The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-01

McEwanites Think the
Bosses Will Still Control
the Party.
HARD NAMES FOR LEADERS
John Atkinson Calls Them
"Bloodless Icicles' and
Gamaliel Crates.

The attendance at the meeting of the
Central Organization of the Thomas Nc
Ewan Association, at the Avenue House,
last evening, was larger than usual. The
evening was devoted mainly to a discus
sion Of the probable action of h Re
publican County Committee at tonight's
meeting concerning the two reports Of the
committee on reorganization. There
seemed to be a general impression that
no matter whether the majority or mir
nority reports of that committee on the
subject of reorganization, to be submit-
ted tonight, is adopted, the machine men
will still control and win refuse to allow
precinct primaries. 1t was claimed that
obstacles had been inserted in both re-
ports with this end in view and that the
machine men will continue their same old
tactics and run the wards as heretofore
for their own selfish ends. This the anti
machine men will never submit to- Ed
ward Schulz pointed out the obstacles and
how they manate from Dickinson.
Woolley & Co.
One of these obstacles was the propo-
sition to grant precinct primaries where
OHS-Hdtl iHS htRQpAttdA fVtE1S
called for them by petition. He said there
was not an enrolment book in the county
which would not show more Republican
voters enrolled than there were Demo-
cratic and Republican votes in the pre-
cinct. He said there had not been a COM
plete revision Of any of them in seven or
eight years. He had several of the books
In his possession showing fraudulent en-
rollment all through If there should be
one Democrat on the list Of the petition
ers, said Mr.. Schulz, they wou throw
the petition out. The proposed impose
ton of a cost of $ for a precinct book,
too, he declared. was rank highway rob-
berry. If the County Committee was sim
cere, he said. 1t would order precinct
primaries in every ward where dissension
exists.
Chairman Christie said:-"Theysre afraid
of precinct primaries. The committee
wants to recolleet that there is much hard
work and expense attached to enrolment.
We're supposed to hold precinct prim-
aries. The clause in the majority report
defining under what conditions they will
be granted. was not put there with the
idea of harmony. AS a Republican, I OBJ
| ject to such proceeding. ] hope that the
members of the committee viii vote 1t
down as it means a difference of 5000 Re-
| publican votes In the county"
Mr.. Christie referred to the ring tactics
| as being responsible for conditions of the
| party such as that in Hoboken when only
271 Republican votes was polled out of
8,O52, and in one precinct where with two
| Republican members of the County Com
! mittee, two chalIengers and a ward lead
/ er only one Republican vote was polled.
! Something was rotten in Denmark he
claimed, when in one election Mckinley
carried the county by $500. and the Re-
! publican candidate for Sheriff was defeat
ed in the mex one by over a thousand.
Mr.. Christie said he would moi like to
| run for Sheriff in the face of such a con-
dition Of affairs. 1--WE must have our
rights he said.
well, go to the polls and get them.'
| said Mr.. Schult.
John Atkinson in the course Of an en-
thusiastic speech called Chairman
Woolley, Of the County Committee. "a
coid-blooded icycle."
THE sun may flash upon an iceberg
he said. and it may throw off beautiful
colored rays. 1t may be beautiful to look
4 NtN--s a . ~ 0AAA AL "A h-
there but desolation.'
Mr.. Atkinson told how Chairman Wool
ley wen back on McEwan and called Col.
Dickinson another scold blooded icycle.' =
He said if the anti-machine men had a
little backbone they'd win the fight.
Charles r.. Vale and Constable Joe
Locke made short addresses. The latter
expressed the hope that the minority re-
port of the reorganization committee
| would be adopted.
Secretary Sofield said the Republican
party in this county was on the eve OF
d crisis. Tonight the Republican County
Committee would decide whether 1t should
live or die. Two reports on ~reorganiza-
ton were to be submitted. The adoption
of either. he said would suit the machine.
There would be no precinct primaries,
The only thing that would do the Repub-
lican party any good was a thorough re-
organization of the County Committee.
joe Locke said hat his ward, the
Tenth, met the night before and selected
the places for holding the primaries and
he anticipated no trouble. Were look
ing after our ward, he said. land we arc
going to select our own delegates.
war rha''s said ai e ysry weli Christie e : sfs ls sbu1
there are, other wards 50 near I could
throw a stone and almost hit them thai
viii not be allowed to do so. Mr.. Locke
still expressed the hope of seeing the mi
nority report dropped, but Chairman
Christie said that it was a foregone con
clusion hat the majority report would bs
adoted. He said he could walk into tbs
meeting room before the vote was put
and tell how the vote would go without
adjusting his glasses.
Mr.. Christie hit back at the Republicans
who denounce the McEwan Association
and said it had just as much right IS
an existence as the Wanser Club. Ht
challenged any man in the County Z
show where Mr.. McEwan had not demon
strafed his Republieanism.
Mr.. Evans. of North Bergen was $
If he had anything to say.
We're little kind O. mixed up, but.
reckon we'll get there was all ht
vouehsafed.
During the transaction of routine bus
mess Chairman Allen of the COMMITTEE
In charge of the Arrangements for tht
big Republican Rally to. be held under tht
auspices of the Association at Arnbrus'
ter's schuetzen Park Greenville, q
September II, reported that arrangements
we're g0inF on smonthlv and he expected