The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-25
ORGANIZED FOR WORK.
The Committee of One Hundred
Elects officers and Appoints
sub.Uommittees.

The Committee of One Hundred, which
was appointed by the meeting of the
leaders of the Hudson County Democracy
last Thursday, met at the Hotel Washing.
ton yesterday for the purpose OF organiz-
ing. Over a hundred gentlemen were
present In the large dining room of the
Hotel when DR.. Leonard j. Gordon called
the gentlemen present for their prompt
response to their party's call, and pre-
dicted that the work or the committee
would be of great value to the National
and State tickets.
Ex-Assemblyman Lawrence J. Fa gan.
of Hoboken, moved that the committee
proceed TO effect permanent organiza-
tion, and named Ex-Governor Joseph D..
Bedle for Chairman. The mention of
Governor Bedle's name was received with
applause and he was elected unanim-
ously. The ex-governor was not
present. The Chairman declared that
ne would do all in his power to secure
the election of Judge Werts and the
Democratic electors. One of the first
duties which he would have to perform
he sold would be to cali the attention of
the State and County Committees TO the
fact that there was lack OF campai gn
litera' ure in the State and request
them to obtain supply from the Ma
blonal Committee to be distributed
throughout the State.
The organization was then proceeded
with and ex-Mayor Grassman of Hoboken
was elected Vice President; DR.. job n
Nevin, Corresponding Secretary; John j.
Rvon Roa0rdfp1 yEiI1io oy,,
Utz of Hokoken, Treasurer. 1t was de-
cided that these officers should constitute
the Executive Committee, which should
be empowered to transact the business of
the General Committee. particularly that
OF making arrangements for cooperating
with the State and County Committees.
Judge William B. Rankin then OBJ
tanned the floor and introduced this reso-
lution:-
Resolved, That we hold it to be against the
sound policy of Democracy for one man to hold
more than one office of emolumant at the same
time. as it veal kens the public service and takes
from it the time and labor which are paid for by
the public purse, and degrades the sentiments
dear TO the masses of the Democracy, that a
public office is public trust, and we call on
those whose duty it is to MAINTAIN the Demo-
cratic principles of Jefferson and Jackson to
make this a part of the creed of our party
Resolved That this COMMITTEES of Ole Hun
dred Democratic Citizens of Hudson county
N. j., with view to the success of the Demo-
cratic party, and believing it to be our duty to
avail ourselves of the experience of true and
tried servants and representatives of the people,
ca, nestly request our fellow citizen ami dis
tinguished representative OF New Jersey, United
States Senator John aR. Mcpherson. to aid by
his counsel and advice. and as far as his condi-
ton of health as recently made known to u.s.
will permit, to take part and unite with us in
campaign in the State of New Jersey, where his
influence has always been felt and his efforts ap-
precated.
The Executive Committee was em-
powered to arrange its own time apd
pli ce of meeting and it is probable that
the chairman will call them together
some time this week
Treasurer Utz reported before the meet
ing adjourned that he had received SUBJ
scriptions for over 81 900.