The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-15
The NEW IDEA TO GO 1T ALONE.
THE FAGANITES PART COMPANY
WITH THE MACHINE.

Reform within the Party Given Up-The
Last Contest with m Dicklns0nians
Made at the County Committee Meet
inS Held I'm Jersey City Last Night.
The New Idea members of the Hudson
county Republican committee parted COM
psny with the regulars, or followers OF Col.
Samuel d. Dickinson, the county leader, at
the conclusion Of last nights meeting of the
county committee in Jersey City, and will
henceforth 60 IL alone. The F~aganites
joined in singing Aud Lang Syne' before
they left Lincoln Hall, and the voices of some
Of the regulars were heard at the finish.
1t is the plan Of the Pagan men in the
county committee to withdraw from men,
bership and Join in perfecting the organi-
zation Of their Republican central COM
mittee, a rival body designed to work for
New Idea principles and to agitate the
question Of ultimately gettin g control Of
the party organization. The hall was
crowded as q result OF an announcement
that the Faganites would nal a PROPOSE
ton to the regulars in the interest Of
harmony" to declare the primaries Of
December 5 void and TO call for the holding
Of new primaries on a square deal basis"
b Col. Samuel D.. Dickinson forestalled the
new idea harmony proposal" by intro
ducing q long resolution, the preamble OF
which set forth that the affairs of the county
committee had always been managed in
strict accordance with its constitution. 1t
| stated certain reckless persons had at
tempted to bring reproaoh and discredit
upon it's official manageme Mt and had
-~impudently ~arrogated to themselves the
sole ownership and authorship OF issues
which have for years been vital issues OF
the Republican party"
This movement to disrupt the party
the preamble continued, has been devised
and put forward by men who have Until
within a recent date been the strongest
and s~trictest adherents OF party organlza-
ton and where in the past any effort has
been made by any member OF the county
committee to II possible correct what might
be thought to be an injustice they we're
the first to object to any change m the
methods set forth in our const ituti ion for
governing the internal affairs of the party
The resolutions declared that the Nom
bers had always been in favor of issues that
had for years been advocated by the leaders
of the party in the State and county. Not
withstsnding the claim OF sole ownership Of
these issues made by a few who had stolen
the livery of heaven to serve the devil In,
IL was resolved that
~We deprecate the methods and practices
Of the ring leaders OF the so-called Lost
Idea movement, who, while decrying
'bossism' from the housetops, have adopted
the most drastic forms OF intimidation to
to compel obedience from their followers
and after having disavowed allegiance to
the Republican party. hypocritically pro-
fess to carry on a warfare of determination
within party lines, discarding the substance
and returning the cloak of Republicanism
as a warrant for voting at Republican
primaries."
II was further resolved to extend to the
rank and file of the retiring members who
nave ollowed these ring leaders our
sincere regret for the present situation,
and the hope was expressed that they would
realize their mistake. Pledges ollowed
that the committee would continue to work
for Republican success by a strict adher-
ence to Republican principles and a square
deal.
The resolutions concluded with several
Recommendations including the advocacy
of laws providing for the taxation of all
railroad real estate by local assessors at
local rates, for the taxation Of franchises
for public utilities and the drawing OF
Grand Juries by a jury commissioner to be
appointed by the court. Corporation
Attorney Robert Carey Of Jersey City said
Il move that his highly dignifed and
slanderous harmony resolution be laid
on the table" A general row followed wed
denied by Chairman John c. Kaiser. The
Colonel's resolutions were finally carried
by an aye and nay vote and Carey appealed
from the decision OF the chair in refusing
a roll call. The chair was sustained by a
vote of 93l to %.
Mr.. Carey then introduced a resolution
declaring that the December primaries
were held without the authority OF the com
mittee and providing for a new primary
on January 4. All the primary officers
we're named in the resolution. Chairman
Kaiser ruled that the resolution was out Of
order, as no motion could be made which
would change the provisions of the consti :
tuition in accordance with which the pri-
maries were held.
The regulars and reformers then parted
and henceforth each faction will paddle
its own canoe.