The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-17
Central Committee Seeks a
Conference With the Gar
retS0n Committee.
REFoRMERS TO MEET MONDAY
Request of Chairman E. F. G.
Young Will Then b
Considered and
Granted.
John c. Besson Has Completed
the Draft of the Reply to
Allan McDerm0tt.

There was a short but important meeting
of the Central Democratic Committee last
night Only twenty members put in an ap,
pearance Chairman E. f. c. Young pre-
sired.
ssBobn Davis suggested that in view of the
muddied condition of the affairs Of the party
a committee of eleven be appointed by Chair
man Young to confer with the Anti-Ring
Committee with view to settling all the
troubles in the party ranks and to consoli-
date the warning factions.
Mr.. Davis argued that this course appeared
to be the only feasible one, owing to the
question which has arisen as to which COM
mittee was really the legal one.
President Feeney, of the Police Board, and
Freeholder Ellis deemed the suggestion an
excellent one, and maintained in lengthy
arguments that it would head off any move
ment set afoot by any one to have the Cen
trail Committee ignored and the anti-ring
committee recognized.
FEENEY'S ABLE ARGUMENT
''I have always been, and am now, in
favor of stamping out dissention in party
ranks" said Mr.. Feeney. 81 know that our
s committee must make certain concessions,
and if the members of the other committee
are really working for the interests
of the partyEthey will make concessions.
1t is no time to ignore any body OF Demo-
Gratis no matter what they claim or ask.
Our cause should be a common one, and un-
til we get together and adjust the existing
difficulties there will be no party. Fac
tional fights are always disastrous and cause
defeat The party needs to be reorganized
and placed upon sound footing. l say, let
all Democrats interested in the welfare of
the party meet and agree upon some plan 1T
procedure"
DR. M'GrLL OPPOSED IT.
DIR. John D. McGill, opposed the idea of
recognizing the anti-ring committee. He be-
ieyed that the new committee could do the
regular committee no harm, nor do the party
any harm or good. He favored having the
Central Committee of eleven appointed at
once Subseqently it was decided to
have a representative of the young
Mems Democratic Club attend the confer
ence. The latter club is composed of young
lawyers who have been discussing the adj
visibility of organizing county committee
ON its own hook. The amendments to the
constitution as proposed by James N. Davis
were not acted upon.
MR.. YOUNG APPOINTS THE COMMITTEE
Mr.. E. F. c. Young this morning appointed
the following committee to consult with the
committee of the Reform Democratic Com
mittee to effect an amaigamation of all
factions of the party:-E F. G.. Young lex
Il. LII,
William G. Heppenheimer, Thomas Hickey,
James N. Davis Justice Mullin, r. McMil-
Ian, William H. Ellis, c. j. Tahen and
George Bruce.
A few minutes after ten O'Clock Mr..
Young and Mr.. Joseph Griffin, Secretary to
the Central Committee, called on ex-Judge
Garret$on, Chairman of the Reform Demo-
cratic{ Committee, to ask him to appoint a
committee to confer with the gentlemen
meIfiQped
Mr. Garretson said he would call meet
ing on Monday of his colleagues and lay the
matter before them. He hadsno doubt that
they would authorize the appointment of
committee to meet that appointed by Mr..
Young
THE LETTER TO ALLAN MDERMOTT
The letter prepared by Mr.. John C.. Besson
to be sent to Mr.. Allan L. MeDermott put
ting forth the views of the Reform Demo
cratic organization, was sent to Mr.. Garrett
son, Mr.. Fisk and Mr.. Grouse last night 1t
was only draft, and, as Mr. Fisk says, will
be altered and revised before it goes to Mr..
McDermott.
On Monday morning the above gentlemen
will meet and discuss the draft and as soon
as possible the official communication will
be prepared and forwarded to the Chairman
of the State Committee.
The appointment Of the Conference Com
mittee by Mr.. Young seems to give general
satisfaction to democrats.
'sI'm glad it has reached this stage" said
Mr.. John P. Feeney, when NEWS reporter
informed him that Mr.. Young had appointed
him on the committee, that we can at last
have chance to cement the scattered por-
tions of our party
COMPROMISE FAVORED.
From conversation with the members of
the Reform Democratic Committee there ap-
pears every reason to believe that the COM
mittees when brought together will evolve
some plan on which both sides can work to-
gether.
There is no doubt about It. The Reform
people are quietly jubilant over the turn of
affairs
WILLARD FISK TALKS
Mr.. Willard G. Fisk, one Of the prominent
members of the organization, was seen this
morning by a NEWS reporter and asked what
his committee would do; when it would meet;
if it would unite with the committee APP
pointed by Mr.. Young and what would
probably be the outcome of the conference.
Mr.. Fisk was the very personifcation of
diplomacy and although ready to talk upon
other subjects had little to say about the
action of his committee.
s'We don't know what propositions the
committee may make and besides cannot
answer for my colleagues
Mr.. Fisk was equally discreet on the ques-
tion of basis of union between the parties.
As to the demands which the Reform party
might make, would make, or should make,
one might just as well have interviewed the
statute of Harpocrates as ask Mr.. Fisk, he
shook his head, smiled, and briefly exclaimed
Il don't wish to be interviewed on that sub