The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-27
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COURLEY TO STAY
He Replies Energetically to
the Bryan Mems Long
Address.
THEY. MAKE FALSE STATEMENTS
Declares He Proposes to Work
Industriously For
Harmony.
THEY. MAKE FALSE STATEMENTS

Especial to sThe Jersey City News."1
PATERSON. Sept. q, 1ss9-Chairman OF
the State Democratic Committee Will
lam 3. Gourley was seen at his office yes
terday. and when asked II he intended to
resign from that Office at the demand
made by the Bryan men, replied
II am not Of the retiring kind"
Mr.. Gourley was asked for his views on
the address issued yesterday by Congress-
man Days committee of fifteen. n
said:-
Il have only glanced at the address, as
/ have been busy at court. l shall not be
led into any controversy with the gentle
mem
My sole desire is to have harmony IN
the party, and we must have It to sue
ceed- II these gentlemen do not desire
success. / do not agree with them. I
shall say nothing to offend any Democrat.
MY q~uarrels as a party man are with my
| opponents.
Il may point out, however, that the only
fact set forth in this address concerning
the State Committee is that sthe State
Committee defied the loyal Democrats of
their State by refusing to receive into the
| committee a true Democrat, a man chosen
by his party to represent them on that
committee. and that the committee did app
point one who was not accepted by his
county as a consistent Democrat. This
| statement, as far as 1t concerns the State
| Committee, is untrue. The reference IS to
the County Of Burlington.
Since 1895. the year of creating the
State Committee by selecting a represen-
tative from Zach county. If has been the
practice to allow the county committees,
in case of acaney. to propose a man to
fill the vacancy A petition was present.
ed from Burlington county in favor OF Z.
P. Budd. signed by thirty-four out Of the
| t~hirty-nine members of the County Ex-
| ecutive Committee OF Burlington. An
other petition was presented, signed by
five out of seven of what is called a CEN
tral committee. This committee is named
by the chairman of the county conven-
| ton. The other committee is elected and
is the body thu names the election Off
GERS.
The State Committee unanimously
adopted the proposal of the executive
| committee and selected Mr.. Budd. IT
was stated that Mr.. Budd voted for
Bryan in 1885; that he contributed toward
the campaign fund.-, and that he was on
the stump for Bryan in that fight. He
made a number of speeches
ssThe men who have signed this address
have therefore signed their names to a
false statement, and will. | am sure, re-
greet to learn that this is So Everyone
OF them, / am confident, would have vot-
ed in the same way had he been present
at the meeting of the State Committee.
The gentlemen proclaim themselves as
supporters of w. J. Bryan. # this is so.
Is it not evident to them that no other
name will be mentioned In the national
| convention and in our State convention
thar that Of w. j. Bryan? IF they want
to see him elected, and have at heart the
| good fortune of our party, they should
like all loyal Democrats work with US to
| achieve success and not TO attempt to
| create a disunited party. We want every
| Democratic vote in the State, and we are
| going to get it If we can
This fall the new rule regarding party
| committees will go into effect. We snail
| have a better organization than our oppo-
| merits throughout the State, n with pru-
| dent counsel, harmony and energetic
work we shall restore OUR party to Its
| former record of being the dominant po-
Htical marty of the State"