The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-22
REGULARS TANGLED UP
Allan McDermott May Decline the
Nomination-Bryan' jersey
Trip.

The County Committee of the National
Democratic party met last night at its
headquarters and decided by a unani-
NOUS vote to put a local sound money
ticket in the field. None but straight
Democratic gold men will be nominated
as candidates for Congress, Sheriff, Sur
rcgate and Assembly.
The committee began first by electing
permanent officers. They were
Andrew ]. Corcoran, of Jersey City,
president.
Z. H. Nettleton. Hoboken. vice-pres-
Rymer ]. Wortendyl1e, Jersey City, sec
retary and treasurer.
Executive Commlttee-Charle l. Car
amer, Hoboken; William C. Alpers, Bay
onne: c. F. Maturin, Jersey City, and
A F. MacElrath, Jersey City.
1t was decided that the County Com
mittee shall consist of thirty members,
and the vacancies which now exist Will
be filed by the County Committee at it's
next meeting. So far these gentlemen are
members of the County Committee
John D. Frazer, Jersey city; Alva A.
Bedell, Jersey City; Rudolph F. Rabe,
HoboksfE William Brinkerhoff, Jersey
lam H. Starrett. Jersey City; John F.
Klunfpp, Jersey City; Stephen L. Har-
yey. Greenville; Andrew J. Corcoran,
Rynier J. Wortendyke. Jersey City.
The proposition to put in the field a
local gold Democratic ticket was hailed
with much enthusiasm and each member
power to carry 1t through.
While the proposition was being dis
cussed a disposition was shewn by nearly
every speaker TO tear apart the ticket
placed in the field by the regular County
Committee.
The idea of Allan L. McDer;pott, pro-
nouneed gold man. being placed On sill
yer ticket was discussed at length, and
after various opinions had been expressed
the following resolution was offered and
unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the Executive Commit
Zee IS hereby instructed 20 place in the
field as soon as possible an independent
1ocai ticket of sound money Democrats to
be voted for in conjunction with Palmer
ana Buckner electors, such candidates not
TO include any person who may have been
named by any ether political organization
up to date
The latter part of the resolution is re-
garded by politicians as direct Sian
at Allan L. McDermott, and the whole
ticket on which it was proposed he
should run
When the action of the Palmer and
Buckner men became known there was
considerable excitement in political cir
cies, ana long before noon it became
reported that Allan L. McDermott would
Withdraw from the Congressional tick
e. Il was also rumored that Mr.. Nc
Dermott announced last night that he
would not accept the Congressional NOM
nation unless he was pledged the sup
port of the sound money men.
The sound money men referred TO were
those identified with the Hudson County
Sound Money League rather than the
Palmer-Buckner organization. which is an
entirely distinct combination of Demo-
erats.
1t is now creeping out that several of
the candidates who were to have run
on the ticket with Mr. McDermott are
opposed to him and insist that he with
oraw. Their demand is based upon the
alleged poor showing Mr. McDernott
made at the primaries. He did not Doll
one-third the number of votes Director
Heller did, and, it is alleged, as a very
noticeable TACT. that his name was
scratched in nearly every precinct in the
city.
Mr.. McDermott was surprised, it is said
when he learned of his practical repudja-
tion by the Palmer and Buckner men
Several politicians declared this norninp
that it would not surprise them very
much If Mr.. McDermott's declination OF
tne Congressional nomination were sent to
lhe County Committee tonight. If he
GOES decline, an out and out silver man