The Jersey City news., 1899-03-11


communication tabled
Eyes, there's q whole lot of farmers
here" answered the chairman.
The Campaign Committee was reported
appointed by the City Committee at the
last meeting with the following sub
divisions
Executive Committee-W. HI. Eaton,
Philip Doubt, S. D. Dickinson, Peter f.
Wanser, Mark M. Pagan, John G. Kaiser.
Edward Fry, John H. Weastell, Frank j.
Higgins. Thomas M. Coughlin, John E.
Macarthur, f. J. Stuhr.
Finance Committee-M. Launders d. J.
Harper, John Rotterdam, Henry H.
Holmes, James Connolly, Frank w. An
gell, w. e. Reed, George w. Decker,
Louis Stubenvoll. August Klein, Andrew
Knox, Charles e. Siebert.
Ex-officio on Campaign Committee:-E.
W. Woolley, Flavel MCGEE. John J.
Erwin, Michael Schultz, Jr.
The committee will meet next Friday
night to arrange for the coming cam
paign.
The following communication was next
read:-
"Gentlemen-At the last meeting of the
First Ward Republican Association of
West Hoboken, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted with the rec
ommendation that copy of the same be
sent to the County and Town Commit
tees for their Endorsement
!" BE it resolved, that the First Ward
Republican Association censure the chair
man of the Republican Town Commit
tee, Charles Eichhorn, for the un-Repub-
lican stand he has taken in the patronage
of the Postoffice Department, of which
he has sole charge, in retaining Demo-
Gratis in preference to Republicans in life
long positions and that it be the sense
of this association that we ASK through
the Town Committee, for the resignation
of Mr.. Eichhorn for the good of the
party; and furthermore, we request the
secretary of this association to notify the
secretary of the Town Committee of the
action taken thereof.
g 1Ar.IIUR NORRIS -
Chairman Brennan had evidently for
gotten to dispose of this and was pro-
ceeding with other businss when G. R.
christie said:--
What about that communication
from West Hoboken. I may be out of
order, but we don't want any monkey
ing with the cards here
81 think the communication has no
place here as it seems to be minded for
the Town Committee answered the
chairman.
G. r. Christie insisted that he want
ed to speak on the communication and
P. F. Wanser said
81 hope the chairman will allow the
widest latitude on this matter so as to
permit them to show their ignorance
Postmaster Wanser then jumped
to his feet and said that Mr..
Eichhorn had nothing to do with
any of the appointments. They
were made in Washington, according to
civil service examinations, the highest
men winning every time.
A committeeman answered Mr. Wanser,
saying that Mr.. Eichhorn had the ap-
pointing of his chief clerk and he took
Democrat while there were many eff
cient Republicans who could fill the po-
sition.
Mr.. Christie here got in his oar. He
said that Eichhorn told the boys that he
would look out for them in the way of ap-
pointments and that it was unnecessary
for them to prepare for the examinations.
Mr.. Wanser-"I move that the communi-
cation be referred to Mr. Eichhorn to ex-
plain. do not believe he made the state
ments Mr.. Christie has credited to him.
Mr.. Wanser's motion was carried.
Then came the McEwan incident and
the sudden adjournment.
No one appeared to know last evening
who the Republican candidate for Mayor
is. OF the many committeeman questioned
not one could give any information. They
thought that Mr.. Nelson would not take
it. 1t was given out by prominent
member that Dickinson would not stand
for Nelson.
Mr.. McEwan was asked if he would run
on an independent ticket this spring, but
he was reticent. The members of the
County Committee have declared that
McEwan will be thrown from the COM
mittee If he takes such action.