The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-16
READS PAGAN
OUT OF
PARTY
Dickinson'S Candidate for
Mayor Says Present ExeCu=
tive Is Not Republican,

JERSEY CITY, July 16.-That Mayor
Pagan, of Jersey City, is no longer a
Republican and is Ineligible as it's
candidate at the Dickinson Republican
primaries for another term as Mayor,
was the declaration Of former City
Clerk George M. Mccarthy, who has
been named as the Mayoralty candidate
OF the machine Republicans at the
primaries in September.
The declaration was made at h meet
ing of the Minkakwa Club last night
in a communication that was read
Immediately after the letter of Mayor
Pagan in reply to the clubs resolution
asking If he would support the Mayor
atty nominee of the party in the event
of the honor going to some the as
4pirant than himself. Tie Mayor made
his letter public the day he mailed 1t
to the club, and gave Mccarthy a
chance to thoroughly digest 1t and
formulate his reply. His communica-
ton is as follows:
Mayor Fagan's reply to the Minkakwa
Club resolution is remarkable In that II
practically reads him out OF the Republican
party, as l shall presently show by refer
ence to the existing election laws.
Taken in the abstract, the answer means
DldtlltdliN IuiS- 1 IN a. 'f
Mayor. / will seek the Republican nom
nation. Should another man be nominated,
] shall run as an Independent candidate
and oppose him., unless he snail satisfy
me that he is as good a man as | am"
In other words, Mr., Pagan intends TO
ask the Republican voters to support him
at the primary elections, and, should they
fail to nominate him, he will run as an
independent candidate and oppose the man
they name. This Is nm exposition OF fair
play with n vengeance.
Notwithstanding the fact hat Mr.. Fa-
gan's letter Is honeycombed with irrelevant
matter, it leaves no question as to what
will be Interesting to know just what bis
present position is in the eye of the law.
Mark NJ. Pagan wants TO run for Mayor
on the Republican ticket. He therefore
must be a Republican to accomplish this
purpose. His first move Will be to select
men to run. as delegates to. conventions
Each candidate for the position OF dele
gate must be a Republican and must file
with the City Clerk a petition In which
he makes known his intention to be such
candidate. This netition must be signed
by ten bona flde Republicans, resident of
the voting district wherein the candidate
resides. Attached to the. petition there
must be an affidavit of the signers that
the candidate therein endorsed is a mem
Der Of the Republican party. that they
the signers-are also members OF the Re
they voted for a majority of the candl-
dates on the Republican ticket and that
they intend to affiliate with the Repub,
litdu UdllN IL Int tlCllii6 GAE1tlNhs -
Of which mea that Mayor Pagan will
in the first instance have to get Repub-
Hcans to run as delegates n Hepun-
1icans to sign their petitions. This Is
plainly set forth in the act of April IA,
1903, (See Revision Of 1881
Now. as 70 Mayor Fagan's eligibility to
run as a Republican candidate. The same
act provides that Mr., Pagan, in order to
maintain his standing as Il Republican
must make an oath that he is a member
of the Republican party; that at the last
election he voted for a majority Of the
candidates whose names were printed on
the PARTY ticket. and that he does Intend
20 support the candidates of said party al
the ensuing election tRevision Of 1S9S
section 1851
When Mayor Pagan appears at the polls
to vote and is challenged he must swear
TO this form of affidavit. and on his re.
fuEal to do so the law roVides that he
shall not be allowed to cast a Republican
primary ballot thereat, for the reason that
such refusal will disqualify him as a Re
publican. He cannot evade the question
as he has done in his reply 10 the Min
kakwa Club letter. lie must swear TO sup.
port the successful candidates, Just n.
anti-Fagan men may be made to swear
that they will. support him and his asso-
ciates should they be nominated.
How he can make such an affidavit Of
fealty after his signed declaration to tbs
Minkakwa Club that In the event of th'
successful candidate rot being to his lik-
ing he will refuse to support him." !.
beyond compreher sion. Those five words
read suspiciously like Mr.. Fagan's fare
well address to the Republican party.
II be should swear. however. that h,
will support the party's candidate. H.
cannot afterwerd legally run as an indie
because he will he bound by the statut,
(Seotion 13). which provides that IAN!
person making ouch oath or affirmation
falsely shall be guilty of perjury
From these facts It would seem that |
* up to Mr.. Pagan &c positively declare
i will do unto you as the law and fai
reply TO the Minkakwa Club makes hin
Ineligible as a Republican candidate 70
Mayor of Jersey City.