The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-27
BLUFF CALLED.
Deputy Sheriff Hague Re-
fuses to Stand for
Journal Fake.
THE NATURALIZATION Mill
A Few Applicants Examined
Each Day and 1900
Waiting.

Long before the Court House bell rang
at ten o'clock this morning the little cor
ridor between the Common Pleas Court
room and the County Registers office was
crowded with applicants for citizenship
waiting for a chance to be examined.
Judge Blair was busy with the trial of
minor offenders in the Court of Special
Sessions and the examinations were con-
Quoted by Sergeant-at-Arms Edward I.
Mitchell, assisted by Italian Interpreter
Joseph Fiaramo. There was no Demo-
cratic representative present during the
examination of the forty-eight applicants
who were passed upon up to one O'Clock
this afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Hague, who was
present during portion of Tuesdays and
yesterdays sessions, had concluded that
he was being used as a tool by the Repub-
lican organ to bolster up its weak refense
of the naturalization mill and wisely con-
cluded not to remain away. In relation to
the alleged interview with him published
in the organ in question last night, in
which he is practically made to indorse
the conduct of the naturalization mill, Mr..
Hague said this morning.
Il have ben deliberately misquoted. All
said to the reporter of the paper in
question was that there was nothing un-
fair in the conduct of the examinations
during my presence in the Judges ROOM
Any other statement or remarks attri-
buted to me are absolutely without
foundation
inns dlsposes of the only support to the
alleged defence of the naturalization will
by the paper in question. The statement
that the cry of discrimination by the
Democrats was an annual occurrence is
absolutely without foundation, except
that year ago charges, not as specific
as those of this year, were made against
Sergeant-at-Arms MitchelTs mode of con-
Quoting the examinations Aside from
this there has never been any outcry.
The fact that over fifteen hundred ap-
plications for citizenship had accumulated
in the County Clerks Office is not re-
fered to nor is any explanation offered
as to why this unprecedented number OF
aliens were awaiting an opportunity to
prove their eligibility. Judge Blair's rea-
sons as previously published for conduct
ing the examination in the privacy of his
office instead of in the open court room
are repeated, and Mr. Hague's alleged re-
marks, which are now denied, are quoted
nsuport of the assertion that the ex-
arninations are fairlyconducted
Of the applicants who presented them
selves this morning all but five passed
Sergeant-at-Arms Mitchelrs examination
and will be granted final papers. OF the
thirty-five examined yesterday all but
four passed. This still leaves about / 500
applicants to be examined in the seven
court days remaining before the CONF
mencement of the prohibitory period on
October G.. On October the trial of John
Garrabrant for murder will begin in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer, and as Judge
Blair will sit with Justice Collins at the
trial it is but natural to suppose that he
will be unable to devote much time to
naturalization matters during the pro-
gress of that trial
A serious charge, if true, is made by
some of the applicants for citizenship,
who say that certain persons bearing
notes from Republican politicians or who
We're accompanied by recognized mem
Ders OF that party as witnesses, during
the former sessions of the naturalization
mil We're admitted by the Sergeant-at-
Arms and examined before those who
had been waiting much longer time
Another interesting rumor in connection
with the bureau is that number of cley-
er waiting applicants of Democratic pro-
clivities conceived the idea of placing Nc
Kinley buttons on the lapels of their
coats before entering the judges room for
examination, the idea being that the lit
tie piece of celluloid with the Republican
presidential candidates picture on it
would act as substitute for correct an
swers to the questions asked by the ser
geant-dt-arms. How well the scheme sue
ceeded is not known, but that it was
worked by a certain democratic county
committeeman in order to get his friends
through quickly is known.
While preliminary applications for citi-
zenship can still be filed with the County
Clerk the applicants will not be able to
vote at the coming election, as their
petitions must be posted with the city or
town clerk in the municipality in which
the applicant resides at least two weeks
before the examination to test the eligi-
bility of the candidate can take place.