The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-31
POLITICAL CENTRES.
Where Anything of Moment
About the Campaign May
Be Learned.
ACTIVITY AT BOTH HEADQUARTERS
Scenes At the Democratic Central
Committees Home on Grove
Street.-The Federal Club
House.

4HSFc hT0 III Ills Cttf touk CcuVsts VI
headquarters wnere all that il known
about the politics Of the o1utry my be
had by the privileged few who may enter
within the sacred precincts. These places
are known as The Hudson Democratic
Society on York and Barrow streets.
Democratic Headquarters at Grow street
near Morgan street. Union League Club.
which is on the same block as It's rival.
The Hudson Society. and the Federal
Club House, on Willow Court. which
corresponds 10 the Democratic Head
quarters.
It is il these places that platforms are
drafted. candidates nominated. and their
canvass for votes pushed energetically
through campaigns. Hare. too, are pro-
vided the auni ions of war. for every
member of these organic tttous con-
tributes to the aid of his cause.
While these centres are essentially dit
ferene In politics, yet there IL a great
similarity in the methods followed.
HUDSON DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.
The Hndson Democratic Society Is a
powe which grows daily and has made
itself felt not only in this city and
county but throughout the State. 1t has
endorsed or refused to endorse machine
nominated Candidates. and It's action
has carried great weight. The
club has among its members
some of the most prominent
men rs Governor George Werts, ex-Gov-
ernor Joseph ID. Bedle, Supreme Court
Justice Job Lippincott. ex' Governor
Leon Albeit, Allan L.. McDermott, DR..
John d. Mccall, Chancellor Alexander
n. McGill. Judge e. T. Paxton. Con-
gresham George B. Fielder. Surrogate
James H. O'Neil, General W. H. Hep
Laughlin and scores of others who, II not
prominent ia active politics. are SO
socially.
1t must not be thought that the Hud-
son Democratic Society is exclusively de-
voted to politics. for such is decidedly not
the case. The clubs social standing and
record is as good and has been as success
full as that Of its political history. Its
receptions are always largely attended,
the demand for tickets being greater
thau the supply The most notable OF
these receptions were. the ones rendered
Governor Werts and later Judge Lippin-
colt. The political success Of the society
has been due to the brains. Integrity aud
social standing OF its leading Members.
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.
The other Democratic n~sadquar5eps,on
Grove street, that which Is occupied By
the Central Democratic Committee. Is
the place where the machinery OF the
party IL put In motion. IL is there that
the calls for primaries and conventions
are held. Iu his spacious hall blu a few
days ago Edward r, Stanton was nomi-
lated in convention for Sheriff. and 1t
Was from here that the loved Mcdonald,
the popular Fielder and the brilliant
Hudsoeth were sent TO the n
or Congress. The Centrll Committee
Is purely a political one and
has no time to devote to social m alters.
The members are active workers and on
them devolves the entire responsibility
for the machine part of politics. They
are held res oonsibie for the condition of
districts, precincts, ba lJIs, boundaries,
election of1cers. advertising and a thou.
sand AMI QUE other. things. each of them
bel @ sof Importance.
A visit to Democratic headquarters any
night this week will reveal to you a score
of men engaged in the clerical work of
preparing for the battle next Tuesday.
II the effort of the Csntral Committee Is
crowned with victory then, lJ will not
give a reception. but will paint this town
a most gorgeous car niue.
UNION LEAGUE CLUB
That staunch Repub icld fortress, ths
Union League Clue. lie very similarly
constituted TO the Hud.ou Society. 1t is
a political social Organization and has
beeu in existence four. years. 1t Is q
mighty power IN the politics of the
county and State. and within It's walls
are frequently Matched political sche mes.
From II political standpoint the CLUB has
done'much good. Ii ia composed almost
exclusively of men well to do financially,
aud mon OF brains, who worship the Be
publican party. 1t Is in the quiet little
rarlors or the smoking room in the club
that, just before the time rolls
around for election, these men
put their hsads together and
them best. aud hat Is equivalent to a
u nomination. 1t wa3 ut the Union
League Club than Dotninicus Wegmau
was selected for Atderman-a t-Largs.
Here. too, it was decided that the only
man who mad a ghost of q chance to beat
Allan l.. McDermott for Mayor was P.
f. Wanser. Hers also IL was decided to
select Reuben Simpson last spring, aud it
was from this club during the past three
years was issued and circulated soma of
the 81 political contributions ever
written f,r campaign work. II is from
this club house that much legislation Is
asked for at Treutpn. aud when not Of a
partisan character 1T generally gets 1t.
# Tue me nbers of the eluD whlIe active
politicians are by no meaus In the habit
of forgetting the social character Of the
club and its entertaium snGs are OF the
best taaG take place ill the city. The
clubs most brilliant receptions were
given to Wnitelsw Reid, Villa n Walter
Pnel ~, all honorary members. aud 10
Mayor Wauser after his election. Some
of the members Of the club Judge
Jonathan Dixon, Ex-Corporati nCounsel
William A. Lewis. Ex-Masu. uilperL
Collins. Ex-J Judge Johu, A. Blair, Colonel
Asa Dickinson. George w. Perkins,
Fiavet McGee, John Rsist OF Hobokep,
A. 5. Baldwin of Hobokep. Colonel s d.
Dickinson, Reuben Simpson. Chief
Supervisor Thomas McEwan. The total
membership is $50
THE FEDERAL CLUB
The Federal Clao Was organized simply
for social PURPOSES. but finaliy drifted
10 10 politics ana the Democratic mem
bers left II. Then il became an acknowl-
edged political institution. II is centrally
located near the Court House aud the
Republican County Committee holds It's
meetings there. The political WORK done
Is of the machine order, aud in many
resps cts like thai carried on by The
Central Democratic Commtttes. 1t Is
just now a very Ousy clubhouse, for the
County Committee Is busy iu the iu-
terests of Colonel Toffey. Campaign
lite nature. ballots, posters aud ali SORTS
OF things are being prepared aud ar
ranged there for use election day. Tn g
Federal CLUB duriug the v ear ri yes a
number OF ''stags" aud recap tons.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN.
Rev. John w. Treen, Pastor of Emmanuei