The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-24
FRUITS OF ] HARMONY
Plum for Which the Green
vile Leaguers Longed
Goes to the Minks.
HENRY PETTY TURNED DOWN
Members of His Club Lack Words
to Express Their Indignation
Over the Detective
appointment.

The League has been turned down
again." said one of the members of the
Greenville Republican League Club last
evening, after the meeting of that club
had adjourned Here's a man, Mr.. Petty.
who has been working for the interests of
the party in this section for nearly twen-
ty-two years, and now Prosecutor Erwin
has appointed a man from the Minkak-
wa Club TO fill the position of detective
under him. Mr. Relay hasn't been in
Greenville more than two years working
for this party, and very little work he
has done either. Outrageous is mild
term to describe it..
This outburst from one of the mem
bers is the result of an appointment by
Prosecutor Erwin, who selected Charles
Relay a Greenville resident also mem
of which Mr.. Erwin is also member, to
fill the position of detective under him.
1t was we'll known that Henry Petty, the
president of the League Club, asplred TO
that position. He had the endorsement OF
the club, also the backing OF number OF
prominent people, and had extensively
circulated petition, which had many
signers. He had said before the appoint
ments were announced that II he failed
to connect he would be very much dis
appointed, and he is, as are also all of the
members of the club, of which he is presi-
dent. They worked hard for Petty and
are in a desperate mood now that their
man was turned down.
Not since the harmony question was
being discussed last fall has such hot
meeting been held in the League Club
House as that of last night. When the
members read in "The News of the ap-
pointment of Mr. RELAY, they went to
the meeting with blood in their eyes. The
meeting was hot, decidedly so, for the
atmosphere was SO warm after the dis
cussion began that many of the members
divested themselves of any unnecessary
wearing apparel. so as not to be encum-
bered whilst the meeting was on and
so as to give themselves more leeway
when arguing. Meetings may be held by
the score. but the one of last evening will
long be remembered. 1t was rumored
that resolutions were passed calling for
a committee of five to investigate and
find out who is responsible for the turn
ing down of Petty, or the treachery, as
some Of the members term it. The cem-
nlttP6 annOlnt1d. that n.
what else transpired at the star chamber
session is only known to the members
and thew refuse to talk.
If they would not tell about the meet
ing the members were not a bit backward
in expressing their opinions after the
meeting. Said CAPTAIN Charles Rose the
former president of the club. and who
held that position for nine years.
st didn't think the appointment would
come TO Greenyille Now that it has I
am very much disappointed about it, and
as T said before | think that I. if any,
one. should have gotten it,
Further than this. Mr.. Rose would saw
nothing. only that he may have more to
saw later
Mr.. PETTY said he did not care about
discussing the matter inst at present but
that ha 4hought a mistake had heen
made Another member however was
not backward about the matter. and he
aired his views in this manner:-
.aTba tbin. ia simnlv o,,tra geous. and T
can hardly find words strong enough TO
axnress mvself in regard to this rank in
inc+ica The fret THING. we know the
Mnks will he nominating someone for
tho nresidencv seeing that thev have
about everything else that is to be had.
oh but we were beautifully roped into
This harmony deal. and this is what we
get If we had stayed out. and | wish
-, -,
we had, we might nave peen recognized
and have had something to fight for but
io" oui nS'nu' a
sorry, that we entered INTO 'ha' harmony
sill .notbar nrominent member who
did not care to have his name mentioned
lust at present. said
.of course we are very much put out
by the appointment OF Mr. RELAY, but we
might have expected it, for this is by no
meaps tho fret fine we got left At the
MEANS ehe iiisl .te w
harvest ceiebration neld oy tne league
on Sept % of last year, Mr.. Erwin was
r,.o,+ r,a ~ his oddress he r,ada a
~ ,',ea eses, 81. ' ,,an,aonn - W. and endeavored 70
bring about a reconciliation between the
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