The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-29
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE SELECTED
Members will Select Election
Officers who will Conduct
Elections for. Com
mitteemen.
Three TO be Elected in Each Dis
trict, Tie Thirty-three to
Form the County Com
mittee.

1uc IucutnSIs Va sAo OCuAt0A @~S-~S
cratic Committee who favor party reor>
gsnizatiou carried their scheme to a sue
cessful termination last night. The
present committee. SO recently appointed,
was abolished. and the outlook 10 that
a better committee will be its successor.
The complexion of the committee
appointed to bring about the organiza-
ton of new commiLtee Is
such that COMMITTEES will
probably be selected which will
head off the so called reform movement
aud patch up as far IS possible the dis
ruptiou in the party ranks. So much
has been said of boss rule in the COM
mittee that County Clerk McLau ghlin
declared last night that hs wan ted to get
out of the controlling committee.
But Davis would not follow suit.
When the meeting was called to order
last night the discussion was at once re :
newed regarding the power OF Messrs.
Heppenheimer. McGtll and Ellis to for
mulate plan of reorganization. 1t was
fually conceded that this power was
vested in the committee
THE PLAN AS AMENDED.
The plan of this committee. which was
published exclusively in The JERSEY
CITY NEWS last Wednesday. provided for
the appointment of a pro visional COM
mittee of eleven members who were to
have full charge aud control OF primaries
at which two members from each dis
trict were to be elected to the new Cen-
trail Committee.
1t was suggested that 1t would be most
advisable to have the present Central
Committee appoint two men from each
+ Assembly district to form the provisional
committee with the same powers as were
to De vested In the provisional committee
of eleven. This amendmentto the scheme
was carried. as WAS also sacond oas, to E
have three members to the new eom-
rnittee elected in each Assembly district
rather than TWO. This clause W as adopted
because it was considered that com.
mitree of thirty-three would more
equally represent the various factionsin
T. g district As the object OF the reor-
gauization is TO patch up all breaks in
the party. the suggestion was acc eptsd
as an excellent one.
ldh ELANf OIEOoEOs
Before adopting the piau, however,
there was lively debate. County Clerk
McLougniin said that although the plan
may be an excellent one he WAS opposed
to it. We have new and good orgauiza>
ton at present, and am opposed to dis
banding it. Tne creation Of Few COM
mittee may be attended with some
good results. but the disbauding of tie
present one will be hurtfll. We have
good and wise men in our present COM
n:ittee. We have men OF brains and ex-
perierce. and l doubt If any better com-
mitte eau be organized. This COMMITTEES
wants to reorganize the party
and 1 think the plans arranged
would do all that is required
1 am IL favor of giving this cemmittse
chance, and II good results do no, fol
low then find new men. For my part /
want to get out of the committee.
don't want TO be connected with It'll any
way"
Justice J. N Davis was opposed to the
abolition of the present organization.
Give the members chance to show
what their plans are and think it will
not be found necessary to get new men.
The men here now represent the brains
Of the party, and that IS what's required
IN the head committee.
MULLINS AND ELLIS.
From this subject the members wan
eered off into the causes which lead to
the recent defeat. Mr.. Mullins. from
Kearuv. created a fight by laying it at
The feet Of the Freenolders. charging that
hoard with alleged extravagance, rot
ten appointments and mum Der
pf other unkind things. Freebooter
Ellis was mad, and he went at Mullins
without gloves. He dwelt upon he
good government which characterizes
the action of the Freeholders
and with pride. he said,
5sae pointed to the County
Road. This was Mullins chance and ne
gave the Freeholders iivsly snakine
nm Finally the debate twas stopped as II
was becoming personal and recess was
taken for the purpose OF appoint
mo the twenty-two members VINO
are to form the provlslona
Committee to assume charge OF tne pri-
mary elections at which the mem Ders "a
fhe new committee are TO be elected
THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE
These are the gentlemen selected te
serform the duties of the Provisional
committee:- ~.
First district-District Attorney Onas.
q. Winfield. Martin r; Cook
acknowledgements George I. Werts.
Allan L. Nc cDermott.
Third Governor Joseph D. Bedle.
Fomrth-Charles C. Black, William
Barcaiow.
Fiith-WIIliam B. Rankin. Henry 1
Sixth-Henry Kellers, John Sullivan.
Seventh-James 3. Gibbons, Tnomai
O. GleHson-
Ninih-John Bruening. Daniel A. Hag-
terty.
Edward A. Russ
Eievenrh-James G. Morgan. 1'noma
Eolan.
ion officers for the primaries IN shel