The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-06
Hudson's Republican Leader
Denies Re Was Ever On
the Public Service Corpor-
atoms Payroll.
RECORD the REAL EXECUTIVE
PAGAN THE COLONEL SAYS is
MERELY A TOOL WHICH REC
ORD USES TO FORWARD HIS
OWN AAIBITIoN-SECoND TERN
A COMPLETE FAILURE.


The following statement, in reply to
Mayor Fagan's attack upon him, was
given out by Colonel Samuel d. Dickin-
son this morning
No one can be deceived as TO the OBJ
ject of the so-called Pagan manifesto.
1t is nothing more or less than part OF
a scheme to disrupt the Republican
party and to achieve that in such
way that the only survivor of the
wreck shall be George l.: Record.
The statement given out over the
name of Mayer Pagan is not Mayor
Fagan's statement; it Is George l..
Records statement. every word and
letter of it-Record exploiting himself
as the only honest man in the com
mun'ty and using Pagan to further
his own ends. The people of Jersey
him 70 be. a political free bo0ter,
whose bouadless ambition is a menace
to the community.
The wonder is that even Mayor Pagan
could have beer so bereft of common
sense as to father the statement that
Record gave out. That part of the
statement in which Record paints a pic
ture of Record extOliing himself to the
skies as the most effective advocate of
the whole ticket 1pon tie stump in this
campaign" is toe rich for comment. The
modssty and good taste of this touch
froCa Record $ brush. And then to think
that Mayor Fsgan signed his name at
the bottom of it,
This manifesto makes personal refer
ence to uyseiI, else | would not publicly
notice it at all. 1t says that was until
recently carried upon the pay roll of the
Public Service Corporation at large
salary for what reason the public must
judge. All | have to say in reply to
this allegation Is that it is false, non-
truth made out Of whole CLOTH have
neEsr been on the payroll of the PUBLIC
Service Corporation
The statement says that when the r Pub-
lie Service Cooperation applied for West
Side avenue and other trolley franchises,
demanding a practically perpetual fran
chise." / used my utmost influence with
me fmesnng the Mayorl and with my
advisers to induce me to accede to the de-
mands of the Public Service Corpora
ton" This is another falsehood.
! took no hand in that controversy.
never spoke to Mayor Fagan or Mr.. Rec
ord about the matter until / was asked
BIZ Mr. Record for my opinion regarding
it. when / stated that it seemed to me
that it ought to be possible TO agree upon
some plan that would give to the people
WilHt Luef were EaTNeStlN DGLlll0ulIlS IOT,
and VET be fair alike to the city, the troll
ley company and the bondholders.
Ard this opinion was not my individ-
ual view alone but ii seemed to me to be
the consensus of opinion of the entire
city at the time as expressed in petitions
and at public meetings. aud in the press.
The property owners and residents along
the West Side were clamoring for the
trolley extension and were even accusing
the Mayor and Mr.. Record of holding up
an urgent public Improvement for the
sake of manufacturing political bun
combe
That was the extent of the utmost
Influence I am charged with having ex-
erted in the West Side trolley controyer-
sy. as both the Mayor and Mr.. Record
are well aware; vet they do not hesitate
to bear false witness in their statement
to the contrary. 1t is a poor cause that
needs falsehood to bolster it up.
As a sample of the untruthfulness
with which the whole statement is filed
take this He SAYS meaning me-
He presented draft of platform to
the resolution committee. dodging the
great question Of mainrstem railroad
and trolley franchise taxation and the
limitation of franchises. and definite
p anks on these. subjects were inserted
upon oqr demand.
] presented to the committee on reso-
lntions a rough draft of platform I
told them it was only a rough draft and
subject to any alteration or amendment
ord Immediately screamed, That's a
dodge" / replied, every well, dictate
your plank to the secretary
There was no contention, and every
plank touching taxation of main stem
and personal property which he suggest
ed was put into the platform with the
exception of demand for the repeal of
1xrr. mol .xyI,s <ff. ol,s fnI
to because it was an administration
measure and plank for the election of
United States Senators by the popular
vote system, and that was objected to
because it was Bryan ana Southern
Democratic platform. Record did not
forces and could not force, anything. The
PLATFORM was adopted unanimously as
amended.
The statement also says:
At the county convention he forced
the nomination of Mr.. Scott, we'll know
ing that SCOTS equal tax record in the
Legislature would injure the whole party
ticket
/ had nothing whatever to do with
the nomination Of Scott l merely voted,
as we always do for the candidate of the
particular section which presented his
name This was against the dictation
Of Record. who told The Bayonne dele
cation that he (kecord would not per-
uflL Tue uUIit4lldl li0l NI S>tDLI. Hiiu uH Ut
rlared IF his name Is brought before the
convention | will defeat him"
In that statement he says, referring
70 me:
ssTIe has caused the county executive
committee. which he controls. to take the
.onduct Of the campaign out of the hands
IF the men whose successful manage
nent in the past has won the admiration
Of all persosls familiar with political
work. and has himself assumed control.
His interview instifying this extraordi-
aary conduct is practically an open at
ask f t upon mg eaarlaaef eara ~ aa mGtfee
will be put forth outside Of Jersey City,
The management of the campaign is
wholly in the hands of the same men
who have conducted it for years. Mr..
Fry, Mr.. Higgins and Mr.. Mitchell. Not
pne single thing has been put in tleils
way. They have been gwen whatever
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