The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-12
IN MEMORY OF FOSTER
Republican State Committee
Adopts Resolutions Of Re-
speet for the Dead
Leader.
specia1 10 the Jcrsc,f csty Ne,oe.

TRENTON, Jan. Il, Is98.-The Repubti-
can State Committee held a meeting in
Room 100 of the Trenton Houses In the
absence of FRANKLIN Murphy, chairman.
who was detained at home by illness.
Major Anderson, the Merchantmen, pre-
sided.
Major E. J. Anderson, who had been APP
pointed a committee to prepare a 1nemci-
rial of the late John Y. Foster, Secretary
of the committee, submitted the Following:
In memory of John Young Foster, who
died November Is, 1896, We, the members
OF the Republican State Committee ef
New Jersey, desire to make permlanent
record of our deep sense of the less that
We have sustained through the death Of
one who for nearly twenty-five years was
our accomplished Secretary, our tareless
assistant, OUR astute counsellor and our
beloved friend. Modest, unassusnang and
unseafsh, his kindly disposition and genieI
manner endeared him TO his associates,
his Mg character and ~u1bending snteg-
atty commanded their respect and his ex:-
ceptional abiliues compelled their adrnira-
tfon.
The value of his services to this COM
mibtee, to the RepublicAn party, to his ma
tive State, and to his fellow men is be-
yond computation. Endowed with extra
ordinary gifts as a writer and orator and
a political organizer and possessing a
richly stored mind, he rave his powers
freely and u~nselfshly to the u of good
government; ardd. inspired by the highest
conscientious purpose, he devoted his
great capacities to the cause of rea.gion
and morality in the church to which he
was ATTACHED and I'M the community In
which he lived. In political as In private
life he set his standards h. 9Th and no criti-
cssm or opposition SERVED to divert hirn
from his chose paths or to abate the
splendid courage with which he main-
fvuypa6 hES arayifvfinruC Lie chy%o n M nc
toll imposed by duty; he cherished NO sell
fish aims: he even f0rebore to seek
Through preferment and distinction h
fitting reward of his great services, but
was content ever to be found in the ranks
bearing more than his full share in the
amending warfare of tine right against the
wrong; and when AIT the finaa summons ne
laid Town the Weapons with which he had
so bravely fought the battle of life he
went to his eternal rest sustained and
soothed by am unfalterfflg TRUST. bearing
with him the deep affection of Those of us
who remain and leaving behinds him the
fragrant memory of a we'll spent life and
an unblemished record as am earnest,
faithful Christian gentleman.
The memorial was unanimously adopt
ed and ordered to be engrossed AMI pre-
sented to the family OF the late Mr..
Foster.
Mr.. Kean of Union and Mr.. woolley of
Hudson were appointed a committee to
meeting. General SeweIl in a brief adj
dress Congratulated the committee on the
great success of the last campaign. To
the State Committee. he said, more large
ly than any other influence or organiza-
ton. belonged the credit of a great VIC
tory in the last campaign. The State
Committee, he added, should be espect-
ally carefully to carry out the promises
mad in the party platform.
Referring to legislation pending, the
General Said the biennial session pro-
visions of the proposed constitutional
amendments should be adopted and the
State Committee should use it's influence
to this end. Some thirty-fve or thirty
sessions and they were a step in the dE.
rection of political progress. 1t was bad
policy for n political party in this gem
GRAFTON to endorse nnual sessions.
Regarding the organization of the pres.
peatedly sought to give his views, he had
in all cases replied that he was a con-
servator of the peace and would in no
way interfere. but he would say that the
ordinary rules adopted by both Houses
as to terms of office should be adhered
to unless there was sime good reason
for changing them. OF course ncompe.
tency might properly aisqua1ify. One
thing should be strictly observed and the
State Committee mould observe with ali
should be no increase In the State ex-
pendftures. The business of the Leg.sla-
ture should be conducted upon economic
business principles. II the conduct of tho
to the people and his was easy Of &C.
co~mplishment along Republican lines
Senator Sewa1 thought The State would
continue to give Republican maiorities
for q long time to come.
When requested for his views as to the.
utility of a permanent headquarters for
the State Committee the General en1-
phatically endorsed the proposition.