New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-19
DEMAND REORGANIZATION.
srANcH REPUBLICANS SEEK TO SAVE
THE PARTY IN HUDSON.
THEY INSIST THAT NEW LEADERS MUST BE
CHOSEN WHO CAN RALLY THE REPUBLICAN
SIGNIFICANT FEATURES OF
THE HoBoKEN ELECTION.

vorERs-srGNIFIcANr FEATURES OF
THE HoBoKEN ELECTION.
The repetition in the charter elections on Apri IL
Of the poor showing made by the Republicans !"
Hudson County last fall has caused many hepuo-
cans who loyal to their party and VINO naVo
its future welfare at heart to seek means 10 take
the control OF Its affairs out OF the handS 0.
Colonel Dickinson. f. W. Woolley, j. D. uuis'o anu
others who now In control.
An effort will probably be made within a re"
days to effect entire reorganization. Inc scheine
is still In its infancy but sufficient Information mas
been obtained from the Republicans VINO are as
satisfied with the present management to warrant
the prediction that such an effort VIII De mace
before many more days pass.
The opening gun has been fired by John 7. Lam
drine. OF Jersey City, member OF the Repupncah
State and County committees. who has long oeen
dissatisfied with the present machine lie says
the time has come when all factions In the party
must unite and effect an entire reorganization. He
also says that the movement will not Identify itself
with the McEwan faction. neither VIII any eHort
ganlzation in opposition to the present County
Committee. 1t is proposed to unite all the rae
init. and to rally to the support of the party the
and trustworthy leaders
MEN OF INFLUENCE IN THE MOVEMENT.
Colonel John !. Tofey. the last Republican
Sheriff in Hudson County and at one time State
Treasurer. 1. also at the head Of the movement to
reorganze the Republican party in Hudson County.
He has a large following In Hudson County which
cannot be ignored by the leaders. Notwithstanding
that he has not taken active interest in politics
since he vacated the Sherins office.
II has beer known that Colonel Toffey and
Colonel Dickinson have not been amicabe terms
for many months owing 10 Colonel Dicknson's re-
va sc"s the par as C
Toreys friends feel that the party has suffered
the ex-Sherin
Ex-Freeholder John Halliday. of Jersey City:
mar phar - gLA .li1n..
County Committee; ex-Assembyman Henry NJ
Nutzhorn and other well-known Republicans are
the party In Hudson County.
REORGANIZATION THE ONLY REMEDY.
Mr.. Baldwin is outspoken in favor Of such a
movement. Il have been a Republican since
i have been able to vote" said Mr.. Baldwin yes
terday, "and am positive that man who knows
me will ever question my partsanship I am a
dyed-in- the wool Republican and always believe In
advancing the interest of my party wherever pos
sible. l am not blind to the present state OF af-
and reorganze the party in Hudson County If we
intend to be recognized Republicans any longer.
We can only advance the interests OF our party by
a reorganization"
Many other wel-known Republicans in Hudson
County have expressed similar opinions They be-
lieve that the party must be reorganized and that
the men who control its affairs must be superseded
by men who can unite all factions and bring into
line the whole voting force or the party.
THE PRINCIPLE INVOLVED
The Tribune last Saturday, when II said:
1T is a correct principle in politics that those
who intrusted with leadership accountable
for the results of elections in their districts An
organization that fails to command the support OF
the party and allows the opposition to roll up I'M
This was pursuant to The Tribunes expressed
an Hudson Tn tSe to eiq a ct n the
campaign, when II regarded the Republican orgari-
cation Of Hudson County as trial, and to the
charter elections.
vote in Jersey City was only ss77 and in Hoboken
Chief Of Police Murphy OF Jersey City. the
first Republican official who had the courage to
day after the charter election he said: There must
be q change and men who have the respect an, and
of the Republican County Committee
APPROACHING ANNIHILATIoN.
The seriousness Of the situation is more apparent
IN Hoboken where the Republican organization
came within few votes OF losing its status as a
party by polling barely the per cent OF the total
vote which is required by law TO entitle party to
nominate by convention instead of by petition.
The total vote polled S.133. The Republican
candidate poled PSF votes and was the fourth
man in the race, being beaten by the Socialistc-
Labor candidate; 1t was the lowest Republican vote
ever cast in Hoboken for the head OF ticket:
Thus the Republican party In Hoboken came dam
gerously near the vanishing point. George r. Swain,
polled 500 votes and was defeated by Henry Eggert
Democrat. by 6.1l2 plurality ,
Republican votes from Stuhr and thus insure Mayor
Fasans reelection neitheT Democrats nor RI RepuGi
nation in good faith. Nearly nine-tenths OF the
o of the tive Sy Of the
City Committee who sought to release HOBO
ex-senator William $. Stuhr. an Independent Dem
ocratic candidate: who was nominated by the Ger;
of citizens irrespective OF their political affiliations
WHY sTUHR WAS NOT INDORsED
Such Republicans as ex-Assemblyman William II.
Dod ex- Freebooter Aaron s. Baldwin and ex-As-
semblyman Henry NJ. Nutzhorn and other we'll
known Republicans appealed to Colonel Dickinson,
the county leader. to allow the delegates to IN
dorse Mr. Stuhr's candidacy In the inter EST of good
government Colonel Dickinson nonplussed
when these weli-known Republicans suggested such
n proposition He told them that he could not
countenance such proposition In View of the rule
Of the County Committee which makes 1t manda-
tory to nominate a Republican for elective Of
flee whenever such candidate can be found. He
advised that Mr.. Stuhr's candidacy should be ig
nored and that straight out-and-out Republican
ton that indorsed Democrat for Collector of
Revenue. -
command the Republican and inldependent vote
and IN whose favor MI stuhr would withoraw Mr;
NE was Induced to accept d the nom mn sd re
who were favorable to Mayor Fagans reelection
Scheil was nominated they predicted that Mayor
Fagan's reelection was assured .
Mayor Pagan last spring for Gye-year term,
worked individually TO compel the Republicans to
recognized as Colonel DIcknson's righthand man
many of the districts In h T6sT v Mr fsnd
il must be accepted that the Republican Commit
ee sTs not oya to o"a h p
Mr. schell would have received their votes.
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