The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-03
DICKINSON BIT TER.
G.. 0. P. Leader Tells, the
Kickers to Go Ahead
and Reorganize
and ----.
NOW is The DAY OF ACTION
They Can Run the Next Cam
paign, Machine, Candi-
dates and All, For All
He Cares.
PATRONAGE GHOST LAID
Federal Goat MIXED Dry and
Nothing Else to Share--
Woolley and Guisto
Upheld.
PATRONAGE GHOST LAID
rFrom this mornings "Tribune J

IFr0m this morning iFlouhe.
Colonel Dickinson. leader OF the Repuo-
lican organization IN Hudson county, says
he will place no obstacle in the way OF
the Republicans who are dissatisfied Wl.n
the present leadership and who are work
ing for a reorganization, SO that the
party may present a solid phalanx at the
election next fall. 1t will pc conceded by
Republicans as well as Democrats thar
Colonel Dickinson is a shreWd and con-
servative political observer, and lhat
after he has felt the pulse OF the people
he generally knows what is wanted ana
what is best FOR him TO do.
Colonel Dickinson was seated behind a
roil-top desk in the office of the Hudson
Electric Light Company, in Fourteenth
and Bloomfield streets. HoDoken, attend
ing to his duties as treasurer OF that COM
panv when sTribune" reporter called
upon him yesterday. He seemed as un-
disturbed about the present agitation
among Republican d Hudson County for
reorganization of the party as ii it was an
everyday affair,
When the reporter spoke of the move
ment for a reorganization of the party to
Colonel Dickinson the latter's steel-gray
ewes snapped viciously as he pondered
making any reply TIN the Colonel said
o,,ietlv:-a.I don't care to be interviewed
or 10 talk for publication on that subject.
There has been so much said about 1t IN
..The Tribune" that / think it is best TO
have nothing to say. Let these men VINO
are doing all the talking go ahead and do
inst as they like I'll never stop them
Perhaps. they know what is best to be
done to advance the interests of the party,
ana nerhaps [ don't know anything l
don't want to know what they are going
IA do I merely want it understood that
I want them to go ahead and that l Will
not stop them.
NOT PLEASED WITH THE MOVE
MENT.
Colonel Dickinson seemed displeased at
what mad been published in the Tribune
in regard to a reorganization OF the party
in Hudson county; and while he dld mol
give vent to his feelings, he neverthless
plainly showed that he was not in SYM
pathy with the movement.
When asked what he thought OF the
poor showing made by the Republicans
in the campaigns last fall and this spring,
his stolid features indicated that it was
another unpleasant subject which he did
not care to be asked about.
II consider that this county is Demo-
cratic" said Colonel Dickinson, land. he
added. sneeringly, ''if the many, many
Republicans who are making SO mucn
noise about a reorganization, and doing
so little active work, can do any better
against such heavy odds, I believe in let
ting them go ahead and see il they can
do any better"
s.It is said by these Republicans that the
State leaders recognize the present or
ganization, and would throw all of the
patronage in the hands of the present
organization, without which no scheme
for reorganization would be successful,
suggested the reporter.
..What has the patronage question got
to do with the plans for a reorganiza-
tion?'' replied Colonel Dickinson, some
what sharply. .All of the patronage has
been disposed of, and nothing now re-
mains to be given away. Besides, General
sewel will sail for Europe within few
days. and he will be absent all summer.
He has no patronage which he could
threw in the way of anybody. This talk
about patronage is all rot.
.Let these Republicans who are talking
for reorganization of the party get to-
gether and begin work at once. Now is
the time Don't let them wait until the
next campaign before they make any
move in the matter. l believe that the
sooner they begin the more they Will ac-
complish They will then have plenty OF
time to strengthen themselves and unite
the party. will never interfere with their,
plans"
ut has been said that the leaders of
the present organization have manipulat-
ed the constitution of the County Com
mittee. which was adopted at county
convention five years ago, In such man
ner that the machine can elect and con-
troll the delegates to the county conyen-
tion.' said the reporter.
With a forced smile, Colonel Dickinson
replied: sWell, in the absence of any other
word to express similar meaning, we
will let it go at manipulating Perhaps
it is as good word as could be used un-
der the circumstances. When they charge
that the leaders manipulated the constitu-
tion in such manner that they couio
elect and control the delegates to the
county convention, they tell an unniti-
gated falsehood. The records speak Tor
themselves. Go and examine the records
ii possession of Secretary John ]. Erwin.
They show that the amendments to the
were adopted at the county
conventionsJ The county leaders never
amended the constitution BY resolution at
d meeting Of the County Committee. Such
an assertion is ridiculous.
CAN CONTROL THE NEXT CONVEN- 4
TION.