New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-30
LIKE ANARCHY IN ESSEN.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS HAVE KNIVES
DRAWN, AND THE RANK AND
FILE DEMORALIZED.


BY unanimous OF the delegates in Is
sex County 10 whom County Chairman James r.
Nugent has given credentials. the chairman
empowered 10 cast the vote Of the Essex dslega-
ton in the convention tomorrow unit As
the delegation has candidate, and candi-
date was named in the conference committee or
the delegate caucus. this leaves 70 Nugent the
power 70 vote the entire 10 from Essex for
any candidate he may select
There arnazement among Democrats in New
ark yesterday when this arrangement was made
known. II capped the climax OF oUtraEes the
ballot and the rights OF party voters that have
stunned the whole body OF voters and are likely 70
find swift retribution in the courts. J. Randolph
Woodruff OF the Roseville district. a lawyer and
a prominent Democratic worker and speaker. is
already in the custody of the law. He was an
anti-SeymOur election Office. In his district. il
is charged the clerks book showed 81 votes. but
the by the election officers was 12S. giving
an anti-Seynour majority. Police Judge Lambert
who was present repeatedly warned Woodruff that
he would be arrested. There are two charges
against hinl-one OF attempted bribery OF voter
and the other Of substituting anti-Seymour for
Seymour ballots II IS charged also that Woodruff
had counted tissue ballots Some of the tissue bal
lots were thrown away.
The primary committee OF the Democratic County
Committee Saturday concluded its work. and
carried out the anti-Seymour programme. II was
performed effectualy. Colonel E. L Price, who got
overwhelming vote in the Fifth Ward. was de
clared not elected. He had polled 149 votes TO !
The committee accepted the returns Of rival
primary. held for half hour. in which twenty-five
votes were said TO have been polled. Ex-Sherir
Jacob Haussling. anti-Seynour. badly de-
feated in the Eighth District of the Second Ward.
He was given the credentials. William Harrigan.
anti-Seymour. given credentials from the
Twelfth Ward The vote in his district 400.
Harrigan got AS and of these ballots 100 were
tissue. Davenport for Seymour. got go and a
ma ority of 112. in spite OF the tissue ballots Har-
rigan brazenly protested to the committee. and
without waiting for testimony he was given the
credentials AT the close of the committee meeting
which private Chairman Nugent blandly
nounced that there were AS organization delegates
to IS for Seymour. The claim Of the Seymour men
is that they honestly and fairly elected 1o7 dele
gates
A conference OF the Seymour men held
Saturday night. Police Justice Lambert presiding
and It was determined to meet tonight and for
may organize. The league will go to Trenton this
evening with the 107 Seymour delegates and claim
ants and appeal the committee credentials OF
the Democratic State Committee Afterward they
will appear before the convention to state their
case and demand justice.
An address prepared Saturday In expiana-
ton of the attitude OF the organization given
oct to the local papers yesterday. The address
hostility to Seymour's candidacy and
accuses Seymour OF failing to support Elvin Crane
for Governor in 1885 1t denies the claims Of popu-
larity for him Seymour elected Mayor OF
Newark three times and defeated once by
julius Lebkuecher, gave offence to the Republican
leaders and they ''exerted the whole power of the
machine for his defeat for reelection when Sey-
first elected. Two yeas afterward Il
is alleged John Esele, the Republican candidate
against Seymour. had to contend against party
disaffection, and also the opposition of a financial
institution. Richard c. Jenkinson, Republican. in
the next mayoralty election represented the
triumph of one faction over another, and that In
sured his defeat and the reelection of Seymour.
ITO hold" says the address, that this good fort
would attend him (Seymour) a candidate
for Governor is delusive-"
The situation IN the Democratic party in Essex is
one of anarchy. The leaders stand with knives
drawn and the rank and file are utterly democrat
lied Hundreds OF Democratic voters declar-
ing Saturday and yesterday that they would vote
the Republican ticket regardless Of the Democratic
nents viii carry their vindictiveness to the polls
II the nomination Of another candidate is forced
same course at the polls. The men who went TO
tend to defeat him for Governor in the election.
and this intention is freely acknowedged in con-
on the same day as the Govsrnorship election
for Murphy in exchange for Republican votes for
Board of Works Commissioner, Aldermen and
this vendetta will be the effacement Of many Of
or Smith viii be Permanently retired from poiitics
and there will have to be a complete reorganiza-
piacabe resentments Colonel E I. Price the
most critical stage OF his public life. He will have
to fight another battle to nominate Demo-
cratic candidate for Mayor favorable to his re-
appointment. He is marked for slaughter by the
anti-Seymour men. His exclusion from the State
Convention tomorrow a surprise blow to him.
A remarkable feature Of the fight is eX-Assembly
man Frank W. McDerrit pulling in the organiza-
ton harness under ex-senator Smith McDermtt
until recently of Smiths bitterest and
most inscriptions enemies, and was prosecuted in
the courts for libellous attack.
Chief Justice Depue is expected to call the atten-
ton of the grand jury to the fraud and corrup-
ton at the Democratic primaries II is understood
he is receiving numerous letters from respon-
sible citizens urging the court to take vigorous
action and offering supply abundant evidence
The anti-SeymOur leaders taking
davits and collecting witnesses prove fraud and
credentials committee at Trenton tonight and
will be retained afterward for the of the Essex
grand jury
EX-SENATOR BAKER FOR DARK HORSE.
Vineland. Sept % (SpectaD.-It leaked in Vine
land to-day, through hurried councils here Of prom
inent Democrats in this and neighboring counties
that owing to the bitter fight among the candidates
for the nomination for Governor on the Demo-
cratic ticket ex-State Senator Philip P. Baker, Of
this city. may be the lucky dark horse Baker
who is a close friend of Senator Smith. was for
merly member OF the National Democratic Com
nlittee from New-Jersey and his we'll known con-
servative views issues, say politicians make
him excellent candidate. He is orator of con-
siderable ability. and is popular among all factions
of the Democracy in New-Jersey. Mr.. Baker
the only Democratic Senator ever elected in the
overwhelmingly Republican county Of Cumberland
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