The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-28
AGAINST
WOOLLEY
Some Energetic Republican
Committee Kickers Are
Organizing to Oppose
Him.
NELSON IS THEIR MAN
Johnny Landrine, Erwin,
Basse, Mason, Urquhart
and Locke Are In It.

A number of members of the Repub-
lican County Committee of Hudson coun-
ty hostile to Chairman Edward Woolley
have been working in secret for some time
past to defeat his reelection A circular
was issued secretly to the holdover Re
publican County Committeeman. 1t is un-
derstood that the senders of the circular
viii endeavor to place William George
Nelson In nomination, as one who has the
best chance of defeating Mr.. Woolley.
Following is the circular sent to those
members of the County COMMITTEES
thought to be antagonistic to Edward
Woolley:-
Dear Sir-The undersigned members
elect and holdovers Of the Hudson
County Republican County Committee
for 1900. held a special conference on
the evening of December q, 1889, for
the purpose of considering plans where
by the Republican party could be har-
monized and confidence restored, SO
that our party can be prepared for the
important work to be done during the
year 1860.
1t was after fully two hours dis
cusslon that it was decided to call
meeting or general conference of those
members of the next committee
thought to be in sympathy with the
movement suggested, to be held at the
Avenue House, Five Corners, Jersey
City, on Thursday evening, December
Is, at eight o'clock, at which time the
question of considering some nameS to
be presented and voted for as new
chairman OF the Republican County
Committee, on January r. 1900, will be
discussed and other matters of inn
portance to the Republican party will
be spoken Of
You will see by the names under
signed, that all parts of the county
are interested in this movement, and
OF those who nave the interests of the
party at heart, SO that our party can
be united and that confidence which is
SO much required in its officers. by not
but the rank and file of the party, that
they can work successfully in the fu-
ture.
Believing that you are interested in
any movement having this object in
view, we urgently request you to be
present on the 2Sth, and by your pres
erce and voice aid US in the selection
of some man who will prove satisfac-
tory to the party and voters in gem
eral. Knowing that harmony is the
smooth road to success, and that a
movement of this kind supported by
all impartial and fair minded men will
be successful, we remain,
Yours truly,
First ward, Jersey City Thomas G.
Henderson and Joseph McCabe; Sec
ond ward. Jersey City, Robert Urqu-
Jersey City, John Rotterdam, Fourth
ward, Jersey City, John J. Erwin,
George Francis and E. Mccormack;
Sixth ward, Jersey City, Percy A. Cad
dis; Eighth ward, Jersey City. George
w Decker and Charles Roe; Ninth
ward, Jersey City, John P. Landrine,
c. S. Mason and F. Schofield; Tenth
ward, Jersey City, Joseph Locke;
Twelfth ward Jersey City, Theodore
Bugasch; Bayonne, F. NJ. Ten Brock
and r. A. Bridgman; West Hoboken,
William Wilkie and A. l.. Reggins;
North Hudson, Henry ]. Gordon r.
West and Clauss Basse.
At the bottom of the circular is a lin'
painted in red ink, Present this circular
at the door,
1t is noticed that there are no repre-
sentatives from the Fifth, Seventh ant
Eleventh wards.
The County Committeeman who allowed
the circular to be copied stated that !
was probably sent to him on the impres
sion that he was opposed to Woolley. wflei
as matter of fact he favors Woolley
reelection and viii work for his success