The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-11
WOOLLEY'S APPEAL
Bumptious City Clerk Urges
Harmony in the Re.
publican County
Committee.
JOHNNY BRENNAN'S ANCHOR
Already the Bosses Are laundering
for the Political Loayes
and Fishes.

There was not even standing room
last night at the headquarters of the
Republican County Committee when the
new committee met for the purpose Of
organizing. The committee has been so
much enlarged hat the present quarters
are too small to accommodate it. The
old met first for the purpose
of formally going out of existence.
The Committee on Appeals reported
in a Hoboken contest in favor Of the
sitting delegates, Alfred Keim and James
McRae.
The Auditing Committee reported the
accounts of the Treasurer correct, and
then a motion to adjourn sine die was
adopted.
Secretary John J. Erwin called the roll
OF the new committee. John r.. Wig
gins was selected for temporary chair
a The permanent officers of the old
committee We're re-elected:-E. w. Wool
ley, President; Congressman Thomas Nc
Evan, DR., First Vice President; Elmer
w. Demarest. Second Vice President;
Michael Schultz, Jr., Treasurer: John ].
Erwin, Secretary; Frank ]. Higgins, AS
sistant Secretary, and that illustrious
colored statesman and Republican lead
er and orator, A. B. Cosey, S~ergeant-at-
Arms.
AS each officer took his seat he made a
speech, returning thanks for the honor,
etc, etc. Mr.. Woolley urged harmony
With an earnestness which indicated that
man McEwa did not say anything be-
cause he is, in Washington.
The speech of the evening was made
by, a. =. Cosey. He said 1t was prob
ably true that he was playing the last
fiddle, but nevertheless he ~rejoiced ex-
eeeedaingly tina he was q member. of the
his polysyllabic language and grandilo-
quent style, and almost every sentence
was punctured by uproarious applause.
anchor to windward in behalf of the
sentative either in the Senate or Assem-
the committee feared that something
might get away from them unless proper
precautions were taken. Accordingly.
ton informing Governor Griggs and the
Chairman of the Senate and Assembly
caucus, respectively. that the County
pick out what pap the Hudson Republic
cans want, and let them know about It.
Inc resolution went through with a
the committee e week as credentials.
Later on, Justice of the Peace Charles
=. Roe, VINO IS no a member of the Leg
islative Committee, demanded informa-
ton as to why the Legislative Commit
tee ts ,s selected from the County Committee
OF 1875 should represent the County Com
mittee of 1896. In his opinion, that COM
m1ttee expired with its creator. After
a heated discussion a resolution giving
the existing committee a new lease Of
life was adopted.
Ex-Judge R. B. Seymour reported that
the arrangements for attending the in
auguration have been completed. Badges
h hnd very cry gorgeous badges they are have
body suggested that the Committees del
egatlon would be lost in the shuttle with
out a band.
Martin Finck objected to a band. He
sald mat 1t is inherent in human nafire
10 follow music, and If the COMMITTEES
mad a band some member Of the clubs
which cannot afford a band. The com.
mlleee was finally authorized to secure
q band without regard to expense az
the treasury is p%lethoric, the Balance on
hand being about $4,000. When this fact
was made known a suggestion was made
oHaa me treasurer should be required to
give bonds, and a motion was made 10
th aeh effect, but was not pressed.
WITH hye appeals on contested seats
Iney were referred to- the Appeals Com