Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-10-06
G. w. REED.
F. H. NICHOLS,
JAS N. HUGHES
Committed on Resolutlons


| Mr. Carpenter, of the Committee on
| Rules, said the report of the Committee on
Rules would embrace a series of resolutions
considered in the caucus of the Democrats
of the Second Ward of Woodbury. by
he County Executive Committee. They
were more in the nature of extending the
party organization that Convention Rules,
yet this seemed an opportune time to con
slider them, and they were read, as follows:
1. Be 1t resolved, That the County Execu
tive Committee of the Democratic Party OF
the County of Gloucester shall consist of
five members from each township, ward
and precinct of the county, with power to
fill vacancies, and that the delegates and
alternates elected to the County Convention
from each township. ward and precinct
shall select the five (5) members from their
respective townships, wards and precincts.
to constitute the County Executive Com
mittee. Their names to be enrolled upon
the minutes and their appointment ratified
| by the Convention.
2. Be it Res0loed That the committee of
| five from each township, ward and pre-
cinct, be empowered to select one of their
number to constitute Central Committee
consisting of one member from each town
ship, ward and precinct, and when so
elected the committee shall have the power
to fill the vacancy.
! 3 Be it ResOlUed, That it shall be the
duty of the committee of five, in each
township, ward and precinct of the county,
to organize, by electing a chairman and
secretary. to see that tickets are provided
at polling places, challengers appointed on
election day and have supervision over the
affairs of the party in their respective town
ships, wards and precincts. The member
of the Central Committee from each town
ship. ward and borough shall nominate to
the Chairman of the Central Committee the
members of the Boards of Registry and
Election from his township, ward and
borough.
! 4. Be it Resolved, That the Central Com
mittee shall organize Immediately by elecG-
ing President, Secretary, and Treasurer,
from among their number, ard shall have
power to draft rules and regulations for the
government of the party subject to the ap-
nroval of the County Convention They
shall have general supervision over the
affairs of the Democratic party in the
county; aid in the organic ition of
Democratic clubs in the respective town
ships when requested to do so. and furnish
candidates with such information as they
may require relative to the names and
addresses of the members Of the Executive
Committee, and any other information that
may be conducive to the election of candi-
dates and the success of the Democratic
party.
George W. Reed explained that the
resolutions contemplated a township
Executive Commit ee of five and Central
Committee of one from each township,
ward and borough, to be chosen annually.
The result would be larger, hence more
effective working force in the townships
and less cumbersome Central Committee
The discussion was generally favorable to
the new departure, and there was only one
dissenting vote to their adoption.
The roll was then called for nominations
for Assembly, and the names of M. F.
Crane, Hon. Samuel T. Miller, Samuel
Mead, successively met with positive
declination. This nomination was passed
and the roll called for nomination for
Surrogate with no better result.
Capt. Platt agreed to accept the nomina-
tion for Coroner, if no one else would, but
said he didn't want to be Coroner all the
time. He was taken at his word and DR..
Harry Rogers, of Pitman Grove, was
nominated.
Jos. T. Sickler, Esq at this point, said
it was evident we had no candidates to-day,
and moved that the Convention adjourn
for one week, when he would not only
insure candidate for Assembly, but one
who would be elected, he therefore moved
to adj urn the Convention until Saturday
next. This met with positive Mo-
from the Convention, and the roll was
again called. Capt. Edward i. Stratton
was nominated for Assembly, and accepted.
saying in his speech that he had only one
leg to run with, but he would make an
honorable effort to win the Assembly race,
even thus handicapped.
Thomas G. D lkes who had repeatedly
declined the nomination for Surrogate was
again named for that Office and accepted,
giving the Conyention assurance that he
would go into the canvass with a deter
mination to be elected.
i A motion by Mr. Reed, that the Seere-
tary purchase book in which to record
the minutes of this Convention, and in
turn the minutes of succeeding Conyen-
tions, was adopted.
Samuel Iredell, the Congressional
nominee, was then introduced. and made a
brief though forceable address.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The roll of townships was then called
for nominations for the Township Executive