The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-24
REORGANIZATION.
Mouncey's Friends Condemn
His Trial by the County
Committee.
IRRESPONSIBLE HIRELING"
Bergen Club Says the Charges
Were the "Mutterings of
a Perturbed Spirit.

Contrary to expectations there was no
row when a resolution denouncing the
action of the County Committee in cen
suring John Mouncey, the committeeman
from the Seventh precinct of the Ninth
ward. on charges of disloyalty, was offer
ed by Mr.. John P. Landrine at meeting
of the Bergen Republican Club held last
evening. Not word, not murmur,
was heard from the machine people The
resolution was allowed to pass without
dissenting vote. -
When the order of new business was
reached, Mr. Edward Overard submitted
the following preamble and resolution
which the secretary read
..To the officers and members of the
Bergen Republican Club:
'Gent1emen-Wherea AT recent meet
ing of the Hudson County Repubncah
Committee charges of disloyalty were pre-
ferred against John Mouncey, a member
of this club, from the Seventh precinct
of Ninth ward, and the said John Mouncey
was summoned to appear before the Ap-
peals Committee of the County Committee
to answer the aforesaid charges; and
Whereas, At the hearing on said
charges, which had been preferred by one
said Louis Stubenvol, of the Ninth ward
a member of this club, no evidence was
produced to substantiate said charges, un-
less the utteranees of an irresponsible
against the said John Mouncey, or If hear
say and belief can be considered evidence;
and
. ..Whereas, The said committee in vio-
lation of ali rules of justice and fairness
and regardless of the evidence produced
on behalf Of the said John Mouncey,
found the charges so preferred sustained
and so reported to the general committee;
and
.sWhereas. The said General Committee
at their last meeting by majority vote,
adopted the report of the said Appeals
Committee and recommended ehat the
said John Mouncey be censured; and
Whereas, The proceedings of said sub
committee and General Committee fail 10
show any justification for such action on
the, part of either of said committees, and
the charges so preferred show only the
mutaerings of perturbed spirit which
should have been dismissed without report
or comment therefore
Resolved, That we condemn the action
of the majority of the members of the
Hudson County Republican Committee in
voting to censure the said John Mouncey,
believing that said action cannot but act
disastrously against the interests of the
RepsbIiean party and incidentally reflects
on those who had no sympathy in said
action"
''Move its adoption" said Mr.. Landrine.
The motion was Immediately seconded.
ANY remarks?" asked President Chas.
Mason. A silence of ten seconds followed.
n
adopted.
Mr.. Landrine move that reply of the
above resolution be sent to the Secretary
of the County Committee. This was also
carried
That a fight was not made against the
passage of the above resolution surprised
the Mouncey contingent. His followers
were out in force, the clubhouse being
crowded.
Louis Stubenvoll, referring to the reso-
luton at the conclusion of the meeting,
said he thought it was wise to let the
matter pass by without comment.
1T was better to hold the boys off," he
said, although I think we could beat
them out at that. We decided it was
better to refrain from kicking"
SO Stubenvoll held the gang off, eh?',s
said a. prominent member. well, I sup-
pose he has that power now that he has
constituted himself the leader. They
knew better than to fight that resolution,
knowing in their own hearts the miser-
able work done by them deserves to be
severely criticized. We have got that
gang where we want it, and propose to
show the machine men that such tactics
will not be tolerated.
MesSrs. Frank Higgins, Jack Graham
and David Gibson were also on hand,
but said not one word in reference to the
Mouncey affair.
AT the business session an invitation
from the Lafayette Republican Battery to
attend a picnic in Greenville next month,
was read. Sergeant Major Isaac w. Hop
kins was elected member
Chairman o. K. Gardner of the Enter
tainment Committee reported that the en-
tertainment given on March "a, was sue
cessful financially but not so much so
as last year. A balance of $16S was turn
ed over to the treasurer. The committee
was discharged with thanks. The final
euchre of the season Will be held on June
13. A supper will follow.
The president reported that the Board
of Governors had gone over the mem
bership lists and dropped or suspended
thirty-five members who were in bad
standing Mr. Stubenvoll wanted to know
if these members were not to be notified
to come and pay up. The president re-
marked that they had been notified
w. w. Coward was appointed chairman
of a new House Committee to serve for
the remainder of the year.
REhnV EnR EInHT