The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-05
GUISTO'S RAGE.
Republican Endorsement Of
Tony cape1li for coun-
Gilman Frecipitates
a Row.
DICKINSON FACTION PROTESTS.
Compliments Exchanged in the
City Clerks Office e-Frank
Lees ''Ingratiiude."

A disgraceful row took place in the Of
fee of City Clerk Martin " McDermott,
| in the City Hall, Hoboken, yesterday af-
i ternoon, when John Solfirino, delegate
of the Third Ward Republican Conven-
ton, presented a certificate of nominal
ton with Tony Capellrs name as
] candidate for Councilman in the Third
/ ward. Joseph ]. Guisto, leader of the
Republican forces, aided by Colonel s.
/ D. Dickinson of Jersey City, entered
/ formal protest against the certificate and
wanted City Clerk Martin v. McDermott
/ to refuse to accept it.
AS stated exclusively in 'The Jersey
City News yesterday Alexander Robb,
| who was nominated last Saturday even
! ing refused to accept the nomination and
the nomiEa ting committee selected by the
conventidX nominated Tony Capelli the
Democratic candidate. The news that
Robb would decline the nomination and
that Capelli would be appointed to fill
ranks of the Republicans in the Third
| ward. They claimed that itswas the out
come of a political deal, for which Frank
/ Lees, who controlled majority of the
| delegates to the convention, was respon-
/ sible, as he was seeking to be appointed
as clerk of the Hoboken District Court.
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deal he was mad as hornet He de-
! clared that he would upset the scheme to
give Capelli the nomination. At meet
ing of the Republican County Executive
Committee, he stated, that the delegates
! ignored Republicans who were willing to
| accept the nomination, and Endorsed
| Democrat, which, he said, was contrary
| to the constitution and by laws of the Re
publican party. Ex-Mayor Wanser, Col
onel S. D. Dickinson, ex-Assemblyman
/ William H. bod and Joseph j. Guisto were
| annOinte0 committee to enter protest
against the filing of any certificate of
| nomination with a Democrat as candi-
| date for Councilman in the Third ward.
! 1t was after three O'Clock yesterday af-
| ternoon when Colonel Dickinson, bod
and Guisto reached the City Clerks Of
/ flee. When John Solfirino handed City
| Clerk McDermott certificate of nomina-
ton from the Third ward, Guisto no.
ticed that it contained Capelli's name for
I'VE will enter a protest against the fl
/ ing of this certificate. excitedly ex-
claimed Guisto. AT a meeting of the
| Republican County Executive Committee
1 we were appointed committee to enter
| a protest against any certificate where a
| Democrat was nominated when a Re
/ publican could be found who would ac-
cept the nomination.
! Il demand that you file this petition
| Notwithstanding this protest, Solhrino
You have nominated a Democrat,
! shouted Guisto, and the Constitution
provides that when Republican wants
It. 'ol'''-'''ol'' : -'ep s''''se''l
sWe nominated a. Republican, s replied
| Soltirino, and he declined to accept it.
His letter of deolination is attached to
1 the certificate.
City Clerk MeDermott said he would
receive the certifleate a1d And refer 81 it ,ie to
! opinion as to whether or not he should
/ accept it.
Solfirino was asked by Colonel Dickin-
/ son when Capelli was nominated. Sol
! firino replied that he was nominated Sat
urday night after Robb declined to ac-
| ceDt.
why did you nominate a Democrat
when you had a Republican who was
willing to accept the nomination." asked
/ Colonel Dickinson
1--WE couldn't find any Republican who
would accept" replied Solfirino.
/ Samuel johnson, young man who has
lived in the Third ward nearly all his life
1 and who was a delegate to the conven-
| ton, announced that he was willing to
/ accept the nomination but 1t was not Of
fered to him. Colonel Dickinson instruct
| ed johnson to file protest with the City
/ Clerk against the certificate, stating that
/ he was willing to accept the nomination.
! When Guisto saw Frank Lees standing
/ in the office he walked towards him and
/ excitedy exclaimed:-"You are the cause
1 of all this, and I'll prefer charges against
you to the Republican County Executive
You're a liar" replied Lees, growing
warm under Guistos charges against
him.
K
ssTll punch you in the jaw
/ AS he started towards Lees, Mayor
Pagan, who. was conversing with several
friends in his office, stepped between the
| men, saying: Here now, here; this is
| no place to fight
/ Guisto walked away. saying that he had
always been Lees friend but that Lees
/ was ungrateful.
Lees is employed as clerk of the Circuit
Court. He was a Republican candidate
for Assembly last fall and received the
largest vote of all the Republican candi-
dates on the ticket. He is a member of
the Republican City Committee in Hobo-
! a deal with the anti-Faean faction to
nominate Capellisand that the anti-Fagan
faction had m agreed to support him for
| the alleged deal. He said the delegates
| were at liberty to nominate any Repub-
/ lican they desired and that he did not
/ influence them to nominate a Democrat.
| Mayor Fagan appointed Lees as a Com
missioner of Public Instruction, last May
/ at GuiSto'S request.
/ Colonel Dickinson closely examined the
/ certificate of nomination after Solfirino
| left the City Clerks office and discovered
| alleged errors which. he claimed, made
the certificate irregular.
This certificate shows that Capelli was
nominated Saturday night, when as
the letter of Robb is dated today
| Therefore. the convention or Nominating
| Committee. could not have filed any va
| cancy until after Robb had declined.
Nobody will claim, continued Colonel
Dickinson, that Capelli could have been
! nominated Saturday night, as stated in
! the certificate. We claim that it is de-
/ fective for these reasons and should not
/ be accepted"
! Colonel Dickinson instructed Leonhard
| Schroeder, Chairman of the Republican
/ City Committee, to file protest against
| the certificate upon the grounds as above
/ stated. Ex-Mayor Wanser did not arrive
| until after the fight He seemed pleased
when he learned that protest had been
! entered by the committee.
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