The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
MOVE OEND REPUBLICAN war
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Prominent Organization Nlcn aud One New
Idea supporter Can Unincatlon Meeting
-Fagan's Friends Won't Let Him ne
hldetracked -t;ov stokes Interested.
A movement to harmonic the warning
Republican factions in Hudson county
crystallized yesterday in the issuing Of a call
by a volunteer committee OF Republican
war horses for a meeting at Elks' Hall in
Jersey City next Monday night when an
effort will be mado to induce the regulars
and New Idea men to quit their scrapping
and get into line for the fall campaign.
Those who signed the harmony call are
Judge James s. Erwin Of the Second Dis
trict Court Of Jersey City and ex-Prose-
cutor Of the Pleas Of Hudson county: Will
am j. Davis, n member Of the Hudson
county Park Commission; Mayor Pierre
Garven Of Bayonne, Aaron =. Baldwin Of
Hoboken. Herman Walker Of Gutenberg,
Reuben Simpson, e~x-Finance Commits
sioner Of Jersey Gity; Harry Louderbough,
president OF the Jersey City Board Of Trade;
James c. Young. a prominent real estate
man; Theodore c. Wildman. Edward X.
Patterson and John s. Menagh.
reuben Simpson 10 one Of the warmest
admirers Of Mayor Pagan in Jersey City.
He is the only pronounced New Idea man
on the committee of volunteer harmon
izers. The majority Of the others whose
names appear In the list nave been identi-
fed in the past with the Republican or
ganization.
II is believed that Republican leaders
outside Of Hudson county and particularly
Gov. E. c. Stokes lave been using their in
duence for some time TO prevail upon prom
inent Hudson county Republicans In whom
the voters have confidence TO devise some
brought together for the Gubernatorlal
campaign.
Just what propositions will be made
looking to a ~unifcation OF the two factions
remains to be seen. but IL Ia a foregone
conclusion that the New idea men in Jersey
City will insist that Mayor Mark Nj. Pagan
hall remain as q candidate for q fourth
term this fall. They openly declare that
IL he doesn't get the nomination at the
Republican primaries he will run on a third
ticket. The Mayors friends are willing
to harmonize. but they say there nan be
no harmony il the harmony plans contem-
plate the sidstracking Of their hero. Cor
poration Counsel George l.. Record, the
Mayors political adviser. is willing to har-
monize on the basis that the regulars who
now control the primary and election
machinery shall give the New Idea forces
equal representation with the organization
in the primary boards.
IL is no secret that the all wool and a yard
wide regulars who pay their allegiance to
Col. Samuel ID. Dickinson, the organization
leader. will not vote for the Mayors reelec-
ton. They blame the Mayor for all the
existing troubles and voted against him
two years ago TO the tune Of over 5000.
Still Pagan won by over 5000 majority.
although the city is supposed TO have a
Democratic majority of from 5000 TO 5000.
The Republican leaders who are not mixed
up in the Hudson fractional fight are not
worrying 80 much about the denomination
OF Pagan as they are about electing a Re-
publican Governor. Many of them. il Ls
said. would be satisfied IL the Hudson county
machine would consent to the placing OF
the Mayors name on the regular Republican
ticket. But they wouldn't lose any sleep
il the organization men scratched him as
vigorously as they did two years ago. The
New Idea men would not seriously object
to this programme. They declare that
il Pagan receives the Republican nominal
ton It will be all over but the shouting.