The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-13
Little Republicans Object
to Bossism in Their
County Organization.
NEW COMMITTEE ORGANIZED
Woolley Chosen Chairman and
Erwin Secretary-Constitu-
tional Amendments
Laid over.

held their primary election for members of
the County Committee there has been a dis
satisfied feeling in nearly every district. In
some places this condition was treated by
the failure of the voting at the primaries to
give satisfaction to the fuithful. Open
charges of fraud were made in several pre-
cincts, and such terms as ballot box suffers
conspiracy aud ''rascality" were frequent.
The result of all this was that a lumber Of
protests were prepared and filed with the
County Committee last night. The Seventh
precinct, Eighth district, made a vigorous
protest against the seating of Henry W..
Williams and Francis II. Kelly. TIL pro
test set forth that their election was irregu-
lar and that their recognition as member OF
the County Committee would result in 'the
disruption of the Republican party In that
district. Protests were also received against
the result of the joint primary in the Sixth
district: in the Fourth precinct of the Eighth
district and III the Arlington precinct OF the
| Seventh district. All of the objections were
referred to the Committee on Appeals.
1t was nearly nine o'clock last night when
the old County Committee of the Republican
PARTY solemnly adopted a motion that it adj
iourn sine die, and Immediately afterwards
| the new committee came into life and began
! business by an election of officers. As was
published Thursday in THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS would be the case, Edward w. Wool
ley and John J.. Erwin had no opposition to
reelection as President and Secretary.
A TRIAL VOTE.
After these unanimous elections a motion
was offered that an Assistant Secretary be
elected. This motion was made for a test
vote on the adoption of certain amendments
to the constitution and bylaws, one of which
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Vice President and Assistant Secretary, and
others that had for its purpose the centraliz-
| alton of power in the hands of half a dozen
| members OF the committee. 1t had been ap-
parent from the beginning of the meeting
that a large majority was opposed to these
amendments, which had been suggested by
Chairman Woolley at a previous meeting,
and it was one of this opposing lemen that
insisted on the vote for Assistant Secretary
being taken,
Chairman Woolley at once realized the
danger of o vote on the question, and he
made a brief speech in which he advised that
| this election come up under the head of new
business. One OF his supporters made the
motion and the Secretary was directed to
to count the vote, which was made by the
raising of hands. He reported that the mo
ton to lay the matter over was adopted, and
this alleged result created a gigantic kick.
Theose in favor of electing an assistant Sec
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| a mistake, but to avoid trouble they bided
| their time. The result, however, convinced
Chairman Wooliey and his supporters who
favored a Capitalization of power that the
time to adopt the amendments had not ar
| rived, and later in the evening a motion to
| Law the proposed amendments over until the
next meeting prevailed without a dissent
ing vote. 1t will be hard topass the proposed
amendments. During the entire evening
Frank Higgins, Ed. Mitchell and others in
favor of reducing the County Committee to
a machine, ~buttonholed every member
present for a vote i'll favor of the scheme.
They met with a cold reception, and one of
them told me before the meeting was called
TO order that it would be impossible to pass
the amendments last night. He was right
for the more the members thought over the
scheme, the more convinced they became
that it decreased their Importance. An
effort will be made to adopt the amendments
at the next meeting Notwithstanding their
c-ondemnations.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
As soon as the motion to elect an assistant
secretary under the head of new business
prevailed, the chairman announced that
nominations for First-Vice President were in
order. Assemblyman Thomas McEwan
and John E.. Macarthur were nominated, but
Macarthur declined. He said he had filled
the office for one year, and that satisfied him.
E. T.. Mitchell was nominated for Second
Vice President. and he also had no opposit-
ion. Michael Schultzd was r~enominated for
a second term as Treasurer, and Captain c..
o. Barker opposed him. Thomas Finney, a
pet of Sam Dickinson's was nominated for
Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Colonel worked
hard to elect him. He had for an opponent
A. B, Cosey, a colored republican who is
very popular. 1t was decided to elect the
officers on one ticket. No one was permitted
to vote who had not qualified as a membe
by paying his five dollars initiation fee. The
total membership is BOP, and last night IA
members qualified, but of these only ninety
nine voted. The result showed chat the
officers for the ensuing year will be-
President, E. w. Woolley.
First Vice President, Thomas McEwan, Jr.
Second Vice President, S. t. Mitchell.
Secretary, John j. Erwin.
Treasurer, Michael Schultzd.
Sergeant-at-Arms, A.. B. Cosey.
The election of Cosey was a great victory
for those who opposed the policy OF sam
Dickinson and the result was hailed with
shouts of delight, and the colored man was
warmly congratulated.
Later Frank j. Higgins was elected assist
ant secretary, and it is thought that this
election settles forever the amendments. to
centralize the power of the committee into
the hands of a small coterie.
LETTER FROM THE STATE COMMITTEE.
Franklin Murphy, Chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee, wrote the County
Committee that its communication on equal
taxation would be discussed at the next
meeting of the State Committee. Another
communication notified the committee that
a district organization had been effected in
the Seventh district, with Thomas Coughlin
for President and Theodore Mendles for
Secretary.
The committee appointed to secure a head
quarters for the County Committee reported
that they had seen Alderman Lahey, the
owner of the present quarters. The Alder
man said that the County Committee could
remain in the building until May | for q
| rental of $12. 80 a month, just what the COM
mittee has been paying the Federal Club for
the use of three rooms. Thu Federal Club
had a lease on the building, and sublet a part
of it to the County Committee. The Federal
Club is either about to die or go out of exist
ence, or to rent another building and con-
tinue its struggle for life. Therefore, the
County Committee was compelled to look out
for itself. The committee recommended that
Alderman Lahey's offer be accepted, and the
recommendation was adopted. During the
summer months the County Committee will
secure permanent quarters.
A SURE CURE
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