The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-19
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Claims of the Garretson
Committee Expounded TO
S Allan McDermott.
WHERE THE PEOPLE COME IN.
The New Democratic 0rganiza-
tion Springs From a Public
Mass Meeting Of
Voters.
WHERE THE PEOPLE COME IN.
NOMINATIONS BY PRIMARY
Direct Expression of the Will of
Democratic Voters Secured
District Committees at Work.

District Committees at Work.
The following is the reply of the Garrett
son Reform Democratic Committee to Allan
L. McDermott, chairman of the State Demo-
cratic Committee, in reply to the latters
communication to Mr. Willard Fisk, relative
to the claims of the Garretson COMMITTEES to
recognition
seHonorable allan McDermott:-
IN answer to your favor of February .
addressed to Willard c. Fisk, Esq, the Hudson
County Democratic Committee, to which
Committee Mr.. Fisk submitted your COM
munication in reply beg leave to say
serhat shortly after the last general cleo
ton several well known and representative
democrats of the County of Hudson, recog-
nized the fact that the democrats of Hudson
county were entirely disorganized, which
condition had resulted as stated in your COM
munication from the notorious disregard
and violations of the rules OF the Demo-
cratic party, as established by the
Constitution adopted in 1878. They
also recognized the fact that without
organization, the same disastrous result
which had befallen the party in the two pre-
ceiling elections must be continued. For the
purpose of organizing, it was arranged to
hold a meeting of well-known representative
democrats from every part of the County OF
Hudson. at Roche's Hall, in Jersey City, on
the 2lst day of November, 1893, at which
meeting a large number-that is to say,
shout 225-of such democrats met at the
place aforesaid, and organized by the cleo
tion of Mr.. A. Q. Garretson as Chairman of
said meeting. After full and free discus
sion of the best and most practicable means
of effecting proper and efficient organiza-
ton, the following resolutions were
adopted
.sTherefore be it resolved that this
meeting, made up of democrats from differ
ent sections of Hudson county, assume the
imperative task of reorganizing the party to
the end that the management OF its affairs
may be restored to the voters and the party
reestablished in the confidence of the people.
esResolyed, That the Chairman of this
meeting be anu he is hereby authorized to
appoint committee of seven, OF which the
Chairman shall be one, which committee
shall select a County Committee of the DEM
ocratic party of Hudson county, to consist
of two members of each Assembly district
of the county and five members from the
county-at-large.
"sResolved, That such County Committee,
when appointed, shall have power to adopt
a constitution and bylaws which shall EN-
body regulations for the conduct OF fair and
impartial primaries where the will OF the
party may be fully expressed in the selection
of County Committeeman and candidates for
Office, and to adopt such other means as they
may deem wise to perfect party reorganiza-
ton.
"sResolved, That the County COMMITTEES
so appointed shall hold Office until the next
election, general, throughout the County
when their successors shall be elected.
Pursuant to said resolutions, the commit
tee of seven, with power to follow of County
Committee, was appointed; which commit
tee of seven did appoint County Committee
consisting of two well known and represen
tative democrats from each Assembly dis
trict of the county, and five well known
representative democrats from the county at
large: all of whom accepted the trusts re-
[ posed in them. Since then the County Com
$ymittee so appointed have met from time to
time and have adopted a constitution and
bylaws; which constitution provides for the
enrolment of all Democratic voters in the
] county that the County COMMITTEES shall con-
sist of one member from each polling precinct
and five members from the county at large;
that the precinct members OF the County
Committee shall be elected by the votes Of
the enrolled Democratic voters at primaries
to be held by Assembly districts. towns or
townships, the five members at large to be
elected by ballot at the first regular meeting
of every new County Committee after the
election of temporary chairman and secre-
tary.
'sThe constitution also provides that the
nomination of all candidates for office shall
be made by the direct vote of the enrolled
Democratic voters, and the candidate. .receiy-
ing the largest number of votes shall be the
nominee of the party.
ssThe intention of this is to secure the
direct eXDIeSSlOu VI tlle WAL Ol bLit flJCiAfO
cratic voters ON all questions in which they
are interested; we herewith transmit full
and true copy of the constitution and by
laws above referred to.
Pursuant to the provisions of the consti-
etution, the district, ward, town, township
and city committees have been appointed
and are in active operation under the provis-
ions of the constitution.
ssThe Democratic party of the County of
Hudson is now organized as thoroughly as
the limited time in which the work had been
prosecuted will permit The work of en-
rollment and complete organization is pro
crossing with the greatest speed that the
circumstances will permit Of, and in very
short time will be submitted to the popular
vote of the Democratic voters of the county
for ratification and for the election of new
members of the several committees by direct
popular vote
..Under all the circumstances Of the case
we respectfully submit that this is the only