New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-11
DEMOCRATIC RING RULE.
ALDERMEN FAIL TO EXPLAIN THEIR Rhf '''>D
,crSsr TO A REPUBLICAN WORKER

.rDrRMEN FAIL TO EXPLAIN lhhiN "
LICENSE TO A REPUBLICAN WORKER
Tho ,olitical methods that prevail uhue' 80 49,.
r,,ic ring rule in Jersey City were parry 80
,esterday when several or the A'u' - -
Lied ~ testify why liquor license hau oeer -
fused 10 James Connolly an actNe @ -. .ho
ao,t,cian in the Fifth Ward. The members oi 'no
Ir,,.o Committee were called and not o"o
ia advance a reason for rejecting the license
The hearing was before Supreme court |oiii'"i'
soner Roe Corporation Attorney queen appe",
%, the Aldermen, and Lawyers Speer ana Caie' io'
Connolly. A., .,rd te
Ioaod ~ tventv-two Democrats and three Re-
,.hIIoaps that one remonstrance had been Hleu
against the application of Connolly. ana ne ulu
not know why II had been rejected. All the mega
tive votes were cast by Democrats Aldermen otei'
and Fichtl. Republicans. had asked at The meeting
on August / why the majority were opposed 10
granting license The Excise Committee. ne
said. was composed OF Aldermen Dittmar, COOK
son, Murphy, Mcbride and Farrell He also sa ati
were liquor dealers The city clerk said only Ave
licenses were rejected, and licenses were granted
to two applicants against whom circumstances had
Alderman Fcht, one OF the minority, testified Cd
his license had ben denied Connolly but not one
could tell He advised them not to play politics
Alderman Dlttmar chairman of the Excise Com
mittee testified that he could get no lniormauioh
lanes Connolly the victim Of the Democratic
Aldermen. told why. He testified that he was
eight years and had never had a complaint made
against him. but he had expended 5000 in fitting
games Of chance, had no loungers in the place and
kept only chair there for the use of his aged
years Connolly said that Alderman Murphy had
said that he would not get license because ne
said he was Republican and had been active and
had incurred the enmity of the Democratic lead
ora of ne Fifth Ward.
President Muyaney Of ;he Board Of Edpcati9n.
Govern and Philip Tumllty McGovern, he said had
threatened to Put BIN out OF business unless ne
and Mulvaney had threatened to drive him out Of
the city II he did not cease his political activity
was refused Alderman Murphy told me the easiest
way was the best and said, You are not going TO
mine and he answered. Yes | said. why didn't
you get up and vote for me IKE nan when sd, You
You don't know politics, and advised me TO file an
S az granted asked him what Was the with
my own name; and he said Nothing and y said'
The witness described his conversation with
other Aldermen. not one Of whom could explain
10 go the Aldermen Of his own ward. Maxwell
and Murphy. and fix IT with them.
heard last fail that Connoly's place was a resort
for repeaters but had no definite knowledge on me
subject He denied that he had endeavored 10 IN
huence the committee TO vote against ConnolIy'
and had voted with the majority because ne com,
that Connolly had worked against his election last
spring and that he had run several hundred votes
behind the other candidates. He said he ala not
know that the men arrested in Connoly's place on
complaint Of Mulvaney were acquitted, as II was
proved they were old residents OF the ward ana
entitled 70 vote. a., ..,. "a
Alderman Murphy was then put on the rack. ana
testified that he had voted against Connolly,s IL
cense because it charged that Connolly ala nor
reside in the ward. and had three repealers IN tre
house which Connolly owns adjoining MS saloon
The witness pleaded ignorance Of the law that don
molly and the alleged repeaters were enutIeu 10
wote in the ward and Of the fact that a Demo
cratic justice had dismissed the compliant Ia nxn,an
vhv he had attempted to coerce Connolly, party
disputed Connolys testimony ana sara ne ma mao tbe
r,cht side Of the fence and he prosperous ne
bearing was adjourned until September Z. and me
argument for the writ OF certiorart VIII De maze
on September Q.