The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-13
TOOLEYS INCREASE.
Decide to Take Into the Fold
a Representative From
Each Precinct.
WILL ORGANIZE CITY CLUBS.
Conclude to Hereafter Have Nomi-
nations Made by Vote of
Democrats Instead of
by Delegates.
WILL ORGANIZE CITY CLUBS,

men are pleased to style themselves, sThe
County Committee of the Regular Demo-
cratic Party of Hudson County, met last
evening in the Hotel Washington and put in
nearly three hours work discussing the
organization of the party in general and
that of Hudson County in particular,
Those present were:-President ex-Judge
A. Q. Garretson, Vice President Jno. c.,
Besson, Mayor Pagan, Messrs. VIM. Utz,
Garrett D. Van Reypen, A. J. Post, J. C.
Besson, E. Schofeld, Stephen L. Harvey, J.,
Garrick, Geo. L. Record, j. D.. Manning,
Dr.. L. J. Gordon, w. C. Fisk, Otto Grouse,
J. 7. Mccormick, Andrew J. Corcoran, F,
yaehne, T. Hexamer, Jr., Patrick Smith and
c.. Erlenkoeter.
he committee spent considerable time in
considering a constitution and bylaws as
reported by the committee OF Messrs. w. G.
Fisk, ]. M. Mccormick and Mayor Pagan.
This report was modified in many particulars
and referred back to the committee to put in
proper shape.
PRECINCT REPRESENTATIVES.
One OF the most important acts of the
committee was to agree on perfecting its or
ganization by filling up the committee with
a representative from each precinct, and five
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that every precinct in every district in the
county will have representation in the County
Committee. These additional names of pre-
cinct leaders will be selected by it's present
representatives from the district now sitting
in the County Committee.
1t is, of course, clearly understood that
these additional members will go out of
o ice at the same time as their confreres On
the committee.
Each precinct leader and member of
County Committee will, in his own pre-
cinct, form a precinct organization and
similarly the districts will do the same.
That is, al the representatives from Jersey
City district will compose the Jersey City
district organization, a branch of the County
Committee; and so on with Hoboken, Bay
onne and other cities and townships in the
county.
NOMINATIONS BY CONVENTION.
The chief topic of last nights discussion
vas the primary, Concerning this impor-
tant factor in a i political campaign the CON-
mittee had a long talk. Finally all agreed
that no one should vote at these unless they
are enrolled Democratic voters in the several
townships and cities in the county, Only
registered democrats shall be entitled to
vote.
The committee then resolved that the dis
trict convention, and along with it the del
egate must go. The people have no use for
delegates they said, because you send a dele
gate to a convention to do a certain thing
and you are never sure that he will carry
out your wishes. Therefore the delegate is q
! thing of the past and instead of conventions
the Democratic voters will express their
choice of candidates at the primary. Every
man will vote for whom he wants as q candi-
date, and when the votes nave been counted,
he who has the majority will be the man to
run for the Office to be contested. By these
means the County Committee hopes that a
pure choice of candidates will be effected.
A voter may vote at the primary for whom
soever he pleases; and nominate whom he
pleases.
DIR. L.. j. Gordon, William Utz and J.
Mehl, Jr., were instructed to secure perman-
ent headquarters for the committee, which,
for the present, will use the Hotel Washing
ton.
ENCOURAGING REPORT.
Messrs. G.. L.. Record, Otto Grouse and
Andrew J. Post, as the committee instructed
to draft a statement to present to the public
the views of the committee, reported that
the manifesto had been published in THE
JERSEY CITY News, and of course every
body in the city and county had read it.
The committee proved this by adding that a
Essex County had asked for several
hundred copies of the manifesto.
In addition to this gratifying piece
of intelligence many organizations
in Hudson County had likewise made re-
quests for the address, and had even gone
further. They pledged their support and
cooperation. Several district societies and
clubs had made application for utilization,
and now that the committee has raised the
standard of reform they say a large number
of democrats are hocking around it.
Not one of the reports presented last
night gave such unalloyed satisfaction as
this, and there was q general rejoicing over
the lost mes returning to the true fold.
Mayor Pagan rubbed his hands and looked
as happy as a clam at high tide. DR.. Cor
dan, Messrs. w. G. Fisk, Otto Grouse and
G. G.. Record had the 'sThere-I-told-you-so'
expression ON their faces; Mr.. A. J. Corcoran
chuckled as he recalled the famous story
of the fly IN the windmill, and even Presi-
dent Garretson's stern face relaxed into a
smile.
There was not much more to do after this
but adjourn to meet next Tuesday when
some other surprises are on the carpet.
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