The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-12
MR.. WINFIELD'S fLAN.
A New Scheme to Reorganize
the Democratic Party in
the County

Nearly all the members of the Provisional
Committee appointed by the Central Demo
cratic Committee met last night in the Hotel
Washington Their object was to weld to-
gether the scattered pieces of the County
Democracy, and put the party in such con-
dition that in the future defeat will be a
quontite negligeable, as an eminent
French statesman once described
it. Among those present last night
were:-Governor Werts, District Attorney
Z. ID. Winfield, General w. G. Heppen-
heimer, Colonel Stevens, j. Griffin and Ed.
Russ. Those who were not present and who
should have been, were:-Allan L. McDer-
mott, John Mehl, Jr., W. r. Barricklo
Charles c. Black, Cook, Killers and Hag-
gerty.
The committee was not slow in getting
down to business and began first with roll
call and then temporary organization with
Ex-Governor j. D. Bedle as Chairman and
Surrogate James O'Neil as Secretary. Just
when matters were amusing and interesting
sharp newspaper men were barred out.
WINFIELD'S PLANS
District Attorney Winfield it is said. pre-
sented plan OF organization which he de-
scr1bed as bold stroke demanded by the
present crisis. Briefly, the plan suggested,
first, that the old County Committee should
at once resign. The individual members of
that committee, Mr.. Winfield maintains are
of course reputable and nothing can be urged
against them. But it is as a whole he views
them, and in that light the people have no
confidence in them. They are discredited,
and nothing remains for them to do but get
out, Then the road is clear for scheme to
unite all factions, both six stocking and
short hair. The scheme he suggests
IS that there should be appointed a
Hon Ae
Provisional Committee, County Com
mittee, Central Committee, anything you
please, only let there be 100 This number
is made up of nine from each Assembly dis
trlct and one at large. Let this body of men,
representative of every shade of Democ-
racy, get together and make plans for the
government of the party and whatever that
authority dictates, that edict should be un-
heSitatingly obeyed
Then mass meeting should be held to
ratify the acts of that committee and by
these means a solid Democratic front can be
made. Mr.. Winfield suggested that the
committee ought to discountenance any prs
maries being held until after the spring cleo
tions
This plan put into the form of resolution
gave rise to stormy debate and the meet
ing adjourned until Tuesday next without
anything definite having be9n arrived at.
AN EXPLANATION
Mr. Winfield left the meeting before the
rest of the members and being interviewed
by NEWS reporter, said:-
IF the plans discussed at our meeting to-
night are perfected we will have the grand
est Democratic organization in Hudson
County that | know Of and one that | be-
lieve will promote harmony in the ranks of
4he Democratic party
Mr.. Winfield wouldn't admit anything
about his plan or what it contained in detail
but there are more ways than one to get
cat, and THE NEWS, from good au
hhority, gives it to its readers in
br ef. Outside of Mr. Winfeld's plan
otter motions were introduced but none
adopted. Should Mr. Winffeld's scheme 90
through every sort and condition of demo-
crat from the s'Tooley Street Tailor to the
humblest short hair will have voice and be
duly recognized.