The Jersey City news., 1899-03-11

M'EWAN'S JOKE
The Republican County
Committee Took It
In Dead Earnest.
MADE LIHcOLNS BUST WEEP
Thomas Wished To Endorse
Stuhr and Adjournment
Was Speedy.

! The meeting of the Republican County
Committee, held last evening I'M Lincoln
| Hall, Pavonia avnue, was productive OF
| but little excitement. 1t was one of the
! most prosac meetings held in a long time.
Save for the Hon. Thomas McEwan, ex-
Congressman and aspirant for Mayoralty
honors, one would have thought that the
members were sitting down to love
| feast.
Thomas has an irresistible tendency to
make row at the meeting, and last even-
ing was no exception. If he had been al
lowed to proceed with his speech at one
stage of the proceedings he would have
succeeded in throwing the meeting into
state of chaos.
after the meeting had proceeded IN
rather quiet manner for perhaps half an
hour, Mr.. McEwan, with his overcoat
over his arm, arose and moved that the
County Committee endorse the candidacy
of William S. Stuhr of Hoboken for
Mayor.
Immediately there was an unroar. MIR.
Guisto shouted that the speaker was out
of order and the Chairman, Mr.. John
Brennan, acting in Chairman Woolley' $
stead upheld him.
'.Stuhr is Democrat" shouted Guisto.
.He- is not retorted the ex-Congress-
man.
Il say he isl was Guisto's reply, "and
we cannot consistently endorse him.
II want to prove that Mr.. Stuhr is Re-
publican, said the Hon. Thomas, "and
will do so if you give me the chance"
Move we adjourn" shouted half a
dozen.
Second the notion" another half dozen
chimed in, and McEwan's voice which was
raised in protest, was drowned by the
voices of those voting in favor of adjourn
ment,
For Heavens sake, Tom, why do you
make such bad breaks?" asked William
Eaton, of the First ward
McEwan went on to explain that he only
did it for fun but that Stuhr was a Re
publican, having run on the same ticket
with him in 1890. "And the Evening
Journal tonight endorses him for the
candidacy" said McEwan.
Questions were asked as to whether
Chairman Brennan was in the right in
thus preventing McEwan from having his
say According to the rules of parlia-
mentary law, it was said. the motion to
adjourn was in order when McEwan was
declared out of order.
Outside of this incident there was Moth
ing very startling. Some said that they
noticed tears vending their way down the
face of the bust of Abraham Lincoln,
which was standing on the platform,
when the Hon. Thomas started the ball
a-rolling.
After Mr.. Brennan had been elected to
fill the position of chairman, a number
of vacancies in the committee were filled.
A number of communications were read
by Secretary John J. Erwin and the first
heated arguments of the evening began.
The following communication from the
Gutenberg Town Committee was read
Hudson County Republican Committee.
E. W. Woolley, Chairman
"Dear Sir-On Monday last Mr.. F. J.
Higgins, sent Mr.. Herman Walker, of our
town a list showing vacancies then ex-
the request for naming three new COM
misSioners. Mr.. Walker not caring to
ignore the Town Committee as Mr.. Hig-
gins had done, consulted the undersign-
ed and sent him through his son, the
names of three good Republicans.
Upon receipt of the same, Mr.. Higgins
said that he thought MIR. John Zeller, a
Democrat of the worst type, would have
to be reappointed. Upon this message be-
ing brought to us we Immediately filed a
protest with him, and sent a telegram to
the Hon. Samuel Dickinson protesting
against his appointment, as 1t would be
possible way.
1--WE feel Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen
that an explanation is due US by the COM
mite that had this in charge
"Yours very truly
AUGUST THIEL,