The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-15
Republican County Commit
tee Tries to Find Out
What Killed It's
Hopes.
MR.CAREY'S "ExPlANATIoN''
Tremendous UndercurreIt
From New York." What
ever That May Be,
Beat Him.

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County Committee held in Lincoln Hall
last evening was very funereal. Everyone
looked as though he had lost his dearest
friend, and these present gathered in
small groups and in subdued tones dis
cussed the causes Of Tuesday weeks dis
astrous defeat.
AS if to add to the funereal aspect of
the gathering, memorial resolutions ex
tending thanks to the party organ for it's
assistance in the campaign were adopted.
Some of the members seemed to think
that there was something suggestive in
this resolution in view Of the overwhelm-
ing reputation of the Shrievalty candi-
date whose nomination had been dictated
by the organ, the manager of which is
seeking to become party leader.
The attendance was the smallest of
any meeting held this year, and it was a
noticeable fact that neither ex-Congress-
man Thomas McEwan, John P. Lam
drine nor any of the factional leaders
were among the mourners. Colonel John
J. Toffey, whose Shrievalty aspirations
were buried under an avalanche of Dem
ocratic ballots. failed to drop in to learn
the causes of his defeat, but it was stat
ed positively by friend of Col. Dickin-
sons that the Secretary of State was not
wiping away tear but was hiding a
smile when he raised a handkerchief to
his face at the mention Of the name Of
the ex-Sheriff and present port warden.
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The meeting was very brief as well
as very sorrowful one. The greater.
part Of the time Of the delegates was
taken up listening to ex-candidate Car
ey.s. explanation of his defeat and his.
promises to continue to adhere to Repub-
licanism even if the Republicans refused
to adhere to him.
The threatened discussion of the pro-
posed jury commission act and the
promised measure to take from the
Sheriff the right to appoint county court
officers was postponed, it was said, for
two reasons. One was that it was
thought advisable to learn how Essex
would stand, and the other because mat
ters of this kind should only be discussed
by the controlling coterie of the organ
ization, the duty of the ordinary dele
gates being simply to acquiesce in what
was agreed to by them.
| Lawyer Alex. Maxwell made speech,
in which he told of election conditions
existing in Bayonne which everybody
present knew Of. He concluded by pre-
senting resolution from the Bayonne
| City Republican Committee urging
change in the election law so that it
would not be necessary to appoint cleo
tion officers from among the voters of
any particular polling district, but allow
ing selections to be made from any part
of city without regard to whether the
man selected lived in the district in
which he would serve as such officer.
Mr.. Maxwell thought that this would
prevent a repetition of the unusual con-
ditions existing in Bayonne at the recent
election. Ex-Assemblyman William
George Nelson thought so to, and said
so, after reciting story of how difficult
it was at one time (not on November 4,
last, howeyer1 to obtain Democratic
election officers for one of the districts
in the ward in which he lived.
Mr.. Maxwell then moved that the
Executive Committee be empowered to
draft bill for presentation at the next
session of the Legislature along the lines
suggested by the Bayonne Committees
resolution.
Secretary Higgins asked for the return
of the challenge books used at the recent
election, but comparatively few were.
forthcoming.
G. H. Van Luken, of the Ninth Ward,
Jersey City, rendered his resignation and
| it was accepted.
BOB CAREY'S LAMENT.
Ex-Congressional Candidate Carey
then arose to speak, but modestly refus-
ed tosobey the calls to take the platform.
He said
Il don't know that it is a proper caper
for defeated candidate to say thanks,
but | want to thank every Republican
committeeman for his services in my be-
half in the campaign just closed. The
only fault have to find is that the cam
paign was too short. If it had been two
weeks longer l would have cleaned up
the foorSMith my opponent and would
now be resting at Palm Beach. / know
Of very hard work done here in my be-
half and desire to thank you heartily.
'There were many causes that result
ed in my defeat. Possibly some men in
my party were not satisfied with my cam
didacy, but / want to say that ever since
became a Republican / have been as
loyal as you have been, and defeat has
not dampened my ardor. There are prob
sbly some here tonight more disappoint-
ed than I am.
b 4 found in my seaiFass That you
couldn't get bet against me unless you
offered great odds. There was frem-
endous under-current from New York
that had its effect here. There was
nothing in my canvass that am asham-
ed Of. Ny fight was clean and fair.