The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-11
THE MEWAUITES.
They See in the Election
the Knell Of Republic
can Bosses.
ALL WERE TRUE TO THE TICKET
Congressman MEwan Says
Some Sharp Things
About Dickinson Eft al.
ALL WERE TRUE TO THE TICKET

1t%C 2tO1Att dAia -
ance. Congressman McEwan, the stand
ard bearer of the association, was pres
ent. Pending the election he took no
prominent part in the regular business
meetings, but he said, last night. he
slould henceforth be considered as "one
of the boys When one of the officials
Of the organization alluded to him Incl
dentany as Jersey sCity's next Mayor,
Mr.. McEwan deprecatingly shook his
head. In the course of a speech later
| on, however, while setting forth the aims
of the association, he said nothing that
would indicate that he would refuse a
Mayoralty nomination. He did say, how
ever, and called on God to witness 1t,
that he desired only the welfare OF the
people, the working people especially, and
the overthrow of the boss system In poll
tics, which he held responsible for the
poor condition of the working classes.
Through remarks let drop here and
there by the chairman and other MEM
bers, it was apparent that the associa-
ton, at least, want Mr.. McEwan as the
next Mayoralty candidate. They were
especially enthusiastic over the disas-
trous defeat of the Dickinson-Woolley
| machine ticket, yet all present declared
that they voted the Republican ticket
without a scratch. Attention was called
to the fact that the McI1wan Association
was the first association in the State to
endorse Mr.. Voorhees, candidacy after
his nomination by the Republican State
Convention. A resolution was adopted
and sent in typewriter form, last nisht,
to Mr.. VOORHEES,, congratulating the peo-
pie of the State upon his election and
expressing the associations belief that
the Republican party viii have every oe-
casion to feel proud of the selection of
Mr.. Voorhees, as Governor of the State
Both Chairman G.. r. Christie and the
STANDARD bearer made speeches denoune-
ing the Republican bosses. E.. A. Schult
handed in a list of 1871 propositions for
membership, which he Said he had Sc
cured Stree the result of the election was
announced. Another member handed IN a
list Of 214 propositions. The lists were re-
ferred to the membership committee. A
number of application blanks were asked
for. The condition of the rev headauar-
tiers was discussed, and the joint House
and Financial Committee, with Percy
| Gaddis as chairman, was instructed to as
certain the cost and devise means TOR
| tearing out one or more of the partitions
so IS to form an assembly room and
equip it with books ard periodicals and
such games as chess. checkers. etc, The
Entertainment Committee reported pro-
eress. 1t was announced that the en-
| crossed resolutions of hanks to those
who participated in the recent entertain
ment for the benefit of needy families Of
soldiers and sailors of Hudson County
will be presented at No. "a James street
next Sunday afternoon.
Congressman McEwan's speech was in
terrupted by the appearance of William
Camp. Prof. Louis Schaeffer and Gustav
Pitschel. Jr., equipped for a globe trot-
ting expedition. Camp and Schaeffer were
already members Of the association. Camp
was corresponding secretary. Pitsehel,
who is an honorably discharged seaman
from the u. S S. Bennington, joined the
association before the trio set out on
their expedition. They were equipped
something after the fashion of American
soldiers. with knapsacSs and blankets.
They wore sweaters with a Mercury's
foot embroidered On the chest, leggins and
white sombreros, and carried an Amen
Can flag and banner, inscribed IN j.
Globe Trotters." The same inscriptions
ornamented the lapels of their coats IN
brass letters. Camp is a printer and mas
been latterly engaged ir newspaper work
nm his own account. He came from the
West ten years ago and said the machines
threw him out of employment. Prof.
Schaeffer is a well known musician. His
orchestra furnished the music for the re-
cent entertainment of the McEwan AS
soeiation. The trio started for Newark
LAST night. They intend to work their
way as far as British Columbia, and. II
practicable, to cross the Pacific and skirt
the globe. The association gave them a
send off and wished them good luck
IN calling the association to order
| chairman Christie alluded, sarcastically,
"a the il. 600 Democratic majority in Hud-
son. It was something he couldn't stand.
and couldn't understand. He said that
the bosses of the Republican party should
be compelled to stop this disciplining
business, abiding to the treatment of
Mr.. McEwan and Mr.. Drake. He alluded to
the majority for Daily in the Seventh Con-
gressional District, and the turning down
| Of McEwan, and putting up Pangborn
| after Mr.. Mckinley had asked that his
war Congress be returned to him. But
| McEwan was turned down he said,
simply because he dared stand up and
fell the administration some truths. Des-
nite even that Mr.. McEwan could have
! secured the nomination if he wanted it."
He wanted to know what had become of
the 1900 Republican majority of a few
wears q Through the machines of
Dickinson and Wooley, he saw it go out
| on the Robert Davis Associations outing.
McEwan had carried the Seventh Com
gressional District by nearly five thou
sand majority, even at a time when Wan
ser was defeated on the same ticket by
several thousand. Yet Mr.. McEwan had
to be disciplined, and if they kept on dis
ciplining the decent men of the party
they'd soon have none left. Mr.. Christie
scored Woolley's record, also, for dual
holding of office
Mr.. McEwan called attention to the fact
that the McEwan Association was the
first Republican organization to endorse
voorhees, after his nomination. He also
called attention to the fact that one of
the very first principles enunciated by the
association was hat it was for the up
building n not the down-throwing Of
the Republican party. He said the recent
election in this county demonstrated that
it was high time that such an association
should be formed. The assertion of promi-
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