The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-14

NJ EVAN BREAKS OUT
Row in the Republican
County Committee Over
the Patronage
System.
HARD RAPS AT WOOLLEY
Freebooters' Deal Held Up TO
Ridicule - Constitutional
Amendments Tabled.
HARD RAPS AT WOOLLEY

The Hudson County Republican Com
mittee held an important meeting last
night at the Avenue House. 1t was i'm
portant in that it placed itself on record
on the question of the constitutional
amendments or rather, Colonel Samuel
Dickinson placed himself on record, and
the rest followed his lead Like sheep. The
question came up before adjournment by
Congressman Thomas E. MeEwan, who
moved:-
THAT the Hudson County Republican
Committee endorse the constitutional
amendments passed by the Republican
legislature.
He had no sooner made the motion
than Colonel Dickinson jumped to his
feet and moved that the motion be laid
on the table. There was laugh among
the members at the Colonel's evident
anxiety; but they voted with him and
the motion was tabled, precluding the
possibility of discussion on the matter.
Early in the meeting Congressman Nc
Evan got into wrangle with Mr.. Straus
of Hoboken over the question of patron
age.
Il should suggest that this course be
not adopted said Congressman Nc
Even. ''How do we know that we will
not be asked to concur in some deal
whereby some Republican would be elect
ed with the aid of Democratic votes and
a Democrat be helped to an appointment
through Republican Endorsement? A
glance at the shameful Freeholder DEAL"
looking E. w. Woolley, the author of it,
full in the face, reveals the fact that
honest Republicans were betrayed by the
men they trusted. 1t was through this
deal that the Republican party has sac
rificed four or five thousand votes, repre-
senting as many people, who have left
the party in disgust"
did the Street and Water Board pay
any attention to the recommendations
of the Patronage Committee?'' asked Wool
ley, with a sneer
"If Mayor Wanser had paid at
tention to the committees recon-
mendations, would he have ap-.
pointed John ]. Nevin a Police Justice?
If the Committee on Patronage is under
the control of the men who brought
about the deals have mentioned, shall
be very careful of what course shall
pursue in the matter of indorsing the
ments.''
'It is sad thing" said S. H. Monroe,
ito hear such denunciations from an in
dividual who has received so much at the
hands of the Republican party. He comes
here meeting after meeting, and for what
purpose / cannot discern, imputes false
motives and impugns the integrity of
men who have been trusted by the Repub-
lican party of Hudson county, and who
have at all times and under all circum-
stances striven to live up to the trust i'm
posed in them. I deny that the Republi-
can party in this county has ever entered
into a combine or deal to mislead the
people and crafty personal greed"
Jacob Straus of Hoboken, who was
eager to defend the Wool1ey gang, said
when Mr.. McEwan charges that the
County Committee or the patronage COM
mittee are disposed to enter into deals
he charges what is not true. He has so
often made these unfounded charges that
the Republican party in Hudson county
has been placed in an undesirable position
before the people. He has simply re-
The patronage committee never recon-
mended any Democrat for any appoint
ment, and it ill befits this man, who has
Deen SO klnQly treated Dy MS political
friends, to persist in his efforts to breed
discomfort and dfsintegration in the Re
publican ranks. What is this man but
our mouthpiece? If he fails in his duty
to advance the interests of the party that
made him what he is today, he should be
ostracsed from the rights of that party.
1t would be better for ourselves and Re-
publicanism that it should be So
C. De R. Leonard, a would-be statesman
of Hoboken, defended Woolley and VIM
Eaton, another of the same crew, twitted
McEwan for going to the City Hall and
congratulating Hoos on his election. This
was received with cheers and slight
kissing. The outburst amused ex-Mayor
Wanser, who sat in front of the hail. The
hubbub lasted for a few seconds, and
then Chairman WOolley shut off the de-
bate by putting the motion to give power
to the Patronage Committee to pass on
When the meeting had concluded Jacob
Straus tried to shake hands with Nc
Evan, but the latter chilly kept his
hands behind him and said
'Oh, no. am ostracized, you know"
alluding to Straus' remark.
S. Fl. Monroe, who thinks he is a lead
er. said to McEwan: 'sYouse will never
get another nomination if I can help it.
1 will work agin you as hard as / can,
see?"
The Congressman cast contemptuous
glance at Monroe and stalked out Of the
room.
The committee decided to take up the
subject of plans for the new building at
it's next meeting. An enrolment will be
held on September % in those districts
where it has not already taken place.
lief that the anti-race track amendment
would be discussed were disappointed