The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-26
STARTLING PETITION
National Democratic Nom
nations Filed With the
County Clerk.
WHO THE sIGNERs ARE
The Candidates Of the Regular
Democracy the Benefeiaries
Of the Move.
ACCEPTANCE SIGNED, TOO
McDermott, Heller, Lillis and the
Full Assembly Ticket-County
Clerk Will Recognize
Them.
NAMES ON THE PALMER BALLOTS
otto Grouse Denounces the Act
Robert Davis says He Knows
Nothing OF 1t.
NAMES ON THE PALMER BALLOTS
otto Grouse Denouncss the Act
Robert Davi. say. He Knows
Nothing OF 1t.

A petition was filed in the County
Clerks office this morning for the nomin-
alton of the candidates who were select
ed at the Democratic primaries last week
Allan L. McDermott for Congress. Will
lam Heller for Sheriff, James T. Lillis
for Surrogate. William c. Necker for
Coroner and the eleven candidates for
Assembly.
The particular significance of this is
that the petition designates these candi-
dates as the candidates of the National
Democratic party, the name adopted by
the Sound Money Democrats. 1t is
considered sharp political flank move
ment to shut out the Sound Money Demo-
Gratis. Otto Grouse, Dr. Gordon and their
colleagues, who comprise the National
Democratic party, from getting an
official ballot County Clerk Fisher says
that he will be oblighed to recognize the
candidates whose names appear in the
petition filed this morning unless the
matter is taken into the courts and he is
ordered to do otherwise.
The acceptance of the nomination is
signed by all the candidates and attached
to the petition. This removes all doubt
as to whether Mr.. McDermott viii run
or not.
The petition is as follows
To the Clerk of the County of Hudson
IN the State of New Jersey
The undersigned, legal voters of the
State of New Jersey, residing within the
County of Hudson, do hereby nominate
the following persons for the several Off
ces mentioned to be voted for at the
November, eighteen hundred and ninety
six.
Then follow the names of Allan l..
McDermett, for Congress: William Hell
Ter, for Sheriff. James T. Lillis, for Sur
rogate; William C. Necker, for Coroner,
and John W. Queen, Edward Hoos, John
Z. Hewitt. Pierce J. Fleming, Carl H.
Ruempler, Adolph Walter, Jr., Louis
O'Leary, Horace Allen, John ]. Marnell,
Michael ]. Bruder and Charles T. Bauer.
for members of Assembly. The petition
continues
And we do hereby certify that each of
the above candidates above named is le-
galy qualified to hold the Office for which
he is nominated and that yofsr net;fion
ers are legally qualified to vote for said
candloates The title of the party Cor
prshc4ple) which said candidates represent
National Democratic Party"
Among the signers are:-William D. Ed
wards. E. F. c. Young. John ]. Griffin, D.
s. Edwards, Mortimer Lampson, Edlow
". Harrison, James H. o'Neil, ]. P.
Noonan, Joseph Riordan, A. j. Nicklas,
Mervyn Armstrong. Adolph Walter, Chas.
Lillis. In all there are sfxty-one sigma
lures The affidavit is appended of Will
lam D. Edwards. W. j. Flanagan, Jas.
j. Murphy. David F. Edwards and Ed
win F. Smith
The signers set forth 'That they are
five of the voters signing the foregoing
petition; that the foregoing petition is
made in good faith, and that they verify
believe all the signatures thereto to be
genuine and those of duly qualified yot-
ers''
The affidavit was taken by Edward H.
Hoos. notary public.
Two petitions were placed in circulation.
Annexed to the first is a second petition.
filed o1,f IN 4ba coro< x-o.- -
the same candidates. This has fifty-four
signatures. Among the signers are Ed
ward +. Dunn, Daniel Smith, A. J.
OBrien, Harry L. Barck. Fred Nissan.
Thomas f. Jordan, George Garretson.
George Donaldson, M F. Malone, William
r. Kett, Ambrose Guiton, John H Brown
and William J. calnon.
The affidavit to the second petition is
made by Mr. Fred Kissam, william Ho-
gan, William Cunningham, Lewis Fischer
and J. Perlmutter. 1t was taken by Thos.
j. Cummings. notary public
To the petition is added the page with
the signatures of the candidates, and AL
Ian L.. McDermotts name is the first on
the list.
The signatures to the petition are those.
with few exceptions, Of men who are
identified with the machine.
Robert Davis was asked if he knew
anything about the ticket, and replied
mo, know nothing whatever about
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sse. President OF the Hud-
nAt'nd Money League was