The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-22
STAR--EYED TWINS.
Rival Reform Goddesses Incubatine
Over IIudsons Democracy.
THE Ring" PHNIPENHS.
Some of Them Want to
Bust" the Old Machine;
Some to Hang On.

There was lively row at the meeting
of the Democratic Central Committee.
which was held last night at the bead
psuhelmer. McGill ami Ellis made an
effort to have adopted a resolution dis
banding the present committee by pre-
senting for adortion the fbllowing plan:
THE PROPOSED PLAN.
Your committee. to whom was referred the
question of reorganization, recommend that re-
organization be effected In the following man
democrats, one from each Assembly district In
the county, who shall organize and form pro.
visionai committee of reorganization, and
whose duties aud powers shall sbs as follows
First. to select places for the holding of pri-
mary elections throughout the county for the
purpose of electing two Democrats In each As
sembly district as members Of central coun-
ty organ ization to succeed this organization.
Second-To fix dates when such primaries
are to be held.
Third--To select and name four members for
each precinct in the county who shall conduct
the primary elections. 4E
Fourth-To hear aud decide all protests and
have power to order new primaries If, In their
Judgment. It shall be deemed necessary and
just
Ffth-To name date for the msmbsrs.elect
to meet and organize, when the duties and
cease.
A SPIRITED DEBATE.
AS soon as the report was read half
dozen men jumped to their feet and de.
manded TO know by what authority the
gentlemen eff .red such resolutions.
"At the last meeting of the committee
uere appointed Committee on Re-
organization" explained Mr.. Heppen-
heimer
The statement was fatty contradicted.
and then began a debate which will be
memorable in the history of the commit-
tee. The charge was made by many that
the committee was appointed for the pur-
pose only of preparing resolution deal
ing with the question OF changing the
constitution without having TO give one
weeks notice In writing.
I'VE have done that also." said DR..
McGlll
James W. Davis, who acted as secretary
last night, maintained that the three
gentlemen were not appointed commit
tee on organization. and minority
claimed that they were. The debate be-
came 30 heated that ir was feared
the mee'iug would break up in disorder.
but finally the cooler heads took purt and
with view to amicably adjusting the
difficulty. suggested that 1t be wise Lo ac-
cept the report and Law 1t over for action
uutil next Tuesday evening. This course
was finally pursued.
NEW DISCUSSION.
No sooner had this discussion ended
when gentleman who opposed the report
looking for rreorganization on the grou uds
mentioned, offered for passage resolu-
tiou which he said would do away with
reorganization aud womb adjust at
least 90 per cent of the disruption IN the
Democratic party of Hudson county
This is the resolution he offsred:-
SECOND RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the members OF the District
COMMITTEES shall be selected by the Chairman
of the Democratic Central organization with
the two members Of each district Such
precinct members, when so appointed.
shall have full charge Of and
preside at all primary elections for
shall he given to the democrats of each pre-.
cinct to attend said primaries, and at tha hour
appointed the said chairman shall call said
meeting to order aud the people present shall
with the chairman and before any
votes shall be received, the said Chairman shall
expose to the voters present, the ballot box,
that the people may examine the same II they
desire, and the Chairman shall also see that no
votes are received at said primary
on the registry book of said precinct
at the last election and the person persons
receiving tho largest number Of votes shall be
declared the delegate or deieg rates to the con
returns of said primary shall he signed
Clerk and the same delivered 60 the
Chairman of the Executive Comnittes
witkiu twenty-fsuc hours after said primary,
aud II there should be more than enc tickst at
said primary. sash ticket shall have repre-
sentative ct the ballot bsxssa which
can be sean BY all the pse# pre-
sent, aAd said representative shNn alse
sac the ticksts - they are taksa sut of the
box and esuztsd at ths close Of the polls, AID
all appeals from said primary, with ell tbs tick
cts, ballet box aad papsrs had at said primary,
shall be presented to Shs central Democratic
erganizatisp, 10 be dealt with AZ in thsir judg-
mont they thiak proper.
LAID OVER ALS0.
The reselatiea was cencsdsd by every
one to be great impr0ysmens upon the
pressns ioteen system OF holding primar-
les, but there wsrs objections TO 1t. and
1t, too, WAS laid over for hnal action until
next Tuesday evening".
Messrs. Representatives.. McGfil and
Ellis then secured the passage u a reso-
luton permitting the change of the
constitution at any meeting.
Next Tuesdays session Will ba hot
one.
FIELDER's SUGGESTION.
Congressman Fiel Ter was present. and
said thas the recent election showed Il
lack OF confidence in the committee aud
proved that 1t should be disbanded. He
suggested also that Governor Werts
should be requested to call party mass
meeting and have plan for party re-
organization suggested.