
organization was called into being to pro-
mote the candidacy of Frank KIM
merly for Sheriff and to defeat AR.
Hellers nomination. Mr.. Jacob virtual
~ admitted this when he went on to
say that while he was good Democrat
he confessed to being a Kimmerly man,
and would do all he could to secure that
gentleman's nomination. This sentiment
was loudly and enthusiastically applaud
ed.
The feeling against Heller again be-
came apparent little later when an un-
signed communication to the meeting
was read In this Mr.. Heller and the
Freeholders were scurrilously assailed.
1t began by disavowing any intention of
creating any prejudice against the Ma
tional nominees and expressing a desire
on the contrary TO serve the party loyal
Iy. 1t then went on to denounce Mr.
Heller and the Board of Freeholders and
predicted that if Mr.. Heller was nonni-
mated. defeat would be tas certain as the
Judgment of Cod The letter said that
Mr.. HeIler's past record would be used
argued. were already in possession Of
sufficient material TO ruin the Directors
chances. The letter then gave a hist of
alleged irregular doings of the Board of
Freeholders, over which body Mr.. Hell
Ter exercises veto powers 1t said that
many appropriation accounts were al
ready exhausted and overdrawn, 1t speel-
fled many alleged Illegal salaried posi-
tions which had been created, and Off
GERS, clerks and stenographers appointed
and drawing salaries without the sane
ton of law and mentioned alleged ir-
regular and questionable proceedings IN
regard to the new Boulevard Loop II
said that inspectors had been appointed
foS houses which did not belong to the
county and that men We're filling posi-
tions in which they did no work The
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letter concluded BY saying tnat lhe rlVal
party and certain New York newspapers
were in possession of facts and would
make exposures that would inevitably
defeat Mr.. Heller if the Democrats put
him in nomination for Sheriff.
Tax Assessor Doliard, of Hoboken. was
then made chairman of the meeting ane
Mr. Jacob secretary. When 1t came to
a question of receiving the letter. those
present seemed to waver. some thouShs
it ought to be received and others thought
not on the ground that it was not signed.
The latter opinion prevailed and the COM
munieation was not received.
The plan Of organization was then dis
cussed There seemed to be some doubt
as to lust what the organization was TO
do. The chairman called for explanations
from those present, as he did not quite
understand the system.
Mr.. Jacob who seemed to have drafted
all the plans said the idea was to select
an organization committee. composed OF
two men from each ward IN Hopoken
Jersey City and Bayonne. who in turn
would select three men from each voting
precinct to see that the candidates re-
ceived &c justice at the pr mary polls in the
matter Of voting and counting the votes.
see e that only those entitled % vote voted.
coahted."
Two men from Hoboken and two from
Jersey City We're then selected from
those present to select two men from
each each ward, The two men from Hobo
ken were John Lee and Al Burfeld. The
Lewis and Michael F. Keating They re-
tired and shortly after returned with
mittee nit ss',a on or orsganizatlon:
HOBOKEN.
F,rst ward-sfax Driesen and William
Stuhrmann.
Second ward-A Burfend and George
Rell
Third ward-Richard Mooney and Nestor
Armang
Foarth ward-J. j. Shannon and w. H
mis-
Fs;fth ward-WiIliam Lindersrodt and
ysTiIiiano Maeha,,
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En.,t yar7-P 7 f.orman and Holm
r,srels,,
Saenna- Hugh Hennessev and William
t,es.rS1
Dan, T,;r5 rho,,,ss r.ndlun and patrick
Ihird-ih Luuiuhi anu faerieA
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