The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-12
NO INQUIRY.
Woolley Thinks Gen. Ram
says Death Stops the
Investigation.
NO ONE ELSE DARE TELL
Chairman Is Sorry the Com
mittee Was Not APP
pointed at Once.

The death of General John G. Ramsay
yesterday morning may put an end to the
proposed investigation of the charges re-
Gently preferred by General Ramsay re-
garding certain alleged shady transac-
tions in the County Committee. The Cen
eral gave out statements week prior
to his demise rejecting on the officers
and certain members saf las County Com
mittee. He charged that Governor
Voorhees, during his campaign of 1898 sent
s5, 600 to the committee and that only 100
was ever accounted for.
Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson took this
matter very much to heart Accordingly,
he got his henchmen together, consulta-
ton was held and it was decided to let
the public and particularly the Republi-
cans of the county, know just where the
funds went to. The Colonel arose in all
his solemn. dignity at the session Friday
night, to tell the committeeman of Gen
eral Ramsay's charges. He said that the
stigma should be removed and that an
investigation must take place. First Vice
President Flavel MCGEE was given
the authority to select a committee
of five to go over the matter.
Chairman Woolley was seen last even
asked if the death of General Ramsay
would put an end to the proposed in
vestigation.
l am not positive what steps will be
taken" said he. ''It does not seem likely
that such an investigation could proceed
without the principal party to give de-
tails of his changes. However, / am well
pleased that the committee took some ac-
ton before the unfortunate death of Mr..
Ramsay. / only regret that Mr.. MCGEE
had not made public his committee to in
vestigate the charges The adoption of
| the resolution to probe the case proves
that there was no tendency to fight shy
of the charges or avoid the truth made
| known"
Mr.. Woolley was asked if Mr. MCGEE
| would not be likely to consult him and
Colonel Dickinson relative to further pro-
cedure now that the complainant has
passed away.
81 believe that Mr. MCGEE will consult
US in this matter before going ahead"
said he. II do not see the need of any
action in view of the state of affairs now
existing. Nothing can be accomplished
without the person who made the charges.
He, certainly, cannot now substantiate
Them Mr.. Woolley added that he was
positive that General Ramsay could never
have made any sort of a case against
the members of the committee. There
was nothing in the charges, he said Mr..
Woolley said that he was not positive
what step would be taken regarding the
investigation. Those at the head of it
would have to be consulted and future
plans decided on This may not be done
for several days.
Mr.. Woolley was asked subsequently
what construction he put on the generals
charges. He said that as he understood
it the accusation was that certain officers
of the committee had received S., 900 from
Governor Voorhees, in the fall of 1885, and
that only S1,100 had been accounted for,
inferring that someone else had received
the balance.
Mr.. Michael Schultz, Jr., treasurer of
the Hudson County Republican Commit
tee, when asked what bearing the death
of General Ramsay would have on the
investigation of the charges, replied:-
81 do not know what effect the Gem
erals death will have on the investiga-
ton, and do not even know whether
they will go ahead and appoint the COM
mittee or not. Nothing can be learned
definitely until the next meeting of the
committee, which will take place on the
second Friday of March,