The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-17
The Aftermath Of the Re-
publican Committee
Investigation.
RESOLUTIONS APLENTY
Christie Says the Leaders
May 90 To a Warmer
Place Than This.

ISOLATION, was on hand last night. after
an absence of several weeks. He SAID ne
was as liable as anyone to illness once
in awhile and excused his absence on that
ground. He admitted that they tine
machine bosses supposedly had been up
against him and said they wanted him
out of the McEwan movement, but that
n told them to go to the place wnere the
climate is hotter than Jersey City in bllz-
gard weather. hat they had made him a
McEwan man and he intended to remain
one.
Eve have no trimmers, no heelers an
the McEwan Association he said. he
alluded to the charges preferred against
McEwan, William Berger and others IN
the Republican County Committee and
said that Dickinson and Woolley were
behind the charges.
ssThey are these kind of Republicans
one for office, one for money and one TOT
principle. I am one for principle, ne
said.
1t was decided to delay the report OF
the committee in charge of the petltlons,
which have been circulated urging NC
Evan to accept an independent nominal
tion for Mayor. A number OF the petl-
tons were handed in 1t was claimed
tina Mr. Coghill had in his possession last
night, a list of $500 names.
In the early part of the proceedings
Chairman Christie and E. Q. Evans,
chairman Of the Granton Club, had an
exciting little tilt. Mr.. Christie, himseil
a resident of West Hoboken, had admon-
ished Mr.. Evans that all matters per-
tanning to the M~ayoralty question had
better be left to the Jersey City mem
bers. Mr.. Evans is an old man, but a
fighter. He is of a more or less excltaple
nature. He considered that the chair
man had called him down as a know
nothing"
N.I think you appreciate yourselves too
highly" said Mr.. Evans. Where did
you get your votes for McEwan in west
New York? Where are your votes In
West Hoboken or Jersey City," This
evidently referred to the votes cast Tor
McEwan for the craftsmanship of the Re-
publican County Committee.
at seems that 1 have been assailed,
said Mr.. Christie, arising. 1T was l who
nominated your standard bearer. Don't
YOU think for a moment that 1 am call
ing you down"
.sYou ant" interrupted Mr.. Evans.
sOf course" answered the chairman.
you're a Tom McEwan man and so am
L. So you can't call me down"
That closed the incident. Mr.. Evans
had reported that the Granton Club was
getting along fairly well, considering that
Mr.. McEwan had failed to be elected
chairman of the County Committee.
That. he said, together with the fact that
the Township Committee election was
near at hand, had a tendency to dis
hearten a few of the members.
William G.. Berger, ex-President of the
Twelfth ward branch of the McEwan As
ISOLATION, was present to air his grievance
against Otto e. Dahl and others behind
the charges & d~isloyalty preferred by
Dahl at the meeting of the Republic
can General committee. The following
resolution had been offered
.eWhereas, Information has come into
the possession Of our organization of GER
tain charges of disloyalty against certain
members of our organization, having
been presented to the Hudson County
Republican Committee; and
"Whereas, The said charges being abso-
lutely false and without foundation; be it
"Resolved. That we condemn the action
of the instigator or instigators of these
lie CnaI 6 90 OC1h5
interests of the Republican party and
all good citizens"
Mr.. Berger referred to the fact that the
Republican organ had stated tina the rea-
son why Frederick Stuhr was down on
him was because he refused to join the
Fremont Club. He then read Mr.. Dahls
charge against him and Frederick Ellaby
and Peter volkmann of endeavoring to de-
no&4 (1--1 Dnsea1 ~nh q for a1aafinn in
the Twelfth ward, in April. 1898, and Hen
ry H. Williams for Freebooter.
Mr.. Bergers aid:-"Otto E. Dahl was at
one time a McEwanite, but turned traitor.
He is constantly looking for office. He
attempted a civil service examination for
one position and secured only fifty per
cent. He turned around and allowed
himself to be made a tool.
These charges were first brought up IN
the Twelfth ward branch. I asked Dahl
to give names. He mentioned only Wolk-
mann. He called me aside after the meet
ing and said he did not mean me, that ]
was all right. I was a member of the
General Committee in 1898, and I am q
member of the new committee. VIII are
these charges brought up at this late
day?
DdQl ana 0IunT were llStl uIlClit6A IL
getting me to join the Fremont Club. Il
they knew the charges recently preferred
against me were true then 1t is apparen1
that they stood sponsor for the admis'
sion of a disloyal Republican or a Demo
crat in the Fremont Club"
Mr.. Berger then related the experience
of the McEwanites at the primary held
last fall at No. 60 Congress street. The
machine men, he said, took the books
ava and held a primary elsewhere. The
McEwanites held a primary at the place
advertised, and cast more votes than the
machine men in their primary. Wher
they found the general committee packed
they did not protest, but allowed the
matter to go by default.
.Some of our men voted the Demo
cratic ticket" said Berger, ito show tina
they would not allow themselves to b.
DISTINGUISHED at the primary. Otto Dan
is not a Republican and / can prove 1t
I understand he has lately remarked
Berger is done for, guilty or innocent
We've got the committee Now I intene
to face DahTs charges and If l find e
can't get a fair show I intend to re
sign"
..No, no., shouted the McEwandtes II
chorus. You'll stay where you are"
The association adopted resolutions
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