The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-18
BURNS'S FOES WON.
Sothern Was Made Com
mitteeman From the
Seventh : Republi-
can Meetings.

ton organized for the year last night, at
the rooms of the Greenyille Republican
League Club. The main business of the
evening was the turning down" Of
William Burns who aspired to fill va
cancy in the County Committee. 1t was
done most effectively, despite the plans OF
his two clubmates General John Ram
sey and William Rowland. William
Sothern was placed in nomination by
William Reed, and Burns by General
Ramsey The vote was ten to two, re-
sulting in victory for Sothern.
The meeting was called to order by
William E. Reed, who called for nomina-
tions for temporary chairman. Mr.. Reed
was nominated by Edward Fry and
unanimously elected Mr. William
Charlock of the League Club was next
nominated by Mr.. Fry for permanent
chairman, but he declined. He in turn
nominated William p. Van Buskirk, who
had a few minutes before been elected to
membership of the League Club. Mr.. Van.
Buskirk receiving the entire vote. The
other officers elected were:-Charles
Meeker, vice president; Winfield Dunn,
secretary, and william Rowland, treas
urer. Chairman Van Buskirk announced
:
a future meeting.
call for nominations to fill the Fifth
Precinct County Conmitte vacancy, was
next made. Mr. Reed jumped up and
nominated William Sothern.
General Ramsey, who was. booking out
for Burns interests, protested against the
nomination. He said that Burns was en-
dorsed by the Grant Club and was justly
entitled to the office. He said that the
opposition to Burns was due to personal
feeling, because of Burns endeavors to
have the Grant Club run in systematic
manner He said that Burns had been
elected at the primaries, and that while
there was no vacancy at that time, a
vacancy shortly afterward did occur, in
view of which fact Burns was justly en-
| titled to the position.
Mr. Reed stated that at a meeting of the
organization committee in September
resolution was adopted granting a form
of home rule to the ward association,
which included the right of the ward as
sociation to fill existing vacancies in the
County Committee. The ward association
| in turn extended to the committeeman of
the precinct wherein the vacancy occurred
| the courtesy of naming a nominee, who
would be elected by the Ward Association.
| Mr. Ramsey again got the floor and
charged the previous administration of
the Grant Club with gross mismanage-
ment 'sBills that we were told were
paid" he said, 1--WE have since discovered
unpaid While the former treasurer,
Charles Heany. has repeatedly promised
| to straiglten out matters he has failed to
materialize as yet.
Mr. Dunn interrupted at this point ard
said that the officers of the Grant CLUB
had nothing to do with the Ward Asso-
ciation
Mr. Ramsey replied that he simply
wanted to show that Burns had tried TO
work for the interests of the club, but
had gained the enmity of the men who
now opposed him. Mr.. Rowland also
made an appeal for Burns.
On motion by Mr.. Fry a recess of five
minutes was taken to allow the four
members of the Fifth and Sixth precincts
to confer and endeavor to agree upon a
candidate
William Reed, William Van Buskirk,
William Rowland and General Ramsey
| them. talked the matter over, but they
were unable to reach an amicable settle
ment Reed and Van Buskirk held 5ut
for Sothern, and Ramsey and Rowland
for Burns.
General Ramsey announced that they
were unable to agree, and said that it was
to be deplored, as the strife which has
been waging dn the Fifth and Sixth pre-
cincts would probably continue.
A vote by roll call was then ordered
Ten members voted for William Sothern
and two for Burns.
A member of the association later said
that Burns was not wanted in the Ward
Association, as he had the faculty of
creating strife In every organization to
which he belonged.
The election of the officers of the First
and Fouth Republican Ward Associa-,
tions took place last evening. There wa
no opposition in either ward. The meeting
of the First Ward Association took place
at the rooms Of the Young Mems Re-
publican Club No. Al Gregory street. Mr..
Samuel j. Blakley was elected chairman;
A, Enderlein, vice chairman; George
o. 'Minningham, secretary, and B. Drach-
MANN treasurer. The Fourth Ward As
sociation's election resulted with p. +.
Wanser, chairman; Jacob Zimmerle, sec
retary, and A. J. Doan, treasurer.
Kaiser Won the Sixth.
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