The morning call., 1894-02-03
THE BLACK LIST.
Municipal Officials Are
MenaCed.
DEMOCRATS ARE ENRAGED.
General Committee Fayors
Cheaper Water.
'EMOCRATS ARE ENRAGED.
CHARTER RESOLUTION TABLED
No Action Taken in Regard to Fed.
erai Patronage Committee
Rules Adopted.

The general committee of the Demo-
cratic party held a meeting in Metropolitan
Hall last evening. Max Pepper was in
the chair. and there were 167 delegates
present. @ The chief matters considered
were regarding municipal patronage and
the reduction of water rates. No action
was taken regarding Federal patronage,
and the matter of a new charter was
tabled.
Chairman Nj. C. Hassett of the commit
tee to amend the constitution and bylaws
OF the general committee. reported prog
ress and was given further time. Certain
rules were offered to govern the body un til
the report was adopted. Section pro-
vlded that no member should speak twice
on general question unless he were the
proposer OF the motion, and no one should
speak more than ten minutes at time.
Special provisions for maintaining order.
such as fning disorderly members So, or.
II necessary, expelling such from their
seats In the committee were offered.
Against motion of a. j. Clunie, who
protested against more important matters
being sidetTacked, the report on the new
rules was adopted, and the matter of Re
puDllcans who held appointments under
the present administration was then taken up.
Clunle stated that there were many working
Democrats who were starving and who ought
10 be In Office. and action on the matter would
show that the general committee was in good
faith. Clunie said that IL was credlbly reported
that the Democratic officials had laughed at the
representations OF the committee appointed by
the general committee and had t1atly refused to
discharge Republicans in their offices.
Max Pepper reported that ne had visited Sc v
eral officials and had found that several alleged
Republicans In office had explained that they
were Democrats, and that the officials had re-
fused 10 discharge the bona-fide Republicans in
their employ.
ThereupOn Clunie offered resolution, stat
ing IL was the Intention of the genei al commit
tee to adopI resolution at its next meeting
pedging each delegate TO the next convention
not 10 vote Ior McDade, Treasurer Block,
Street Superintendent Ackerson. County Clerk
Haley or recorder Glynn, In view OF their re-
1usa TO meet The views of the general com
mitee.
1t was desired to place the names of the Su.
peTvIsors on the black list, but ClunIe reserved
their names until they bad been consulted IN
Caucus.
Clunle. in explaining his resolution. said it
was necessary. Omclals had told him that they
could not have been elected but for Republican
votes. One official who had Z, 900 votes claimed
TO have had 5000 Republican votes. There was
no other way OF bringing the officials to tune
Deputy Fleming of the County Clerks office
explained County Clerk Haley's action. stating
tat there was no subordinate 10 his office who
did not vote for Cleveland at the Presidential
election. There were no Republicans in the
Following was Clunie's resolution, which was
adopted:
ResoiUed That 1t is the intention OF this com
mittee at its next meeting TO adopt the foil owing
resolution:
WHEREAS. NJ C. Haley. County Clerk; J. J
McDade sheriff; J. n. Block. Tax Collector; W.
w Aekerson superintendent of Streets OF this
city and county and Thomas Glynn. Recorder
have in their employ certain Republicans and
nave refused TO discharge them in respOn to the
demand of this committee aud replace tn EN- with
competent Democrats; therefore be it
RsSOEDSd, hat person snail be eligible to be
voted for at any election a delegate to any con-
ventiOn or the Democratic party of this city
whether State or municipal unless he shall prior
10 the holding OF the election for such delegates
take and subscribe the following: 81 hereby
pledge myself II elected delegate from the As
sembly district to the convention OF the Demo
cratic party that win under circumstances
Dade, j. y. BLOCK. Thomas Gynn or w W. Acker-
son as the candidate OF the Democratic party for
any ONCE whatsoever"
On the motion of Delegate Chamberlain the
name of County Clerk Haley was stricken from
the black list. Notic- OF reconsideration of the
amendment at the next meeting was given by
Clu0ie.
A commu nication from Senator s. NJ. White.
approving The action Of the committee regard
ing the postoffice site, was read
Delegate Harney presented long resolution,
calling on the Supervisors to redeem their
pledges TO make substantial reduction In The
water rates. Harvey stated that the matter of
hxing rates would come up soon, and that
hitherto nothing had been done to reduce the
rates. The resolution was adopted with roar.
resolution was introduced by Delegate
Saulmann calling on the Democratic members
OF the Board Of Election Commissioners 10 re-
consider their resolution not to issue call for
the election OF freeholders TO frame new
charter, in accordance with the Democratic
platform.
City and County Attorney Cresswell. at the
motion of A. j. CluUie, explained his vote on
the commission In the premises. He said that
he general committee had merely recon-
mended the calling of such an election, and
that In the discharge of his duty he had deemed
IL to the best intersSls Of the Democratic party
TO vote as he had Done. The constitution was
abovr all recommendations OF ali conventions
and The calling of an election of freehOlders at
this time might be proved void and absurd by
an ambiguity of the words Especial ell ctIon" in
the constitution MIR. Cresswell was proceed
ing to state his position extensively quoting
from legal authorities, when, at the motion of
CiunIe. II was proposed to lay the resolution
over to the next meeting.
Delegate Jackson and others threw doubts on
the legality OF holding such an election at any
other than a general election.
The matter was finally laid on the table and
the meeting adjourned.