The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-04
N OERM0TT's PLAN
Adopted Last Night for the
Reorganization Of thes
Local Democratic
Party.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO RESIGN.
To Be Succeeded By An APP
peals and a General
COMMITTEES.
First Named To Be Appointed By
Governor Werts, Ex-Governor
Bedle and Allan McDermott.

The Provisional Committee of the Contra
| Democratic Committee, appointed to draft
| a plan for the reorganization of the party,
which would cement all party breaks and
reestablish unanimity in the party ranks,
met last night in the Hotel Washington, ex-
Gov. Bedle presiding.
A plan of reorganization was adopted, as
| prepared by no less a skillful parsonage than
| Allan L.. McDermott. When asked, at the
conclusion of the session, upon which the
destinies of the Democratic party in Hudson
hangs, if the plan adopted would pro-
| mote harmony i'll the party, Allan L. Nc
\ Dermott said: THE white wings of peace
will perch on our banner, and wings will be
discernible on every man, great or small;
who says II am a Democrat" This por-
| trays the confidence Mr.. McDermott has in
his plan. That the other members of the
Provisional COMMITTEES think likewise was
demonstrated by the fact that the plan,
| which is subjoined, was adopted without a
dissenting voice.
In a few words the new plan provides for
the proper conduct of primaries. 1t forms
| two committees instead of one as of yore.
The first and most important is
the Committee of Appeals" the
| duties of which are clearly outlined in the
RANAs L " LII " OAhol VI uNCAOJ AOiA
bers, not fifteen, as was originally contem-
plated. The twenty-three members are to
be appointed by Governor Werts, ex-Gover-
nor Bedle and Allan L.. McDermott. The
second is the general committee, and con-
sists OF one member from each polling pre-
| cinct in the county, and it is this committee
which will control and manage Democratic
| affairs in all elections,
This is the plan as adopted
THE
The organization of the Democratic party
in the County of Hudson shall be entrusted
known as the Committee of Appeals and the
| other as the General Committee.
COMMITTEE OF APPEALS.
The Committee of Appeals shall be COM
posed of twenty-three members, to be APP
pointed, in the first instance, by Governor
George T. Werts, Ok Governor Bedle and
| Hon. Allan l.. McDermott. The twenty
| three members so appointed shall hold office
until the date of the holding of the Demo
cratic Convention to nominate a candidate
for State Senator in 1895. That convention
shall name the successors of said committee.
Thereafter, the terms of such committeeman
shall be for three years, n their
successors shall be chosen by the
regular Democratic Conventions called
to nominate candidates for full terms of the
Office of State Senator. Vacancies in the
committee shall be filled by the remaining
members, for the ~unexpired term. Said
! committee shall, at an early day, issue a call
for the holding of primary elections to
| choose one member of the General Commit
tee hereinafter provided for, from each
polling precinct in the county. The officers
for this election shall be appointed by this
committee and shall be two judges and two
clerks of election for each polling place. The
names of these officers shall be announced by
the committee as soon as they are selected.
4 IF anu nffiep- of a urinary so annOintaH cha ii
| fail to serve, his substitute may be chosen by
| the other officers for that precinct.
! In addition to the officers mentioned, there
| shall be admitted within the polling place,
where any such primary election IS held, one
| representative of each candidate for such
office of General Committeeman, who shall,
not less than three days before such primary
| election, file a written request for the admis-
sion of such representatives; such request
shall be filed at such place as may be desig-
mated in the call for such primary election.
FOR THE FIRST PRIMARY
Said committee shall make and publish
| such rules as they may deem necessary for
the holding of the first primary to be held
| under this plan of reorganization. The re-
| turns of such election shall be made to said
| committee and the result announced by them.
If any complaint shall be made to said
committee that, for any reason, the
result returned from any precinct
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| election, at which every one entitled to vote
was afforded an opportunity to do So, the
| committee may set aside all proceedings had
in such precinct and order an new election
therein, appointing new officers to conduct
the same, and making such regulations as
may seem advisable. Generally, such COM
mittee shall have power, for the first primary
elections to be held under this plan of re-
organization, to make such rules governing
the holding of such primaries, the appoint
ment of officers therefor, the setting aside of
returns therefrom and the ordering of new
elections, OF complaint made by a~ggrieved
democrats, as shall, in the Judgment of a
majority of all the members of such COM
mittee, be for the best interests of the Demo-
cratic party of Hudson County. After all
complaints shall nave been disposed of, and
one democrat shall have been chosen from
each precinct in the county, the Democrats
SO chosen shall constitute the Democratic
General Committee of Hudson County, who
shall nave powers and duties as are herein
after provided. The Committee of Appeals
shall publish a list of the members of the
General Committee, and fix a date for their
organization.
JUDGES N CLERKS OF ELECTION.
At the primary first held as aforesaid,
there shall be chosen. by the democrats of
each precinct, two Judges and two Clerks,
who shall hold office until their successors
shall be elected, which shall take place at
the next primary held to elect delegates to
nominate candidates for the Office of General
Assemblymen; thereafter, sue officers shall
be chosen annually, at such primaries cleo
tions. Where there are more than
two tickets voted at any primary
election at which judges and clerks
are to be chosen, the judge and clerk first
named Old the tickets receiving the highest
number of votes, and the judge and clerk
first named on the ticket receiving the next
highest number of votes shall be the officers
chosen for the ensuing year. In case there
are two tickets voted at such election, the
Judge and Clerk first named on each of said
tickets shall be the officers chosen for the en-
suing year. The Committee of Appeals shall
issue certificates of election to the officers
chosen at said first primary election, which
certificate shall be final evidence of the
rights of the parties to the officers named.
POWERS N DUTIES.
After the first primary elections held
under this plan, the powers and duties of
the Committee of Appeals shall be as fol-
lows
They shall fix the dates for all primary
elections to be held to choose delegates to any
convention called to nominate State or
county officers, and shall give the General
Committee at least thirty days notice of the
day fixed for the holding OF any such cleo
ton. The Committee of Appeals shall fix
the hours during which such primary cleo
tions shall be held, and shall make and pub
lish rules for the holding of all such elections,
securing fairness of proceedings and proper
returns of results. These rules shall be GER
titled to the General Committee for their
guidance. Within twenty-four hours after
any urinary election shall be held. it shall be