The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-06
GRAHAM'S MEN beat
Sat On Heavily by the
Republican County
Committee.

The Republican lCounty Committee
held an important special meeting at the
Federal Clubhouse last evening and set
tied existing difficulties aud disputes be-
twesn opposing factions as to enroll
ments and the holding of primaries, etc
In the Sixth district, W enrollments
had been made, one ord,red by the Dis
trict Committee and the other by a sub
committee OF the Committee on Organ
ization. There has been considerable.
dispute as to which was the proper On
roliment. The Committee on Appeals
investigated the mater and reported Co
the General Committee last night In
favor of merging che Two enrollnents
into one, and having one primary Ia the
entire district. The suggestions OF the
COMMITTEES or Appeals were adopted and
No. 147 Erie street selected as the place
for holding the primary.
PRIMARY TINE EXTENDED
The committee decided to extend the
usual length of time OF holding the pri-
mary Ia the Fourth district to three
hours. on account of the pig registry of
that district. The primary polls will be
open from $50 to $50 P. NJ, insts I'D of
7.30 TO 9 P. M. In ali the other districts
the polls will be open from 7.3o 10 9. Pm.
The Committee on Elections reported II
number of persons who could not serve
In some of the elestioD precincts. and
was authorized to complete the list and
send it the County Board of Registration,
which will meet this afternoon in room
No. A of the Fuller Building.
Some time ago Chairman Woolley ap-
pointed q fin ance com mittee. consisting
Of one member from each district That
committee did not organize, aud Chair
man Woolley. finding that a quorum of
it was not present at last nights meeting
of the general committee. called upon
| the leaders In thu various districts for
recommendations OF suitable PERSONS for
the organization CT a new committee,
The committeeman of the various dis
tricts named, were new In most cases,
and the newly appointed committee Will
get to work rs soon as possible;
GRAHAM ROUTED.
In the appointment of the committee,
however, there was q dispute as TO who
| should represent the Fourth district.
John Brennan named Robert Nc
Andrews, and John A. Robertson, OF the
Graham faction, named William X.
Clements. 1t was claim ed by the ad-
hersnts Of Clements nat ne had been
named for the position at a meeting OF
| district committeeman held last Thurs
day night. 1t was proved, however,
| there were only nine members of
the committee at that meeting,
which is not a quorum. Chair
man Wo0Iley refused TO ~ORn
what was done at that meeting. It was
| left to the committeeman from the dis
trict who were present at last nights
meeting, and McAndrsws won by a vote
of Z to 5.
Another dispute between the Graham
and the Brennan factions occurred over
the designation OF the plaza for holding
the primary in the Fourth district. The
Brennan faction Insisted that the primary
and enrolment had been ordered by the
District COMMITTEE at o meeting held
on September Is, to be held at No.
Al Gregory street. The Graham fsction
held that only the enrolment had been
ordered to take place there. To settle
the matter a vote Of the General Com.
mittee was taken and the Brennan faction
upheld by a vote of 50 to Is. Precinct
books were distributed among the
various leaders.
The Executive Committee met after.
wards. but adjourned until tonight week,
Without having transacted any business
OF Importance.