The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-07
FRAUD. CHARGED.
Old Feud Between the
"Minks' and the Green
vile League Club
Renewed.
TROUBLE OVER THE PRIMARY
Leaguers Say the Minkakwans
Permit Illegal Voting-Grand
Jury to Be Invoked.

Again the old feud tive the Minkak-
wa Club and the Greenville Republican
League Cub has broken out. 1t was be-
lieved that the trouble had been agree
ably settled and harmony would reign,
hut this belief has been d.spelled by re-
cent events, and there is every prospect
of a serious rupture which will seriously
weaken the Republican party in Green
vile.
AT the recent primary held at the
M-nkakwa Club rooms on Wednesday of
last week, Constable Bennett, a prominent
member of the League Club, it is said.
was not permitted b. the beard to vote.
They charged him with being a Demo-
crat, ard when he insisted on voting, he
was escorted from the room by a police
man. As a consequence the League Club.
70 the interests of Bennett, intend having
the board indicted for a violation of the
law regulating primaries.
A prominent member of the League last
evening told a News" reporter the fol-
lowing story
In the first place we We're turned down
at the enrolment previous to the prim-
aEy. We had about rs supporters. some
OF "hom We're young men over q years of
age, TOO late to enroll for the primary.
but in time to vote at the Presidential
election; and men who were formerly
democrats, but voted the Republican tick
Sf 81 me last spring. election. and for
mckinley at the Presidential election.
The rule in the case of the men is that
a man must have voted the Republican
lleket twice before he can enroll at a
as ] have outlined. AT the lasf meetinr
q rhe ward association our representa-
yves proposed that a special enrollment
n PEAS asked for from the County Com
ward association lis agreed. But the
alnks being in the majority. fatly re-
fused, giving no reason.
- IN tne nlght Of the primary. they being
u c0htrol, named the whole election
poard and did not grant the League >
: aSle member. During the voting tbe
league members were hardly permitted
20 iook into the room and in several in
stances they were escorted out of the
place by a policeman.
prominent member of our club. in
dact county Committeeman, was order
tion our Of Lne Place by the judge of cleo
tioh, a young fellow named Grant TIL
gentleman tried to reason with Cram
Informing him as a County Committee,
nldn ne mad a perfect right there bl1t
aso Sp5te 9. az q policeman was called and
tseoLtsu Inc County Committeeman To
mere was crooked work done we are
f friend as an Instance, a gentleman. a
promised us his vote His son @ ~ nay u4
IS understood, is a friend of the MING,
ana VINO mad not enrolled, appeared early
~ the evening and requested a vote.
Inc name was changed and the son yot-
ca. The father appeared later On and
was denied a vote. "a anu
The main cause of orr trouble &c +ha
refusal of the Board to permit Con-
stable Bennett to vote. Bennett. who Is
a staunch Republican, was properly en-
romeo ana presented himself during the
evening to vote. His vote was chaie
leneed by the Board, who stated that
Bennett mad run Tor Constable on a Dem
sworn, and the Board refused to swear
mn, am when ne insisted an oficer was
called and he was put out. We Intend
70 Su9port ar. Bennett. and he is going
70 lay MS case before the Grand Jury.3