The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-07
NOW IT'S BRIBERY
Edward Schultz, a MeEwan-
tie Makes Charges
Against Mr..
Woolley.
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN LAUGHS
Seven Republicans Of the
Eighth Ward Organize an
Association.

seven Repubucans met last night, at
the residence of Edward Schultz. NO. 10
Ocean avenue, to organize an haghtn
Ward Thomas McEwan Association MI.
Schultz explained the light attendance by
saving that the majority of Republicans
were attending the enrollments. MI
John Atkinson was elected temporary
chairman. and Mortimer Gaddis tempo
rary secretary. About the only business
transacted was the reading OF the con-
stitution and bylaws which VIII pc
adopted when the club is properly organ
lied. and can get enough members to-
gether. Circulars will be sent to every
voter in the ward. It was decided to hold
meetings every Wednesday night, and Mr..
Schultz was requested to nga a hall
for that purpose. Officers will be elected
and committees appointed at the next
meeting.
The object of the club, according TO
Mr.. Atkinson, is to ~revolutionize Re
publican politics in Hudson county, and
to break the power of the present Re
publican ring. He said that they We're
opposed to the present plan Of enroll
ment and were heartily in favor of the
minority report, presented to the Repub-
lican County Committee by Mr.. Bald
win. Mr.. Schultz denounced Chairman
Woolley. as a trickster and a man willing
to do all the dirty work" for "the Re-
publican Boss"
Mr.. Woolley has evidently incurred the
enmity of all the McEwanites. He was
denounced by them individually and col
lectively, and charged with all the po-
litical crimes on the calendar.
Mr.. Schultz stated that Woolley at
tempted to bride him some time ago,
and he claims that he has a document to
prove the assertion. He also stated that
he was frozen out of the Republican
party, because he refused to accept the
bride and to do the dirty work proposed
byWoolley. Schultz refused to state the
exact nature of the case at present, but
promises to expose the inner workings of
the machine In the near future.
The organization will be conducted on
the Tammany Hall principle. 1t was
suggested that a captain and three lieu
tenants be appointed to take charge of
each precinct. The duties of the lieuten-
ants will be to watch the polling places,
and the captain, of course, is to be in
charge of the force. This system is for
the purpose of detecting Illegal register
ing and voting. A bitter strife is to be
waged against the machine" and all of
its candidates. One member said
'"If we can't beat 'em at the primaries,
we'll beat 'em at the polls"
They will even vote the Democratic
ticket to down the ring.
Mr.. John Atkinson, who appears TO be
the official ~mouthpiece of the new Nc
EVAN Club, said:@"Anti-ring clubs will
be formed In every ward and I lave no
doubt that the ultimate result will be the
smashing of the ring and a new power
created with Thomas McEwan. Jr., at its
The members will rally to the battle
esting scrap is anticipated.
Mr.. Schulte's statement was shown to
MI Woolley, this morning, and the lat
much worried about it. He could not inn
agine what the young man was driving
at he said, and the only document writ
ten by Mr.. Woolley in his possession was
a letter to a third person, which Mr..
Schultz took from Mr.. Woolley to de-
liver, but failed to keep his trust and
possession of the letter. The cir
cumstances under which this happened, as
related by Mr.. Woolley, are these:-Mr.
Schultz was a messenger in the employ
OF the Republican County Committee
ABOUT i've or six years ago. A certain
primary was to take place, at which, for
various reasons, Mr.. Schulte's presence
was not desired. Mr.. Woolley asked him
to take a letter for him to the Hotel St.
Denis, New York. He also rendered him
50 and told him to go to.the theatre while
he was in New York and enjoy the even
ing. Mr.. Schultz took the letter, but did
evening, and that letter Mr.. Woolley
thinks is the document which Mr.. Schultz |
declares he has to prove that an attempt
was made to bribe him.
As to Mr.. Schultz being frozen out Of
the party because he refused to do 1.-THE
machines dirty work" Mr.. Woolley says
he forgave Schultz for his treachery and
secured an appointment for him on the
police force, but he was rejected by the |
surgeon. He also retained his place as /
messenger to the County Committee. +,