The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-07
TOTAL APATHY.
Republican County Commit
tee Meets and Does
Not Even Mention
Nominees.
NOTHING 70 SAY ABOUT THEM
Time Exhausted Discussing
Petty Internal Party
Squabbles.


Republican County Committee heiu iass
evening. There wasn't subJect prousns
before the committee that occasioneu /"
discussion of any length or Warmeh- II
fact the meeting was one OF rne moss
prosaic kind The convention OF Aonoay
night was not mentioned, nor were tne
names of any prospective nominees
brought before the members
Chairman Edward S. Woolley IN Gaining
the meeting to order. announced that
election officers when organized We're
authorized to take affidavits OF reglstry'
providing, however, that the election ON
Ger resided in the same precinct as the
person registered.
Chairman Edward Fry, on behalf OF the
Executive Committee, reported that
meeting Of that body had been held on
September 2S At that meeting a petition
from Bayonne was received, protesting
against the Bayonne City Committee, Tor
their action in unseating e. A. Osborn,
committeeman, who moved from tne
Second Ward. This protest was referred
to Mr.. Flavel MCGEE, for legal opinion
Mr. MCGEE has rendered no opinion as
yet Mr.. Fry's report was ordered fled
On recommendation Of the Eighth Ward
Association, E. Franklin was appointed
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Henry C. Crowley. On similar rec
onlmendation from the Ninth ward. Mr.
James C. Young was appointed to fill Jo-
seph McComb's position. The latter re-
Gently resigned.
There was a protest from the Second
ward of Bayonne against the enrolment
officers Of said ward in refusing to allow
certain men to enroll. This was referred
to the Bayonne City Committee
At the conclusion of the meeting little
groups of members gathered in the various
corners to discuss the political situation
and the relative chances of the pros
pective nominees who have popped up on
the political horizon. Naturally the drift
of the conversation turned toward the
most important Of the nominations, that
of the Sheriff.
There are four aspirants for this par
ticular nomination and the concensus OF
opinion rather favors ex-Freeholder Mark
Fagan of the Fifth ward. Yet in spite Of
the rumcrs regarding the easy thing Fa-
gen has Of the carrying the convention by
storm, there are many conservative Re-
punlicans who are inclined to doubt the
talk of Fagan's sinecure.
Apparently Pagan is looked upon az
the favored one Of the bosses. This may
or may not be true, but nevertheless, 1t
appears different to some of the Republi-
cans interested in the coming election.
It has been stated that Colonel s. D.
Dickinson was behind John J. Erwin. The
Colonel has never expressed any particu-
lar opinion on this subject, believing that
reticence was essential in this case.
Pagan, it appears, is the candidate of
the machine. At least Mr.. Woolley and
a few others, who have pull enough to
gain admittance to the supreme councils
OF the party say that Fagan's chances
are brighter than those of any of the
other aspirants.
Gamalel r. Christie and Claus Basse
are also to be in the race. In the North
Hudson and Weehawken sections, where
these men hail from, they have a strong
following. The exact number OF their as
sured votes, Is not public property, but
it is known that both men may cause
some trouble before the convention ter
inmates.
Mr.. Erwin was asked last evening If
there was any truth In the rumor that he
intended to withdraw from the race.
stated a vile falsehood. I am in the race
to stay. I have been approached by sew
eral men who have asked me to with
draw in favor of Mr.. Pagan. got out
three years ago to promote harmony in.
the ranks of the party, but now I think
1 am entitled to the nomination more than
any one. More than that, / also firmly
believe that my chances never were
brighter. I expect to win out and will
stay in the race until the last ballot is
counted Monday night.
There Is no doubt that the contest
will be a decidedly warm one. No one will
admit that either man can win on the
first ballot Estimates compiled by some
who profess to have the inside track,
show both Erwin and Pagan to have
about one hundred votes apiece, leaving,
somewhere In the neighborhood of thirty
five to be divided between Christie and
Bosse. Allowing the result on the first
ballot to be about even between Fagan
and Erwin, 1t now remains to be seen how
the odd delegates win vote on the second
ballot But the more sanguine ones claim
that Pagan cannot be beaten.
Christie remains as pleased as ever with
his glowing chances and nothing seems
to feaZe him.
The Register and County Clerk nominal
tions are pretty certain The present in
cumbent Of the County Clerks Office Mr.
John G. Fischer viii land that nominal
tion, while Herman Walker Is slated for
the Register nomination. A little un-
certain are the Assembly nominees. TAX
ing it all together the convention should
prove an interesting session.
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