New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
HUDSON CITIZENS SEEM DISPOSED to
ENDURE VICIOUS MISRULE.

Tail hustling will hive TO be done 20 get out me
voters on Election Day I'm Hudson County ana a
close vigil Will have TO be maintained 10 prevent
fraud Il IS estimated that in Jersey city alone
about seven thousand ramcs were resls''r'" ~
af4davt and the absence Of enthusiasm Indicates
that the citizens who failed 10 personally register
will not 70 to the polls 10 vote unless strong
EFFORT Is made 10 excite their interest In the con-
test II will require army Of workers 10 can on
each OF the npathetlc citizens and present the I'M
por-art Issues
The eb.onc- Of interest Is conspicuous Both
parties have held ratification meetings. hoping 10
arouse IT,, voters but the meetings attracted few
outside tho politicians. and would have been de-
void of animation except for the shouting ana ap
ylsuse OF ihc ward and precinct fad"Ts ana "vlk-
ers and s,rau tails have been sufficient 10 accom-
MEDIATE thc lew who nave attended Inc "'n -,
interest shows that discomfort prcvais IN both
nartlD. a.f at tre voters outside o. those active
in pollics. Disguised with party mai1seineht.
The Denlc. Trf, aside from the machine men sn'
the dynd f. the wool stripe who prefer bad govern
ment by officials Of their own political iaith 10
realize that political freedom has been abolished
and that the party * owned by an adtocrAt "h"
has deprived tnc members OF the parry OF Y ,,
dictates who the candidates must be and selects
those who viii obey his commands. ., ara d,,
The Republicans are not IN harmony. ana ar" di--
contenied with party management as there "NlS'S
an opinion that some 81 thosc wn" inye a,
not by love Of party and are on friendly terms
eonsern nd b po Ipccni rreh6~rs deal Is porcd 70
in justification Of this opinion me ."ai'rS ca hpt
County convention
Erwin for Sheriff and would probably hay" SUI
unexpected stampede occurred on the second ballot,
md the leaders could not arrest IL until Erwin had
The election is ono Of vital importance 20 Hudson
County The question o. paIt should -" lo' aflne
the vicious II is principally through the >nerln
that the Democratic machine has attained rs
jurors and hudson County has achieved an ur-
enviabe reputation FOR the protection - crime by
rsFa J. tiII tod fhrfr 4.
10 DO the bidding OF the potica! bosses Who sr-
lected them for that purpose ana SHERIFF. have been
In 10 other county In the state has ths shameiul
term rndcr Dernocratic ring rule in Hudson. OF 2
Supreme Court Justice appealing TO grand )ury
err ninas to whose violations Of law their attention
s specifically directed. and often to rehuke them
for protecting offenders
Il was excitement Incident % grand jury protec-
ton Of criminals that brought about the tragic
death OF Justice Manning NJ Knapp. who expired
while rebulng jury that had failed TO do It's duty
Il was subsequent 10 this tragic occurrence mar
a Democratic boss Of Hudson whom asked TO aid in
quitting a bin through the legislature TO benefit
gamblers said: Why don't you do as do elect
During the last quarter Of century the Court
has meyer h9d 9Gfasog to chdf sra"d jury
The election Is an important one for Hudson
County. The vicious element viii be active. ou,
their county not taking tho interest that was
tickets I'm the field and through then enorts nne
voters may be awakened. In addition 70 the Re
publican and the Davis Democratic tickets ln"re
are the Socialist Labor the Independent Socialists
the Independent Labor. the Germa American ana
the Prohibition tickets The election aside from
that Of Sheriff. Is important because members OF
Assembly will be elected and the votes Of The eleven
from Hudson County may be necessary TO secure
legislation that Will benefit Hudson County In
addition, County Clerk. Register and Coroner
be chosen
The present County Clerk. John 9 Fisher, a
competent official has been renominated He IS
Union veteran and his opponent Is a machine
Democrat who possesses littc ability and was
detective In the Prosecutors office when there was
considerable criticism directed against H.