The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-05
WOOLLEY SAFE.
Dickinson Controls the Com
mittee and Will Sque lch
Charges.
SEWELL IN 1T NOW
Tribune" Says the General
Opposes the Republican
County Bosses.
SEWELL IN 1T NOW
[From This Mornings "Tribune."l

mittee will meet tonight at it's headquar-
ters, Lincoln Hall, IN Pavonia avenue,
Jersey City. This will be the first meet
ing held by the committee since the
movement for a reorganization OF the
party in Hudson county was begun by
the Tribune" three weeks ago, and it Is
more than probable that it will be one
of the livliest meetings ever held by that
organization.
Chairman E. W. Woolley will preside,
and If anyJattempt is made to issue call
for a party convention to discuss ways
and meansito reconstruct the party, 1t is
more than, probable that the leaders who
do not favor such movement will ex-
pect him to rule with an iron hand and
adopt the usual 'gagging" tactics to
defeat such a scheme.
DICKINSON WILL BE IN CONTROL.
Colonel Dickinson, it is expected, will
be on hand to lead his followers and in
struct them how to vote Colonel Dick
inson controls the committee, and what
ever he says "goes through with bells
on. He said a few days ago that he
would not interfere with the Republicans
who were working for a reorganization
of the party, and he advised that they
get together and begin work to accom-,
plish such a result at once. Whether
Colonel Dickinson proposes to permit or
to facilitate reorganization remains to
be seen. There are many Republicans
who are not thoroughly satisfied that
Colonel Dickinson will permit the adop-
tion of such course which will be
practical REIMBURSEMENT of the leadership.
The are anxious to hear what Colonel
Dickinson will have to say on the sub
ject at tonight's meeting of the County
Committee.
WOOI.LEY WILL NOT RESIGN.
Chairman Woolley's friends have been
endeavoring for several days to induce
him to resign as chairman of the Coun-
ty Committee. They have pointed out to
him that he could restore harmony in the
party by so doing, and that the men who
were working for a reorganization would
thereby be deprived of the opportunity
TO MAKE him a scapegoat for the sins OF
the machine. 1t was contended that ii
Mr.. Wooliey resigned a more popular
man, who could unite all the warning fac
tions, could be placed at the head OF the
organization.
Mr. Woolley told his friends he would
never resign under a cloud. He says It
would be cowardiy to desert his friends
by resigning and giving his enemies an
opportunity to place one OF their adj
herents in his place. 1T is not expected
therefore. that Mr.. Wooley will retire
as chairman. and he cannot be ousted ex-
cept under charges. rs Colonel 3ickin-
son controls majority of the commit
tee there is no probability that charges
could be sustained.
1t was also said in Jersey City yester-
day that Colonel Dickinson was opposed
to the scheme of allowing Mr.. Woolley
to retire as chairman. He contends, that
the criticisms of Mr.. Woolley's manage
ment of the party's affairs are unjust,
and that no better man could be found
for the place.
The appearance of Senator Sewell in
Jersey City yesterday, almost on the eve
of his departure for Europe, caused con-
siderable speculation among poiitlclans.
1t was said that General SeWell realizes
that diseord exists in the ranks OF the
Republican party in Hudson County. and
that he was anxious that harmony should
be restored before he sailed for europe.
The leaders of the present organization
professed ignorance of General SewelIs
visit They denied that they knew ne
was in town or that ne heid any conIer-
ences with the men who are leading the
movement against the present orgaMza-
ton. :, 80
1.he leaders of the machine said that
General Sewell was not interested IN the
fight in Hudson County and that he would
NOT interfere under any circumstances;
They denied that General Seweli had
offered any suggestions 70 tnem WIN
IlEADERs hFs Iifu s. DENY KNOWLEDGE OF
HIS VISIT.
While the leaders denied that tney
knew anything about General Sewell's
visit to Jersey CITY, yesterday, neVereae @ a15+
less it cannot be denied that ne spent
several hours there. The nature OF MS
errand could not be learned last n.ght, or
whether he had held any conferences
with the Hudson county leaders. It is
more than probable, however, that Cen
eral Sewell did not leave Jersey Sy Si.y
without holding private conference with
some of the political leaders as II IS
known that he has been following the
course of the movement for reorganlza-
ton most carefully and takes the demand
for the strengthening of the party quite
seriously.
1t is expected that within few days the
purpose of General Sewell's visit Will be
disclosed. significant feature OF his
V sit is the fact that he should appear ON
the scene the day before the County Com
mittee meeting. Whether he left any
instructions with any of the leaders IN
regard to the meeting are mercy matters
of conjecture.
THE FIGHT AGAINST MOUNCEY.
The Appeals Committee of county or
ganization held meeting last night IN
Lincoln Hall to pass upon the charges
of disloyalty against John Mouncey, a
committeeman in the Ninth ward Noun
cey is one of State Committeeman Jonn
p Landrine's stanch supporters. and as
Iandrine has taken an aggressive part in
the movement he has earned the dis
pleasure of the leaders of the present or
ganiZation 1t is now charged that the
proceedings against Mouncey are the out
come Of the fight against Landrfne by the
county leaders, and that he will be re-
moved from the committee.
Mr. Meuncey will make his fight before
the County Committee If the Appeals
Committee should submit report in
favor of unseating him. He denies the
charges of disloyalty, and says that the
result of the election in the Ninth ward
was similar to that throughout the
county.
1t will require two-thirds vote OF the
committee to oust Mouncey. This, Noun
cey's friends say, can never be obtained.
It was claimed yesterday that IL Mr..
Mouncey was ousted from the county or
gan,zation the ward association of the
Ninth Ward and the Bergen Republican
Club, of which he is an active member,
will take up the cudgels and begin an ag-
gressiye fight against the county organi-
zation Such proceeding will mean
that the party will be more hopelessly
sniit in the Ninth ward than ever be-
fore.
6. r. Christie, of West TIoboken, who
was recently reelected as chairman of
the MeEwan Association, said yesterday
that he would accept the office for an
other term I'VE are going to start
right in for actual work. he said, "and
Intend to fight for reorganization of the
Republican party
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