The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-19
The Co. PLIGHT
Tribune" Declares Repub-
licans Wildly Demand
Reorganization.
NO USE FOR OLD LEADERS
Men Must Be Chosen Who
Have Some Influence on
Voters-That Hoboken
Election.

El6cIlOu.
(From the New Jersey Page of This
Mornings "Tribune.'D
The repetition in the charter elections On
April II of the poor showing made by the
Republicans in Hudson county last fall,
has caused many Republicans who are
loyal to their party and who have its fu-
ture welfare at heart, to seek means to
take the control of its affairs out of the
hands of Colonel Dickinson. E. w. Wool
ley, J. j. Guisto and others who are now
in control.
An effort will probably be made within
a few days to effect an entire reorganiza-
ton. The scheme is still in it's infancy,
but sufficient Information has been OBJ
tanned from the Republicans who are dis
satisfied with the present management 20
warrant the prediction that such an effort
will be made before many more days
pass.
The opening gun has been fired by john
P. Landrine, of Jersey City, a member of
the Republican State and County commit
tees, who has long been dissatisfied with
the present machine. He says the time
has come when all factions in the party
must unite and effect an entire %reorgani-
cation. He also says that the movement
will not identify itself with the McEwan
faction, neither will any effort be made to
organize or set up an Independent organi-
cation in opposition to the present County
Committee. 1t is proposed to unite all
the factions if the present County Com
mittee will submit, and to rally to the
support of the party the many Republi-
cans who will work only under able and
trustworthy leaders.
MEN OF INFLUENCE IN THE MOVE
MENT.
Colonel John ]. Toffey, the last Repub-
lican Sheriff in Hudson county and at one
time State Treasurer, is also at the head
of the movement to ~reorganize the Re-
publican party in Hudson county. He has
a large following in Hudson county which
cannot be ignored by the leaders, not
w~ithstanding that he has not taken any
active interest in politics since he vacated
the Sheriff's office.
1t has been known that Colonel Toffey
and Colonel Dickinson have not been on
amicable terms for many months owing
to Colonel Dickinson's refusal to accept
Colonel Toffey's advice as to matters
vitality affecting the party's interests.
Colonel Toffey's friends feel that the
party has suffered from the rejection of
the COUNSEL of such men as the ex-Sheriff.
Ex-Freeholder John Halliday of Jersey
City; Aaron s. Baldwin, a member of the
Republican County Committee; ex-As-
semblyman Henry M. Nutzhorn and other
well-known Republicans are strongly in
favor of the movement to ~reorganize the
party in Hudson county.
REORGANIZATION THE ONLY REM
EDDY.
Mr.. Baldwin is outspoken in favor OF
such a movement. 81 lave been a Re-
publican ever since I lave been able to
vote" said Mr.. Baldwin yesterday, land
I am positive that no man who knows
me will ever question my craftsmanship.
I am a dyed-in-the-wool Republican, and
always believe in advancing the interest
of my party wherever possible. l am
not blind to the present state of affairs,
and am fully convinced that we must
unite and reorganize the party in Hud-
son county if we intend to be recognized
as Republicans any longer. We can only
advance the interests of our party by a
reorganization
Many other well known Republicans in
Hudson county have expressed similar
opinions. They believe that the party
who control it's affairs must be super
seeded by men who can unite all factions
and bring into line the whole voting
THE Principle INVOLVED.
The keynote of the situation was first
struck by THE Tribune on last Satur-
day, when it said
1T is a correct principle in politics that
those who are intrusted with leadership
are accountable for the results of cleo
tons in their districts. An organization
party and allows opposition to roll up
unprecedented pluralities is thereby dis
credited"
This was pursuant to The Tribune's'
expressed dissatisfaction with the result
of last falls election in Hudson County,
to its attitude in the last campaign, when
IN Hudson County as on trial, and to the
result of the charter elections, when the
Republican vote in Jersey City was only
S,ST and in Hoboken only 70, c;4,
was the first Republican official who had
the courage to speak publicly in favor of
a reorganization. The day after the char
change, and men who have the respect
and confidence of the people must be
placed at the head of the Republican
APPRoACHING ANNIHILATION.
The seriousness of the situation is more
apparent in Hoboken, where the Repub-
votes of losing its status as a party by
polling barely the 2 per cent. of the total
vote which is required. by law to entitle
a party 10 l1OA1lldtS W -
stead of by petition. The total vote polled
was 8.133. The Republican candidate poll
ed 267 votes, and was the fourth man
in the race, being beaten by the Social-
istic-Labo candidate. 1t was the lowest
Republican vote ever cast in Hoboken
for the mead of a ticket.
Thus the Republican party In Hoboken
came dangerously near the vanishing
point. George r. Swain, the Republican
candidate for Water Commissioner, polled
529 votes, and was defeated by Henry
Eggert Democrat, by 6,172 plurality.
That MI. Schell was merely nominated
to keep Republican votes from Stuhr and
thus insure Mayor Fagan's. reelection
neither Democrats nor Republicans deny,
although Mr.. Schell accepted the nomi-
nation in good faith. Nearly nine-tenths
of the delegates to the city convention
and at least twenty out of the twenty
four members of the Republican City
Committee who sought to release Hobo
ken from the Democratic yoke, wanted
to indorse ex-senator William s. Stuhr,
an Independent Democratic candidate,
who was nominated by the .G~erman-Am,
erican Verein, an organization
of citizens irrespective of their political
WHY STUHR WAS NOT INDORSED.
such Republicans as ex-AssemblymAn
William H bod. ex-Freeholder Aaron S.
RaIdwdn and ex~-Assemblyman Henry M.
Nutzhorn and other we'll known Repub,i-
cams anneaIed to Colonel Dickinson. the
cnlnty leader. to allow the delegates to IN
dorse Mr.. Stuhr's candidacy IN the inter
est Of good government. colonel DICK
inson was nonplussed when these Well
known Republicans suggested Sucn a
proposition. He told them that he could
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