The Jersey City news., 1899-10-21
"UNDERCURRENTS,
Republican County Commit
tee Talks Of an Bnthusi-
asm Not Apparent to
Common Mortals.
CANDIDATES ON EXHIBITION
They All Beg Earnestly for
Harmony While Surprised
at Federation.


Some Of the members of the Republican
County Committee are being carried away
by what they term an 'undercurrent OF
enthusiasm which is prevailing through
out the county. according to their weak
and impotent views. This 'undercur-
rent idea no doubt emanates from the
minds of some misguided individuals for
diligent search failed to locate any
such "undercurrent'' All this became
manifest at the regular meeting OF the
County Committee, held last evening In
Lincoln Hall. The constituency OF the
bosses and the bosses themselves graced
the meeting with their distinguished pres
ence A large following attended the
star chamber session.
Business did not figure as conspicuously
at the meeting as did the candidates re-
Gently chosen to be bowled over next
month Several Of the sacrifices thanked
the members for their show of sincerity
and all expressed themselves as being
very, very sanguine of success. Really,
they think 1t is impossible Tor them %
lose. Here Is where the "undercurrent
of enthusia sm' figures SO forcibly In their
minds However. these illusions viii pass
away when the votes are counted on
November g.
There was about as much enthusiasm
exhibited at the meeting as has oeen
shown at all the Republican meetings
throughout the county, and that was pre-
cious little Chairman Woolley presided
and Jacob Strauss acted as secretary IN
Mr.. Er-win's stead A communicate Hon from
the Bayonne City Committee declaring
the position Of Committeeman A. E. Os-
borne vacant was uuashed by the Execu-
tive Committee The Bayonne Committee
stated that Mr.. Osborne had moved from
a ward and was therefore no longer
committeeman. The Executive Commit
tee held that the committeeman Of Bay
onne were selected as whole, and not
by wards therefore Osborne's position
was not vacant.
The report of the Executive Committee
endorsing all the candidates was passed
on and accepted. The Chairman made
request to the effect that the names of
challengers should be handed to Chairman
Martin FInck. of the Election Committee
as soon as possible. And that was all the
business transacted by that august body.
qaidates to step upon--tf1e platform, pre-
sumably to exhibit themselves. John ].
Erwin expressed his thanks to the mem
The Chairman then reuested the can
bers for that manifestation of sincerity
and told his colleagues hat he never felt
more confident of success. He stated that
he felt that some of the party were
against him when he received the nomin-
alton, but since he had made a tour of
tht county he had become convinced that
whatever feeling had existed had passed
away, and that he had found all Repub-
licans working earnestly for the success
Of the ticket.
John G. Fischer urged the members to
get out the vote, organize and work for
success, leaving petty dissensions aside
for time. Charles W. Laws, Edward S.
Brown, James Connolly and G. B. Swain
also spoke of the encouragement they
had received.
The Nominating Committee met at the
conclusion OF the meeting and filed the
Of Robert Chapman, the Coroner nomi-
nee, by selecting George E. Ramsey. Both
are from the Eighth ward Chapman de-
clined to run two days after he was nomi-
mated A meeting Of the Executive Com
mittee followed, but the chairman report
ed that routine business only was trans
acted. Some OF the members stated that
the reports received were very "en-
couraging."
There has been call for a meeting Of
the Organization Committee for Monday
night what in the name OF heaven the
committee is going to do" said Robert
Urquhart, II do not know"