The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
NEW ANS JOKE.
Congratulates Republican
Machine on the Result
Of Recent Election.
NICE REPUBLICAN HARMONY
Grand Row at County Com
mittee Last Night Dick
/. inson and Woolley
Pil1oried.
NICE REPUBLICAN HARMONY

Pavonia avenue. But it was also the
| warmest meeting of the present COM
| mittee and during the forty minutes ses-
sion, there was scarcely minute of per-
| feet quietness.
| Five minutes after Chairman Woolley
called the meeting to order, the COM
mitteemen were scrapping with him. He
lost his temper became white with rage
and so confused that speech left him.
Routine business was disposed of in a
twinkling. Then Secretary John ]. Erwin
reported that Chairman Woolley had np-
pointed six committee for the ensuing
year. Instantly there was a howl.
A Hobokenite wanted to know why the
chairman had not waited until next
spring to appoint this years committees.
"Nice time to attend to that duty
shouted committeeman.
why weren't the committees appoint-
ed before election SO that they could do
the campaign work?''
II guess the whole committee laid
down., yelled another.
The committeeman were now shouting
so loudly that it was almost impossible
to tell what was said Above the din
voice was heard to say that it might
be a good idea to read off the list of
committees. This the secretary did. Muir
murs of disgust We're heard when the
reading was completed.
An example of the tactics of the ma
chine was then clearly shown. In the
Ninth ward, William Ely was appointed
on the Patronage Committee; F. G.
Sutherland on the Appeal Committee;
Louis Stubenvoll on the Finance Com
mittee; Edward Mitchell on the Organ
ization Committee and J. 7. Pringle on
the Printing Committee. The last four
come from the First precinct; Suther-
land from the Second and Ely from the
Sixth. The Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sew
enth precincts got no representation
The reason for ignoring the latter pre-
scincts, is because of the power of Mr.
John p Landrine in those precincts.
: Mr. Aherpe hy. syhn was appointed
trustee, said he thought the chair should
hold that position. Col. Dickinson APP
proved of the change which was made a
few seconds later by resolution.
After the tumult had subsided long
enough for the chairman to be heard, an
other beautiful row was precipitated when
that gentleman reported for the Executive
Committee.
In referring to the dropping Of Farr, the
Bayonne nominee for Mayor, from the
ticket. and the substituting of Dallas, Mr..
Woolley said the commttese sat up half
the night discussing this question He
then asked for the committees endorse
ment of the action.
Here's where the fun began anew.
Thomas McEwan, who has happy facul-'
ty of throwing the meetings into state
of chaos, started the ball a-roIiing.
May / ask Mr.. Chairman he began;
ssif the Executive Committee did not have
time to bring the matter before the Coun-
ty Committee reconsideration"
Mr. Woolley replied in the negative,
adding that the nominations had to be in
eight days before election.
Mr. Mcmahon asked If the Executive
Committee wasn't composed of one man.
This was more than the chairman could
stand. He grew red and white in the
face in turns, and began starnmering that
the committee and the chairman had been
insulted. Committeeman were talking
loudly and gestfculating wildly and the
meeting was in an awful state of disor-
der. Finally some one asked how the
Executive Committee was appointed.
The chairman began to explain, but being
interrupted SO often he gave up the task.
Some one again yelled that the COM
mittee was but one man. Mr.. Woolley
replied that those on the committee were
recommended by the ward associations
McEwan said no one had been recon-
mended from the Twelfth ward, and John
Munsey added that the Ninth ward made
no recommendations
Move we adjourn" was heard from
several parts of the building as Thomas
McEwan began speaking, after being
recognized by the chair.
II wish to congratulate the chairman
and the committee" he said, '.for the ex-
cellent manner in which our campaign
was run-(A dozen moves to adjourn
were heard )-This is a good time to hold
meetings after election, and I am sure
lots of good can be done. 1t might be a
good idea to have the managers of
monopolies here to address the meeting.
Lots of votes could be gained in this man
ner. Again I wish to congratulate the
machine on the success of the campaign
He got no further. A motion to adjourn
was put and carried amid the widest dis
order.
iii pet you dld not vote, yelleu Mr.
Angel of the Lafayette Battery. defiantly
at MeEwan.
Eyes. I did vote" replied the ex-Con-
gressman.
AThere were lots of committeeman who
did not vote'' said John Kaiser, also OF.
the Battery.
II voted though" answered McEwan.
What about the a.. 900 Republicans who
stayed at home?" asked Angel.
"Oh that was the natural result of the
excellent management Of the party" re-
piled McEwan.
The - Committee ought to go out
of existence" /" said thoroughly disgust
ed member.
"A new committee should be formed inn
mediately If the party in this county is
to be saved. :
Fully two-thirds OF the members went
away hurting epithets at the committee
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