The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-20
FOLEY, ACCUSER;; DoNNELAE, WITNESS
Lively Retaliation Promised-Demo-
Gratis at Large Alarmed and
Amazed.

There is to be meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Democratic County
Committee tonight. The County Commit
tee will convene Immediately after. The
two meetings will in reality be one as the
only business to come up is the DISPOSE
tion of charges which have been lodged
against certain members for alleged dis
loyalty at the recent election, or. in
other words. for knitting the regular nomi-
nees in the interests of Republican can
didates.
The meeting will in all probability be
the most famous one ever held by the
committee. There is going to be trouble
in several kinds of language The trouble
will be precipitated when Police Commits
sioner John P. Feeney is arraigned to
answer charges.
1t was not known until today that
charges had been lodged against Mr.
Feeney. In fact, he was not aware of
it himself until he received, by the noon
mail, a letter from the Secretary of the
Executive Committee, notifying him of
the existence of the charges. The notice
also directed him to be prepared to stand
trial tonight
Mr.. Feeney is ready to meet his ac-
cusers and he is also prepared to make
known some unvarnished facts, which
will interest every member of the com
mittee and also every Democratic voter
in the county.
This afternoon it leaked out who his
accuser is. The charge is made by Bar
ney. Foley, member of the committee.
He will, he asserts, be able to prove,
through his witnessS who is no less relia-
BILE a person than James Donelan, the
lawyer, that Mr.. Feeney on Election Day
requested Donelan to vote for Mayor
Wanser and Frank Lane as against Jas.
7. Lillis for Surrogate and Michael Ken
ny for Freeholder.
It was reported late this afternoon that
combination had been formed to expel
Mr.. Feeney from the committee, no mat
ter what explanation he offers
The rumor cannot be traced to a relia-
Bile source
There is an extremely strong feeling
against any attempt to stir up trouble at
this time owing to the fact that the
Mayoralty election is approaching All
prominent Democrats outside the circle
Q fthe County Committee are opposed to
custing Mr.. Feeney and regard even the
act of preferring charges against him
with amazement.
The charges grew out of the trouble be-
tween Mr.. Feeney and Freeholder
Kenny. When Kenny announced
himself candidate for Freeholder
Mr.. Feeney went to him and told him he
would oppose his nomination and also his
election. There were charges of alleged
irregular practices at the primaries in the
Second ward when Kenny was nominated.
Mr.. Feeney had very little to say around
election time about Kenny's candidacy.
but while he did not support Kenny with
his accustomed energy he did not, it is
said, oppose him, as he was too much
Interested in tine election of William Hell
Ter for Sheriff to take any chances of in
juring Mr.. Heller by opposing Kenny
There has been hard feeling in the Sec
ond ward against Mr. Feeney caused by
tie clatter Of certain would-be politicians
who have neither the intelligence or hon
esty TO work for the party the way Mr.
Feeney has.