The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-10
REPUBLICANS B|CKER.
Lively Time in the County
Committee Over the
Ninth Ward.
ABOUT. JOINT PRIMARIES
Mr.. Higgins Insinuates That
There Has Been a Pack
ing Of This List.

Committee was held last evening, but as
was anticipated the Republicans from
the Ninth ward kicked up row over the
revising Of the enrolment and primary
lists. At the start Chairman Edward
Woolley SAID that before business was att
tended to the meeting room would have
to be cleared of non members. A. L..
Graham was the only non member who
remained. He insisted that he had a
right to be there as long as reporters were
allowed Secretary John Erwin read a
statement saying that one delegate was
allowed for each. 250 votes cast at the last
election, and one for each 100 over. The
delegates are for the State convention to
be held in Trenton on September q. The
Eleventh warders said that Andrew Knox
of the Fifth precinct. and John Reinhardr
of the Sixth, had been elected to fill va
cancies.
David Hulshizer asked endorsement for
the position of post Office station super
intendent No. 8, on Pavonia avenue The
matter was referred to the Patronage
Committee Chairman Woolley said that
a meeting of the Executive Committee
was held on May 20, and that the ap-
pointrnent of members of the Hoboken
T. Conkin was endorsed for post office
superintendent of Station 6; S. Reward,
Of Station 2; E. w Woolley as assistant
postmaster, and John Bumsted as stamp
collector. Martin Finck said that a num-
Der of delegates on the list had not sig
nified their willingness to serve. Chair
man Woolley said that it would be ar
ranged so that there would be no vacan-
cies and that los delegates would go
from this county
John Landrine, of the Ninth Ward Re-
publican Club, said that on August 81,
the Ward Committee passed resolution
approving holding joint primaries Of the
precincts for the purpose of electing six
delegates to the State Convention. Mr.
Higgins, of the same club said that the
meeting was regularly called, but was
called hurriedly. He said the resolution
was passed by a vote of eight members,
but that nine were opposed to it. Only
six of the nine were present, however,
the other three being sick or out of town.
Mr.. Higgins said: I'll have In my pos
session a protest, signed by nine mem
bers. There is to be a contest, and it is
an absolute inpossibility to poll full
vote at joint primary. Johnston has 266
odd names enrolled, but that place only
polls I16 or LIS votes ON election day. We
know that there are Democrats among
them, but they are not known to u.s. All
we want is fair test of strength
Mr. Landrine wanted to know If the
communication came from the ward COM
nittee Mr. Higgins said it was simply
a majority of the ward committee. Mr.
Woolley said the matter was important
enough to be considered.
Mr. Robert Alberts then spoke. against
joint primaries. He said:-" What was
done there at the meeting was done regu-
larly. Some of those they claim We're sick
i saw that same night [ find more dis
sension in the Republican party than in
the Democratic ranks Some Republicans
have come to our ward and are trying to
run it. Let them try it and they Will see
how they will finish"
Isaac Ronlaine voted favor of Joint
signed by nine members. all Of whom
favored it. Mr. Higgins again said that
two members were sick on the meeting
night of the Ward Committee, and that
nine were opposed to joint primaries
while eight are in favor of it. Is the
tail to wag the dog?' he asked. I'VE are
the second largest ward in the county and
we have some 1880 votes. We cannot poll
them all in two hours, the time allowed
by the County Committee. / cannot say
when a meeting OF the Ward Committee
VIII De held, as the chairman is opposed
to the nine members.
A member made a motion that the mat
ter be referred back to the Ward Com
mittee THAT will kill the resolution
said MIR. Higgins, because a meeting of
that committee will not be called"
Mr.. Landrine said: "Mr. Higgins has
several times referred to me. / would
sooner not enter into this controversy, but
as he has spoken, l feel obliged to. We
dor2t ask for anything unfair. What Is
the record of the Ninth Ward? Carpet
baggers coming there now and trying to
control when victims are in sight. |
claim the right of the ward association
to govern itself. What has caused these
gentlemen to change heart? / don't want
to make changes here, but there is mig
ger in the fence. | appeal to you to stand
by the constitution of our ward commit
tee. We have done what is right. The
ward, under the management has been
successful. / could say things that would
not be pleasant but | prefer not to. The
meeting held was regular, but they have
an object in trying to defeat U.S..
Mr.. Higgins here said that Mr.. Lam
drine had an idea that he being attacked
when he was not. We don't intend to
take any advantage" he said, but we
don't intend TO have Democrats voting az
Republicans" Louis Steubenvoll also
drine said that the committee did not rec
ognize precinc times, ana that as six
delegates were to be elected out of seven
precincts, joint primary was the sonly
fair way to do it. A resolution in favor
of the above was passed, There will be
three voting places in the ward. One to
elect three delegates, another two and