The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-21
mo DEMOCRATIC DEALS.
A Move in the Republican
County Committee
Last Night.
THE COLLECTORSHIP FIGHT.
The Committee Having Endorsed
Large Refuses to Endorse Billy
Williams, Too.

Several lively squabbles made things
decidedly interesting last evening at the
meeting held by the Hudson County Re-
publican General Committee. The at
tendance of members was also larger
than it had been at any of the previous
meetings held for couple Of months
past.
James r. Young, the newly fiedged
State Committeeman, opened the first
set to with resolution which in effect
precludes the endorsement by Republi-
cans OF Democratic candidates at the en-
suing election. The chairman ruled the
resolution out of order, and Mr.. Young
took an appeal from his decision, Thomas
McEwan, Jr.. seconding the appeal. After
number of orators had ventilated their
opinion regarding the measure the decis-
lon OF the chair was sustained by a large
majority. Committeeman Young came
up smiling from beneath his knock out,
and gave notice that at the next session
of the committee he would move to
amend the organizations constitution
and bylaws so as to include therein the
gist of his measure.
A PERSONAL SCHEME
1t is understood that Mr.. Young intro
duced the resolution at the request of
certain republican, who is ambitious to
StCuEc d uOtuluAJlOu Gudb Q6 Ieaf9 Will
fall, through the alleged endorsement
programme, to one of the Jeffersonian
kickers.
The second big set-to was over the
endorsements of candidate for Internal
Revenue Collector for the Fifth district.
The principal aspirants are William r.
Williams, of Newark, and ex-State Sem
ator George H. Large, of Hunterdon-
Williams, who is backed by
George A. Halsey, recently se-
cnred the endorsement of the
Essex County Republican General Com
mittee. Large is General Sewell's candi
date and through the latter's efforts he
was recently endorsed by the Hudson
County Committee.
WILLIAMS NOT ENDORSED.
This action caused no small amount of
factional discOrd in the party and dis
rupted the pleasant relations previously
existing between members of the
Essex and Hudson committees
Congressman Lelbach, who represents
Essex county, and who is one of
Williams staunchest supporters, be
came so greatly incensed over the matter
that he failed to answer q letter written
by Siegfried Hammerschlag, who had
been for years one of his warmest per-
sonal friends. Subsequently Hammer
schlag met Lelbach and mutual expia-
nation took place, but the relations be-
| tween them are still somewhat strained.
Last evenings set-to resulted because
| one faction of the committee sought to
also give Williams an endorsement. The
fracas which ensued was for o time rather
exciting.
The movers of the measuoe based their
demands upon the fact that the commit
tee has been working under two rules in
granting endorsements, sometimes en-
dorsing only one candidate for the spoils,
and frequently putting two or more as
pirants on the track, and telling the best
man to go in and win.
After the display of national pyrotech
mics the matter of Williams endorse
ment was referred to the Sub-Commit-
tee on Patronage, where it is liable to
cause more unpleasantness.
RISING TO AN EXPLANATION.
During lull in the business of the
meeting Captain John Graham, of the
First district, requested that his brother,
who is candidate for some minor office,
be granted the privilege of the floor.
His brother had been traduced by some
of his opponents and desired to put in
his defence against a charge of having
stolen a pistol.
The committee declined to hear the
captains brother, but gave him to under
stand that their action was not based
upon any prejudice against him.