The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-12
JACKSON DENIES
He SAID POLICE
ACCEPTED BR|BEs
"The Department Always Has
Had My Support" He
Declares.

| Anger at what were considered accu
sations made by Reginald Jackson, oi
Jersey City, campaign manager for
publican nomination for sheriff, may
impel the Patrolmens Benevolent As
! sociation to demand from Jackson
proof of his statements that there is
bribery of policemen, or else that he
make a public retraction.
Mr.. jackson today made a denial that
he had attacked the police or had inti-
mated that the members of the depart
ment had taken bribes to allow saloons
to do business on Sunday. Some of the
people who heard him Thursday night
say that their ears were deceived.
/ Mr.. Jackson's denial today was as
| follows:
| II have never attacked the police oi
Newark" said Mr.. Jackson today "be-
cause / know of absolutely nothing to
say against them, and, insofar as the
police department is concerned, all that
I have ever said is that they should
be permitted to run their own affairs
without interference by sheriff or any
body else. ] sincerely trust this state
ment will be given publicity"
Policemen all through the city are
red-hot about the matter, and if the
candidate expects much support from
the police department at the primary
he will be badly disappointed.
Members OF the department said to-
day that they would request President
John Mcmahon, of the Benevolent as
sociation, to call special meeting of
the executive com nlttee or of the en-
tire association 10 devise some plan
Of making Jackson prove any state
ments he may have made and give the
name or names of policemen who took
bribes.
1t is planned also that Mr.. Schmidt
shall be asked to state whether. as the
employer of Mr.. Jackson, he stands by
the alleged statements of his manager,
or whether he disapproves of them.
Sheriff Frank H. Sommer, in a state
ment made today to THE EVENING
STAR, said:
thing. 1 have kept reasonably in touch
with the affairs of the city and the
county, and without egotism, might
have a greater familiarity with condi-
is in Jersey City.
IT believe any such attack upon the
department of police to be absolutely
without foundation. However IL thera
are any facts upon which to base such
charges this office would be ready to
receive them. as without doubt would
the prosecutor, who is one OF the advis-
ers of the grand jury"
Democratic Assembly Candidate
Frank ]. McTague. of the Third ward.
in an address before the Shoenthal
Democratic Club last night. denounced
Reginald Jackson. campaign manager
OF Ralph B. Schmidt, one of the Re
publican candidates for sheriff. for his
reported attack on the local police the
night before. He said:
II feel it my duty as citizen 70
resent the attack made by Mr. Jack
son. of Jersey City. last night when he
intimated that our police accepted
graft from saloonkeepers in order that
they be allowed to violate the excise
law.
81 feel fully able to say that If Mr..
Jackson made those accusations he did
not know what he was talking about,
for the police department of this city
is one of the best in this country and
in 1t we have men who have run dowrs
the greatest criminals in the world
and others who have captured MUIR
derers within an hour after they COM
mitted the crimes"