New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-06
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
MOUNCEY A SCAPEGOAT.
TO BE PUNISHED FOR REPUBLICAN DE-
MOBILIZATION.

TO BE PUNISHED EOK kEPO BLlCAN DE-
MOBILIZATION.
Rare DISCRIMINATION IN THE SELECTION OF
LAxDRrNE MAN FOR DIscIPLINE-HE IS
NOT ALLOWED TO vrNDIcATE HIM
sELF-sPREAD1NG NETS
FOR OTHERS.
! Many OF the members OF the Hudson Republican
County Committee surprised last night 10 ma
/ that no meeting OF the committee would De heia
/ until next Friday although Il had been announced
! in various newspapers that the meeting would De
| held last night in Lincoln Hall They explain TINS
confusion by the fact that the constitution Oh III.
! County Committee has been much manipulated
/ that the committeeman themselves are much al
sea as to what parts Of the constitution as aoopeo
by the party in convention five years ago are sun IN
! force and what parts have been AMENDED oy reso-
! luton by the County Committee
! The rule or ruin policy seems TO have been
adopted by the small clique that assumes to DOM
/ mate the Hudson Republican County Committee
| whose MANAGEMENT has excited the disgust OF 'he
| mass Of Republican and independent voters, 80 az
| parent in the steadily decreasing vote. mao 'ne
| party government been satisfactory ana unseinsn'
and not directed for the personal interest ana gam
OF a select few the perncious Democratic ring tha'
! had been rebuked by the people would nov nave
been renststed The evidence OF this disposition OF
the few to rule absolutely is manifest In the ecort
| To Dust Committeeman John Mouncey' OF 'he sew
entb Precinc, OF the Ninth Ward Of Jersey CITY
The last election showed that the disgust ana u's-
satisfaction is general as a measre Kepuonoa'i
vote was cast in all sections OF the city ana county
but II was decided TO prosecute Mouncey' anu se'
rid OF him as a committeeman. so as 70 lhs'ai one
who would obey the few men who want 70 oo"'io'
the ward.
MoUNCEYs so-CALLED TRIAL
Charges OF dlsloyalty were preferred against
fha
who s onposiag the Landrne faction The OoH-
r,i,,ea an Appeals. which heard the evidence on
/ Tbursdav night was appointed by Chairman Nooi-
lev. and Frank Higgins the chairman IS one VI
the Ninth Ward committeeman with "hotn s'uoe"-
vol IS in touch. 1870.
The proceedings were farcicaL witnesses Were
! hoard one at A time Mouncey was ACCORDED tne
| privilege ~ being present with his counsel eN-
| co,oressnan McEwan The complainant admitted
| that his complaint was based on hearsay Inc
| only witnesses produced were TWO men VINO "el7
sent ov stubenvoH to the precinct 70 procure evil
| dence Richard Benjamin said he had received
! from Mouncev ballots with the name OF the Demo-
| cratio candidate for Alderman pasted on them
The other witness Charles Anderson. said ne
, saw Nouncev give one Of the pasted ballots 10
! ci,izen - vote He'named citizen when asked
sha, Mou 'tii me- citzer could be summoned, but
the committee refused 10 grant nm tne ~ t5e
Close Of the polls Mouncey gave him bundle 60 Of
ballots with the pastors. saying You can vote
itn , had hem used bv democratic worker. who
| had dropped them at the poing-pIace; anu AZ ~
rIaTed tSat ha had worked faithfully and Loyalty
| and he sustained ny several IePu'a0'0 VIZ
The onIv evidence to sustain the charge was that
OF the two hired employees Of the complainant
HE POINTS TO HOBoKEN
yy-ban asked to what he attributed the talling-of
Of the in his precinct at the iast esGo,'
Mouncey replied TO his inierrosa'er, -
man Jacob Strauss Of Hoboken. in Celtic style oy
asking. TO what do you attribute the decrease IN
f' "We are not trying Hobokeo" said Committee
nay Yon Should have started there" was the retort
Ho56ken Gave only 2S7 votes for the Republican
The committee had a short secret conference and
announced il had reached decision but vas vas
inferred from the remarks OF members OF the COM
One said: "Mouncey cannot find fault He Sa had id
fair show and allowed TO remain ana H.
terrogate the witnesses ., sh,,,,d
AN Hnos so had 70 remain in the committee"
Another remarked: He made mistake take IN n me ne
selection Of his counsel He should not nave named
one so unpopular. He should have selected some
one rfs-ercs is that the committee has decided
10 report adversely TO Mouncey and to recommend
ms The Rennbi,can County Committee Will meet next
Friday night and the proceedings viii o he SUBMIT
~ =, rsorires tvo-thirds vote TO expe mem
- I'D a bitter contest IL anticipated. II may
6e me ener raov and destroy the nuenee OF the
CLIQUE that Is using Il for its own aggrandizenen'
TRYING TO MAKE THE SPLIT WORSE.
T. f. generally believed among Republicans who
are not Identified with the machine that the Ap-
meals Committee will report in favor OF unseat-
ine Mouncey because the latter Is friendly with the
Tandr,ne wing OF the party, which Colonel Die kin
son Woolley and other leaders OF the county or.
ganizaton are seeking 70 destroy so that they may
abs oil .
IT would make a particle OF dinereh o no"
ate his loyalty to the party said prominent Re
publican in Jersey cy last ns az HThst
ever he saws goes. II he favors the unseating OF
Mr. Mouncey t ne VIII n a.9 Controlled by Colonel
| nickinson will sustain the committees report II
no" ,0oas Mr. Monncey What will be the re-
SUR? The party will be more hopeessly spc t Una
ever before in the Ninth WARD II such @cuon =
ta .fTbs committee may delay its report for five
months or more and then offer A report. Such
action was taken several years ago IN HoooKen
,,on ~ the Vok delegates Although these delegates
were honestly elected. the Appeals Commt,es en- en-,
tertained the protest Of the Guisto faction and I'VE
mo tins a fa@ton I; caused much dssatfa
ton among the Repubnca ans IN hoooHeh' ana '"e
party has been split ever since
HUNTING FOR ANOTHER sCAPEGoAT.
The Seventh Ward Republican Association Of
Jersey city. which is composed OF the members
Of the County Committee in that ward decided 10
make an investigation as 10 the discrepancy in the
Republican vote in that ward April Il. At IT'S
meeting Thursday night the club adopted a resolu-
ton declaring that the president appoint commit
tee ~ six mem bers TO examine candidates captains
~ precincts and workers appointed or paid by
Candidates 10 work at the polls on Election Day. and
such other persons whose evidence they may deem
| necessary. ,,, ,..,.- - - .-s
aod each charges the other with treachery.
The committee appointed was Michael Schultz.
- and " TC Dunn, OF the Minkakwa Club; Will
jsr, Cbarock and r. Brown. OF the Republican
e. y,,e C'lub and William Reed and E c. Phelps.
- - 7 Grant Club. The committee arranged
- meet al the Minkakws Republican club rooms,
~ Monday NAV l5 when the investigation will be
started.
vR JACKSON MAY BE 4 DIRECTOR.