The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-26
MIX-UP in HUDSON
DICKINSOMITES OPENLY
WORKING FOR WlTTPENN.
Suspected, Toe. of Willingness to Knife
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate
in Revengefor Friendship for Pagan.
Lsneclal to Tho evening ster.l

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JERSEY CITY. Sept. 2G.-Events that
have transplred since' the primary cleo
ton here indicate that all chance of har-
mony between the Pagan men and the
Dickinsonites Is ut m end. Colonel Dick
inson and his lieutenants have not given
up the idea of sacrificing the chances of
Republican party success in Hudson and
all else for the purpose of getting back
at Mayor Pagan for his stand against
bossism and other things.
For q few days it looked as If there
might be at least q semblance of harmony
ane that the more sensible followers Of
Colonel Dickinson, such as John Rother-
ham. who are sometimes permittedato Of
70. suggestions to him, would be listened
to. and tina for the sake OF the guberna-
torial candidate there would be some sort
of a getting together of the factions. This
has all been knocked In the head by the
action of the organizations which are
controlled by the office-holders closest to
Dickinson.
The action OF the Eighth Ward Regular
Republican Club, which is dominated by
County Tax Commissioner James Altar
dice. in passing resolutions denounctng
Mayor Pagan and thanking the Repub-
leans who voted against him at the
primary and inviting them to join in
further knitting him; the announcement OF
Assessment COMMISSIONS Charles Merker
that lie is going to work from now until
election day for II. o. Wittpenn; the fact
that nearly all of Sheriff Kniser's relatives
are working openly for Wittpenn; the ac-
tive work for Wittpenn OF employees of
the Sheriff's omce, and other things, point
to nm alliance between Democratic Leader
Rober. Davis and Colonel Dickinson to de-
feat Mayor Pagan.
Philip Kaiser. a cousin of Sheriff Kaiser
and formerly a keeper in the HUDSON Coun-
ty jail. in a public place a few days ago,
boosted that the Regular Republicans
would help carry the Eighth Ward for
Wittpenn. He predicted that Wittpenn
would carry the ward. which is normally
Republican by over 1.20 majority, by at
least 900 votes. He figured that the NO
persons who voted against Mayor Faeah
at the primary would do so on election
day.
In the Eighth Ward the Dickinson leader
Is Tax Commissioner James Allardice. who,
when he was appointed by Governor
Stokes. according to the statement of the
Governor. promised that he would not be
perniciously active in any faction fight.
Since his appointment Allardice has spent
all his time working against the city adj
ministration.
The Sixth Ward Wittpenn is counting on
carrying by n big majority by his alliance
with the Kaiser followers.
Whether the Dickinsonites will work for
Frank K~atzenbach as well as for Wittpenn
Is not yet apparent. but the work they are
doing Is bound to nave its effect upon the
chances of ~Gnbernatorial Candidate j.
Franklin Fort. Mr.. Fort recognizes this,
and he has elected to cast his fortunes
with those of Mayor Pagan during the
campaign. He will deal with the Pagan
campaign committee in Jersey City, and
Mayor Pagan will arrange ali his campaign
meetings.
The plan was. until the Dickinsonites
openly showed their hands and announced
themselves as party boilers, to have Mr..
Fort attend the Republican city conven-
ton as a guest and have him address the
assemblage after the nominations, turning
the convention into II ratification meeting
as we'll. The boiling of the Dickinsonites
and their u%ndoubted intention to create all
the trouble they can at the city conven-
tion, in which they will have 81 delegates,
to III Pagan delegates, has changed this
1t is not thought wise to have Mr..
Fort and the public invited TO witness q
row. and possibly a riot, so it is now
planned TO have the convention in Elks
Hall the Inter part of next week. and
the ratification meeting until a
daV or two later.