The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-13
4 rFRoM "THE JERSEY CITY NEWS,''
JULY 15, 1899.
The DAY AFTER
First Ward Young Repub-
licans Reach the Sermon
and Soda Water Stage.
LYING LIKE GENTLEMEN
Elaborate Denials of the Fact
That the Governors Picture
Was Trampled Upon.

A special meeting of the Young Mems
Republican Club of Gregory street was
held last night at the clubhouse A large
number of members were present Ihe
only business transacted was the pas
sage of resolutions denouncing the stories
published in the Jersey City and New
York papers about the members OF the
club dancing on Governor Voorhees, pic
ture Thursday night. John J. Erwin was
present. He denounced the stores IN
bitter terms He said there was not the
slightest truth in any of them. Mr.. En-
win stated that he was not present at
the meeting, but admitted having been
in the room shortly after the meeting
was adjourned
After the meeting last night News
reporter visited the clubhouse. Much to
his surprise a lithograph portrait Of the
Governor, enclosed in a plain wood
frame hung on the wall. 1t will be re-
membered that yesterday the members
said that the vacant space on the wall
had been occupied by mirror
When the meeting was in session Will
lam Eaton, one of the members, walked
into the room. He heard the resolutions
read He exclaimed
..You are a lot of towards. The picture
was broken and why don't you ad-
NIT *.
When the meeting was declared ad-
journed Mr.. Erwin left the clubhouse and
went home.
An exact copy Of the resolutions as
passed by the club is as follows
whereas, Certain articles rejecting on
the Young Mems Republican Association,
as well as members individually OF the
association, were published in severaA
members of the association, feeling
offended and mad at the action OF Gov
ernor Voorhees, in selecting MR. Alexander
Mclean as Sheriff of this county lhsleau
OF Mr. John J. Erwin, our former presl-
dent. who was supported by nearly the
entire Republican party and ENDORSED py
over Sixty-five of the most prominent law
years of the county, both as to his ntness
and experience in conducting the aIairs
of the Sheriff's office: but as Governor
Voorhees,, instead of selecting Mr. ERWIN.
appointed Mr.. Mclean, for reasons pest
known to himself; and,
Whereas The articles published in the
morning papers claimed that members of
this association pulled the portrait Of the
Governor from the wall and trampled
upon 1T and smashed both the portrait and
frame and glass, despite the efforts OF
fMessrs. Erwin, Brennan and others who
were present, as claimed in the articles.
.SWhereas, From reliable sources. upon
investigation by both Messrs. Erwin and
Brennan, as well as other members of the
association, nothing OF the kind was done
or ATTEMPTED to be done with the por-
trait or the frame, but that some mem
Der of the association, upon his own re-
sponsibility took the picture from the
wall and in so doing broke the glass. and
locked it up in the closet of the associa-
ton, where it was found. and replaced in
it's former position by Mr.. Erwin in the
presence of Captain Hooker and others;
the picture and frame, with a new glass
and netting being in the same condition
as 1t always was: and
Whereas, The paper claimed that
Mesrs. Erwin Brennan and Eaton were
present when the affair occurred which
was a falsehood, as not one Of the gem
tlemen were present at the time, and If
either of them had been present the pic
ture would never have been taken from
the wall. The article also stated that Mr..
Erwin is the president Of the association
and made a speech at tthe time. This Is
an untruth, as Mr.. Erwin is not the
president of the association, Mr. John
Brennan having succeeded him In that
position on June last, and did not make
any speech In the club room and knew
nothing OF any incident till his attention
was called to the article published in the
'sHerald' and World and Mr. Brennan
was not in the rooms of the association
s'Whereas, The article as published has
reflected on the association, and the
statement has gone broadcast 1t is hoped
that the papers which published the
same will give the public the same space
for denial of the story as for the article
itself; and therefore be 1t
Resolved, That. the Young Mems Re-
| publican Association in special meeting
assembled on July IA, 1899 at its head
! quarters have taken action on the al
| legged insult to Governor Voorhees, as by
| the published articles, and have found
| that they are in no way correct, and as
| this associations members was, Is anc
will be true Republicans, and having sup
4 ported our fellow member. Mr.. Erwin
| for the appointment existing but being
| true believers in our party's cause, We
/ readily accept the selection made by oul
| Governor and wish him success in his
position, and trust his administration dur
Ing the next -four months may ref1eci
credit on the party he represents, and
that it may prove of a benefit to our par
| ty in the fall campaign. and that at the
end of his term as Sheriff 1t may be
| shown that the Governor was right in his
contention, that by his selection of Mr.
Mclean as Sheriff he did a wise and prop
er thing for his party;
Resolved, That copies of the above
preambles and resolutions be given to The
| press and copy be sent to the Hon. Eos.
| ter M. Voorhees,, Governor of New Jer
sey.''
Notwithstanding the denials made thu
stories published in the newspapers were
substantially true.