The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-16
TANGLE OF tickets
Allan McDermott is Still
a Candidate For
Congress.
THAT STARTLING PETITION
County Clerk Fisher May Re-.
jeet 1t Today, But APP
peal Will Be Made
to the Courts.
TIE CORRECTED REGISTRY LIST
Increase in Jersey City Is $500
Panic Caused by Bryan
Campaign News.
TIE CORRECTED REGISTRY LIST

County Clerk Fisher announced today
that he would this afternoon pass upon
the question as to whether the petition
filed by Allan L. McDermott, William
Heller, James T. Lillis ct al, or that filed
by Rynier ]. Wortendyke, Alvah A.
Bedell and L. H. Nettleton should be re-
garded as the true local representative
of the National Democratic party and
should thus figure on the official ballot
with the Palmer and Buckner Electors.
Mr.. Fisher would not say which ticket
he would favor, but rumor had it that
, he would accept the Wortendyke-B -Bedell-
Nettleton one, and refuse to print the
names of McDermott, Heller and Lillis
on ballot with the Palmer and Buekner
Electors. Ii was admitted all around
that whatever Mr.. Fisher did, an appeal
would be taken to the courts
Mr.. Fishers announcement brought to
light one forgotten fact, and its resur-
rection comes into the campaign with
sensational effect This is the fact that
Allan McDermott is still in the field as
candidate for Congress, holding the
nomination in virtue of the petition filed
on Saturday September 26 which created
such sensation in the early stages of
the campaign. 1t had escaped the general
attention that when be resigned from
the regular Democratic ticket he did not
decline the domination by petition. But
now -appaars. that he not only has not
done SO. but does not intend to do so.
On the contrary, when asked about it by
reporter for '.The News today. he
said ne remained on the Palmer and
Buckner ticket, as he put it, and asked.
How could l get out of it?''
Thus it will be seen there are four
candidates in the field for Congress, and.
in the long run, six sets of official ballots
may have to be printed thuss-
/, Bryanite electors. with Young for
Congress, Heller for Sheriff. Lillis for
Surrogate and John wahl Queen ct al.
for Assembly. This is the Regular
Democratic ticket
q National Democratic electors, with
MeDermott for Congress. Heller for
Sheriff and Lillis and the rest as in No. /.
g. National Democratic electors, with
wortendyke for Congress, Bedeil for
Sheriff, Nettleton for Surrogate and Meigs
ct al. for Assembly.
A. Republican electors. with McEwan
for Congress, Baldwin for Sheriff, wanser
for Surrogate and Macarthur ct al for
Assembly
5. The socialistic-Labor ticket
g. The Prohibition ticket.
Mr.. McDermott was told by reporter
for 1.-THE News today that it was runor-
ed Mr.. Fisher would decline to print the
candidates names contained in his petit
tion on ballot with the Palmer and
Buckner Electors. He said:-
THE law is unmistakable on the point.
The County Clerk is obliged to print on
the ticket the first petition filed. He may
print both sets of names on official bal
lots if he sees fit, but Judge Lippincott
win decide ultimately
How about your position on that ticket
Mr.. McDermott? he was asked.
"oh my name is on it, and 1 suppose
I VIII stay on it. don't see what else
can be done.''
The County Clerk is having an opinion
prepared and will send 1t to each Of the
contending parties. He win suggest
that it will be more satisfactory to eyerv-
body concerned and more binding to
have the question settled by the courts.
There is ample time to have that done be-
fore the time when he must arrange 10
have the official ballots printed.
Andrew J. Corcoran, Chairman of the
County Committee of the National Demo
cratic party, and Otto Grouse, filed a pro-
test with County Clerk Fisher yesterday
afternoon against the machine Democratic
candidates for Freeholder, whose petitions
were fled in the names Of the National
Democratic party The protest is base5
on the same grounds as the protest which !
was filed against the Machine Democratic
candidates for Congress, Sheriff, surro-
gate and Assemblymen. The protestants
claim that they have the exclusive right
"a the name National Democratic
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