The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-07
State Senator and Ally ofthe
Major Urges Him to Yield
and Save the Party.
HARMONY AT ALL COSTS
REASONS WHY THE ESSEX G. Q.
P. CHAIRMAN SHOULD STEP
DOWN AND OUT SET FORTH IN
A STATEMENT.
fspecial to .srhe Jersey city News .


NEWARK, Dec. Z, 19O5.-In public
statement State Senator Henry Bachel-
Ter urges Major Lentz to abandon his in
tention of running again for the Essex
County Craftsmanship. This statement
followed personal appeal made to Lentz
to lay down the leadership. In that in
terview the Essex Senator placed before
the Major the cold facts of the present
critical condition Of the Republican or
ganization and told him that persistence
in refusing to heed the Handwriting on
the walr' was tantamount to inviting
party disruption.
Lentz's reply to Bachelor was dec
laration that he would not retire, but
would again be candidate at the COM
ing election for County Chairman.
In his statement Senator Bacheller
said:-
'sThe matter that agitates the Re-
publican party in this county at the
present time is the question as to who
shall be the chairman Of the Republi-
can County Committee. My name has
been mentioned in this connection, but
1 desire to say that have no ambition
in this direction.
ssI have been asked my opinion as to
whether / think Major Lentz should be
reelected chairman of the County
Committee, and I have replied that in
my Judgment the time has come when
the Major should step aside and allow
someone else to assume the chairman
ship.
"A big element in this county is op-
posed to him for chairman. That ele-
ment consists not alone of the indie
| pendent Republican, voters. but of men
| who have always been the stanchest
Republicans. To combat that feeling
| any longer would be futile and invite
| disaster to the Republican party.
believing as do that the Republic
can party is the party that must lead
in the development of good govern
ment, it is of the utmost Importance,
in my judgment, that the party should
| be harmonious and work together, and
| opposition to harmonious action seems
to centre in the present chairman of
the County Committee.
IT speak as a friend Of Major Lentz
when / say that think he should step
| aside and allow harmonious action. No
one appreciates more than what Major
Lentz has done for the parry, but the
fact remains that there is serious dis
satisfaction and objection to his chair
nanship, and I think he should meet
thel situation.
'sWhat I say now, said to him per-
sonally two weeks ago. told him very
frankly what the situation was and that
no good could come to either him or the
party, by his further retaining the chair
manship of the County Committee.
.I know quite well I win be criticised
| for making this statement, but this criti-
cism can hurt only me. dc it for the
good of the Republican party, and / feel,
as loyal Republican, that should ex-
press. in the party, as I have to the
| Major, my views on the situation.
sThe trouble in the past has been that
| there has been too often fear of ex-
pressing frankly ones views. That time
has gone by, and now all Republicans
should act in the interests Of the party
alone. Mistakes have been made in the
past, and all, perhaps, have been respon-
sible for those mistakes, but the time has
come when the future Of the Republican
partyis at stake, and unless the situation
is taken in hand at once, trouble and
| strife are ahead for the party"
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