New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
DEMOCRATS GATHERTO-D
GOURLEY WANTS THE JERSEYMEN TO
DODGE THE SILVER ISSUE AGAIN.
n,ty WILL. RE THERE TO BLOCK THAT GAME.
AND THE FUR WILL FLY UNLESS HE
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Asbury Park, n. j., Aug. 6 (SpeciaD.-The
New-Jersey State Democratic Committee VIII
meet tomorrow morning at the Coleman House.
with the chalrmen Of the various county COM
mttees and the leading Democrats OF the state
The meeting has been called by Chairman WILL
lam 3. Gourey for the purpose OF devising ana
putting into effect a plan for reorganizing the
party. and If such a thing be possible, nave II
in shape for a vigorous campaign next year;
a number of the State committeeman ar.iteu
to-day and n large gathering Is expected 10
morrow Those the ground tonight lnciuue
chairman Gourley ex- Congressman Johnson B
Cornish General Richard a. Donnelly, DAVID D
Crater, Rufus Blodgett, Charles l.. Rogers anu
William y. Pugh .
The prominent party workers at the temper
airy Headquarters to-day include Mayor Law
renee Pagan, OF Hoboken City Clerk James
Connolly OF Newark; Clarence T. Atkinson Oh
Camden, and JACOB I. HendrlcKsoh' oi IiouA'
Holly ,,,,
Committeeman Z. F. Young, General William
c. Heppenheimer. Louis f. Braun ana ROBERT
Gwynne, jr, have Informed secretary DeScIeu "a
that they will be unable to be present, put ne
Is In receipt OF letters from other leaders III the
party saying they will attend the conference.
Chairman Gourley said tonight that the meet
ing was called merely for the purpose OF deVisl.s
q nlan 10 get the party in working shape for the
next Presidential campaign 1T mas Deeh lhtl
mated" he said that Tammany Han Is respoh-
BiDlc for the meeting, anu lHdl IL 10 iOi thS p''
pose OF heading off the alleged plan or the SILVER
advocates to capture the next state Convention
for william j. Bryan. Such. however, Is not the
case There IL considerable routine business 10
be attended TO. and there are new questions con-
corning the party organization for the approach,
ing campaign to be considered. L nave iearieu
from the newspapers that National leaders are
to be here to give our meeting some NatloHai
prominence for the purpose OF disseminating
certain Views in the coming campaign. Nothing
car be further from the facts This Is merely
meeting OF the State Committee. We are not q
convention and we Il committee have nothing
to do with the policy of the Democratic party
We can wisely leave that to the representatives
OF the people at their next State Convention we
will be governed by their views. In the mean
time we have our own work to do. We were
commissioned by the last State Convention, as
the official representative of the Democratic
party TO look after the organization or the party.
We purpose TO do this, and this only. Nnen we
get through we think, we shall have spIendlu
organization for the next campaign, ana we
think our work will be warmly commended py
every active Democrat in the State
Congressman-elect William ~ DAILY VIII at
tend the meeting tomorrow. He Is not mem
her of the State Committee, but he is expected TO
read the riot act to the committeeman IN case
they should do anything antagonisuc 10 the ST.
yer wing Of the party. Ex-senator Arthur r.
German of Maryland, will be present. The
Monmouth Democrats win give dinner for the
committee tomorrow evening, when speeches
VIII be made by Chairman Gourey and otner
State leaders.
Tomorrow afternoon the chalrmen or the
county committees will meet the State Commit
tee and report as TO the condition or the party
throughout the State.