New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-10
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
SOME PLAIN SPEAKING.
CHAIRMAN wooLLEY SEVERELY All
RAIGNED.
REPUBLICANS cRITIcIsE THE LEADERSHIP IN
HUDSON COUNTY AND HOLD 1T REsPoN'
sIpLp FOR THE pEMoRALIzA-
TON OF THE PARTY

sIBLp FOR THE DEMoRALizA-
TON OF THE PARTY
II If-abnegation had been practised In the man
agement OF the Republican party IN huosoh Soe 80
and those In control had worked whoiiy 'ol -.
benefit OF the party and not for sei' 'heie 49,
have been little or no opposition 10 the preseh'
ganizatIon This substantially describes the sen'i'
ments OF active Republicans who point 70 inc iae'
that ever since ne has attained promnenee 80,
man Woolley has sought to benent hiise'l 81.
close friends In q recent interview the oha" 's.'
defended the committee told Of his own mashan
ity and said that his soie amoi''''' We"
perity Of the party a.
A weII-known poitician, who is regarded as So
called machine man. said yesterday; II 49, -,
indiscreet for me TO say anything, out ' 80
has been that woolley has looked after hi'nse, IT.
bIs satellites and forgotten every one else my
hin, for personally he Is good fellow, but at uines
he Ia overbearing and a car and forsets thA' w
and his few satellites do not constitute ''' "
publican party OF Hudson County
CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE.
"voolley has been we'll cared for lie nsu
scarcely been installed as chairman "ne" :. ooo ~
came City Clerk. a nice easy place WIN So n,d
ss 900 a wear Then he landed as clerk OF 'he Do
OF Freehoders and It was unfortuna,e "a
marty that we elected Republican naJor''y' d"a
worse still that that deal was MADE with 'ne ~ -,
Gratis and now he is Assistant Postmaster an Ui-
flee that was kept open for him whe ~ ne the Board
more tuGralg III has been continuous per
ormance for Wooley SO far as h0 nIy onS among
thousands Of competent men ready 70 9o9d salary
people in oiSal fa pa nSt g Same WoOey for
getting what he honestly can his SEN Nose Who
ma not seek oce naturally conclude that he Is
using the organization TOT the eur "
THE cHArRMAN's vINDIcTIvENEss
"t,e made another error which weakened him as a
leader and showed his lack Of self-control anu
good Judgment when. after his defeat lor 'he nv.
nation for County Clerk. he sent out .iat
letter making the vicious attack on John iones
Iobn Fisher who defeated Woolley for the nom
,na,,on was the best candidate who could nav, nave
been named He had been Deputy county d Een
for years thoroughly familiar Win 'n veteran
wisdom Of naming him %ss aPp o the county
elected w dsfss GteeF Wpooey
saved a large outlay OF money ana iap prita the
h,n5ress Done lin and instet Of accepting detea
gracefully he displayed MS hd his defeat for
~" "Wooiley would have been able manager be,
Kept Il from allowing few selfish men It, to
influence him. As it is he had not even the sup sup
P Pad Of rea nnfs g su him they had
to turn to ns and 9o OS5 him until
some one acceptable Is FOUND.
LAWRENCE SPEAKS PLAINLY.
The sentiment that an absolute change Is neces-
sary In the party government Is manifest IN Tue
conversation OF prominent members or the party
Ex-Assemblyman David w. Lawrence said yester-
day: ~ have been 80 long outside the breastworks
and have taken so little interest in politics that
do not think am so competent to judge as to
what is required as those more interested who
dent that there is something wrong, and that
a prompt remedy Is wanted: The Republican party
sss gear and he emax was reached when
Republican Board OF Freeholders was elected: and
away. The Republican party does not seem to be
run political organizsatlqn, but for the per-
time when open primaries we're held and when
now eandSass for once aPe By the
| bosses and the voters have nothing to say and
machine candidates or for the ticket Of the other
party. In view OF these facts, there must be fault
am unable to say. ! must charge some blame to
the State leaders, who failed to keep their prom
! Jury Commission bill and others OF equal moment"
sALINGERs POINTED CRITICISMS.
| Ex-Assembyman Max Sanger was extremely
radical In his opinion, and practically accused the
| Hudson County managers of the Republican party
| with bad faith in the campaign last fall, when
| Hudson County gave the phenomenal majority OF
| 1850 for the Democratic nominee.
| Mr.. Salinger said in part The Republican party
dead killed by those who have had it in control
Of e PS They 1H d no wap p F. ss
NJ Voorhees, for Governor, and did not work for
suit cannot be handed as hey 20
We 9sed to have open primaries when every man
| mary meetings and conventions merely ratifca-
| ton meetings OF the nominations made at Lincoln
Mr.. salinger said that the people OF the rural dis
ow candda for the Assemb "a p were O able c
Judge to his fitness for the office. and ne then
gary scon S PFS'sFS
tionslity Of the act authorizing elections by Assem-
| the law would have been sustained.
He then said: Every one knows that the Demo
cratic party has no such majority in this city or
was sd given s at the elect seSqP Las, fan
ties were Obtained through the neglect OF THOUSANDS
OF Republicans to vote and probably as many more
be laid to the mismanag cement by the Bosses. and
| nothing more or less than a thorough reorgsniza-
| good"
a REORGANIZATION NEEDED.
John p. Landrlne said: Some sort Of a reorgan-
| ization of the Republican party In Hudson County
| is very necessary. The discomfort is not confined
| to the city, but extends to the entire county 1t
appears to me that the efforts of few TO dominate
the party and dictate nominations throughout the
ae Of the party Men have seen named for Places
nj Of peops ey s 2 sa
to %6se wP many wo SnS In the last
lent representatives of the people have consented to
Best of the aS ey aHs for
turned down because they were stanch, indepen.
dent Republicans. who desired to serve the people
and not the bosses and were put aside for men who
could be controlled. Some OF the appointments
! have been unwise and have increased the disgust
| of the OF the party. Men who were active
and worked for the best interests of the party have
| been met by jealousy and intrigue and been
| sneered at and abused Toney. McEwan and Drake
were politically killed because they were indepen-
| dent. We need a reorganization"
ENTHUSIASM FOR REORGANIZATION
The Young Mems Republican Association Of Jer-
sey City last night and discussed the necessity
OF reorganization but deferred action until after
| the meeting Of the County Committee, The speak
ers who advocated a change were enthusla stically
| indorsed.
rhe Bergen Republican Club met last night and
| transacted only routine business.