The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-05
GREENVILLE ALIVE.
New Democratic Club Or
ganized Last. Night With
Great Enthusiasm.
WILL MAKE A STRONG FIGHT
Cleveland and Tariff Reform En-
dorsed-General Political
News.
WILL MAKE A STRONG FIGHT

That the cause of the Democracy Is
in the ascendant was demonstrated last
evening at Bamber Hall, where the
Democrats of the Greenville section Or
ganized what promises to become the
ong political organization IN lne
GreenviIle district. For years the Re-
puhlieans of that section have had every
thing their own way, owing to the lack
of a permanent Democratic organization
but now the followers of Mckinley VIII
have an aggressive foe to fight.
The meeting last evening was attended
bv all the leading Democrats of the dis
trict. and the organization begins IT'S
career with a membership of over fifty.
Mr.. George F. Witt was eleeted tempo
rary chairman. and Mr.. Theodore Have
mann temporary secretary. Although 1t
was the Intention of the organizers NOT
70 elect permanent officers for another
month, the Democrats present decided 70
perfect the organization in time to make
a fight in the present campaign, ana per-
manent officers were elected. MI. os-
wald Routh, the well known son OF
Judge Reuth, and one of the staunchest
Democrats in G~reenvilie. was unanimous
~ elected President. The other officers
are:-Vice President, Robert Carey; lR-
cording Secretary, A. \. LANCER FL
nancial Secretary, Mr.. William c. Col
Inns; Treasurer, GEORGE W. Petit, n
Frederick Woeehensf-
aaalt RESOLUTIONS
tfun.ediateiV za}tet rh+ 4l..fu't - th.st
efi.~re ths 1oll.tNira tesniH'1"tts "sf'
unanimously sd"rtri:
e+N h~re4s. fua \-ti"ti. sfitt+ Hn't
comfy ARE at",n Inc ave - ettett.t st.st
poiiii II struggle. nt".n me result -
which .iet.4niS tn ffthrt Sii.sess 'hri
gsDtS II ol4 @,Vrrfsnfii 5liFa
.SNnrf5aS. Tin Istn.asra'N :tat rlit1-
zfples of the Democratic party are again
TO be put to the test OF popular vote;
Whereas, Our faith in the cause of
Democracy is stronger and more cons
WINGED today than ever before, ana, pc
lieving in the absolute justice OF our
cause, We, the Democrats of GreenVllle,
do herewith renew our allegiance 70 the
party of jefferson, Jackson and Tilden,
and do pledge ourselves n our eHofts
to support the platform, principles ana
policy of the Democratic party il State
and Nation, and we most heartily ell
dorse the position and stand of the party
on all the great National issues OF the
day and do commend in highest terms
the attitude of our President, Grover
Cleveland (applause( and the admlnlstra-
ton and policy which has so successfully
fought and conquered the most depress-
ing financial and commercial crisis known
in the worlds history. the legacy of the
Billion Dollar Congress, unsound money,
and Mckinley tariff; therefore be 1t
sResolyed. That We denounce in most
positive terms the cant and hypocrisy
of the Republican party in both State
and Nation, and condemn most strenu-
ously the blind partisan rancor which
infected the Republican majority and
its nefarious work in the last Legisla>
ture."
President Routh then appointed the fol-
lowing committee to draft a constitu-
ton and bylaws and select a name for
the elub:-Michael ]. Pagan, George r.
Witt, Wallace Vreeland, George r.
Kraus, John Mccarthy, John Gillespie
Theodore Havemann, Lou Scheibe and
George F. Witt and Joh Gillespie were
appointed a committee to enroll members.
County Committeeman Michael Pagan
explained the workings of the new pri-
mary rules and mad a strong appeal to
the member to enroll tonight. The next
meeting of the club will be held on Tues
day evening, at Bamber Hail., when a
and permanent club rooms selected The
members of the club are George f. Witt,
Oswald Routh, William C. Collins, Geo.
W. Petit, G. Richie Petit, Robert Carey,
]. L. Hausser, Edward H.. Kraus, F. Lin
den. D. Sullivan, E. Soma, Owen Welsh,
William F.. Kraus, Wallace Vreeland,
John Mulcahy. Jacob Toherter, John Dom
Prout, Thomas F.. o,Brien. Edward J.
O'Brien, Patrick McEvoy, George b.
Riley, Thomas Burke, Joseph O'Neill,
Frederick ". Jaehne, j. Frank Byrne,
John Fleming, Timothy r. Aaron, Will
lam J. Ellerby, ]. H. Clear. J. .McCar-
thy, Peter Byrne, Alexander Martin, Jo-
seph Donovan, Joseph c. Heider, Edward
King, Bernard Moser, John v. Smith,
VALENTINO Ruthlein, E. A. Graef and
Michael Pagan.