The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-28
JEssEY REPUBLroANs UNITED.
Hudson County Harmony Committee Fsunt
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Hudson County Harmony Committee Found
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The Republics party In Hudson county. N.
j.. which has been split up by factions for
about two years. II getting together again and
will probably be entirely united for the election
In the fall. Owing to the dissatisfaction In the
Dom ocratic ranks over the candidates. who have
been slated by the machine for the three i'm
portant county offlces to be filled, Sheriff.
County Clerk, and Register. the Republican
leaders see chance 70 capture one or possibly
two OF these offices.
Robert Davis, the Democratic boss OF Hud-
son county. announced some time ago that his
selections for the nominations were Carl Ruem-
pier for Sheriff. James O. Clarke for Reeirtsr
and Maurice Stack for County Clerk. These
selections arc not considered particularly
popular with the party and there will be a lively
contest at the open primaries. The opposi-
ton will put mp John Zeller for Sheriff and
George B. Fielder for Register A candidate
for County Clerk has not been agreed upon
and nobody but Stack is seeking the nominal
ton very anxiously. as John g. Fisher. the
Republican incumbent Of the ONCE. In verJ
popular aud will be renominated By his party.
The Republican County Committee appointed
. Harmony Committee about threo months ago
to investigate tho differences in some OF the
has submitted its report to the Executive Com
mittee. and 1t will DO considered by the County
Committee at meeting to be held on Friday
night The Harmony Committee consisted Of
Edward Fry. Chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee; Edward W. Woolley, Chairman Of the
County Committee, and Aaron g. Baldwin.
Chairman Of the Organization Committee.
Mr.. Baldwin. who Ii the leader OF the opposi-
ton to the machine, did not act with the Har-
mony Committee. but he su omitted minority
report He suggested q new enrolment q re-
vision Of the constitution and by-laws. and the
election Of an entirely new County Committee.
His report was rejected The majority report
stated that the committee had visited the
wards whero differences were said to exist. but
had not found any worth speaking OF. Some
trifing troubles had bean amicably adjusted.
The report says in parts
Your ub-oommittee on harmony In con-
formity with your resolution. communicated
with the officers Of ward, city and township
committee to ascertain In what localities our
services might be utilized to produce harmony
in the party. We visited the Seventh ward OF
Jersey Oity by invitation. but upon our arrival
were gratiAed to learn that all differences had
been settled before our arrival. and all the Re-
publlcans of the ward were harmonious, We
also visited West Hoboken, but some misun-
derstandinR appears to have existed, and the
invitation sent without due authority. so that
the committee did not feel authorized to inter-
fore. and withdrew without attempting to do
more than offer few suggestions In the
direction OF harmony. The official COM
munioations We have received on this
subject, and they cover all the sections
OF the county. assure US that our ser
vices are not needed and the party appears to
be practically harmonious. We have amended
the recommendations submitted at the last
meeting Of this committee by requiring the
COPY OF the enrolment asked for under Section
2 shall be delivered to the applicant within
three days after the enrolment We have also
amended Section 3 so a. to permit an applica-
ton for precinct primary to be fled any time
within one week after the enrolment This
amendment meets the only objection brought
to our attention officially or otherwise to the
recomme ndations presented at the last meet
ing and overcomes fully and specifically the
only criticism offered to the entire report"