The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-26

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retary Of each ward Cor precinct, where
90 hadl town or township commltfees
who shall allow all enrolled or other Re<
publicans Of such subdivision In good re@
pute and standing to examine the sama on
make a copy thereof
| That at the primaries to Ds held Tor
the election OF delegates to fhs next
County Convention there shall be elected
delegates to a Republican Constitutional
Convention, the representation TO be the
same as in the present County Commit
tee. which convention shall be held on No
vember IA. 1885, for the purpose OF deyIs~
ing ways and means of reorgaadzinE tha
Republican party Of the county, by newt
constitution OF otherwise, as b may deemi
proper and advisable. At leas0pne weeks
notice Of the holding of such conventions
SHAH be given in the same manner as Isl
customary in the calling OF other conven~
tions.
THAT at these primaries. where more
| lhan one ticket is placed in the field, each
ticket shall be entitled to- one watcher or
challenger.
| Thre was no discussion and q vote wag
quickly taken on the machine report,
which was adopted by vote OF ID to g.
the three negative votes being cast by
Messrs Baldwin, Decker and LocHss. II
was said that Messrs. Hooker. MITCHELL
ana beilheld, would have voted with tho
machine men had they been present wE5ch
would have brought the vote up to 1910
for the report
] The subcommittee on harmony ALSO
made report in this manner:
Mr. Chairman and Members Of the Or
ganization Committee
| Gentlemen-Yo our subcommittee on har~
r1r4f
tion: communicated with the officers OF
ward city and township committees to
might be utilized to produce harmony IN
the party, we. visited the Seventh ward OF
Jersey City by invitation, but upon our
ARRIVAL were gratified to learn that all diff
! lerences had been settled before our ar
rival. and all the Republicans of the ward
were harmonious We also visited West
| Hoooken, but some misunderstanding
/ appears TO have existed and the invita-
| ton sent without due authority, SO thar
| interfere and Withdrew without atempr-
ing to do more than offer few sugSes~
The official communication we have re-
/ ceiyed on this subject, and they cover all
I section of the county, assure US thai
/ Our services are not needed and the party
| appears TO be practically Harmonious
| We have amended the recommendations
submitted at the last meeting OF this
committee by requiring the copy OF en-
rollment asked for under Section shall
1 be delivered to the applicant within three
| days after the enrolment. we have alsQ
| amended Section so as to permit an ap-
! phcation for precinct primary TO be nIeu
any time within one week after the en-
rollment.
This amendment meets the only objec-
| ton brought 10 orr attention officially on
| otherwise. to the recommendations pre-
1 sented al the last meeting and over
comes fully and specifically the only
! criticism offered to the entire report we
as amended in our suggested report to ths
1 County Committee
| ton to the following articles ana Sec
4 tions of the constitution of the hudson
! County Republican Committee
l. That part which prescribes the elec~
4 ARTICLE 1.
i Section 3. The primaries for election OF
held on the first Wednesday in pecember
of each year. The members shall Pc
elected for one and two year terms, n ae-
eordance with the official call, ana aS
! nearly as possible the term OF ofSlce OF
one-haf OF the members shall expire On
the organization Of the committee e easn tsii
| vacancies shall serve Tor the unexp1re1
term
ARTICLE ".
| Section g. The secretary shall notify
| the members through the mail OF the time
! and place of meeting; keep a true recoEo
| of the proceedings of the committee, Win
a roll of the members and their respses
/ tive places of residence and terms OF
Office. Said list shall be printed and each
member given a copy. He snail witnsn
five days after RECEIVING ceFalnso s,ss- nsr
Committee forward certified copy OF
/ the same to the treasurer of the County
| 5. That which prescribes the powers of
| the County Committee
1 ARTICLE VII.
Section l. The Hudson County Repup-
! lican Committee shall be and hereby is
| invested with full authority to direct ana
/ enforce the details for the organization
/ Of any CITY. ward district town or town
ship committee or organizauo uoM Wl1hi1A
the said county of Hudson, with super
vising governing powers reserved 70 saia
County Committee for the better preser-
walton and uniformity or such committees
or organizations with power 70 suspsha.
| by two-thirds vote of the members pres
! ent at a meeting of the County Commits
/ That which prescribes the duties OF
Trustees and their ss1s,z appointment q Mt
Section / There shall be Board Of
| Trustees of the Hudson County NepuDIt-
| can Committee composed OF twelve mem-
bers. The present Trustees shall continue
as Trustees under this constitution for
| the terms which they severally nave peeh
heretofore elected or appointed
County Committee in March OF each year.
there shall hereafter be appointed by the
President of the County Commlttee. three
(S) duly qualified members Of uhe county
Committee as members of the Board or
Trustees. to serve four a. years each.
s. That which prescribes when prl-
mary. can be held. time of notice for
same and the qualifications for enroll
ment.
ARTICLE XIV.
Section s. To constitute Republicans
for the purpose of enrolment or election
the applicant shah be known 70 Be
consistent Republican or shall have voted
the Republican ticket at TWO consecutive
elections next preceding such enrollmen1s
unless provided the applicant was sick OF
absent from the county at tine time whe4
such election was held, or is new voter
come of age since election. No person
shall be enrolled within two weeks next
preceding the date Of holding primaries.
Section II. All primaries shall be ads
vertised, either by publication II news
paper circulating in the vicinity, or ~
public posters at least two days in-
mediately preceding such primary.
In conclusion, we recommend the adop-
ton of the following report to be pre-
sented to the County Committee
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD FRY, Chairman
No NEsssakfng she Man.