The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-08
WHY HE'S OUT
Woolley' Sudden Devotions
to Business Doesn't
HoodWink Poll
ticians.

The statement that Assistant Post
master Edward w, Woolley is to retire
from politics because of his connections
with a Government department needs a
very large grain of salt. Everyone knows
that Woolley does not fear being deposed
by the Post Office Department for ac-
tivity in politics. He has held his place
in the post office since 1897, when Presi-
dent Mckinley first took Office. During
all that time he has been very active in
the interests of the party and has been
chairman of the County Committee dur
ing all those years.
Woolley's fall has been slow but sure.
There has been continued opposition to
him during the past two or three years.
To many Republicans Woolley had been a
thorn in the side for years. At each cleo
tion of the County Committee the OppO-
sition to him as chairman has increased.
One year ago the battle was very bitterly
fought and Wooiley barely won. Since
then his hold on the party has been great
~ weakened and after his fight with Sam
Dickinson, just before the Republican
State Convention, Woolley realized that it
was case of get out or be thrown out.
Woolleys row with Sam Dickinson, as
told exclusively by THE News at tie
time. was over the election Of delegates TO
the State convention. Woolley demanded
that man named Conklin be elected q
delegate Conklin was one of the organi-
zers of the First Ward Club with quar-
ters on Washington street This club was
to fight the Erwin crowd. Samuel j.
Blskey who was not a member of the
new First Ward Club, wanted to go to
Trenton. He gained favor with Dickinson.
and Conklin was sidetracked, Blakey's
name being substituted. Then Woolley
declared himself. He expressed displeas-
who had fought the machine Dickinson
wasn't lamb-like under Woolleys re-
proaches, and the result of it all was
that -wheI. the convention honors were
even in the smallest type.
To a News reporter this morning nis
feens Me sasing coione oS5e Dckn @
son and me that kno wof. We have
always been good friends. do not care
to discuss my position IN the matter a.
this moment for various reasons.
When asked If there was any political
significance in his proposed W1thdraWal
from the chairH4anship M ,,d OF the eat county l;
NIT himself. His reasons, he said, were
largely personal ones.
Colonel Dickinson declined this morning
to discuss Woolley with reporters VINO
called at his office in Hoboken. He was
apparently displeased over something ana
refused to be led into a conversation
report that Mr.. Woolley's business affairs
prevented him from taking an active part
in politics was correct.
Tne Iact tnat CoiOnel llChilison W
clined to discuss the matter lends addf-
tional strength to the report of his row
with Woolley OF course, 1t would be a
very unwise step to reveal any disrup-
ton in the G. o. p. ranks on the very
eve of election, and it may be assumed
that every effort will be made to suppress
it, That Mr. Woolley himself has not
come out before this with an explanation
of his conduct has surprised many Re
publicans 1t is conjectured by some that
he chose this time, the eve of election,
to drop out so as to get back at Dickin-
son.