The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-24
HUDSON'S DELEGATES.
Col. Dickinson Says McGee
and Watson Will Go to
the Convention.

Colonel S. D. Dickinson, the Hudson
County Republican leader, says the New
York Tribune" while talking State poll
tics to a Tribune reporter yesterday
afternoon, said that F'lavel MCGEE and
Edward NJ. Watson would probably be the
delegates from that county to the Repub-
lican National Convention, to be held In
Philadelphia on June 10. Colonel Dickln-
son continued
F'Iavel MCGEE has been one of the most
faithful and active Republicans in the
party without hope or desire OF reward
all his life He has responded at all
times to demands upon his counsel ana ms
services. and it is no more than just that
he should be honored with the appoint
ment as a delegate. Mr.. Watson, VINO
last wear showed his loyalty to the party
and his willingness to make sacrlhces LOT
it by accepting the nomination for Mayor
of Jersey City when there was no possible
chance of election, and who has always
haen clad to do anything reasonable to
keep the Republican organization IN gooo
working order, has been selected Ior lHe
other delegate for no other reason tnah
his worthiness for the place. There was
some talk of selecting Henry Brautigah
as one of the delegates because OF ms NJ
moss and for the reason that every re
nublican in the county would pc pleaseu
to do him the honor But he IS now ~
and he does not feel that he could under
anv circumstances accept the appoint
nent MIR. Schell, who made the run Tor
Navor of Ioboken last year for the Re-
n,1blicans. will probably be one OF the al
ternates. and the other will be chosen IN
tba convention by the delegates from
North Hudson.
The Freeholders bill, recently passed py
the Legislature, will undoubtedly De NJ
dorsed by the people of Hudson county
This bill, although it is somewhat eA-
detrimental in it's character, in that II re-
ouires that the F'reeholders shall pc erect
ed by the whole county, and not by as
tricts confined to arbitrary lines, as mas
long been the custom, seems TO promise
better county legislation than has nltner-
10 preyailed. The Freeholders will be
elected at the next November electloh.
The Democratic apportionment as now
made is for five members of the Boaro
from Jersey City, and the remaining four
from Bayonne, Hoboken, North Hudson
and west Hudson. The Republicans VIII
doubtless adopt the same lines OF DIVISION
and they will nominate a full ticket OF the
Republicans by more than five thousand
for Mckinley and Hobart, and by more
than four thousand for every Assembly
man If would appear to us that we nave
an opportunity TO produce tue Same re-
snlts not excepting the Freeholders;
When asked about the probable cnolce
of Presidential Elector from Huosoli
County, Colonel Dickinson replied
hest men they can get. If the temper OF
the people should be the same next NO
yenaber as it was four years ago-that Il,
| if we have the same men ana the SANS
| issues-when Hudson was carried py the
seThere is a, strong popular feeling in
favor of Elbert Rappleye, the Edltor OF
The Jersey City Evening journal, VINO
| is doing such good work for the Repupil-
can party that he is well entitled TO the
| honor for place on the ELECTORAL t1cket.
I do not know that he would accept the
nomination. but I do know that there Is an
! emphatic wish among the Republicans
| that he will do so.
ssOf course, the delegates at large Will pc
chosen by the people. My own opinion IS,
| fter some conversation with Republicans
| from various parts of the State, that they
viii probably be Senator Sewell, Senator
Kean, Franklin Murphy and B9rker GunE
mere.
ssThe matter of membership from New
| Jersey in the National Republican Com
mittee to fill the place made vacant by
| the death of Vice President Hobart lies
| between Franklin Murphy and Barker
/ Gummere with the prospect, as it now
/ appears, rather in favor of Mr.. Murphy,
| who will be the choice of Hudson
| County.