New-York tribune., 1896-09-29
THEIR ENTHUSIASM WAVES.
DAVIS AND HIS GANG LOSING CONFI-
DENCE IN THEIR TRICK.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS OF HUDSON COUNTY WILL.
FILL THEIR TICKET DESPITE THE THEFT
COUNTY Cl.ERK F1sHER MAY RE-
FUSE DAvIs's PETITION.

COUNTY CLERK FISHER MAY RE-
FUSE DAvIss PETITION
BOD Davis and his gang not so enthusiastic
over the trick to deprive the County Committee OF the
NATIONAL Democrats party of its privilege OF nomi-
mating county ticket as they were on Saturday and
Sunday. Their enthusiasm began to abate yesterday
when they learned that the decent men among the
Popocrats do not believe in the "Bosss" maxim that
all is fair in politics"
Davis was the leader when the county gave Albeit
FOR Governor the phenomenal jority OF 1851 and
sixty election officers later State Prison or the
peniieniary for stuffing the ballot boxes Davis
while indorsing the theft Of the title of the National
Democratic party. is dodglng the responsibility for
the trick In an interview yesterday he said:
think the people who filed it have as much right
eectors & nbrra Dy ne er Ib ana
ana hold a second Democratic convention In Indian
apolis. There are number of Palmer and Buckner
democrats who wanted us to pursue the course We
did when that petition was filed. They are Demo
ticket and to support the regular local ticket OF the
party Such mon include r. F. G. Young William
John Muvany DR. Lampson and others. think
these gentlemen have a. much right 10 call them
men who compose the so-caled Palmer and
Buckner County Committee
He expressed his opinion Of the rival County Com
mttee follows:
I'd like to know what right those men have to
organize as Democrat. Why only few nights ago
ley banner in Hoboken II these men for McKn-
ley why don't they come out openly for the Repuhi-
can ticket, instead of paradng as Democrats lot
OF people would give them more credit and respect
them more If they came out squarely as Republcans
The trick is likely to fail. County Clerk Fisher
is not so certain he on Saturday that he
must accept tho Davis petition and refuse TO re-
ceve that of the regular Palmer and Buckner
committee. He informed Tribune reporter yes
terday that he is in doubt. and said: II m thinking
over the matter | understand that .he County
Committee of the National Democratic party IL Il
regular organization. Then gancing at the Davis
petition. he remarked with smile. THAT was a
sharp trick
The action of Davis to kill the rival committee
has caused the enemy be more active. The EX-
ecutve Committee had a consultation yesterda5.
Chairman Charles l. Carrick stated that the com
mittee is at work preparing its county ticket. ana
said that II will nominate candidates for Congress,
Sheriff, Surrogate Assembymen and Freeholders,
and file its petition without paving the slightest
heed TO the bogus petition:
'"rhe schemers." said. have acted on the
assumption that precedence gives reference The
law only requires that the petition shall be filed
twenty DAYS before the election and We Will COM
ply with the law If they imagine that by filing
their petition ahead of us they shut Us out, they
are sadly mistaken. County clerk Fisher may de-
eide to act a = judge and decide which OF the two
is the ticket of tn National Democratic party. n
Re Investigate he will conclude that ticket IL
the right The machine must he In desperate
straits to resort TO such trick.
MYnier j WOrtendyke. secretary OF the commit
tee stated that he believed County Clerk Fisher
would not become the dupe OF Davis, and would
issue the tickets for the National Democrats.