The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-20
G. 0. 2. IN BAD SHAPE
MI. Christie Tells McEwan-
ties They Are the Only
Hope Of the Repub-
lican Party.
SCORES VOORHEES, FOR TRUCKING
Central Association Will Run
McEwan Independently
for Mayor.

McEwan Association, who assembled at
headquarters, No. 54S Newark avenue,
last night, did not seem much east down
over their standard bearers defeat last
Friday for chairman of the Republican
County Committee. In fact, they seemed
to take it as a matter they had expected,
and went ahead with as much confidence
as ever to nominate the retiring Con
gresham for Mayor of Jersey City.
There was some doubt as to whether
it would be advisable to try and secure
the regular Republican nomination or run
a little party of their own. This matter
was not settled. but the organization pro-
ceeded with much enthusiasm to fire tho
opening guns of the campaign.
When President Christie called the meet
ing to order, H. W. Molyneux, Of the en7
tertainment committee, reported tina the
proceeds of the recent entertainment to
date were s1S0.e5, of which $177.45 had been
paid out for expenses and given to needy
families. There was still $50 outstanding.
p. A. Schult reported that the six names
presented at the last meeting had been
approved by the membership committee
and they were ordered placed on the roll.
Tom Mailly reported that the Ninth
Ward Club had turned from a regular
Republican organization to a MeEwan
Association, because the member were
tired of being led by the nose by Re
publican bosses. He submitted a copy Of
a petition urging Congressman McEWan
to ruin for Mayor and promising him sup
port. Mr.. Mailly said he had already OBJ
tanned 800 signatures to the petition.
Chairman Christie as,Iaoizad AIaiJtVy a,d
said he hoped the central organization
would endorse the Ninth ward clubs Pc
tition.
e. A. Schult said that if compelled to
forsake the Republican party he felt sure
the Ninth Ward would roll up a big ma
jority for McEwan for Mayor.
MIR. Cogswell remarked thai if the Re-
publican party refused to accept McEwan
for Mayor it was high time to get out
of the organization. He said that some
thing should be lone in the face of the
gag law practiced at the County Com
mittee's recent organization meeting and
concluded by moving to endorse the Ninth
Ward Clubs petition. The motion was
carried and a copy of the petition ordered
sent to each branch McEwan Association.
President Christie thought that in spite
of all the setbacks the organization was
going ahead. He denounced the County
Committee and the, open ballot and de-
clared that IL a secret ballot had been
allowed McEwan would have swamped
Wooiley. Mr.. Christie ~prophesied that if
three candidates were in the field in the
coming Jersey City Mayoralty election
McEwan would draw Democratic votes
enough to be elected. SoTne other speak
ers thought McEwan would win on an
independent ticket.
Counselor Morris was introduced and
expressed his approval of the objects of
the organization.
A motion by Secretary Zaehau that pc
titions urging that McEwan be
nominated Independently be placed
in the hands of the chairman of every
ward committee was adopted unanim-
ously.
Chairman Christie announced that the
organization now had a membership Of
$500 and would make things hum in the
springtime. He criticised Governor Voor-
hees for trucking to Woolley and Dickin-
son and scored the Nationl Administra-
ton for doing the same thing. He
thought matters generally in the Repub-
l1CdA pdtty WSiC III q u 0oo S~PN
and that the only salvation lay in the
election of MIR. McEwan as Mayor of Jer-
sey City. 1.-THE only hope of the Repub-
hcan party now rests IN the efforts of the
McEwan Association, he declared, amid
cheers. Mr.. Christie then switched Off
and tackled trusts, which he thought
were quite as bad and detrimental TO the
people as the Republican machine.
Mr.. Burns. of the Ninth Ward. remark
ed:-"When l see things go the wrong
way I'm heartily in favor of McEwan.'
E. A. Schult announced that McEwan
organizations would be effected in every
ward in the city within a week, and. IL.
necessary, would be in position to put up
candidates for Street and Water Commits
sioner and Aldermen. The clogs in our
machine will not slip, but will keep on
working and accomplish something. l
know we have thousands of Democrats
with us. Notwithstanding the Davis fair"
concluded Mr.. Schult.
There was some discussion about the
a~dvisability Of putting a fall ticket in the
field, and Counselor Morris said:-"Nc
time must be lost in getting good men TO
20 on the ticket. With a good man at
the head others will follow. Go about it
systematically and the ehances OF success
are bright"
Christie said, 1--WE will try first to Sc
cure McEwan's nomination as the regu-
lar Republican candidate. II ne be de-
feated we will then go ahead on an IN
dependent basis"
E. A. Shut opposed the idea of trying
to nominate McEwan on the regular Re-
publican ticket. I'VE have been pfae-
tically ruled out Of the Republican party
and can expect nothing from it. 1t would
be a waste of time to bother with that
nomination. Let US keep out OF the Re-
nrblican party and make our own nomi-
nations"
Chairman Christie said that ex-Commis-
sioner John Halliday could guarantee to
give Jersey City 70, 600, 600 gallons of water
daily for 81, 500, 600. He then scored the
Flynn contract vigorously.