The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-19
REORGANIZATION.
Republican Committee Talk
ed Four Hours and Did
Nothing.

| of the committee of picked gentlemen
| who are endeavoring to reorganize the
| badly disrupted forces of the Republican
| party in this county. The private room of
| the machine headquarters in Lincoln Hall
| on Pavonia avenue, Where the conferen-
| ces have been held since the Organization
| Committee met to consider its present
! plans, contained just fifteen members
| when Chairman Aaron s. Baldwin called
| the meeting on conference to order. In
| the words of a member, "The committee
| did nothing but chin and spout for about
| four hours without accomplishing any
| thing that could be used to benefit the
party
| AS the member stated. four solid hours
| were practically wasted by the members,
who did nothing but give personal opin-
ions and register little Kicks. AT times the
loud voices could be heard through the
open transom.
One was heard to say:-"The present
| undertaking is thorough farce. What
the party needs is new leaders. In fact,
the party has to have them, if it ever
hopes to carry on a successful campaign
in this county"
Another voice, no less harsh, which
sounded very like that of Chairman Ed
ward Woolley of the County Committee,
was heard to say:-'.The Republicans will
vote as they - please, and, bosses or
no bosses, this cannot be doubted The
people must get out and vote, If the
party is to win.
This sort of chin-music was kept up
necessarily until after midnight. It be-
came plainly evident at the conclusion or
the conference that the members cared
little about discussing the result OF the
secret meeting They were positive IN
their statements that practically nothing
of any Importance had been transacted.
Chairman Baldwin said that the '"opin-
ions received from the various parts OF
the county numbered about one hundred,
but he would give no information as TO
their contents. The reports, ne SAD,
were not ready, but would be tabulated
during the week and made ready Tor
the final meeting, to be held next FRIDAY
night The contents of these choice COM
munications the members refuse TO di-
vulge, giving as excuse that reports VIII
he made public when the proper time ar
rives.
Chairman Woolley and Chairman Ed
ward Fry of the Executive Commlttee'
were reticent, as usual both making
+l,<,
themselves scarce Immediately after the
termination of the meeting.
A few remained to discuss the sltua-
ton. however, and many choice remarks
were passed back and forth. For TIME
the conversation continued on HopoKen
and the North Hudson section Ihe
opinion of several was that Joseph Gus
to- the Italian leader in Ioboken, shouid
he danosad to make room for man who
could lead the forces 10 yic'oly. 80
Louis StupenVoli' ths lsltSs - 49,,
leader of the Ninth Waro, aneu n.s
views on the politlcai si'us''o -
bailiwick in manner any inns
mild. 'Landrine IS traitor " INC pa
ty,' said he. And by the way, tiis iileie
stereotyped speech he mas uttered apou.
one hundred times:-"The Ninth Waro
will never be Republican until ne - ue
posed"
'Hows this to be done! inquired ohe
The Ninth's leader was stumped on
this question.
THAT'S all rot" continued the speaker.
ito have these people talking IN sucn
strain Who is going to depose sLandrlne
and his faction He is not memoer "
the County Committee, but II IS certain iie
mas a DlS IOlloWiu5 Al sAAs.. ' =
much SO that his followers can turn the
result one way or the other Such a lofcs
asathat should be entitled 10 some say "a
the management OF the waru. Ihey VIII
not abide by the rules lald down oy liie
bosses and this has been made obvious ON
. 49, o,a oooasion If is very clear
MOI .h1i' o'to -. "a will
that they are a1ter new leaueis diio VIZ
refuse to work under the present ones
Commissioner Robert Urquhart the
.s,.i.too had
facetious member ol TUG coiht.i.ee' t..iN'
little to say, save that those Kicking Tor
nav, LEADERS are the dissa atisfied Republi-
.seYl.S. .eh.Y
calNs iloAei W. " Jo.
No action was taken, and the committee
adjourned to meet next Friday night.
o,,,a,o ~. ..rha ccs,,rtu Commit
a nienfpe, saiu 49, a4.a
tee will hold only three mos meetings,
and it is not likely that any change will
-, n,.da ,,nt;, the now eomu3+tae is elect
oe in"ue uii'ii ''ie -. :" " s1'.-..I nv. -,
ed and organizes next January. Inc dsl
tation has been beneficial and 1t is likely
+bat nav, oha;rn,an n will he elected and
'ia' . ~ " ,.-,4.,sa ,-,. III,
many new Ward ana oistiicl ieaoelS VIII
be appointed for Hoboken, and that in
words where there are factional fights
'aass ~ ,,,l1 10 abla - rastora barno,,,,
leaders Will pe apie 70 restore hafiliohy
and arouse interest.
4 committee was appointed to consider
and report as 90 Recommendations 70 pe
made by the Organization Committee to
+ba rountv Committee. William q. Reed
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