The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-20
c. 0.P. NECESSITY
Republican Reorganization
in Hudson County /
Imperative,
THE %''TRIBUNEs" IDEAS
A Convention TO Select
a Committee is
Proposed.
THE "%TRIBUNE'S" IDEAS
CFrom the New Jersey Page of this MORN
ine,s s~eTribune.

From the New Jersey Page of this morn
ing's "Tribune.'D
The demand for a reorganization of the
Republican party in Hudson County, as
told in 1.-The Tribune yesterday, has ere
ated CONSERVATION in the ranks of the
men who control the party, and they are
now beginning to realize that reorganiza-
tion is necessary TO insure success in The
future. The Republicans who nave been
dissatisfied with the present Management
are rejoicing and are confident thau they
will succeed in lettering the condition OF
the party in Hudson County.
1t now seems to be accepted as certain
that the party will be reorganized. Those
now in control realize that without Il
united party success cannot be achieved,
and they are willing. it is said, to make
many concessions to accomplish such a re-
suit.
Secretary John ]. Erwin, of the Hudson
County Republican Committee, and who IS
recognized as a Dickinson follower, con-
cedes that a reorganization is essential.
He says
81 am convinced that a reorganization
of the Republican party in this county IS
dOoOlulCly lC1CoGo v
cess. 1t will be the only thing that will
make the party successful in Hudson
county. Every Republican organization
should have roper representation IN the
County Committee and all dissatisfied Re
publieans shout be allowed to have a
voice in the management of affairs. 1t is
not exactly right to freeze Republicans
out. of the County Committee by the joint
primary scheme, and such practice will
injure our party. I believe in giving
everybody equal representation.
"How can our party be r-eorganized? l
would suggest that the best wayto bring 1t
about would be to invite all Republicans
to send representatives to a meeting to
discuss plans for a complete ~reorganiza-
ton of the party in Hudson County. l
would have committees appointed to go
into the wards where there are factional
fights interview the leaders of he differ
ent factions, find out just hat they
want, and hen report to the county
organization. I am in favor of giving
these people just what they want, and l
believ we would promote the best inter-
est of our party thereby
PROBABLE ATTITUDE OF II
LEADERS.
Colonel Dickinson and Chairman Wool
ley of the county organization remain
silent regarding the scheme to r~eorganise
the party. Many of their followers say
that they will remain retieent until they
have felt the pulse of their adherents n
the County Committee, and that if a ma
jority should favor the scheme they Will
extend the olive branch to the Repnoh-
cans who demand reorganization ana III
vite them into the party counsels.
Colonel Dickinson's declaration that he
intends to give the party affairs his per
sonal attention at the close of his term
as City Treasurer of Jersey City is not
taken by Republicans who are opposed TO
his leadership as an indication that ne IN
tends to abdicate. On the other mana i
is generally asserted that Colonel Dlck9n-
son intends to make the men who are OPP
posed to his leadership feel that his an
thority must be recognized and that all
others must be s~ubservient to him.
RALIYING FOR REORGANIZATION.
A careful inquiry into the situation IN
Jersey City yesterday showed that the
demand for a reorganization of the Re
publican party in Hudson county is grow
ny. PROMINENT lSGQCiSf ~
been silent, are now beginning to talk,
and action will be taken before the next
fall campaign to retire the few men who
now control the party. The dissatisfac-
ton was apparent three years ago, after
the Infamous treachery which defeated
the will of the people. A Republican ma
jority was elected in the Board of Free
holders for the first time in twenty years.
The people expected reforms which recent
presentments of the grand juries showed
were necessary, and were disguised
when they were deliberately sold out and
A deal was made between certain Repub-
licans and Democrats to. divide the offices
and pickings. The result of this treachery
has been that the party vote has rapidly
dwindled, but fear of being relegated to
political obscurity has deferred members
of the County Committee from opposing
its bosses. The Tribune has repeatedly
since that outrageous deal declared that
decent Republicans were disguised at the
party management, and that the present
leaders must be ousted and new men, who
can command the respect and confidence,
not only of Republicans, but of indie
pendent voters, must be chosen as heads
Of the County and City Committees. Chief
of Police Murphy had the courage to de-
clare the day after the recent election
that the Republican party must be re-
organized. This has started others.
M'ARTHUR SPEAKS OUT.
Tax Commissioner John E. Macarthur,
the leader of the Eleventh ward, who is
recognized as a machine man, yesterday
not only admitted the necessity of but
advocated a reorganization. He said to
a Jersey City Journal reporter
ut Is very evident hat something must
be done to infuse the party with new
life. The Republican voters feel that it
is necessary to put new men at the head
of the party, and / am in favor of an
entire reconstruction of the machinery.
To do this / would suggest an open
primary of Republican voters at which
delegates to a county convention should
be elected, the convention to nominate a
committee on reorganization. This COM
mittee should map out a new course for
the party and select those who were to
carry the programme out.
LET the present organization be re-
tired and the voters, through the prim-
aries and convention, select their own
leaders. This is the only plan, in my
estimation, that will accomplish what is
plainly needed-the reorganization of the
working force Of the party. / am in
favor of having the machinery in the