The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-08
GRBHNVILLE TN line.
Permanent Democratic Club
Organized Last Night
Stirring Resolu-
tions Passed.

S%SA1S ~eS~S
That Greenyille viii hereafter be repre-
sented in the Democratic ranks by an
active association is assured. The meet
ing held at Bamber Hall last evening
for the purpose of perfecting the organ
ization of a permanent Democratic Club
was attended by large number of rep
resentative citizens, and the club was
started on its career with a boom that
insures success. The meeting was called
to order by Temporary Chairman A. A.
Langer and at once proceeded to bust
| ness. The committee appointed at the
preliminary meeting held on Thursday
| last to nominate officers and prepare
resolutions presented as its report the
| following
| whereas We, the Democrats of
union there is strength and firmly be-
| lieve that there is an urgent demand for
| organized Democratic movement and ef-
| fort in this section of the county; and
Whereas There is at present no local
| organized activity in Democratic circles.
ssResolved. That we herewith agree to
formulate ourselves into an organization
to be known as The Greenville Demo-
..The membership is to. be open to. all
citizens of Greenville whose affiliations
are with the Democratic. party.
1.-The organization shall de governed by
a board of officers, consisting of a Presi-
| dent, Vice President. Secretary, Assist
ant Secretary and Treasurer, and such 1S,h
club in regular meeting assembled shall
deem fit TO establish.
'"The object of the club is to promote
the PRINCIPLES of Democracy and the
cause OF the Democratic party, locally
and in the State and Nation.
the control of the Board of officers. who
shall constitute a general Executive Com
s.Aii meetings shall be governed and
conducted according to general parlla-
mentary practice.
the control and supervision of the Ex-
ecutive Committee. subject to the ap'
proyal of the majority of the members
.sThe Board of Officers to be elected
after the adoption of these resolutions
are to hold Office until the first general
elections at which time provision shall
be made for the adoption OF eonstl-
tuition and bylaws. and for the incor-
poration of The Greenville Delnocratic.
1T IS further prvided that all Demo-
Gratis whlo are rsgnlaflg l enFolegb 9! tbe os ga q
retary, and hereto attached, are to have
the privileges of and are TO be consfd-
cred active members of the organization;
'aThese resolutions are to be considered
amendable, at the option of majority
of the members present, at any fegA-
Tie committee nominated the following
gentlemen for officers:-President, George
2. Witt; Vice President, Michael J:
sistant Secretary, George. b. Riley, and
Treasurer Henry Gotthardt The report
officers elected unanimously. It was de
cided to appoint a Campaign and t1nance
Committee, to act jointly with the Ex-
ecutive Committee in arranging Tor a
mass meeting and4a plan of campaign:
President Witt appointed as members OF
the committee Henry Lembeck, >. L..
Robert Carey, George H. Clarke, George
Petit Fred Roehrenbeck,. Sr;. Frank
Chase and Raimond Schroeder The com
mittee will meet in few days and pre-
pare for an active campaign. Ihe cup
will make an aggressive sngnt IN lne
Celery District and do its share toward
fIiilng chanegellop lop McGiiI. 4 ifLi1sO-N9
President w H. speer, Jr., of the Ber,,
made an address. 81 am glad to see
that the Greenville Democrats are. arous-
ed and intend to make a grand showing
the way in which the Democrats are, or
ganizing throughout the county tnar nat
there is no doubt OF the eleetlSn Or of3oG our
within the gift of the people of this
State. Some of us are prone to speak
pride in the fact that under a careful
Democratic administration New Jersey IN
her finances stands as one Of the fore
most States of the Union The Demo-
cratic party alone is entitled to the credit
for this fine showing, for was it not
Democratic House alone that made pos
sible the Railroad Taxation Law now IN
force, which is giving the state ana
municipalities a handsome sum every
year 1t was the lamented Governor
Albeit who framed this law. and as L
glanced over the columns of The Jersey
Citv News tonight ! saw there the words
of four late leader uttered way back in
1889 and condemning in round terms Mr.
Griggs for erna asculating that law. Mr.
Albeit aid:-'They say that the gentle
man who was President of the Senate at
that time (BTr. Griggsl put this law in
this shaDe and he should have the credit
of If. Fellow citizens. he should have
The credit Of sernasculating the law passed
nv the Democratic House; he should
have the credit of robbing the people
of this city of over half million dol
lars Of taxes every year. Let him take
the benefit of that apd see how much
good it win do him. Senator Griggs
today asks for your votes, but these
words coming. I might say, from the
grave. have not been forgotten by the
faxpayers of this State. At the con-
elIJsion Mr. Speer waA heartily applauded
and a vote Of thanks Was extended to
him fy the club. Mr. William d. Salter,
who is candidate for the Assembly
nomination from the First Assembly
district also made an address.
The club will hold its next meeting
IN Monday evening.