The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-10
TOM NEW ANS MODESPY
Tells the Republican Committee
He Doesn't Want to
Be Mayor.

AT the meeting of the Hudson County
Republican Committee in the Avenue
House last night, nearly all the Assem-
blymen and Freeholders-ei were on
hand, besides Congressman McEwan, and
they all congratulated one another upon
their election. The few unfortunate Free,
holder candidates who were elected to
remain home were consoled in the old,
ter luck next time"
Immediately upon the meeting being
called to order by Chairman E. W.
Woolley, some one suggested three cheers
for him, and they were given with a Will
Then another enthusiastic committeeman
elled three cheers for John p Landfine
Chairman of the Organization Committee
and they were also given with a will
These worthy sachems were thus gree ted
on account of the excellent work they
had done during the campaign. Heap
Big Chief Woolley had assisted in ways
inEumerable in electing the Republican
ticket in the county, and Heap Big War
rior Landrine had personally conducted 105
mass meetings.
Following the war cries of the braves
some one of the newly elected members
of the wigwam's assembly gave sun
dance whoop for the great medicine man,
Congressman McEwan, to make a speech
and roar resembling that made by a
hundred Apache Indians around a fire
Wnere slowly burns the victim Of the bat
tie just past, was the result And the
yelling did not stop until the Congress-
man began to speak.
1t was great ovation, and he ac-
knowledged the honor by first blushing
like a sweet sixteen year old school girl
and then thanking them. He especially
thanked the members of the committee
the Republicans in general, and the Gold
Democrats who through their noble ef-
q nd
ment and a prosperous country, helped
to bring about the great and glorious
victory. He then said that while he was
speaking he wanted to say that he had
heard that he was slated for another
office. but wanted It understood that he
would accept no nomination until his term
as Congressman had expired
Others to speak were Assemblymen-
elect Clement De R. Leonard, Robert
Urquhart W. D. bod and Colonel T. C.
Wildman, John R. Virgins, F'reeholder-
Congressman had said that the wheels
had already been put n motion and that
he tStuhr) would add that as the Board
of Freeholders would have a Republican
motion. His short speech caused
chuckle on the part of his hearers. Cries
of, You bet it will,' greeted him at it's
conclusion
Charles Eichhorn, another Freeholder-
elect, also made a few remarks in
which he said he had some good sharp
knives up his sleeve for a few Demo-
Gratis whom he was more or less ac-
quainted with
Dr. Zumbusch merely said that he was
glad he was elected and A. L. Wilson
said the same. President Samuel Monroe
of the Fremont Club also spoke
After everybody who had anything to
say had said it, there was a little business
done. A resolution was passed giving per-
mission to ward, township and city COM
mittees to order revision of the enroll
nent in their respective districts where
necessary. The Americus Club of the
Third ward, sent resolution requesting
the committee to ask the next Legislature
to change the election law relating to re-
moval certificates making it compulsory
for voter to reside In a ward As DAYS
previous to election, instead of "a hours. as
1t IS now. The club claims that the First
and Second wards are strong Democratic
wards, while the Third has always been
Republican ward, but this year the
Third ward went Democratic owing to
number OF the voters of the other two
wards having moved into the Third a few
days prior to the election.
As the law on the statutes only compels
man to live in the city thirty days the
resolution was laid aside in the usual
jolly manner. The meeting then ad-
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