The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-05
NO ONE GUILTY.
Peace and Harmony Pres
vailed at the Last Meet
ing of the Old Demo-
cratic County
Committee.
bot DISCUSSION OVER La POINT
The New Committee Organized
Minor Changes Only in
the Officers.
lot DISCUSSION OVER LA POINT

-HS oiu democratic County COMMITTEES
met and adjourned sine die last night and
phe new body organized iulmediahelv after.
me iinal session of the outgoing conn
mlttee was an interesting one as the rr,ean<
oers were called upon to take action uzsou
phe report of the Executive ConnI ttes
concerning members against whom
cnarges of disloyalty had been lodged.
Inc report exonerated George Canfizld
and Frank Dcugherty Of the Filth Wszrd.
VINO. It was alleged, did not property jpsr-
form their duties on Election DaE II
wass said Of them that they renhafned
away from the polls on Election Ibay for
hours at a time, and spent the money
which had been given them for klection
purposes for their own amusement land In
an unwise manner generally. The Exeeu-
tive Committee reported that no evtdence
was introduced to warrant the sustafnina.
Of the charges. The committee recom-
mended that the accused men be allowed
TO continue as members. The suggesttou
was carried out
In the case of Police Commissioners john
2. Feeney the committee reported thar
the charges which had been made against
him had not been substantlated in any
particular. Mr.. Feeney viii continue In
the new committee.
1t is said that had any attempt been
made to remove Mr. Feeney the commit
tee would have been divided in a man
ner which would have resulted In dis
ruption.
The only accused member whose expuI-
sion was recommended by the Executive
Committee was Charles La Point of Hoo
boken.
Michael Coyle, who is a member OF tbs
Executive Committee, said he did not at
tend La Points trail. but from what he
had been able to learn he said he thought
it unfair to deal with him 50 harshly.
81 do not wish to be understood as de-
Tending traitor to the party" he said.
but La Point, understand was out for
the whole ticket. know as a matter OF
fact he surrendered the money given him
by this committee with which to work 1T
the polls, and turned it over to a friend
of John keating, the Freeholder candi-
date, VINO asserted La Point was kninng
him.
Alexander c. Young objected to La
Points expulsion. and remarked that the
recommendation to remove him seemed
to be prompted by spitee-s- as any
A half dozen members insisted that ha
should be uneeremoniously bounced
Robert Davis was finally drawn into the
discussion, 7 do not approve OF remov-
though one man had been picked out 10
be punished while a whole lot of others
are permitted to escape. Charges were
preferred against other members of the
committee, but they all escape. La Point
alone is slated for removal. La Point Is
from Hoboken. a town which has ordinar-
lily Democratic majority of 100. We
lost our FreeholderS there and the town
went against US by 200 No man or COM
mittee can make me believe that La
Point did all that If La Point neglected
forty or fifty others, did the same thing
That's a reflection upon the Hobeks11
men," interrupted Michael Coyle, and
insist upon having a committee of i've
cinct and ascertain If the men did nos
perform their duties faithfully"
Counselor Young explained that ctrcum-
stances and not the committeeman we're
responsible for the turn affairs took in
Hoboken. He asserted that he knew every
man had done his duty.
For half an hour the debate continued
resulting in the report of the COMMITTEES
not being sustained.
La Point IS consequently stlll a member
of the committee. The decision OF tha
County Committee will probably cause
trouble in the Hoboken City Committeev
for La Points dismissal.
After dispoSing of the La Point case
the old committee adjourned.
The new committee organized by eiect-
ing John p. Feeney temporary chairman
Alexander Young in a neat speech recorn-
mended John Erickson for permanent
chairman. The gentleman was unanimous
ly elected He thanked the members fos
the honor conferred and said he would do
hts utmost to keep the committee wslf
organized and IN shape to make a hard
fight for the spring.
Owing to the retirement of Charles
Meyer, Jr., of Hoboken from the commit
tee, a new Secretary had to be chosen.
The choice of the members was Patrick
H. Murphy, a young and earnest hustler.
His election was made unanimous.
John ]. O'Reilly was accorded unani@
nous reelection as Treasurer. Thomas
Mettam was elected First vice-Presi~
dent and James Clark. Second Vice-Presi-
dent. and William Sexton Sergeant-at~
Arms.
The old officers were given a vote ot
thanks for their services. President
Erickson will announce the several cons
mittees at the next meeting. The City
Committee, it was announced, Will or
ganize next week
Charges were preferred against Edward
Collins, the former West Hoboken cou1-
He is not q member OF the
new body and the charges were only fled
away. The West Hoboken members wera
authorized to name O. success to Ceihns~
John Breen resigned as a member from
the Eighth ward. Thomas Breen, his
brother, was appointed 10 succeed him.
David Davis. from the Eleventh ward,
also resigned. His successor was NOT
named.