The Jersey City news., 1899-08-07
HOPE OF
The STATE.
New Jerseys Democratic
Leaders in Council by
the Sea.
NOTABLES AT ASBURY PARK
Gourley Says to Leave Ma
tional Issues Alone and
Attend to Homo
Subjects.
NOTABLES AT ASBURY PARK
Especial to ..The Jersey city News.'s1

Especial to The Jersey City NeW6.'.i
ASBURY PARK, Aug. 7. 1sss-There
was large gathering of prominent Dem-
ocrats at the Coleman House this morn
ing, the occasion being a meeting Of the
Democratic State Committee and a con-
ference of the leaders in each county.
The State Committee met first in execu-
tive session. There were present John T.
French, of Atiantics William 3. Pashs
of Bergen; H. B. Paul, OF Camdens
David W. Rodan. of Cape May; William
c. Hendee, of Cumberland; E. Livingston
Price, of Essex; Benjamin S. Cox, Of
Gloucester; William H Martin. of Huns
terdon; James w. Lanning. of Mercers
David 5. Crater, of Monmouth; willard
Cutler, of Morris; Charles L. Rogers, oe
Ocean; William j. Keys, OF Somersets
Lewis S. Iliff, of Sussex; Peter Egenolf.
of Union. In addition to the members Of
the committee a large number CT lead-
ing Democrats were present. Among them
were Judge Richard H. Kuhl OF Hunters
don; ex-senator Martin, Of the same
county; E. Meyer zulick, of Essex; Thos-
Nugent, chairman OF the Essex County
Committee; Sidney Forman. Of ,oceau
county, and James J. Bergen. Of Somer-
set. Hudson county was represented by
Robert Davis, Congressman William D.
Daily, Mayor Edward Hoos, James c.
Clarke, president of the Tax Board OF
Jersey City; James Connolly Of the same
Board James Baker and several we'll
known Democrats
When the committee meeting is over
the chairmen of the various county COM
mittees will be invited to address the
committee. The general feeling among
those present is to pursue a conservative
course and ignore National issues. It IS
considered that it would be best to leave
all such matters to the National Com
mittee and confine the conference to State
Issues only.
Chairman Gourley said that the meeting
was called merely for the purpose Of de-
vising plan to get the party in working
shape for the next presidential cam
paign He said:-.sThere is considerable
routine business to be attended to and
there are now questions concerning the
party organizations for the approaching
campaign to be considered. We are not
a convention, and we as a committee
have nothing to do with the policy CT the
Democratic party. We can wisely leave
that to the representatives of the people
at their next State convention We viii
be governed by their views. In the mean
time we have our own work to do
1--WE were commissioned by the last
State convention as the official represen-
tative of the Democratic party to look
after the organization of the party. We
propose to do this and this only. When
we get through we think we shall have
splendid organization for the next cams
paign, and we think our work viii be
warmly commended by every active
Democrat in the State
Ex-senator Kuhl, of Hunterdon, who Is
a silver Democrat, endorsed the views of
Mr.. Gourley. He is in favor of leaving
all questions of policy to the State Com
vention. He is in favor of conciliatory
course which will enable the Democrats
in all parts of the State to get together
and elect the Senators next fall
The committee from Burlington County
flied the vacancy by the election of Eek
ert P Budd, of Mt Holly.