The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-04
Having Broken With the
Regular Organization They
Set About Arranging for
the Coming Election.
NO CONCESSIONS 70 LENTz.
THE MAJOR HAS WRITTEN TO
THE SENATORIAL cANDIDAnz1I
FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGING
THE RECEIPT OF HIS LATTE
COMMUNICATION.
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NEWARK. Oct 4, 1905.-De6nite ae-.
tion has been taken by the candidates
on the county Republican ticket to run
their campaign themselves irrespective Of
any action the Republican County Com
mittee may take. Further details viii
be arranged at meeting of the general
membership of the Republican Commit
tee for Limited Franchises and Equal
Taxation, which will take place next
Thursday afternoon at the New Audit
orium. thus emphasizing the break be-
tween the Colby forces and the Repub-
lican County Committee
1t is understood that Alderman Will
lam p Martin. who conducted the ante
primary campaign so successfully for
Mr.. Colby, will have charge of the cam
paign for the candidates election A
definite decision will not be made. how
ever, until the meeting of the general
committee next Thursday.
Assemblyman Everett Colby. the can
didate fer State Senator and leader of
the anti-organization ferces. received
this morning from Major Carl Lentz,
chairman if the county committee, note
acknowledging the letter Mr. Colby sent
TO him Saturday in which the candidate
stated that the County Executive Com
mittee's decision was unsatisfactory
The Majors letter is said to have been
a mere formality. in which he said he
had received duplicate letters in Newark
and Belmar, and that they would be re-
ferred to the executive committee at the
regular meeting next Friday afternoon.
Only two OF the Colby candidates were
absent from the meeting this week which
was held in the headquarters in the
Scheuer building The absentee were
Frank H. Sommer. candidate for Sheriff.
and Charles R. Underwood one of the
Assembly nominees. Nj. sommer was
in New York. where he had an engage
ment. and Mr.. Underwood was also de-
tained or account of business. They are
both heartily in favor of conducting the
separate campaign.
Formal action was taken at the meet
ing TO have the campaign conducted by
the candidates own committee, and
resolution to that effect was passed BY
unanimous vote of those present.
The decision to hold the meeting on
Thursday afternoon was adopted also
by vote
About the time the Colby people were
in conference Major Lentz ana a few Of
the organization leaders were discussing
the new condition of affairs. The Major.
had been in consultation all day with
leaders from all parts of the county, but
made no announcement Of what action
would probably be taken by the county
executive committee Friday afternoon.
1t is generally understood among the
leaders. however, that the executive COM
mittee will make no other concessions
than have already been offered. They
say that when Mr. Colby became can-
didate for the nomination. he was. and
still is, member of ehe county executive
committee, and knew. or was supposed
to know, the rules and customs regarding.
the conduct of campaigns. and that the
executive committee was in charge.
He also knew that the terms Of the.
county committeeman extended to the
last Friday of December. and that when
he became candidate he should have
been willing to work under the rules If
satisfied he should have made known his
objections. This. of course. is the tech
nical stand taken by the organization
men, Mr.. Colby is not standing on tech
nicalities.
Mr.. Colby was asked whether he would
attend the meeting, on Friday afternoon
OF the county executive committee and
said that he did not think that he would
He said that if the county executive
committee would create a committee Of
seven men to manage the campaign, on
which the Colby people would have four
representatives. it might not be neees-
ssry for him to continue his permanent
headquarters
In his letrer to Major Leutz lasr week