The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-06
W00LLEY SURRHNDERS.
He Consents This Morning
to File the Democratic
Certificates Of Nom
ination.
TRICK AGAINST Mr. BENNETT
Republicans Condemn the Partisan
Act Of the Bumptious
City Clerk.

Edward w. Woolley, the bumptious
high-salaried partisan City Clerk, took a
drop of about IS feet this morning. He
| landed in mud, and, as consequence.
is like a chicken with sore head All
day yesterday the members of his own
party denounced him in round terms for
his attempt to shut out certain Demo-
cratic candidates, and in that way pre-
vent that party from having a complete
Aldermanic ticket to present to the
voters.
In his frantic efforts to perpetuate hiar>
self in the City Clerkship, his rank part
1sanship seems to have got beyond his
controi When the members of his own
.dIsgusted party impressed upon his mind
the gravity Of Saturdays offense he was
as meek as a lamb and this morning
was ready and willing to accept any and
an certificates w'hich might be presented.
Had he pursued any other course he
would doubtless have found himself in
a pleasant predicanent. Allan L. Nc
Dermott was consulted by Democratic
workers, and had not Woolley come
down from his high perch a warrant
Tor his arrest would have been issued
Woolley got wind OF the intention Of the
democrats and lost no time in getting
under cover.
Had the bumptious City Clerk carried
out his design the Democratic ticket
would not have had the names of Daniel
SHINE, the Aldermanic candidate in the
Eighth ward, and of John Knoeller of the
Nlnth ward, as Aldermanic candidates.
unless the Court interfered
In the Ninth ward there would have
been no candidates for Constable for the
three-year term or Justice of the Peace
The Tenth Ward would have been
without cons stabulary candidate for the
three-year term. The Fourth Ward would
also have been short candidate for Con-
[ "a t<a---1, -,
ward there would have been an error
James K Murphy having filed a candi-
dates certificate for Justice of the Peace
would also have been confusion in the
Tenth Ward. where three candidates for
Constable had filed certificates when only
Two vacancies exist. In the Seventh Ward
there would have been candidates for
Censtable although three are to be
elected.
It appears now that Charles e. Ben
nett, an Independent, mas filed q certi-
licate for the three-year term. He SIS
Clerk has marked Bennett's certificate
NE ballots which means that unless
1t had been discovered Benefits name
would not have appeared on the Demo-
cratic ballots.
Republicans are amazed at Woolley's
candidates and frankly admit that it. viii
doubtless cest the party votes by the
wholesale. Woolley was a little Mustered
{ tpt<d 3buJ ne WAS zeIuedVOfaNg TO make
the best of a bad job He made up his
mind that the only chance he had to
square himself was to receive all the GER
tificates filed today. He clrims that he
was advised 10y Corporation Counsel
Blair in Saturdays ruling. This morning
Mr.. Blair said:-'.It was my opinion Of
the Election law that the time for fling
the certificates of. candidacy expired on
Saturday, but SO far as I am concerned
I have no objections to their being filed
today. # Ny. Woolley accepts them, OF
course that is all there is to it,
get the names Of the candidates in so that
he could have the Official ballots which
must be delivered on Friday preceding
with a grain OF salt by everyone who
knows him and who is familiar with his 4
fight for the City Clerkship.e Secretary
John Mulvaney of the Democratic City
Committee has made up all the discrep-
ancies, and now the winning ticket is
ready to go to the printer.