The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-25
REPUBLICAN ROWS.
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE rs RENT
IN TWAIN OYER FEDERAL
PATRONAGE.

Time Over Little Mr.. Large-A Com
mittee on Suppression.
There was music in the Republican
County Committee last evening 1t was
regular meeting night, and report was
submitted by the Patronage Committee.
The first hitch was over this report.
The committee had at q recent session
taken action upon the Assistant Collector
ship of the Port, the place held now by
Tom Kelly and sinecure of the most
honored character. AS The JERSEY CITY
NEWS has already stated, Dick Williams
was a candidate for the endorse
ment, with possibility of General
John Ramsey in the background.
When in the committee a mo-
tion was made to endorse Williams, Ram
Seys friends made kick. The General
had not formally submitted his applica-
tion, and his name was not in position to
be acted upon. TO give him time to pre-
sent his application a motion was made to
table the subject. but it did not prevail,
and the committee finally decided to rec
ommend the names both of Williams and
Ramsey to the County Committee.
A ROW OVER RAMSEY.
When the County Committee got to-
gether last night, the Patronage Commit
tee reported the endorsement of these two
names, and the names of large number
of others seeking positions in the Customs
House and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The
report was accepted, except as to Port
Collectorship names, and upon these the
County Committee decided to act itself.
A motion was made that, as to these,
the endorsement be accorded only TO
General Ramsey. Counsellor Flavel
McGee sprang to his feet to urge that
both names be given the endorsement.
Mayor Collins argued in the same di-
rection. They called attention to the fact
that very much larger number of per-
sons had been endorsed for Cattle In
spector, and other positions, than
could be appointed and claimed that
it would only be fair to give the powers
that be a choice between, at least, two
Secretary "Tom'' NJ Evan made
brave fight for that side of the contro-
versy and got into a personal alteration
with ex-Judge Il. B. Seymour, who, with
John r. Virgins, of Hoboken, stood the
The finale of it all was that the endorse
ment was given to General Ramsey alone
by vote of 3S to IA.
ENDORSING LITTLE MR.. LARGE.
Even bigger row was that which fol-
lowed over the Revenue Collectorship.
There is great fight between Sewell and
Ha1sey over this Office. General Sewell is
for little Mr.. Large, who used to DE Sen
ator from Hunterdon, and once, in some
way or other, succeeded in reaching the
Presidency of the State Senate. George
A. Halsey, of Newark, claimed that as
Newark is the chief source Of revenue in
Collection district for which Mr. Large
seeks appointment, a Newark man should
be appointed, and he put ex-Assembly-
man William r. Williams in the field as
a competitor against Large.
The collection district embraces Hud-
son, Essex, Passaic, Somerset, Union, and
one or two others of the upper counties.
Mr.. Halsey induced the Republican
County Committee of Essex county to
endorse BILLY" Williams. General Sew
ellis friends then sought Hudson's en-
dorsement of Large's candidacy as an off
set to Newark's opposition to him.
Last night, when the question was
brought before the County Committee,
there was much opposition to Large's en-
dorsement, but the endorsement was
finally given TO him to please General
Sewell.
The influence this endorsement may
have on Mr.. Large's chances may be too
infinitessimal to count. Essex county is a
stronghold of the Republicans, and it's
endorsement of Williams will doubtless
more than counterbalance the endorse
ment OF Large by county ike Hudson
that does but little, and even the little at
very long intervals, for the Republican
party.
1t is also said that General Sewell is so
fearful of Large's defeat that he thinks of
raking up Newark man to beat Will
Jams, while it is not unlikely that Presi-
dent Harrison will go outside of both
factions to find an appointee.
A PRESS COMMITTEE.
The County Committee, finding it i'm
possible to keep the details of it's business
secret from the prying reporters of THE
JERSEY CITY News, appointed Messrs
Ramsey and McGee and John Reid, of
Hoboken, committee to supply the press
with information.
1t is said that Kendrick and Dickinson
will be appointed Postmasters of Hobo
ken and this city respectively within the
coming week.