New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
NEW JERSEY NEWS.

No ons 10 hprufised mt the action Of tho Hud-
so, t'nun,y tauiibiIean Committee IN refusing
~ hermit n reorganization ~ tho party unless
n. fopdly imagined that the leaders 0esred 10
pee the bnttv strong md successful, ana unless
he thought that they were sincere IN their early
approval ~ the movement for The rehabilitation
~ the party If any ono made such in's'hNe
ho IL probably ubdeceyed now ana he may
find II interesting 20 figure ont how II - that
the leadership - a disrupted party Is go attract
i,. that mon nro wiling 10 betray the party
I'm order 10 keep control Of the organization. To
ptlgrnntize tho action Of tho Hudson county
leaders ma a betrayal Of the party Is quite fair
Indeed stronger terms might be used Inc &C
ton # the County Committee. under the lash ot
the lenders. could not have served ROBERT
Davls's purposes better n It had been planned
by him II is almost guarantee that his can
dldates for sheriff and other county Offices VIII
be- elected In November despite the disaffec'ion
I'm the Democratic party The Republican lead
era have served Dovs's interests well In this
way they have betrayed their own party. IN or
der to prolong for d little while their own po-
ntlcal power.
A little while, II IS not likely 10 De a long
while that this fnithless crew win be allowed to
eacrince the party % their own schemes. II is
tue that they nave manipulated the party
organization that they can usually control the
primaries. and arbitrarily seat their own fol-
lowers "a committeeman but this sort Of thing
cannot last very long I'm the Republican party.
No plea Of regularity" can any longer war
rant the State leaders In recognizing The Hud-
son County machine II has put itself outside
the pale OF "reguiarity" 10y its own actions its
betrayal ~ party interests. IT'S shameless
deals with tho Democrats. ana it's wluklng at
Democratic frauds The Hudson County lead
ers should be declared political outlaws. Most
Of the state leaders regard them IN this light.
as was shown by their earnestly recommending
that the Governor appoint Aaron 5. baldwin as
Sheriff The Governor. although ne turned down
the machine candidates avoided putting himself
squaroly on record against the Hudson County
leaders boy making the appointment on personal
rather than on political grounds. but In a speech
In Jersey CITY last winter the Governor gently
ntimated what ne thought II The men who be-
trayed him in Hudson county and almost
wrought hts defeat General Sewen IS not on
record az 20 the Hudson County outlaws hay
ing been i'm Europe when they were seeking -
capture the office u Sheriff but no one can
/ doubt what he thinks ~ Dickinson. W0oliey.
Guisto and the rest
II is AN very we'll 70 talk of peace but there
/ can he no peace with political Wreckers in COM
1 troll Of the party machinery and refusing 70 al
/ low it 20 be- put in order The high handed
measures taken by Dickinson and Woonoy 20
prevent the harmonizing of The party VIII prove
! a boomerang that VIII deal swift and fatal
blow - their political careers.
Mddlcsox County ought 10 elect d Republican
Sheriff IN November Mayor Williamson. of
/ New Brunswick can carry rho county. It would
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