The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-15

will stand BY him in his fight. The poll
ticians, the men who know how to run
primaries. will be arrayed on the side Of
Col. Dickinson. Wharever the outcome
the Democrats will be the gamers. May
or Fagan's defeat at the primaries would
make success for the Democratic candi-
dat more easy. There is no question of
his popularity with the voters, and it is
doubtful if the Republicans would stand
ghost of show of winning out with
any one else for candidate Even with
Pagan as the nominee and the Republi-
cans united the election would be in
doubt, as in Archibald NJ. Henry the
Democrats win have candidate who
viii not let any grass grow under his
feet.
The situation is such that already
Republicans are conceding that unless
harmony is restored the Democrats will
regain control of the city. Some very
silrewd Republicans do not view the sit
uation with alarm. They are inclined to
believe that the break between Col Dick
inson and the Mayor is not as serious as
it may seem and that way viii be found
TO patching up the trouble. One of Col
Dickinson's trusted heutenants in con-
versation with representative Of The
News expressed the opinion that the Sec
retary of State has made up his mind to
go through with the programme he has
mapped ont.
Pagan he said "has been building
up machine of has own and has done
many things since he assumed Office
that has been injurious to the Republt-
can party. He thinks he is the only Re
publican who can be elected. Col. Dick
inson does not agree with him ON this
point The Mayor has had two terms,
all that he is entitled to according TO
party usage and the organization thinks
some other man should be given chance
to disproye his statement that no other
Republican can be elected Mayor. He
has no kick coming. The Republicans
have stood loyalty by him in two cam
paigls and it is up to him to step aside
if j. is the wish of the party leaders that
he should do so. OF course it is his
privilege to seek another nomination if
he feels 50 disposed. and he should not
complain if be happens to be beaten.
Cod. Dickinson feels that Jersey City is
Republican now just as is the State, and
that the time has come to put in the Of
fee Of Mayor a man who will not plan
a scheme TO undermine the organization.
Fagan's strength is oyerestimated He
knows the work that had to be done for
him in the last campaign and that if it
were not for the organization thar he has
so often and Systematically sighted
James J Murphy would now be Mayor
am with the Colonel in the fight and so
is every other organization Republican,.
What is the use of having Republican
Mayor if a lot Of renegade Democrats
are to get the places. There are any
number of Republicans who can be NOM
mated and who if elected win give the
city better administration than it has
had for the last four years. For my part
would rather go down to defeat with
an out and out Republican candidate
than win with candidate who is al
ways planning to improve his own polit-
ical condition"
City Collector Fry. when asked about
the Dickinson Pagan split, said, emphat-
ically:-
Z have nothing whatever to say about
it,
Mayor Fagan said he did not care to
discuss the matter.
MRS. ANNIE HEAVEY DEAD