The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-10
ADOPTED REJECTED
Actions of the Rival Demo
cratic Organizations On
the Plan of Union.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE ENDORSES IT.
Reformers Repudiate It-"The
Crowning Act of Inconsist-
ency,' Says otto Grouse.

There will be no united democracy in
Hudson county, for the present, at least
The plan of combination agreed to by the
Conference Committees of the Central and
Reform Committees was rejected last night
by the Garretson Committee by vote of 36
to 16. The Central Committee unanimously
adopted the plan What the result will be
none of the leaders would say today. The
reformers smile and look wise, while, on the
other hand the leaders in the Central Demo-
cratic Committee look troubled. While it
was not intended to have the plan of union
go into effect before the spring election, yet
if it had been adopted by both committees
last night, they would, per force, be obliged
to work in harmony. Now, however, it is
more than likely that the members of the
Central Democratic Committee will accept
the defiance of the Garretson Committee and
push the fight.
Interest again centres in Allan L. Nc
Derlnott As far as known he has not yet
answered the letter of the Reforlners which
he asked for, and wherein they set forth
their claims for recognition as the only re-
preventative committee OF HudSons demo-
cracy. 1t was limited in certain circles this
morning that che action of the Reformers
had been taken at the instance of Mr. Nc
Dermott, but little credit is given to this
rumor.
MEETING OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
There was full attendance of the mem
bers of the Central Democratic Committee
at headquarters on Grove street, last even
ing. The meeting was called to order at
eight o'clock by Chairman E. F. c. Young.
The greatest harmony prevailed, the mem
bers having declared before entering the
meeting room that they favored any plan
which would end factional fights, to which
are attributed the recent defeats Of the
party throughout the county.
The plan was read, and without any i'm
portant discussion was put up for adoption.
A vote was taken, and it was adopted by the
unanimous vote of the committee.
sour committee adopted it" said John P
Feeney last night, because we regarded it
as a step toward the consolidation of party
interests. The plan, in my opinion, is an ex-
cellent one, and should be adopted by the
other committee
bob" Davis spoke Of the plan IN the same
strain. Some Of the members of the
Central Democratic Committee met
in Muldoon's cigar store and waited patient
ly until halr past eleven o'clock, to hear
what the opposing committee had done with
the plan. The report that it had been re-
jected created considerable surprise. None
of the gentlemen would discuss the situation
today.
GARRETsoSs REJECT THE PLAN
While the Central organization was meet
ing q few doors away and harmoniously
agreeing to the plan for the salvation of the
county democracy by uniting all factions,
the Garretson Committee was having very
lively debate in Roche's Hall over the report
of the Conference Committee appointed to
meet Mr.. Young's Conference Committee.
The members of the former told the General
County Committee what the plan suggested
was and there arose as many opinions as
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By degrees these views simmered down into
one general opinion that the Reform people
should have no dealing with the Democratic
Central Committee.
A few of the members thought the general
plan excellent, SO far as it went, but as a
mode of obtaining clean, pure and effective
party administration, it was weak. Mr..
Andrew ]. Corcoran likened both parties to
a man with money, and man with expert
ence going into partnership. There would
be an exchange, but in the end the man with
experience would have everything, and the
man with the honeywell he would have
experience The prevailing sentiment of
antagonism to the plan won, the vote being
86 to 16.
GROWING ACT OF INCONSISTENCY.
s'W hat are you going to dof' inquired
NEWS reporter of Mr.. Otto Grouse this morn
SDog" he exclaimed, Nothing. What can
we do? With others made the report to
our general committee and they threw out
the plan. Wouldn't hear of it. They dis
charged us with thanks and / said thank
your
Mr.. Otto Grouse said: "The action is quite
ridiculous and very inconsistent. The mem
bers of our committee appointed, by q
unanimous vote, Conference Committee,
whose duties were to confer with a similar
committee from the Central Democratic
Committee. The very gentlemen who ia
vored that course and at the conference ap-
proved of the plans, are the very ones who
voted against the acceptance of the plan last
night. If we were not going to act in har-
mony with the other committee, why did we
confer with them or have anything to do
with them. The gentlemen of the other
committee gave our committee everything
that was asked. They made concessions to
settle this trouble and now to reject the
plan, to my mind, is a crowning act of in
consistency"
So far as the Garretson Committee is con-
cerned, no further action on the PROPOSED
plan viii be taken, at least before the next
regular meeting Friday, April 6, and then it
is scarcely likely that it viii be brought up
for discussion.
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