The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-02
BALDWIN QUITS.
WithdraWs From the Boss
Ridden Republican
Party.
CAUSE OF TaIS IMPORTANT STEP
Leaders Pretend to be In
different to the
Move.
CAUSE OF THIS IMPORTANT STEP

Aaron S. Baldwin, Of Hoboken, one OF
the foremost Republicans in HuosoIl
county, has decided according to tnhs
mornings Tribune to resign from the
County Republican Committee ana 10
take part in politics as an independent
Republican.
In discussing his reasons for this action
Mr.. Baldwin said to a Tribune reporter
that he was disgusted with the local par
ty MANAGEMENT. and felt that he could no
longer maintain his honor as man II ne
remained a member of the county organi-
cation Mr.. Baldwin continued
ST have been member OF the Counly I3
Committee for many years, ana hooo9s
can charge me with ever having clintlile-
ted dishonest act. Last week the 30
ond Ward Republican Associauoh, Seiilf :
posed of the six county committeeman oL
tie ward, selected me as delegate LOT
the State Convention to be voted on at lilS
primary. | did not seek the hoaof. bass Iss
Tuesday the primary was held, anu ths
ticket 1 headed received only three votes.
An opposition ticket received Ihlr.y-lohI
votes Nothing was said 70 me aoout an
opposition ticket, and was led 10 beleVe
that only one ticket containing my name
was being voted.
Mr. Baldwin for many years has. been
regarded as one of the leaders of the
Republican party in Hudson County. and
his determination TO resign as a inemper
of the county organization on the eve
of an important election caused good
deal of talk that il he CARED out his IN
tention the party would suffer in future
campaigns. He has always been closely
identified with the leaders, and It was
generally thought that he was working IN
harmony with them.
-Four years ago Mr.. Baldwin was NOM
mated for Sheriff of Hudson County, and
although the county was conceded TO pc
overwhelmingly Democratic he came
+1,s,, Hon faS 0T
Democratic districts he ran ahead OF his
ticket He carried Hoboken, where he
lives by about 800 majority. The Demoo
Gratis had expected to poll at least 2,ouO
maiority. When Governor VOORHEES, in
July refused to appoint Mr.. BALDWIN 70
fill the unexpired term of the late Sherin
Heller. despite the fact that Vice Presl-
dent Hobart. Senator Sewell and others
recommended his appointment. Mr..
Baldwin's friends became dissatisfied.
When a crusade was led against the
Hudson County Republican Comm1ttee
last spring by many leading Republicans
of Hudson county. owing to the poor
showing made by the Republicans during
that campaign, when Mr.. Schell. their
candidate for Mayor OF Hoboken: received
only 263 votes out of a total of 5000 poiled,
Mr. Baldwin was one of the first TO real
ize the necessity of thorough reorganl-
zation of the party The leaders OF the
machine became alarmed, and in their ef-
forts to frustrate a thorough reorganiza-
tion appointed Mr.. Baldwin chairman OF
the committee which was to reorgan' ze
the party. Most of the committeeman
were controlled by the machine, and as
result the majority submitted a a report N3r
favorable to the machine leaders. Mr.
Baldwin on behalf of the minority. pro-
posed a thorough reorganization scheme,
which was rejected by the machine lead
ers and voted down in the County Com
mittee The majority report was adopted,
and the control of the county organiza-
tion was not changed.
Mr.. Baldwin is still popular with the
rank and file of the Republican party in
Hoboken, and his determination to resign
from the county organization. owing to
the treatment that he has received at the
hands OF the leaders, will cause sensa-
tion in political circles.
'.The treatment that I have received. ;,
said Mr.. Baldwin, 'is so humiliating and
SO degrading that l could not in honor to
myself maintain my seat as member OF
the County Committee any longer.
A number of persons say that if Mr..
Baldwin resigns from the County Com
nittee there can be no hope for Repub-
lican success in Hudson county for many
years.