The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-14
PAGAN IN WAY
OF HUDSON
HARMONY
Committee Will Work
in Vain as Long as He Is
Candidate for Mayor.
Especial to the evening start

JERSEY Gill; Aus l7s-1AS cASS0-
i've committee of the Hudson County
Republican Committee last night voted
unanimously to enter into peace nego-
tiations with the Central Republican
Committee of Hudson County through
the mediation of the harmony commit
tee of five appointed at Elks Hall on
! Monday night. While the Regulars
professed a desire for peace, Sheriff
! John C. Kaiser. as chairman, named a
! committee that is almost entirely com
posed of bitter enemies of Mayor Mark
NJ. Pagan, of Jersey City.
The committee comprises former City
Clerk George M. Mccarthy, Sheriff
John C. Kaiser, County Clerk John
Rotterdam ana County Tax Commits
sioner James Allardiee, of Jersey City,
and Henry Frank, jr., of Weehawken.
It is almost certain that there will be
no harmony between Republican fac
lions in Hudson this fall.
A member of the machine committee
said today that harmony is not pos
sible without the withdrawal of Mayor
Pagan as a candidate for reelection
and the substitution of any other Re-
publican. Names of James w Nc.
| Carthy, Andrew Knox and Edward
Fry were suggested by this leader. He
said that the Regulars would support
any Republican except Mark Pagan.
The executive committee of the
ty committee took no official action on
the resolution adopted by the harmony
conference on Monday night, and pre-
scented last night by the peace commit
tee of five. George M. Mccarthy, sec
rotary of the county committee, made
a vigorous assault on the New Idea
Republicans for even suggesting such
a thing He declared that the con-
! stitution of the county committee pro-
vided a method Of adopting amend
ments to it, and hat it would require
an amendment to change the present
plan of eIecting members OF the COM
mittee. The next regular meeting OF
the county committee is on September
! 10. three days after the State prima-
| ries. so that the constitutional provision
for amendments could not be suspend
ed until o late.
While the committee agreed with Mr..
Mccarthy, no action was taken on THIS
condition submitted by the harmony
committee, and it will be brought up
at the pow WOW Of the three sub-com-
mittees.
The executive committee OF the Central
Republican Committee will meet tonight
in special session to appoint a sub-com-
mittee of five to confer with the harmony
committee and the representatives of the
machine.
The general harmony committee Is
scheduled to meet next Monday night at
Elks' Hall to hear the report of the sub
committee.
There was a large attendance OF execu-
tive committeeman last night at the Dick
.--- C0lOnoI q n QKin son
was not present. He is said to be de-
cidedly opposed to any dealings with the
| supporters of Mayor Pagan, even to secure
armon and assure the election OF a Re-
| publican Governor. His lieutenants, how
ever. decided that It would be poor politics
to refuse to treat with the prominent Re-
publicans in the harmony movement, and
hat 1t would be well to apparently join
in the movement and trust to sharp tactics
to prevent peace and put the Pagan men
in a hole.
Mayor Garven, of Bayonne, for the har-
mony committee, stated the cause of the
organization of such a committee and the
object of peace negotiations. He narrated
what took place at Elks' Hall. He intro
duced Herman Walker. who said that he
was a Regular Republican, but that he
was for peace and a united party In Hud-
son this fall.
Judge James s. Erwin explained at length
the reasons for the step taken by promi-
nent Republicans to get the two factions
together. The two requests adopted at
Elks' Hall, the election of county commit
teemen at the States open primaries and
the equal division of the election officers
between the two factions were discussed
by the speaker.
George H. Mccarthy attacked the first
request as impossible of fulhlment be-
cause the county committee constitution
stood in the way.
Former Assemblyman Joseph Gallagher,
of the Fourth Ward of Jersey City, raised
the point of order that 1t was not the
proper thing to consider the matter In the
presence of the harmony committee, and he
was sustained.
Harry ]. Louderbough. of the harmony
committee, suggested to his colleagues that
they withdraw, as their mission had been
accomplished SO far as 1t could be for that
night. This was done.
County Clerk John Rotterdam moved
for the appointment of the committee of
fire with Chairman KAISER as a member
of 1t, and there was no opposition to the
motion.
Judge Erwin, of the harmony, stated
today that he would look into the claim
made by Mccarthy that the county COM
mittee elections could not be held at the
open primaries on September 10 because
Of constitutional objections. He will re-
port to the harmony committee whether
the views of Mr.. Mccarthy are sound.
Mayor Garven said this morning that
he believed that Mr.. McCarthy's objec-
tions were right, but that the entire mat
ter would be discussed at the meeting Of
tho three conference committees.
Both Mayor Garven and Judge Erwin
were satisfied with the progress made so
far in getting the Regulars to agree to
confer with the harmony committee and
the New Idea Republicans.
New Idea leaders, when approached and
asked what they thought of the cold
water thrown on the harmony plan by
George M. Mccarthy. asserted that they
expected obstacles to be thrown in the
way of peace by the machine leaders.
1--WE prefer to walt and see what de-
velops at the conference of the three conn
mittees." a prominent supporter of Mayor
Pagan said.