New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
NEW LEADERS WANTED
THE DEMAND FOR REPUBLICAN REoR-
GANIzATION GROWING,
COLONEL ToFFEY DOES NOT SEEK THE LEADER
sHIp-Co- OPERATION or NATIONAL AND
STATE LEADERS NECESSARY.

COLONEL. ToFFEy DOES NOT SEEK THE LEADER
s,,1p-co- OPERATION OF NATIONAL AND
STATE LEADERS NECESSARY.
Tho absorbing topic Of discussion In Hudson
County is the urgent demand for the reorganza-
ton NJ the County Committee The necessity Tor
this stem Is conceded on all sides 1t Is pointed Out
that the failure OF the County Committee TO pre-
vent repeaters from voting under rauuu,e"'
and It's opposition to Seha ave desire For
ioa 60 ngdS n the hsvf
The movement to reorganize the party Is growns
daily since The Tribune has exposed the INV ,
ton of affairs and the demand Is Gear real re-
phatic, as The Tribune first stated LOT d ie"' -
organization under new leaders ,, m
Several of the candidates for Assembly men ~, Vi,
the Republican ticket last fall are now con, n,
forward with their grievances aga,s cev v no as
sistance from the County committee, as ny Srdan
expected and were compelled TO bear the Du'oe"
one OF the candidates in speaking about the Inai
ter said that although he made seHera, o,d re
for aid and had been assured that ne wou n, on
ceive funds to defray his expenses. he was put Oh
from time to time with promises until after the
III had pledged myself to deliver the votes OF
my friends TO reject Wooley as chairman os
county organization probably would nave teceinehh
some assistance but, as refused TO make suc ai
barter. 4 is not necessary to say tna Dd "O'
political meeting eight days before election while
and held seven subsequent mass meetings ,ona,c,
The fnilure of the county organization 10 conu"t
ma IS meetings In various parts or the County ~
also charged Notwithstanding the fact that , one
county organization received sufficient fuhus Ho'h
the State Committee for such purpose
INVOLVED WITH THE GAMBLERS
When the poolrooms were In full blast In Jersey
CITY Hoboken and Harrison the managers Oh 'hese
places were squeezed TO contribute to the luhu u
helm the Democratic cause in Hudson Inc ne
publican leaders knew that these places were CON
ducting business unlawfuy. but made no eho i9 70
close them or to prevent the gamblers from aiuhS
the Democrats with funds. -, ,,,.,,o, ~
II was generally understood that the haDitues vi
these ga milling dens concerned IN the III
frauds and that the booksellers khe" TO" '"'
game worked. i, trorr,son and
The poolrooms remained open in Harrison h a
uoboken until almost the eve OF election WIFI
they were unable TO meet the demands vi o, one
politicians for money and were forced 10 Close
heir nlaces The two poorooms in Jersey Clty
however remained I'm full blast. and enjoyed gr1a,-
or freedom than they had heretofore enloyeu' Nc
II because they had subscribed so 1Deraily !" '"'
Democratic campaign fund? .o-,oo, "a
The nickel in the-sot machine was not
by the Democratic hunters for iuhus. nc I M
who conduct these machines in all paris oh -,
CITY and Hoboken were forced 70 contrlpute, az "a
least $500 a week during the campaign. II my mau
refused IL is unnecessary to state theiI n nc,
chimes would have been confscated Dy the De"i'
cratic authorities ,- .oorean MIA ton
The Republicans who urging reolEaIi.tES n ~
noint 10 these facts and demand the iorilla %
a County Committee that Will force the s"'
out Of politics and out of business