Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
,,,p,rp1ICAN CLUB ORGANIZED.
Fort Lee End of Pailsade pe's 10
gether-Elmer Dwiggins
President.

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+awn July 80, in House No. 1. The
eoII was issued and twenty-one voters
rasnonded. There are forty-three
xofers in Palisade, Fort Lee Borough.
CHARLES T. Logan called the meeting
~ order and stated its object, making
motion that Paul L. Brady De
a,aefad temporary chairman, which
was duly carried. on motlon COM ON
miftee of three-LOgan, Bennett ana
0nifz-was appointed to select per-
r,anent officers This committee re-
tired and soon returned with the fol-
lowing names:
president, Elmer Dwiggins; vice
president, Arthur Carson; secretary
and Treasurer, George Quigley.
These gentlemen were unanimously
I'll cted and Mr.. Dwiggins assumed the
chair in one of his usual graceful
talks urging the necessity of the or
oanfzation. 1t was decided that
regular constitution and bylaws was
rot necessary for the present.
r. n. Brown read a letter from W.
r. Goodman, of the Tax Payers Asso-
citation, asking the residents OF the
Fort Lee end of town to sign a petit
ton to have the Hudson River Realty
Company deed the promised plot of
ground in Anderson avenue, Palisades
PARK borough to a board of trustees,
claiming to have assurances that II
t1,e lots were secured, bonds would be
issued for budding a public school,
which could be attended by the Fort
Lee children in Palisade by paying a
nominal tuition fee. The proposal
was declared inexpedient and voted
down unanimously, Messrs. Brady,
Brown. Stulpnagel, Kemm, Logan,
Carson Dwiggings, OpitZ and others
joining in the discussion. resolu-
ton was passed declaring in favor of
having the school lots decided to
board of trustee equally divided be-
tween residents of Fort Lee and Pali-
sades Park the same to be held pend
ing the settlement of the borough
question, the lots to revert to the COM
pany in case Palisade is not put into
one Borough after a given term OF
years Mr.. Brown was requested TO
convey the above facts to Mr.. Good
man. The meeting adjourned to
August 6, when an enrolment OF all
voters was made.
The second meeting of the Repub-
lican Club was held in House No. 1,
August s, President Dwiggins presid-
ing. After the reading of the minutes
by Secretary George Quigley, Mr..
Dwiggins made one of his usually
felicitOus speeches by way of expla-
nation and suggestion, saying, among
other Things. that the club ought to
HgnI nrSt last and all the time Tor
Palfsade interests, and also to uphold
and pull for the borough of Fort
Lee The object of the organization
should be Republican in local politics.
but some little latitude could be al
7 lowed on national issues wherever it
was desirable. Mr.. Dwiggins spoke
strongly in favor of having the club
handle all matters in Fort Lee, re-
z gardless of everything else. and i'm
pressed his views on this point with
most forcible opinion. The speech
vas well applauded
An Enrolment of members was
then held, and resulted in TWEEN
g-nine signatures being put down.
q Inere are some forty-five voters in
the Village and a committee was ap-
b POINTED to enroll the voters not
\ present
There was a lively and interesting
uiseussAOn over the park, the Sunday
# tneatre and dancing coming in for
oppos1t1On. A committee was finally
X app0nted to look into the situation
1 ana report back to the club.
~ X Burton Opitz was nomi-
Mateu as recommendation to the
Il Tort Lee Council. for the office of