The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-05
DICKINSON DOWNED
LOSES HUDSON COMMIT
TEE PRIMARY CONTEST.
Rotherham's Friends Glad-George Nc
Carthy May Be Compromise Candi-
date for Craftsmanship.

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 5.-After Janu-
airy IL next, when the new Hudson
County Republican Committee meets
for organization, Colonel Samuel d.
Dickinson's leadership will be at an
end. This was decided last night by
the Republican organization voters at
primaries held throughout the county
for the election of members of the
Hudson County Republican Committee,
when Colonel Dickinson carried only
two wards, the Sixth and the Seventh.
The result gives the control of the new
county committee, to meet next month,
to County Clerk John Rotterdam.
who may name whom he sees fit as
chairman.
Dickinson, with the aid of Sheriff
John G. Kaiser. who is the chairman of
the present county committee, had
planned to strengthen his hold on the
party by having men elected to the new
committee on whom he could depend to
do his bidding. He realized that
Rotterdam was fast oVer-shad-
owing him in the councils of the
party, n that for his own political
preservation he would have to take
action that would eliminate his lieuten-
ant or at least lessen his influence.
In the Third Ward of this city, where
both Dickinson and Rothernam reside,
there We're two tickets in the field. The
voting took place in the clubhouse of
the Dickinson Association, of which the
Secretary of State is the standard :
bearer. Rotterdam was i'll, but his in
terests were guarded. The vote was:
Rotherhan's ticket, Is; Dickinson's
ticket, Is.
During the cheering of the BOTHER
ham followers on the lower floor of the
clubhouse Colonel Dickinson quietly
made his way to the street.
There were no contests in any of the
other wards in his city.
In Hoboken, which both sides claim,
there were dual primaries in the five
wards. William Verdon. a follower of
Rotterdam, whom Colonel Dick
inson deposed as the leader in
thai city, putting DR.. Joseph
Stack in his place, got possession
of the polling places in the First and
Fifth wards, routing the Stackites.
The police when called upon
by Stack refused to interfere.
1t is said. In the other wards
the v~erdonites were content to
hOiQ the primaries OH Tie III
front Of the places designated In the
primary call. Two sets of returns win
be submitted and the contest will be
referred to the committee of appeals.
This committee will not be appointed
until after the new county committee
organizes. Rotherham's riends claim
that Secretary Mccarthy will recog-
nize the V~erdonites.
According to the claims set up by the
Rotterdam men. Dickinson, in case he
should face a fight in the county COM
mittee, will have less than 100 votes out
of the total membership of AGO.
There is already talk of a compromise
candidate for county chairman to Danish
hard feeling between the supporters of
John Rotterdam and the followers of
Sheriff Kaiser. If a compromise candidate
is elected it will be because the County
Clerk does not want to preside. Secretary
George Mccarthy is talked of for the COM
promise candidate.
The return of G~overnor-elect Fort from
his hunting trip is awaited by prominent
Hudson Republicans who are expected to
call ON his exceliency in East Orange to
ask him to interfere In Hudson to stop the
bitter factional battle in the organiza-
ton. Judge Fort will be requested to
send word to Hudson that all fighting must
cease and that harmony must prevail in
the organization of the new Hudson Coun-
ty Republican Committee.
Col6nel Dickinson is not retired from
membership in the county committee by
the primaries of last night, as he is a
trustee of the committee.