The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-14
REORGANIZATION
Graham Again Breaks the
Traces and Gently
HoWls.
A N 7 L RING DoWNED
Bergen Club Strikes From the
Minutes the Censure of
Mouncey's Censors.

once again the llSHl Is OH III LIE lNliitu
ward between the ringsters and the anti
ring element. AS was predicted in sThe
News the meeting last evening of the
Bergen Republican Club produced enough
excitement to last the members, even the
most pugnacious ones, for at least two
weeks and the next meeting night.
Scarcely had Chairman Charles Mason
called the meeting to order when
scrap, as prearranged by the machine
men, was precipitated. Names were
hurled back and forth for at least a
good half hour before perfect order was
restored. Jack Graham and Louis Stu
benvoll, the self appointed leader Of the
machine faction, We're the prime movers
in the scrap. The former refused to be
quiet and insisted on being recognized by
the chair, after having been declared out
of order dozen times. President Mason
banged the table again and again with
his gavel before the loquacious Graham
consented to remain silent. He became
quiet at the request of Stubenyoll, who
pulled him back in his seat
The meeting was truly an illustration
of the miserable condition of the G. Q. F.
Reorganization with such state VI
chaos existing is simply out of the ques-
ton. 1t was clearly evident that hight
was to take place when the meeting be-
gan The club house was filed Both
sides had many followers.
The real fun began when the minutes
of the meeting held three weeks ago
were read. At this extraordinary ses-
sion resolution and preamble were
passed severely censuring the action OF
those members of the County Committee
who voted to censure Committeeman
John Mouncey, whom the Appeals Com
1nittee found guilty of alleged disloyalty
to the party. This resolution was offered
by John p. Landrine, who moved It's
adoption. The resolution went through
without a dissenting vote.
When the Secretary had finished READ
ing this part OF the minutes, Edward
Mitchell moved that the resolution ana
preamble be stricken from the minutes
The motion was seconded in a Jl1ty. =
Mr.. Landrine was on his feet in an III
slant He began by saying that the res
olution in question had been unanimous
ly passed at previous meeting, ana NOT
only did it meet with the approval OF the
members of the club, but OF Republicans
throughout the county.
s.AloAneey," he said, was the mark You
people aimed at, simply out of mean pre-
judlce. The Republican party never had
a better worker than he is, and by your
miserable work he was driven from the
County Committee. The people will not
stand for such actions He never lad
fair trial and was a marked man be-
for the proceedings before the picked
resolution. gentlemen. and think every
fair minded member should look at the
mater in the same light"
Stubenvoll then clamored for recog-
milton. LAS chairman of the Ward Asso-
cation he said, 81 was forced to prefer
the charges against Mouncey. If ever a
man was guilty of kniting his party that
man Mouncey is. I'm surprised that a
man like Mr.. Landrine would stand up for
treachery, when he and every one knows
how overwhelming against Mouneey the
The speaker was interrupted several
times but he kept on until he had had
his little say.
at once, shouting: ''Mr. Chairman Mr..
MIR Mouncey has the floor" said the
Il want to be recognized shouted
Graham.
Order, rang out the voice of Mr..
.sI refuse to be quiet was Graham's
response.
Bang. bang, bang, went the gavel;
Mr. Mouncey has the floor, yelled the
ssHe had his say and now Tn going to
talk, said the irrepressible Jack;
L Once more the chairman called for or
der and then Stubenvon told Graham to
permit Mouncey to speak. Graham fell
back in his seat grumbling.,
sIt Ill becomes a Republican to make
such charges said Mouncey, when he
himself admitted viting the Democratic
ticket at the last Assembly election
Now I'm going to talk" began
Graham, on being recognized. The speak
er went on to arraign the anti ring peo-
pie for treachery, as he termed it, and
said. that Perine would never have beeii
beaten if it wasn't for the fact that i
number of Republicans were promised
Jobs by the Democrats.
81 won't stand for treachery, said he.
Lets know where 1t is and kick the
traitors l wouldn't stand for such a
thing even from my own brother. A
few more compliments were passed about
and Mitchells motion was put and car
RED The resolution was thea stricken
from the minutes.
The machine people looked supremely
happy over the success of their move,
while the anti-ringsters were shrouded in
gloom.
Little other business was transacted,
save the proposition regarding picnic
or outing to be given the latter part of
next month.
A progressive euchre followed, in which
f1fty-six players took part Edward Nit
chell won the first prize, a handsome
gilt chair Refreshments were served un-
der the direction of the Entertainment
Committee, of which o. X. Gardner Is
chairman.