The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
SEVENTIES FUNNY TINE |
The Alleged Traitors Say
the Investigation Will
Be a Roaring Farce.

Os D.
ing committee will meet tonight at the
Grants club rooms, Ocean and Wilkinson
avenues. The charges recently preferred
against William J. Burns and John Nc
Manus for attempting to disband the
Grant Club will be investigated. Both
Of the men have been summoned to ap-
pear They will probably do SO.
Mr. Burns said last evening that while
he did not recognize the power of the
Grant Club to summon him, he would
probably appear to enjoy the farce He
said that there was not the slightest
foundation for the charges. Mr.. Burns
claims that the Grant Club is endeaVorlng
to wreak vengeance upon MIN because OF
his activity in organizing the seventh
Ward Republican Club in opposition to
the GranttClub. Mr.. Burns said the mem
bers of the Grant Club call him a sore
head because he was defeated by Alfred
Harger for the position of County Com
mitteeman In explanation of this MT
Burns said he was really elected to the
position, but was frozen out by Harger
and the officers of the Grants.
The real cause of the trouble. however,
was the blackballing of Edmund Birch,
who was proposed for membership by
Burns Mr.. Burns said that when he in
quired the cause of the blackballlng he
was told that any member he proposed
would meet the same fate. Mr.. Burns
and his following then organized the Sew
enth Ward Republican Club.
The battle has been raging fiercely ever
since The members of the Seventh Ward
Republican Club consider the investiga-
tion proceedings huge joke, which Will
produce a good laugh among the Green
Vile residents. They style the Grant AS
sociation funny club" and say that
their knowledge of politics is decidedly
limited.
The Grants claim that the charges pre-
ferred against Burns and McManus will
surely be proven. The investigating COM
mittee is composed of:-David Jones. Will
liam S. Rowland, William Sothern
George Heaney and William Malin.
1t is claimed by the Seventh Ward Re-
publican Club that the Grant Club Will
soon cease to exist, and that large
number of it's members will soon resign.
The investigation to be conducted by
the Seventh Ward Republican Associa-
ton will begin Monday evening at the
rooms of the Minkakwa Club. An effort
will be made to locate the alleged trail
tors, who, it is charged, sold the party
out at the recent election. The commit
tee appointed to conduct the Investigation
is composed of Michael Schultz Jr.,
Winfield C. Dunn, William j. Charlock,
Harry C. Brown, E. c. Phelps and Will
lam E. Reid.
Many Republicans say that nothing will
be gained by the investigation. The re-
suit Of the recent election was a hard
blow to Republicans, and the leaders are
now endeavoring to shift the blame on
the shoulders of a few individuals. The
ward is now strongly Democrat and will
continue to be so for some time.
The Seventh Ward Republican Club
held a meeting yesterday evening. E..
Phelps was elected Vice-President; Henry
Petty, Corresponding Secretary, and w.
J. Doll, Sr., Sergeant-at-Arms.
The officers now in office are:-William
J. Burns. President; John Orr, Secretary,
and Edmund Birch Treasurer.
An Executive Committee was appointed
consisting of Alexander Wilson, Andreg
Tweedy and James Crowd The other
committees are:-Membership, James
Dickson, John McManus and John
Thompson; Building, James Dickson, w.
J. Burns, E. C. Phelps, John Orr and
Alexander Wilson.
Mr.. Edward Birch has presented the
club with a lot on Bay View avenue, on
which to build the new clubhouse shortly
to be erected. The club at present meets
In a barn on Bay View avenue. The
membership of the club is steadily in
creasing.
A member said last evening that the
club will be power in Republican poll
ties in the ward in a very short time
The club meets every Tuesday evening.