The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-22
REORGANIzED.
The Republican Committee
Talked Three Hours and
Adopted Resolutions.
WILL GATHER OPINIONS
When These Are Tabulated
Dickinson and Woollay
Will Take a Hand.

"After three hours of chin music" said
President William Reed of the U. 5.
Grant Association, 1--WE did nothing but
adopt a resolution offered by me-"
This was said Immediately after the
meeting of the Organization Committee
of the County Republican Committee held
Saturday night in Lincoln Hall. Here is
the resolution, the result of the farcical
proceedings
"Whereas, The Hudson County hepub-
lican Committee, at a meeting held FrI-
day, May II, adopted a resolution or IN
structions to this committee which is de-
signed to harmonize the party, as sllly
set forth in a preamble and resolution
..Whereas, 1.-THE Executive Committee
has taken cooperative action by author
izing the chairman of that committee 10
approve bills for necessary expenses con-
nected herewith; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the chairman OF TINS,
the Organization Committee, take meas
ures to obtain in writing from as many
Republicans as possible an expression OF
opinion concerning the topics named in
said resolution of the County Committee,
tabulate the results according TO pre-
cincts wards, cities, towns and townships
and present the letter and the tabulated
report of the consensus of opinion there
in expressed to the committee for further
action.
Seventeen of the twenty members were
present when Chairman Aaron 5. Bald
win of Hoboken called the meeting to
order. The proceedings were of the star
chamber order, but the loud voices of the
members could be distinctly heard
through the transoms. Chairman Wooiley
of the General Committee was present as
was Edward Fry, the new Chairman OF
the Executive Committee The later is not
a member of the Organization Committee.
It is thought he was on hand simply to
get a Zine on the members.
There is no doubt that those present
were afraid to express their true opinions
of the cause of the miserable state OF al
fairs now existing in the ranks of the T.
o. p in this county. The gag law was
not in force, free speech being nominaliy
allowed to all, but there was an atmos-
phere of latent coercion unfavorable tc
plain talk. Therefor the three hours OF
discussion the members said at the con
clusion of the session amounted to prac-
tically nothing.
Each member was called upon for az
explanation of the apathy existing in th'
various precincts and wards, but with tbs
exception of one or two they could o.
would not, give any good reason. Many
would have liked to have said that th'
leaders of the machine gang. were re
sponsible, but they dared not give ven
their feelings This information was OBJ
tained from the best of authority.
''If we kicked lot of these nice intelli
gent members out of the committee" sait
a member at the conclusion of the meet
ing" the party might be resurrected. Un
til then the results of the past two o.
three elections are to be expected"
Aaron S. Baldwin had practically moth
ing to say, save that it might be well fol
all the kickers to get in harness and try
to make a party of the present disrupt
ed organization.
Secretary Robert Urquehart said that th'
resolution was the only definite business
trasacted.
No record of the proceedings was taken
On this point. several kicked, but thei
protests We're of no avail.
1t was the general opinion of the mem
bers that the proceedings were mos
farcal and that nothing would even com
from the discussion. Neihtre Edwar'
Woolley nor Edward Fry would speak ol
the reorganization plan.
Jack Graham was on the outside during
the meeting, but he remained perfectly
quiet. He said not one word about the
meeting.
The next meeting will be held subject
to the call of the chair.
The absentees were:-William Wilkie, o1
Harrison; Claus Basse, of Weehawken
William Mann, of the Fifth Ward. Jer-
sey City, and William Belfield, of the
Eleventh Ward, Jersey City. The com
mittee is composed of Aaron S. Baldwin
of Hoboken, chairman, a consistent, con
scientious Republican,; ex-Street and Wa
ter Commissioner William H. Hooker, anc
George w. Harding, of Jersey City; Bou
levard Commissioner Robert D. Urquhart
A. j. DAILY, William Mann, Charles Keu
derly, William E. Reed, George w. Deck
er. E. T. Mitchell, Constable JOSEPH
Locke, William Belfield and Andrew Shaw
of Jersey City; Morgan Thomas, of Bay
onne: Aaron S. Baldwin and Joseph ]
Kennedy, of Hoboken; Robert Orrok, O
t<aarnv. William Wilkie. of Harrison; Eu