The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-03
TEMPORARY COMMITTEE OF IVENTY-TOUR
New Committee, One Member
From Each Precinct, to Be
Elected in May.
ENROLMENT OF DEMOCRATS
Nominations for All officers to Be
Made Direct by the
Voters.

The Committee of Eleven from the Demo-
cratic Central Committee and the Reform
County Committee, appointed to confer,
with view to deciding upon the consolida-
ton of the two factions. met last night in
the Hotel Washington. Every member of
both committees was present.
1t was the first time the opposing tactic n
came together, and the belief that the meet
ing would result in the ivelisst kind of a de-
bate proved groundless. The gentlemen
calmly discussed the condition of the party
in Hudson county, and agreed that imme
date action must be taken to prevent the
party from becoming SO split up as to be be-
yond reorganization.
HARBINGER OF PEACE.
Chairman E. F. c. Young of the Central
Committee moved that ex,Judge A. Q. Gar
retson of the Reform Committee be elected
Chairman of the meeting. The motion was
unanimously carried.
Ex-Judge Garretson declared himself
heartily in favor of the adoption of any
plan which would bring about a settlement
of party troubles.
Similar arguments were advanced by
members of both committees, and
it was clearly the sense of
the meeting that resolution
was necessary. Accordingly, after discuss
ing for more than un hour the advisability
of consolidation, the members of the two
committees declared themselves willing to
County Committee, to be elected by the peo-
pie. Chairman Garretson was authorized to
appoint a committee of eigh t, consisting of
four members from each conference COM
mittee to prepare plan to bring about that
result.
The committee appointed consisted of
General William C. Heppenheimer, Free
holder William Ellis, John P. Feeney and
George w. Bruce, for the Central Commit
tee, and Otto Grouse, A. ]. Post, John c.
Besson and Willard C. Fisk, for the Reform
ers The committee Immediately retired,
and after an hours absence submitted the
following plan, which was unanimously
adopted
THE PLAN.
tsWe recommend that the two organiza-
tions represented each appoint as members
OF a 1OlUU cOulIultUoo3 iOnO A1OhA Oc1OA ~A'
sembly district to which shall be added the
chairman of the respective organizations.
That this committee SO appointed shall
adopt a fair plan for the enrolment OF
the Democratic voters of the county and
shall retain supervision of the same;
that they shall also be empowered
to arrange for primary election, to be held
in the month of May next. for the election
of County Committee, to consist of one
member for each voting precinct in the
county. That at this primary election none
but Democrats, duly enrolled, shall have the
right to vote; that upon the election and or
ganization of the new committee so elected
the two present organizations shall adjourn
sine die. This committee of twentyfour
shall have power to make such rules and
regulations for the conduct of the primary
as they shall deem fit.
s'The Committee of Twenty-four above
provided for shall prepare and adopt con-
stitution and bylaws for the government of
the County Committee, which committee
shall embody the following provisions
l. At all primary elections for the election
of County Committeeman, for the nonina-
ton Of candidates or for the election of dele
gates to State and Congressional conven-
tions only the enrolled Democratic voters of
the district, town or township, shall be en-
titled to vote thereat, but no democrat will
be entitled to vote at any primary who is
enrolled less than ten days preceding the
cate of such primary.
O. All party nominations for district ward,
Atown, township, city, county and Congress
y sional offices, where the Congressional dis
trict is wholly within the lines of this coun-
ty, shall be made by the direct vote OF the
enrolled Democratic voters, and the candi-
date receiving the largest number OF votes
shall be the nominee of the party.
ssWe further recommend that the repre-
sentatives of each of the two organizations
In the several cities, towns and townships
meet together as soon as practicable for the
purpose of arranging for the nomination OF
candidates and the proper conduct OF the ap-
preaching municipal elections"
TO BE APPROVED.
BY the gentlemen of the Conference Com
nnittees. the plan is considered an excellent
one. 1t will now be submitted to the two
County Committees, and, if approved by
both bodies and adopted, the plan will be
put in active operation.
Tur MsKENZTE ESTATE.