The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24
REPUBS' TACTICS.
Mr.. Christie, Of the McEwan
Association, Scores the
Bosses.
BIPARTISAN BILLS OPPOSED
Voorhees, Action Commended
Measures Would Disfran-
chise All Voters.

The central organization of the Thomas
McEwan Association last night passed
a resolution commencing Governor Voor-
hees for his attitude towards the proposed
bipartisan boards bill and also one eulo-
giving the services of Congressman Nc
Evan, the standard bearer of the asso-
citation. There was a fair attendance OF
members. The latter resolution was in
troduced by H. C. Klein. 1t reads:-
"Whereas. The second term of our
representative in Congress, the Hon;
Thomas McEwan, is about TO expire anu
Whereas, The public service ne mas
rendered to the whole people has peer
marked with a conscientious, sincere ana
persistent effort in the cause OF equity
and justice; and
forts lave ever been manifested with d
special desire, solicitude and endeavor to-
ward elevating and lettering the conullioA
of the down-trodden and oppressed; ana
ssWhereas. His fearless and continuous
battling against the corrupt and iaWiess
methods of corporations and trusts mas
brought down upon him their special
enmity, hatred and abuse; also the en-
nifty. hatred and abuse of those speclal
pets of corruptionists, the political bosses;
therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Thomas Nc
Evan Association, do hereby tender to
our Congressman and standa bearer,
the Hon. Thomas McEwan. our sincere
gratitude and praise for his faithful pubic
services; for his steadfastness in truth,
honesty and integrity; and be it further.
Resolved. We commend the public
career of the Hon. Thomas McEwan to
the careful inspection of all conscientious
citizens as being of high merit and worthy
of emulation by all public men; also as
placing the name of Thomas MeEwan
forever in the annals of true statesman
ship"
The committee on petitions urging Mr..
McEwan to run as an independent candi-
date for Mayor. after consultations DUR
ing a recess taken for that purpose, asked
until next Thursday night before making
its final report. Chairman Morris said
that all the petitions had not been handed
in. He moved that all who had signed
the petitions meet in some big hall for a
general discussion.
The name of W. J. witter was proposed
for membership.
Chairman Schult, of Ways and Means
ComlAittee, announced that a fund had
been started to be known as the man
agement fund" He said it had been de-
cided to issue cards to the members, who
would subscribe twenty-five cents a
month.
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resolution commencing Governor voor-
hees for his attitude towards the proposed
bipartisan bills. Mr.. Schult disputed the
assertion hat this town is Democratic. II
the Republicans put up a good, square.
honest man, he said, the ticket would
win. but people will not vote for a tool.
H. G.. Klein said that the theory of the
proposed bipartisan boards legislation
U1 yvrap~ TT had hon triad in Naw
York, and it was found thai Republicans
appointed were Tammany Republicans.
Thomas Mailley said tina the objects of
the proposed bills were to d~isfranchise
all voters who did not follow the dictates
of the machine.
The Chairman took advantage of the oc-
casion to again score the Republican ma
chine bosses. The Republican party, he
said, could never win SO long as Its Lead
ers stood in with the Democrats. and SO
long as they themselves were at logger
heads. Incidentally, he referred to the
fact that with McEwan on the ticket
North Hudson had been carried by the
Republicans by 2,24O majority.
He said he had seen. the time when poll
tical matters made John Zeller's hair turn
gray. 1t cost him (the speaker 81. 800 Of
his own good money to carry North Hud-
son for Toffey. He had spent money in
one saloon to get seventy votes for Tof-
fey. and the latter wouldn't even stand
for the amount of money ''blowed."
Mr.. Christie said he believed that to
the victor belonged the spoils. If bi-parti-
san boards were to be appointed, he
asked, how were the independents to get
their men in? He also alluded to free pos
tai delivery in West Hoboken, and said
a bipartisan board had appointed five
Democratic carriers and one Republican.
Mr.. Vale (interrupting)-"Mr. Chair
man, you should not speak of this mat
ter.
"Why?' asked Christie. in surprise.
Because that is a bipartisan method
Of doing business replied Mr.. Vale.
Point well taken,' said the Chair
man.
Mr.. Christie again criticized the Republic
cal bosses for disciplining good men of
the party, and said If they kept it up
they'd soon nave nobody to discipline ex-
cept a Democratic President. He said
he had never voted but one Democratic
ticket in his life, and those he voted for
turned against him.. He referred to the
Municipal Club campaign in West Hobo
ken. 1t cost him $500 and it was better
thar a play at a vaudeville theatre to
witness the antics Of the Councilmen.
When the Municipals were in power the
Democrats would pass a resolution and
the Municipals would jump on it, and
vice versa.