The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-22
TEE CRANK" CRITICS
Some Want to Build a New
Machine and Some to
Catch On the Old One.

large meeting of what one gentleman
termed, "The Representative Element of
the Hudson County Democracy" The
object of the gathering was to reform
the party. to cut away the dead wood, to
ignore the present Democratic County
Committee. and to institute q new dis
pensation entirely. by which defeat and
disaster in the fu ure may be avoided,
and the county rescued from the hands
Of the PniIistine Republicans. For these
several purposes the following occupied
he seats In front Of Chairman Garrett
son:-Mayor Lawrence Fagan of Ho-
boken. e:s- Mayor G. D. Van Reipen.
Police Commissioner w. Utz of Ho-
hogen. ex-senator r. F. Rabe of Hoboksu,
e9Gns endfsw Pss s'essns couoseor, Of Sso
Record. Otto Grouse. Willard G. Fisk.
Chas. g. Black. R. o. Babbitt, R. j..
Worrendyke and J. l.. :Keller. D r. Leon
ard s. Gordon. DR.. Benjamin Edge. Dr..
]. NavIn. e. g. Smith. ex-senator w. s.
Stuhr, G. G. Van Rsypen. G H. Bell. G.
EooEsasa aonss 19aa Rvr,.o W ,ssp N. ON j.
bell, b. o. Rourke, George W.
vaipe. W. 6. Post, Warren Dixon,
Thomas Mcbride, T. Kenny, George J.
McEwsn, NJ. Bornemau. Gsorge H.
Hsauey. D. Simmons. j.. Boyle. L.
Boyian. j ). Mulyausv. Ed McQuillan,
J. Mangel, w. Fl. Ewald, j. j. Shannon,
Charles L. Carrick. F. A. Wylie. o. P.
Vreeland, w. Hanranan. Martin Steljes.
C.s S. Galbraith, J. F. Mccormack,
IA, Sullivan. W. H. Carriek.
w. J. Tait. j. DINA Miller,
Philip Daab, L. H. Nsttleton. Frank
Herwig, Jr. James Koartsy. NJ. A. Hanly.
Owen Duff A. CapelIi. J. NJ. Ryan. F. A.
c. Siller, james D. Moaning, A. r.
Leeds. a.. Booraem. H. G. McCartin. j.
F. O'NeiA, G. w. Petit W. A. Corc1ran.
G. Stern berg. James Clark, P. McGovern :,
Tom EaRan. E. Nachman, j. r. Pustree,
Philip Hexamer. D. H. Tompkin. j.
Meahl. James Murrer, John Nolan. Jno.
A. Denniu, JAS. Z. Owen, Henry PATTI
berg. A. Hesse and Charles Adolohi.
Counsellor Willard G. Fisk called the
meeting to order aud when Mr.. Garrett
son was elected Chairman. Mayor FagRn
and Mr.. Otto Grouse escorted him t the
platform. Mr.. John w. Queen acted as
Secretary. The Chairman then began in
the following words to tell why they
were there:
JUDGE GARRETsoN SPEAKS.
Gentl-men. we are met rs democrats
under the SHADOW of an oyerwheminR
defeat to consider the causes of that de
reat and the remedies 10 be applied to
prevent A similar calamity. am not
here TO present a plan TO YOU. but am
here to preside over you. We must avoid,
however. the dangers we havs been sub
jected to. | certainly did cot anticipate
such large meeting composed of demo-
Gratis VINO havs often voted for d smocrats
VINO did not deservs the confidence and
aI1 f,f - fu r I
must have an orgaDizatlnn, for tlis Is
necessary 20 carry on the work OF the
party. and we mitst fld out what the
people want. re we caunot present
"a good plan to them; cannot show the III
that we mean to carry out oeneficent
measures Then we must allow the Re
pubitcans TO do this. 1t follows thsp
that we must organize. Now, gentle
men. what is yonr pleasures"
Mr.. Otto Grouse rose from his seat In
the oOdy of the hall. and ascending the
platform whore he could be seen as we'll
as heard, read the appended resYlu>
tions:-
THE RESOLUTIONS
We, democrats of Hudson County in meeting
assembled with a Keen sense of our respons-
bilties to the Democratic Party and with u de-
sire to promote those principies OF equality aud
justice which have made it the party of the
people, do declare:-x
That we reeognize in the present deplorabls
condition OF party Atfairs In this couaty the
necessity for Immediate aud thorough reorgan-
izatfon. Tbs repeated aud overwhelming re
verses wh ich the party has Of late sustained In
this great Dsnocrstie stronghold havs turned
Jersey City snd Hudssa CSuaty over 80 ths Re-
publicans, and, II continued, will tmpsril the
supremacy OF the Democratic party In the
United States Senate aud uuiiify tho national
victory woRi In tS12s-4s
We ascribs these rasults to the wide spread
dissatsfaction existing aRonS democratic
voters with the conduct Of party affairs against
which t1v only protest rem inning was the final
resort 30 Republican ballot. The great mass
of democrats have bean denied all voice 10 party
affairs. Primary elections. when held at all,
have bean called insufficient notice, held at
inconvenisntor or obscure places. and have been
unfairly and dishonesty conducted. Nomlna-
tions by convention have registered ehe DEGREES
Of party bosses end not the VIII OF party voters
been impossible with self consti-
tuted headers rather than the approval
Of the party at large securing political
In office, representing neither the party nor
the people, have neglected their public duties
for private gains; have secured the enactment
Of nnwise laws created unnecessary Offices
and extravagantly increased salaries. The bur-
dens Of taxation have been increased withou
corresponding public benefits, aud the public
funds have been mismanagsd, squandered or
stolen. Crime is projected, aud fagrant viola
tions Of the law go unpunished
The Democratc party has been used as an
instrument to build up the political and per-
sonal fortunes of party leaders. instead of being
made an efficient instrument for the transaction
of public business and the accomplishment of
political REFORMS
All these accumulated iniqulties have been
falsely committed in the name of Democracy,
and the responsibility therefor saddled upon
the Democrats party. with the inevitable re-
suit of bringing upon the party disgrace and
disaster, Therefore os 1t
Resolved. That this meeting, made up Of
democrats from different sections of Hudson
County assume the Imperative task of reor-
ganizing the party. to the end that the manage
ment Of its affairs may be restored to the
voters and the party re-established in the con-
ndence of the people.
Resolved, That the chairman of this nlseting
be and he is hereby authorized to appoint q
COMMITTEES OF seven, of which the chairman
shall be one, which committee shall select a
county committee Of the Democratic party of
Hudson County to consist Of two members from
each Assembly district OF the county and five
members from the. county at large.
Resolved, That such County Committee, when
appointed. shall have power TO adopt consti-
tuition and bylaws which shall embody reguia-
tions for the conduct of fair and impartial
primaries where the will OF the party may bs
fully expressed In the selection of County Com
nitteemen aud of candidates for office, and to
adoDt such other means as they may deem wise
to perfect party reorganization.
Resolved, That the County Comm ittee, SO ap-
pointed, shall hold office until tue next slect ION,
general throughout the county, when the ir sue
csssors shall " elected.
q Mr. oR0UsE's ADDRESS.
When Mr.. Grouse had flushed reading
the above ne esufAriEss that they so fully
set forth the priaciples OF tns meeting
that spssch 20 enlsrGe upon them was
.tNsvartf1a a1ass n Ia aaid ar will toka