New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-14
CHAIRMAN WOOLLEYs REPLY
SAYS HUDSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN nv
MITTEE WILL NOT SUFFER BECAUSE
OF DESIGNATIONS

According to Chairman WoolIey the Hss,.
County Republican Committee. while II regrs,.
that any of its members should feel called mr.
to resign because OF the fact that there .. -
enough party patronage 10 satisfy everybody g.
that county, will not be entirely broken up bv tn
resignation of H j. Gordon. Robert Haan,,
George Sheath and Joseph Schultz of Csuttenburv
The committee. Mr. Woolley intimated you'd ,ry
to struggle along without these men, and II ,hs
wished to resign there would be no steps taken
persuade them to remain in the committee ana
their places would be promptly filed.
The trouble appeared to be with the Guttenbur,
members. that they were not permitted to name
the appOintees to couple of 30 cent places thea.
places being census enumerators These n,a,,
bers Mr. WOolley said. had never been badlx
treated by the County Committee and had nev.,
asked for anything. so far he knew. that thew
did not get. until on this occasion when they took
it upon themselves to resign II there Is one thlnx
necessary TO give the Republicans OF FTndzo,
County strength and permanent force and useful
it is loyalty 10 he Orsaniza ton. In the oun
ion OF the leaders. and If these requirements az.
10 be dependent upon party patronage as the Gut
tenbUrg members Of the County Committee ap-
peared to think the disruption the Organization,
necessarily follow. But II would not follow
The truth is. according to Colonel Dickinson and
other leaders that ii is only the loyalty OF. the
Republicans over there to the organization which
has enabled it TO withstand and sometimes 70
overcome the united and aggressive loyalty u the
Democrats TO their party leaders and party or
ganization. In county in the State. Colonel
Dickinson says, has the Republican party been
able to maintain compact and loyal organiza-
ton under such discouraging circumstances as In
Hudson County, and IL was not believed that thu
resignation of a few dtssa tiSted members could Do
the County Committee even temporary injury.
rendered his resignation some time ago. the Ra-
publican leaders. while they regretted his action
failed understand how ne could attribute his
failure be elected delegate 10 the Republican
National Convention TO the County COMMITTEES.
They declared THAI as much was done by the COM
mittee for Mr.. Baldwin in 1896, when he for
Sheriff. then done for the Presidential
Congress and Assembly candidates II had
never before been published Chairman WOolley
said. to his knowledge, that Mr.. Baldwin's defeat
for Sheriff Oy the Hudson County Demo-
cratic Committee. which sacrificed the Democrats
National and State and county nominees. with the
exception of the candidates for Sheriff and Sur
rogate In that year the Democratic County Com
nnittee sent every voter in Hudson County full
Republican tickets. with the exception OF pastors
to the recent election of delegates in Hudson
County, which appear to be Mr. Baldwins
grievance. he defeated for delegate apparent
" because of his own neglect than from any
other cause. In his ward in HObOken only
thirty Republican votes were cast in a possible
four hundred. OF these thirty votes Mr.. Baldwin
got three and his opponent twenty-seven- 1t
would appear therefore. in the opinion OF the Re-
publican leaders a expressed on Saturday, that IL
Mr.. Baldwin had been active in his own interest
in his ward in 1900 the Republican County
Committee earnest in his behalf in 1895. hs
licans disposed 10 treat Mr. Baldwin IN
fairly. but if he determined to resign there
seemed be only course TO take, and that
accept his resignation