The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-12
TOM M'EWAN KICKED
Made Matters Lively at the
Republican County Com
mittee Meeting.
JUMPED ON DUSENBERH
After Democratic Clerks at the
City Hall--The Work in
North Hudson.

The Republican County Committee held q,
meeting last night which lasted until late
hour, and gave would-be orators chance to
develop their lungs The principal trouble
arose over the turbulent Eighth district, and
was caused by a communication sent the
County Committee and signed by eleven
qualified members Of the District Associa-
ton. 1t recommended that four vacancies
in the District Association be filed by the
appointment Of William Dohrnan, Henry
Dornacher, David Wilson and Stanley TreN
southwick.
Tom McEwan, full of fight, declared THAI
this matter had not been properly before the
District Committee, inaslnuch as the full
committee had not acted on it. He made
several suggestions, but was interrupted by
Alderman Dusenbery, who moved that tho
vacancies be filed aS recommended.
This motion filed Mr.. McEwan with rages
and he sailed into Dusenbery in such vigl
orous manner for his Interference, that the
Alderman subsidized and was not heard from
again in relation to the matter, Mr. Nc
Evan insisted that motion to ill the va
cancies should come from a member from
the Eighth district. The speaker 'sremarks
had sufficient weight to ultimately have the
matter tabled.
M'EwAN's RESIGNATION.
Another communication from the Eighth
district In relation to the resignation Of AS
semblyman McEwan as chairman Of the Dis
trict Association, rendered and accepted ab
the last meeting, and the appointment OF
John T. Cunningham in his place and also
the election Of Mersheiiner In the place OF
M. H johnson caused another row.
A motion was made to file the commune
cation and this was amended to be spread in
full on the minutes Mr. DeJong insisted
that the County Committee had no right to
act in the matter, and that it should be re-
ferred back to the District Committee. There
was considerable debate over this matter,
and in disgust Theodore Mendles offered an
amendment to the effect that the entire
Eighth district trouble be referred to the
Committee on Organization with power to
reorganize the District Committee. This
amendment was adopted, and it is believed
that all Of the kickers in the District Asso-
citation will receive walking papers when the
Organization COMMITTEES begins the work OF
reorganizing the association.
THE WORK UP NORTH.
A communication from the Ninth district
was received asking for a new and thorough
enrolment It has been long time since
an enrolment has been had in this district
and it will probably be allowed. The COM
munication was referred to the Committee
on Organization.
The Tenth district notified the County
Committee that the District Association had
reorganized and elected officers and was
ready for business.
The Garfield Republican Club of West
Roboken also informed the County Com
mittee that it was organized and held meet
ings each week.
The Eleventh District Association reported
that it had filed vacancies as follows:-
Henry W. Miller and Fred FTambach from
West Hoboken: William o. Armbuster.
Otto Franz and Nicholas Falon from Union
Hill; Edward Kaland and Gus De Cline
from North Bergen The County Committee
endorsed these appointments.
district, William a. bod was appointed to
fill vacancy in that district.
RESOLUTIONS OF CoNDoLENCE.
The County Committee unanimously
adopted a set of resolutions concerning the
death of John Reid and submitted by
R. B. Seymour, and ordered them en-
crossed and a copy sent to the family. The
resolutions were as follows
Resolved. That in the death of John Reid of Hobo
ken. for twenty. Ave years q member Of this com
u.s. His ripe experience wisdom and sagacity were
al a our ssrve t esrs @ nar ana hs ae
TO diminish. His example ID one for our youth to
follow and all republicans TO emulate.
We desire to permanently record our appreciation
Of his Iabors and therefore direot
copy thereof be engrossed and attested and sent
TO the family.
All of the standing committees of the
County Committee reported that they had
organized and were ready to transact BUSH
ness.
Committeeman Renicke cast a bomb she'll
in the committee by offering q resolution
that in the future open primaries be held,
and that voters should cast their ballots
direct for candidates This resolution was
quickly sInothered to death by referring it
to the Legislative Committee.
AFTER DEMOCRATIC CLERKS.
The committee received communication
which complained about the retention of
democrats as clerks in the City Hall, nearly
all of whom were closely identified with the
old Davis Cleveland ring A committees
was appointed by Chairman Woolley
to look into this matter for the
purpose of removing the democrats. In
this connection Theodore Mendles demanded
that when appointments were made they
should be equally apportioned to the dis
tricts. He made g motion to this eReoas
and the matter was referred to the City
Executive Committee.
Article 12 Of the constitution was amended
so as to compel members of the County
Committee to qualify the second meeting in
February instead of in March, as has been
the custom in the past. Article 10 was
amended so that primaries for the election
of county committeeman shall take place on
the first Wednesday in December. The dis
trict associations must notify the secretary
of the places for holding primaries on or
before the second Wednesday in November.