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ANOTHER REPUBLICAN ROW
Dickinson Woolley Faction
Again Breaks Out
Against Lam
drine.

drine.
There was disgraceful row last night
at the meeting of the Bergen Republican
Club. Frank Higgins, Edward Mitchell,
John Pringle, Jack. Graham and other
office-seeking satellites of the Dickinson
WooHey combination harassed and an
noyed John Landrine and his friends for
nearly an hour They bickered and ar
gued until William George Nelson, who
is the only man in the club who really
appears to desire harmony, interfered and
told them that they were acting like
pack of schoolboys and only disgracing
the party to which they belong.
The trouble was over the report which
was demanded of John Landrine as treas
urer of the old Executive Committee, at
a previous meeting, and which he pre-
sented last night. When the request was
made the Dickinson Woolley people de-
manded to know the names of those per-
sons who had contributed to special
campaign fund, which was collected for
and used in the Potts-Hoos campaign
and the subsequent campaign. Landrine
declared that he would not divulge the
names. In his report of the money re-
ceived for that fund he gave each amount
contributed but put opposite it instead of
the name of the giver, John Doe or Rich
ard Roe. That left the Woolley-Di
son crowd of kickers no wiser than be-
fore, and did not betray the confidence
of one of the persons who had contribut-
ed secretly. The report showed that $23385
was received and S234SO expended, leav-
ing balance of $1.05 due John Landrine
as treasurer of the committee, he hav-
ing paid the difference out of his own
pocket.
Another report presented by Landrine
was of the money expended by the
Executive Committee m the campaign of
last fall by order of the club. The resolu-
ton gave the committee power to expend
$40 to canvass the ward by the block
system. Bandrine'S report showed that
while the club had authorized the ex-
penditure of $40 it had only paid over to
the Executive Committee $35. 1t also
showed that the amount actually expend-
ed in canvassing the Ninth ward was
SO, which went as follows
First precinct, Mr.. Chisholm. ........ $500
Second precinct, F. A. Brand........ 800
Third precinct, Charles S. Mason. 10. 90
Fourth precinct, George Rowland.... $50
Fifth precinct, w. j. Cook. .......... 500
Sixth precinct, Clark ark..................... 750
Seventh precinct, A. S. Oyerend...... 750
The report showed a balance of $14.5O
due John Landrine in addition to the
other small amount from the other fund.
The reports were ordered filed and on
motion of w. ]. Harrison vote of
thanks was extended to Landrine.
Edward Mitchell then got up and said
that he understood that all the canvass
books for which the money was paid were
in the hands of the club, but these from
! the Fifth and Seventh precincts. He
moved that the araount due John Lam
drine be paid him provided the books that
We're missing were first returned
Frank Higgins spoke to the resolution
He wanted to know by whose order the
various amounts had been paid out.
What want to know, he said, rs
whether the allotments were made by
resolution of the executive committee OF
by an individual of that committee
AL. Rake, who was member of the
| committee, jumped up and replied to Hig-
| gins, saying that the amounts were ex-
| pended with the approval of the Execu-
| tive Committee.
Higgins wanted to know how it was
that in some precincts more money was
| expended than in others.
Landrine replied that some of the mer
| who were paid in addition to making the
fcanvass helped to swear in voters by
| affidavit and did extra work. Again
| there was more work to be done in some
| of the precincts than in others.
Higgins repeated that he wanted to
know directly whether the money was ex-
| pended by one man or by the entire COM
mittee.
! Louis Stubenvoll. who seemed to take
| his cue from Higgins, said he for one
| could say that he had never sanctioned
! the expenditure of the money as detailed
| in Landrines statement. Although a
member of the committee he had received
! no notice of the meetings at which such
action was taken, if indeed it had beer
| taken at any meeting.
Landrine-The gentleman was at the
meeting.
Higgins-Some of the precincts seem to
have been more favored than others.
Landrine-some precinct, cts, were not as as
was required to get them into shape.
| thing that this talk is small business
| particularly as not one of the gentlemen
| who have spoken against my report ron-
| tributed one cent toward the campaign
! fund.
Edward Mitchell-The Executive Com
| mittee does not seem to stand for What
| it has done. Several of the members deny
any knowledge of a resolution authorizing
| the expenditure of the money as reported
Higglns--I want to know who the great
! power Is who has favored certain pre-
/ cncts above others in distributing the
money of the club. Who decides when
| money? The Executive Committee GER
| tainIy did not as the chairman, Mr.. Ely,
tells me that he did not know anything
about it,
William George Nelson-It strikes me
| that all this talk is out of order. 1t
| should never have been allowed by the
chairman of the meeting. II l We're in
| your place, Mr.. President, I would stop
| it for the sake of the Club. The sums
| involved are Insignificant. The whole dis
cussion is out of place. II the Exec
utive Committee placed all the power in
! the hands of one man we should charge
| it to the other members of the commit
tee. The same thing. is going on in ey-
cry organization, in the County Commit
/ tee, the City Committee and everywhere
else II there is anything wrong let us
attack the whole committee. If I were
president of this organization would
not allow this nonsensical discussion. The
money expended seems to have covered
two campaigns that are dead
| Higgins-'This is not a question of run.
| ming campaigns, it is question of getting
1 a proper report from committee"
There was much more discussion of tht
same kind and then the resolution was
amended so as not to make Landrine re-
/ sponsible for the return of the books
| He will be paid the money due him. The
secretary of the club was instructed tt
demand the missing books of the mer
who have them.