The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-02
RIM; TRIUMpHS.
Republican County Commit
tee Swallows Whole Ma
jority's Reorganiza-
ton Report.
NEW ANS VAIN APPEAL
Machine Gave It's Orders and
the Serfs Meekly Bowed
Their Heads.

The Hudson County Republican Com
mittee met last night at Lincoln Hail.
to hear the report of the committee that
was appointed at the last meeting 10
devise means of securing harmony IN the
party. The meeting was not love feast
Chairman E. w. Woolley called the meet
ing to order. but soon after called wee
Chairman F'lavel MCGEE TO the char. Inc
committee whose object it was TO prlhg
about harmony in the party could not
secure harmony in the committee ltseA-
A serious split occurred and two reports
were submitted, one from the majority
and one from the minority The Secre-
tary read both reports, Chairman Baia-
win, of the minority, then moved that the
minority report be acted upon frst. rms
motion was sauelched in short order.
The majority report was then debated.
The principal change made was in 1he
matter Of procuring precinct primaries as
il now stands, a precinct primary can be
secured upon the call Of l00 voters in any
precinct. irrespective Of its locality me
resolution embodied in the majority re-
port that aroused most interest was the
last. 1t provided for the exclusion from
the meetings Of the committee Of all those
not members. It being, in tAe words ol the
resolution, Taapoiitie and rnpuspess-
like" 10 have them present
Alderman. Decker, d member Of the Or
eanization Committee, who signed the mi
nority report, spoke against The adoption
of the resolution.
III you shut ont newspaper men ana
the men whom We serve on this commit
tee" he said, ''the Republican party will
receive a black eye"
Ex-cougresman Thomas McEwan was
present with small following. He spoke
against the adoption of the resolution
and in his speech intimated that ne meant
to introduce some radical reforms No
body seemed much interested in what he
had to say. and he finally subsided. NO
attempt was made on the part of the
friends Of the resolution to defend it, but
when vote was taken on it, was adopted
bv vote of 1S9 to 81. In the future the
committee will do its work behind closed
doors.
In the majority report was this passage
1--WE visited the Seventh ward to adjust
the difrerences that were reported as ex-
istfng there, and found that all was har-
nonious. We visited West Hoboken, but
as we had not been formally invited we
did not think 1t wise 10 interfere"
In the discussion on the adoption OF the
report. Alderman Decker added something
to this. He said that the organization
committee made a misstatement when
they said that all was harmony in the
Seventh ward
1.It is well known" said Mr.. Decker,
that jealousy and strife exists in the
Seventh ward to a deplorable degree. The
public knows that when our committee
visited. West Hoboken they were treated
with considerable coolness and dared not
interfere in the strife there.
your committee tells you that har-
mony prevails in the Republican party
1t is not so What the Republican party
needs is a thorough reorganization. This
alone can bring us into condition to fight
the enemy with any chance of success "
Despite the fiery speeches made against
the resolutions in the majority report, the
report was accepted by large vote.
After the transaction of this most i'm
portant and hugely effective piece of
business, the meeting adjourned. Almost
any result but the one sought for may
be expected. Last nights meeting itself
did great deal towards promoting dis
cord.