The sun., 1906-01-13
PAGAN DOWNED BY THE BOSS.
roI. DICKINSON'S MAN HEADS
UJ DsON COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Result Of Tumultuous Session OF the
Republican Regulars and independents
in Jersey City Last Niglrt-MaI or
Taean's Corporation Counsel Protests.

One of the most disorderly political con-
,e,tjons in the history Of Hudson county.
\ j. was held last night in Pohlmann's
Nall. Hudson avenue, Jersey City. The
eght IN the convention was between Mayor
Mark tagan of Jersey City, the independent
Republican, and Col. Samuel f. Dickinson,
tla regular organization leader in Hudson
county, to control the county committee
through the election of the committees
rresident. A record breaking crowd turned
AIT The Dickinson men elected Aaron S.
Baldwin Of Hoboken temporary chairman
hy a vote of ?9e to 1872. That showed con-
,iusively that Boss Dickinson's men were
in control and the trouble started right
away.
George L. Record, Mayor Fagan's Cor
rorltion Counsel, got up to nominate
Edward Fry as Fagan's candidate for
tbe presidency of the county committee.
Record started in to give history of the
Republican organization in Hudson county
in the last few years. dwelling especially on
Dckinsons : connections with corporations.
Down came Chairman Baldwin's gavel.
Record was out of order. the chairman said.
'OIt Of order, you say!' shouted the
Corpora tion Counsel, We'll, Mr., Chair
man, yell have it ont right now
Chairman Baldwin consented to give
the speaker fifteen minutes Record
started after Col. Dickinson again. Down
came the gavel a second time Catcals
and Kisses by the Fagan supporters, fol-
owed by cries of NO gag rule here.'
Chairman Baldwin reckoned that the
convention was called to discuss politics
and nothing else.
You'll have to call the sergeant at arms
to put me off the platform; I'm going to
.peak.- shouted Record above the turmoil.
Put him of, retorted the Dickinson
men.
II You order me of the platform I'll
return," was Records reply to the chair
man.
Dickinson" yelled the Pagan speaker,
was in favor of Fagan until the Mayor
refused to allow a perpetual franchise
ordnance demanded by the Public Service
Ccrporation.'
Rang, bang, bang, went the chairman's
g6vel,
records time was up before he had
hardly got under way, and request to let
him proceed was voted down. Record left
rhe platform amid the widest confusion.
Up jumped a representative from the
Eighth ward and announced that that ward
would surrender to Record its right to speak
for five minutes on the nominee. Record
started after the Republican organization
again, hut his voice was drowned out by
the yeils of the Dickinson men, When
Records time had expired again the Tenth
ward gave way in his favor. but he WASH
ahIa TO make much headway. Record
finally refused to leave the platform and
George V. Nickers took the platform. Both
we're trying to talk at once. Chairman
Baldwin finally led the Fagan man by the
Hnn Of the platform. and Nickers nom-
mated John E.. Kaiser the Dickinson cand-
date
In the turmoil Corporation Attorney
Robert Carey of Jersey City got up and
yelled
rise to a point of order; that American
aag has no place on that platform
Carey is Fagan man.
The vote was finally taken. amid the most
u1roarious scene ever witnessed in Jersey
CIly county convention. and Kaiser. the
Dickinson man was elected by vote Of ool
10 Frys 49, Mayor Pagan refused to ac
cert denomination for vice president of
the committee He said that Fry had been
turned down for exercising his right TO
fcl1r the dictates of his own conscience.
-h,h vas apparently in these davs crime
,s-ou = Baldwin was elected in Fagans
tla,' Mayor Garven of Bayonne vas
a'-c' cd second vice president, George NJ
" 'Mrhv secretary, and Clarence Walker
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