The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-04
nice HARMONY
THIS.
Bergen Republican Faction
at It Again Last
Night.
LANDRINE VS. MITCHELL
Each Accuses the Other OF
Wrong Doing Protest
Against Joint
Primaries.

personalities
eral minutes at the meeting OF the 6ei,
gen Republican Club held last eseimns'
and further than that a protest was
made against the method adopted py Tue
ring faction in declaring joint primary.
Several times members entering on se'
speeches denouncing each otner, were
called to order and forced to discontinue
their TRADES.
Startling charges were mace asaansl
Nar. John p Landrine by Edward y.
Mitchell a machine heeler, who, ne saio,
adopted boss rule when he was IN control
Of tbe ward several years ago. Mitcnen
said that the ring faction never couio get
precnct primaries while Landrine ran
tba ward. and that the wishes OF the
people were not regarded much then, as
the anti-ring element profess to DO now.
There were about thirty members pres
ent when Secretary Sutherland, OF the
Joint committee selected to prepare d
harmony primary ticket, read a report OF
tbe proceedings Of the night before. me
contents of this report was published IN
last nights paper. The report was ABOUT
to be voted on when Mr.. Landrine arose
to protest.
aWhile our committee helped to select
the delegates for the primary ticket ne
said 1--WE are by no means satisneo win
the manner in which the primaries are 10
he held in this ward.
I eve firmly believed up to few Gays
ago. that we were to have precinct prim-
aries. To my mind there will be no
harmony until this matter is settled to
the satisfaction Of both sides. Precinct
" of pn0
can come to and cast q vote for whom
they choose are essential to success
There will be no harmony until SUCH
deal is consummated. This bitter feehng
will then be cast a side and we can tnen
give the people what they want we 90
not agree with the joint primary plan,
and therefore I wish to enter protest IN
behalf Of the committee from this club,
against the manner in which the dele
gates are to be selected"
This protest was then handed to the
secretary and read by that Individual
ssWe the undersigned members of the
committee appointed by the Ward As
sociation and the Bergen Republican
Club to nominate delegates to be voted
for at the coming primary election here
by protest against the manner in which
the primary election is to be held, believ-
ing that the Republican voters Of the
Ninth Ward desired precinct primaries
and their wishes should be respected.
sJohn P Landrine, T. D. Mills, John
Mouncey, Alfred Rake and Charles s.
Mason
Mr.. Mitchell wanted to know what the
sense OF the protest was. Mr.. Landrine
refused to add any more remarks, saying
that the protest spoke for itself.
"Well, know that when Mr. Landrine
ran this ward to suit himself" said
Mitchell 1--WE were forced to walk great
distances to vote at joint primaries held
in these very rooms. Those people had
things their own way and our wishes
were ignored. We could not get precinct
primaries and consequently had to sub
NIT to that treatment
Landrine began retort, saying that it
fll-became Mitchell to make a personal
attack on him, when another member of
the opposite gang, f. J. Higgins, arose
and declared that the speaker was wholly
out Of order. 1t did the club no good, he
said, to have these matters served up
fresh at each meeting. The president de-
clared the speaker out of order.
The report of the joint committee was
then adopted. Seventeen. delegates will be
selected tonight at the joint primary.
There can be no contest under the con-
ditions governing the primaries. Each
faction has a certain number of men on
the ticket and a quiet time is anticipated.
Another trick praetised by the machine
men last evening was the action of the
ring members Of the Board Of Governors.
meeting of this body was to have been
held at the conclusion of the business
meeting. The chairman called the mem
bers' notice to the meeting, but not
machine man would attend the meeting
to act on the several applications for
membership. This piece of work has caus-
ed more friction and served to widen the
breach The enmity existing between the
factions is now stronger than ever and
there is little hope Of harmony.