The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.
S1ander Practically An
sWered By the County
Committee.
OLD OFFICERS CHOSEN AGAIN.
But Treasurer Dugan Will No
Longer Serve-Chairman VD0n-
nell on the Mayoralty
Question.
)LD OFFICERS CHOSEN AGAIN.

1t was love feast last night at Demo-
cratic Headquarters and not cross look
or an angry word was heard. The meet
lug was che annual one and had been
called for reorganization. Early In the
evening, Chairman O'Donnell. Justice
Davis, James E. Connolly. James N
Lillis, Commissioner e. A. D. Dugan,
James C. Clark and Jimmy Hennessey
arrived, and but few minutes later
nearly all of the members were in their
seats.
1t had been well known among the
members that no opposition to the re-
election of Mr.. O'Donnel would be
made. The chairman for the past four
years was the direct representative of
County Clerk Mclaughlin, who controlled
large majority of the County Commit
teemen, and MIR. McLaughlin's choice IN
this matter was their choice, aside from
a feeling of warm personal friendship felt
10y all for Justice O'D 'nnelI.
JOURNAL STORIES STRAINED.
TIE unruffeu harmony last night was
the best answer possible to the
false reports that the EUening
Journal has been repeatedly pub
lsning concerning fancied strained re-
latious between County Clerk Nc Laugh
lin and Justice Davis, When the
mittee for the httn time declared
NJ. J. O'D,nnell. Chairman, it was known
that Justice Davis would be reappointed
chairman of the Executive Committe.
Had there been any strained relations"
between Justice Davis and County Clerk
Mclaughlin, Chairman O'DoDnell would
seek elsewhere in appointing chairman
of the Executive Committee,
There was some surprise when Com
missioner E. A. Dugan de lined TO be re-
elected treasurer OF the committee. Com
missioner Dugan had held the office ten
years. No one but the Commissioner
appeared to know what was up" and
therefore no one answered. With the ex-
ception of Mr.. Dugan, all OF the officers
were reelected. They were:-M. j..
O'Donnell Chairman; Lawrence Pagan,
First Vice President; James G. Clarke.
Second Vice President; James Lillis,
Secretary; Robert Davis, Treasurer, ana
Michael Hughes, Sergeant-at-Arms.
When Chairman O'Donnell thanked the
members of the committee for having
elected him for fifth time he dwelt on
the necessity of hard work this spring
He deprecated the strifes that So often
attend primaries, ana begged
sity of fair play at primary
elections and he declared that it was alb
solutely necessary to have complete
and thorough organization in eacn pre- :
cinct in the county. This, he declared +,
was particularly necessary in the city
this spring. for the election for Mayor
would be the most important cnarter
election held in many wears.
THE MAYORALTY QUESTION.
''There Is no reason why We should not
elect a Mayor" continued Chairman
O'Donneil; "but we will not have a walk
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nicipal effairs they must work for the
privilege. for the Republicans are
secretly organizing and they think
that If they II catch us mapping
they can elect their candidate. Let us
organize as we have done before, and then
when the ballots are counted on the night
of election the Republican candidates
will know that they have not been in 1t"
[appause.]
Later in the evening the members of
the County Committee from the city Or
granized themselves into City Commit
tee and Mr.. O'Dounell was given another
evidence of his popularity and the
strength of the McLaugln men by
being made its chairman. The other off,
GERS of this committee who will control
the canvass in the MayoralCy contest are
Frank Kimmerly and james e. Clarke,
Vice Presidents; james Lillls, Secretary.
and Robert Davis, Treasurer.
Chairman O'Donnell will probably re-
port his committees at the next meeting
of the Committee. II is certain that Po-
lice Justice Davis will be appointed as be-
fora mautiOppd