New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-23
FRIDAY,
JUNE 20, 1899.
TO OVERTHROW WOOLLEY,
HUDSON COUNTY REPUBLICANC WILL
TAKE ACTION TONIGHT.

PRIMARY sYsrEM-MAcHTNE LEADERS WILL
FIGHT IF THEY CANNOT COMPROMISES
The Organization Committee OF the Hudson Coun-
~ Republican Committee will hold its nnal meet
Ing this evening at the headquarters. Lincoln Hail.
Jersey City Heights. prepare a report for SUD-
mission 10 the County Committee in regard 10
plan for a complete reorganization Of the party.
As mentioned In The Tribune before the indica-
tons last night were that the committee VIII Dc
divided as to what recommendations shall be MADE.
and II is probable that a majority and minority
repor, will be presented.
Aaron 5. Baldwin. chairman Of the Organization
Committee Is determined that there shall be no UNI
certainty In the language Of the report. he Is III
favor of making straightforward statement, re,
has found them. and offering plan for compete
reorganization which will have a tendency 10 re, re-
party He viii submit his plan at the meeting to-
night and yr , PaS}9T 5 81 w hf sabnt il to the
County Committee as a minority report
wOoLLEY WILL MAKE A HARD FIGHT.
= W Woolev chairman OF the County Com
mlttee will make a determined effort 10 deteat Mr.
Baldwin's plans He realizes that u tney are
adopted the days CT the leaders who now conroi
will be numbered and that they would be unapls 70
dominate the Organization any longer MT. nooi.sini
II Is expected will prepare report wnicn VIII
ignore the plans for reorganization WINE ssse "a
propostsns will be adyonGsd Sy Hi TN Repubicsns
who are clamoring for reorganzatlon- =, 1900. ~
woneys r6ort with Suspicion in view OF the fact
that IL win emanate.fron the men who now con-
that the leaders are sincere and really mean TO
make concessions This opinion is strengtneineo %
eral days ago when he said: Did you ever heae
OF majority giving way to the mlnqIly ,nev con-
troll majority OF the members OF the County Com-
mtee and that the men wHp 20 ar Tre their control
from them and mean 10 give no quarter Insy WI,
Sny [ap Witch viii deprive them Of
their power in the organl1aton ana Lney or sueh
report when It is presented
NEW ENROLMENT FAVORED
Mr. Baldwin favors a new enrolment Of the Re
publcans In Hudson County. lie has had several
experiences at the Republican primaries IN no.
bo5en controlled BY the leaders oi me t bneln
with a change in the primary system AZ Is Ts,
Eommitteemen II Is said that the registry was
padded with many fictitious names kepupucalhs
wa0 h2 Years e We're deni the Svege Of voting
when it discovered that they would not vote vote
over the names OF many Republicans were never
enrolled A prominent Republican explained the
situation by saying that II the names OF ten Kspuo-
licans enrolled, the men VINO cohtrolisu rss
primary would pad the registry list with the names
OF ten men who did not live In the preclnct, W
Offset the Republicans enrolled ana mus ih h
the election OF the candidates supported 10y theni'
"A GOOD THING FOR THE PARTY"
THE Jersey City Evening Journal last evening
plan for enrolment;
one OF the propositions made by member OF
he OrganiZat committee j. that there De a new
enrolment OF the Republicans throughout inc
county that II be- held the third and fourth
the enrolment be filed with the secretary OF tne
County Committee and that copy OF the enron
ment be furnished 10 any known Republican upon
the payment OF the cost OF copying
There can be no reasonable objection 10 a new
enrolment 1t would DE- a good thing for the party
II every Republican In the county would come ogt
nd have his name pa ced on the list. IL could DO
haxra he q
mittee supply copies Of precinct or a ward enrol
meut 20 ary known Republican who wished 10 pay
for having Il copied. In fact. there is no reason
WHY the Republican enrolment should not De pup,
licly displayed in the same manner az the olIciai
registry lists are open TO public Inspection
Another proposition is that district or waru asso
Citations shall authorize precinct primaries upoI
application Of a certain percentage or the enronsd
Republicans Of the precinct; Perhaps IL woilu oe
better TO have precinct primaries made oOngato,y
This would involve more work for the men VINO
are willing TO perform service at primary elections
but II would be fair and equitable and would alow
each Republican opportunity 10 attend the
primary election without loss OF time. - -.
Anv plan which will have tendency 10 orlng out
tho 5eople ar primary elections viii be step In
advance II the people believed that there was
absolute fairness In primary elections more would
Much of the complaint which has caused the
present investigation by the organization commit
lee has its root In the MANIPULATION OF primary
elections and the County Committee can remove
the cause for a large percentage OF the complaint
Nv adontlng rules which will leave the residents
~ nrecncts and wards free 10 hold their own pri-