The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-11
* N0[hSSES PARTY
Is Bully Jacks Descrip-
ton Of Bergen Republi-
can CLUB Election.
LANDRINElTEs ARE AHEAD
They Elected Their President
by Nearly Two to One
Over Ringsters.

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The members OF the Bergen Republican
Club wrangled for half an hour last night
at their annual meeting, elected officers,
threw bouquets at each other. prated Of
harmony and then wrangled again. The
LandrIne faction won-that is, it elected
its candidate for president. Charles S. Ma
| son. The regulars thought they had a
walkover and Rugged their delusion until
the votes were counted. when it was
| shown that out of So votes cast Mason
had received Al. The other 2S went to w.
r. Harrison, the choice of the Higgins
Staubenvoll crowd.
The meeting room was crowded. More
members were cut than had been at any
other meeting in many a day. They were
out for a purpose. Each faction was
looking for the gore of the other faction.
Each considered that 1t had the election
| cinched. The dyed-in-the-wool regulars
were busy electioneering for Harrison.
Their great plea in his favor was that he
made such a good vice president that he
| ought to be sent up higher. The Landrine-
| ties agreed that he had given eminent
| satisfaction as vice president, and decided
that there was no better man for the
position in the club, so they just left him
there. After outline business had been
| transacted, President John Landrine,
who was rapidly drawing to the close of
his fourth term as head of the organiza-
tion, announced that the next order of
business would be the election of officers.
| William George Nelson was on his feet
in an instant.
81 am.not very familiar with the order
| of procedure usually adopted at such
times, he said, sbut I recognize the fact
that we are all here to promote the best
interests of this club, and to harmonic,
if possible, the different factions. There
| are a number of officers to be elected. 1t
would take us a long while to ballot fo1
| them individually. To simplify matters
I would move that a committee OF SIX be
appointed to nominate the officers and
that the Secretary cast one ballot To
facilitate matters, / have prepared a reso-
luton, naming six gentlemen who, in my
judgment, should comprise the, committee.
They are.-John Ely, Frank Higgins,
David Gibson, Charles S. Mason, John
Mounsey and John Landrine. | am not
very familiar with the affairs of the club,
but 1 believe that these gentlemen repres-
emit all the factions. l trust that the mem
bers will abide by their decision and that
those who are elected will receive the
unanimous vote of the members"
Mr.. Nelson's suggestion was acted up
ON and the committee retired to fix up
the nominations. 1t was absent SO long
that the members finally appealed to
Vice President Harrison to call the meet
ing to order. again. Louis Steubenvol
made a motion that a committee OF SIX
be. appointed to wait upon the Noininat-
ing Committee and find out what was
causing the delay. Charles M Prior OBJ
iected to the motion, asserting that the
members of the committee We're gentle
men and were not engaged in a fight.
..One gentleman, he said, "can knock
on the door and ask the question as well
as six CAM Just as the question was
being discussed the Nominating Commit
tee filed out of the conference room.
Frank Higgins was spokesman.
1--WE are sorry he said, ito have caus-
ed such a delay, He presented a list of
the officers. from vice president down to
sergeant-at-arms, including the Exec
utive Committee and the trustees. He
then said:-'sIn the matterm of president
we Were unable to agree. You will have
to decide that by ballot. The committee
urgently requests. that whoever is elected
will have his election made unanimous,
and that the club will get together and
support him in perfect harmony.
Charles Prior nominated Isaac Ro-
maine for president. Frank Higgins re-
taliated by nominating w. R. Harrison.
Alderman Stell nominated Richard
Brown, saying tina harmony was the
thing desired and the president should be
a good parliamentarian and a ms not
identified with either faction. Such a
he considered. Mr.. Brown. Mr..
Brown declined to run. Alderman Steil
was nominated, but also declined, saying
that he felt he could not fill the office.
Charles Mason, who was the Landrine
choice weeks ago., was the last person
nominated. Mr.. Romano withdrew his
name, leaving only Mason and Harri-
son. The result of the balloting was as
has been told. Frank Higgins and Chas.
Prior were t~ellers. The tally was kept
by Harrison and John Landrine. When
the result was announced there was great
cheering on the part of the Landrine-
ties. Mr.. Harrison moved that the cleo
ton be made unanimous. 1t was done.
The names of the capdidates chosen for
the other offices by the committee were
next read. They were as follows:-First
Vice President, William George Nelson;
Second Vice President, John H. Coyle:
Secretary, John r. Jackson; Financial
Secretary, John W. Booth; Treasurer. 0.
K. Gardner; Trustees, John Graham,
Joseph McComb, Carrot Felter, w. w.
Coward, George Rowland, John P. Ian
drine; Executive Committee, Thomas d.
Mills, I. S. v. w. Post. John Pringle. A.
overend, A.. Blake, David Gibson, and
william Foley. When the names had
been read Mr.. Nelson asked that the
name of Mr.. Harrison De substituted for
Vice President. There was no objection.
Mr.. Harrison, in accepting the office, said
that Mr.. Mason would find him his right
bower and that he would do anything in
his power to assist the president.
John Landrine, in ~relinquishing the chair
to his successor, made a little speech. He
was thanked in a brief resolution for his
four years of service as President. Ian
drine, like all the other speakers, talked
harmony. The election over, several
resolutions were offered. The first was
introduced by Captain Jack Graham. 1t
provided that a committee Of five be APP
pointed to purchase a bouquet. mot to
cost more than $40, to present to Foster
M. Voorhees, when he becomes Governor
on Tuesday next. President Mason APP
nointed on that committee John LandrIA