The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-12
C0SHYITES BOIL OVER.
Trouble Between Rival Factions
in the Colored Repub-
liean Ranks.

There is trouble In the camp of the col
ored Republicans. Although A. B. Cosey
delivered the votes of his delegation in
the convention to Mayor Wanser for Sur
rogate, it is said by no less a parsonage
than colored James Merritt that he was
out against the Mayor. Merritt further
charges that Cosey is endeavoring to get
the Union Republican Club to repudiate
the Mayor.
Cosey is a Teffey man, which fact, Mer-
ritt says, explains his opposition to the
Mayor. Cosey. on the other hand, says he
is with the Mayor and that Merritt al
though pretending to be for him is going
to cut him, not with a "razzer." but at
the polls. Cosey is at the head of the
Union Republican Club, which organiza-
tion boasts of a cosy headquarters.
1t Is asserted by Merritt that some time
ago Cosey wanted the club on account of
pledge itself to work against the Mayor.
One-half of the members consented, Mer-
riIt says while the others kicked over the
traces and left the club. They then ap-
ored Republican Club, of which Merritt is
the head pusher. There were 50 many
new members that Merritt suggested an
independent organization. His suggestion
M3<5 Carried OUT anu Ille 1OlOfEQ Union
Republican Club was organized
Cosey and his followers kicked when
they learned that Merritt had adopted a
name for his club which was similar to
his own. They do not approve of the way
Merritt and his crowd have held picnics,
entertainments. promenades, and so on,
particularly as no clubhouse has ever been
opened or anything done to show what
disposition was made of the funds COL
lected at the various entertainments
Today Cosey sent out red-hot circular
warning Republicans not to be misled or
to believe that the Colored Union Re-
publican Club has anything to do with
the Union Republican Club.
The circular cites the fact that Mer-
ritt and his crowd are getting up another
promenade concert in order to get con-
tributions from politicians. The circular
says
I'VE desire to state that we are not tax
ing any part in the promenade concert
supposed to be given by the Union Re
publican Club. We denounce those false
representatives forming a part of the
Concert Committee, and desire to state
that they were dismissed from the Union
Republican Club for good causes. They
now wish to deceive the public by using
our name without our permission
1t is not explained in the circular
whether the attempt to deceive the public
would have been all right had the colored
gentlemen first received permission to
use the clubs name.
Continuing, the circular says:-"We
deem it a time for active political work
rather than the holding of promenade
concerts
Attacking Merritts old club the cir
cular says
''The Wanser Colored Republican Club
has given promenade concerts three times
as often as other clubs. 1t has also
given private entertainments with an en-
trance. fee attached. Yet they have no
club room. Their picnics were largely
attended, and they claimed to earn con-
siderable money, still they have no
quarters of their own.
The Union Republican Club has main
tanned its dignity and handsomely
equipped clubrooms ever since it's crea-
tion. Not by the proceeds of its enter
tainments. but by the liberal contributions
of its members to the cause of Republi-
canism.
The. public who attended the many
picnics and entertainments of the Wanser
Colored Republican Club, from which
hundreds of dollars must have been real
lied, would have heavy weight removed
from their minds if they could receive an
explanation of what became of It?
"We desire everyone to remember
that the two clubs are still separate
Merritt's promenade is to be held in
Woods Hall next Thursday evening
There may be trouble if contributors to
the Cosey club are found making good
fellows of themselves at the Merritt