The Jersey City news., 1899-11-16
Committeeman FIGHT. !
Ninth Ward Republicans
Preparing for a Great
Battle.

There promises to be a very warm time
in the Ninth Ward next month over the
selection of Republican County COMMIT
teemen The recent election did not serve
to amalgamate the disrupted factions IN
that ward and the fight for supremacy
will be a bitter one The enmlty mere
tofore existing has increased since the re-
cent campaign began. Apparently potn
factions have been lying very low In order
to attract as. little attention as possible,
but the results of these quiet conferences
are becoming more and more maniIest
each day.
The selection of County Comitteemen is
to be made on December 6. This ward IS
the second largest in the county when II
comes to the apportioning Of committee
men. There are twenty-four representa-
tiyes of the County Committee allotteo
to the Ninth. The question is. how Will
the present forces now controlling the
ward. apportion the committeeman Inere
are seven precincts Each precinct IS
given representation, according to the vote
noled at the last Gubernatorial election
one of the Republican kickers said. last
night that the followers of the bosses IN
tbe Ninth ward are not wont to deal fair
ly in this respect, and that preceaeht
counts for nothing when personal matters
are involved. Several times, he SAID
the faction now controlling the ward. mas
deprived precincts of their just represen-
tation, and given precincts controlled Dy
the ring more committeeman than tney
were entitled to. He said
"This manner Of conducting the affairs
of the ward has done more to cause the
open disruption than anything else The
ring people have continually blocked the
efforts of those who will not subject
themselves to dictation to secure the rep
resentation they were entitled to-"
There are four ring committeeman
whose terms will expire this month
These are Frank J. Higgins, Edward T.
Mitchell, Louis Stubenvolf and John =.
Pringle. All will be candidates for re-
election at the coming primaries. It Is the
intention of the anti-ring followers TO
fight against these people and endeavor
to place their own men. If this can be
accomplished the anti-ringsters will gain
control of the ward again. Mr.. john
Mouncey of the Seventh precinct, who
was bounced from the County Committee
on charges of disloyalty preferred by
unquestionably run again, and he VIII
carry his precinct. Mr.. John P. Lam
drine will also run again. Mr.. Landrine
was beaten some time ago by miserable
trick of the opposing forces
Those who wished to vote at the pri-
maries for Mr. Landrine were shut out
thus preventing his election. Mr.. Ian
drine feels confident that he will carry his
precinct Mr. Charles Mason will also be
a candidate for reelection. He is of the
anti-ring forces and president of the
Bergen Republican Club.
AT present the ringsters hold the ward
by a good sized majority of committee
men, Seventeen to seven is the way the
ward stands
Another matter which interests the
members of the Bergen Republican Club
is the coming election, at which officers
for the ensuing year are to be chosen. The
anti-ring forces have the president, hut
the opposing forces have the Board OF
Governors. The board has caused much
trouble in that club Judging from the
result of the recent election for secretary
the ring followers are in the majority
Now the anti-ringsters are endeavoring to
offset this majority, but their efforts are
being blocked. The Board of Governors
has the right to pass on all applications
| for membership, and the applications sub
mitted by the anti-ring people have either
been held back or the board has refused
| to act thereon. Hence the anti-ring fol-
| lowers cannot add to their forces, and the
| ring remains in control.