The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-13
Wild And
WOOL-LEY.
Chairman Of Republican
County Committee Re
elected In a Tumult.
BIRDSALL WENT BACK ON DECKER
Opposition Candidate Made
an Abject Apology for
Daring to Run.
BIRDSALL WENT BACK ON DECKER

| Edward W. Woolley was reelected
| Chairman of the Republican County Com
mittee at the meeting of that body last
night in Lincoln Hall. The opposition TO
his election was fizzle. Mr.. Decker was
named TO run against him but even ms
nomination was back down, for Birdsah,
who was to have made the nominating
| speech refused ITO rise to the occasion IN
spite of numerous calls from the anti
Woolleyites. And then when it was all
| hopeless Mr.. Decker also crawled,-ssld 10
he never intended to oppose Mr.. Wooiley
and it was all a mistake. The little
strength mustered for the occasion began
to peter out when the result of the hight
for the position of Chairman was an
nounced Then the anti-ringsters began
TO leave in groups of three and four, uIlr
til not one remained when the last busl-
ness of the session was transacted.
The meeting was enlivened by the GUS
tomary howls of Mr.. McEwan and his
| followers. The ex-Congressman showed
his contempt for parliamentary law by
| refusing to stop talking when called to
order by the chairman. He continued his
loud remarks even when a threat to have
| him elected was made. Undaunted, he
| went on, expatriating on the rights of
| citizens who were entitled to free speech,
| until the business of the session was
| taken up, with the disturber still gesticu-
| lating wildly, saving the air with ma
| jestic sweeps of his right arm and roar
ing at the top of his voice. w. G. Nelson
| and Walter K. Birdsal were offenders,
too Neither of these gentlemen would
stop talking when called to order.
The meeting was the most largely at
tended session held in years. About SS4
qualified and paid the customary fee.
The Committeeman were obviously out
for a struggle and were disappointed at
the poor fight put up by the opposition
forces. Those who had prepared pet
speeches were gagged. Several prospec-
tive orators We're thus deprived of a
chance to exhibit their oratorical abilities.
Chairman Woolley called the committee
of 1899 to order at halfpast nine. Several
designations were read and these were
| filed at the conclusion of the election.
Then followed the hrst scalp of the
evening. The report of the. Appeals Com
| mittee was read. This dealt chiefly with
! the Potter-Thomas and Eichhorn-Demar-
| est cases. 1t was moved that the re-
port, with the exception of the case of
| EicnQOrn versus DeEudFeSls DC IGIGiiSu "
/ the incoming committee.
Frederick Stuhr Immediately arose and
moved that the report be laid on the
table.
| marks were out of order. Francis point
| was declared not we'll taken.
Mr.. Demarest then spoke and wanted to
| know IL the report could not be taken ur
/ by the old committee.
NJ McEwan requested Mr.. DemareSt to
allow it to lie on the table.
The motion of Mr.. Stuhr was carried
Demarest called for standing vote The
| report was finally laid over
Chairman Edward Fry then submitted
the following. report from the e.. Executive
| Committee, of which he was Chairma n -
'AS Chairman of the Executive Com
/ mittee, it may be considered proper fol
] me to present a brief report of the inn
| portant events of the past year, and pos
| sibly suggestion or two for cons1dera-
tion by the new committee would be IL
4 order.
/ s'We represent a minority party in 8
strongly Democratic county, as evidenced
by our local elections, of the twelve city
| town and township governments within
the county, eleven are governed by Demo
/ Senator, and every one of the eleven mem
bers of Assembly from this county are
also Democrats. There are large num-
Der of Republicans who do not want Office
4 for themselves, who have friends that are
active in the service of the party, anC
i they would like to see them receive some
Y substantial T6COS nlllO4 Ol2 lIlelT S0TNlcG,
! yet on election day, either from the stress
| Of business or lack of interest in 1oca
affairs, they neglect TO use their right OF
franchise, thereby allowing local offices
/ to fail into the possession of the Demo-
cratic party, in localities where Repub.
| lican success would be otherwise possible
1.-THE advancement of our party princi-
pies and the desire Of Republican su-
premacy should soar above personal rea-
sons, and enable us to turn a deaf ear to
those who sow discord and reap dfssen-
Il l-f1, y 1ofI1 1r<oI r1YiG 10 nf % or~ft
should stimulate our anxiety for party
success. The masses are not moved by the
personal ambitions of individuals, but
they will respond to the presenta ton OF
some great principle Of a public policy,
supported by an involving principles
which seem to them wise and benefcent.
| "As a County Committee we have
many reasons for congrat tulation and en-
coura cement. Ours is the only political
committee in the State which owns its
sistence of our President, E. w. Wooiley
/ we are enabled to hold our meetings ir
| this handsome building which we own ir
fee simple, and the land on which il
| stands.
1.-THE cost has been, including furniture
| and fixtures, over eleven thousand dollars
| (S11,000, and 1t gives me great pleasure
to inform the committee that the only
Indebtedness against this property today
is the insignificant sum of twelve hun
dred and eighty dollars ($1280), which car
be paid off tomorrow If the committee sc
next entertainment,
s'The standing committees this year
were organized promptly, and their Off
! cial actions have given general satisfac.
| ton. The organization committee was
in session and at work far into the sum
mer, doing a masterful work in the di-
rection of harmony in the party, which
was eminently successful; make this
statement advisedly and being in posses
sion of the facts assure you no contra
diction can stand.
1.-THE suggestions made in the report OF
the organization committee to you in Sep
tember and which you adopted, were
practical and proved beneficial. 1t re-
mains for you to make all or any part OF
them permanent regulations if you see
4 fit During the year several entertain
ments have been given by the Entertain
ment Committe which have been very
enjoyable, reflected great credit upon the
zeal and energy of this committee, and
bility among the members
all cases presented to them with judg-
ment and discretion; their services have
been valuable to the County Committee
THE efforts of the Legislative Com
mittee last winter were directed in the
line of election reforms, excise boards
and bipartisan police boards; which the
committee labored industriously and in
telligently for; no tangible result was ac-
complished, but the prospects for this
winter in the same direction Seem to be
much better
* The November campaign was vigorous
G ly prosecuted by the Executive Commit