The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-24

majority Of said defeated candidates be
filed with the secretary of the committee
under whose jurisdiction the said primary
is to be held. and provided that only one
challenger shall be allowed to represent
all the candidates on any defeated
ticket"
Mr.. Baldwin and Alderman Decker vot-
ed against the adoption of this report.
Mr.. Baldwin then sprang surprise on
the committee. He submitted report,
calling for the resignation of all the pres
ent officers of the County Committee and
the election of new ones. This was smoth-
cred by vote of eighteen to two. A
short discussion followed. after which
Edward s. Fry submitted these resolu-
tions, which were adopted
Resolved:
"1-That the Chairman of the Organic
alton Committee shall appoint sub-com-
mittee of eight, including himself, which
committee shall visit Jersey City, Hobo
ken. Bayonne, North Hudson and West
Hudson, with a view to pacify, solidify
and organize the members of the party
in those sections where 1t may be found
necessary, acting in conjunction and in
harmony with the local committee, and
in pursuance of the resolution passed by
the County Committee on May u, 1899,
and report in writing to this committee
for further consideration and action.
'2.-That final action on report to be
made by this committee to the County
Committee be deferred until after the
receipt of the report of the sub-commit-
tee, provided for in the above section
'.3.-That when this committee adjourns
it be to meet here on Friday, August %,
1899, at o'clock P. M.
"4-That the action so far taken by
this committee be given to the press,
whereby we may obtain the benefit or
criticism of any plans thus far prepared
and adopted, and enable the members of
the County Committee to be familiar with
the subject matter thereof and able to
vote intelligently upon the final report OF
the committee when presented.
"5-That the Executive Committee OF
the County Committee be requested to
call a special meeting of the County
Committee for Friday. September l, 1899,
to pass upon the final report of this
Committed"
The resolution referred to in article
one of the above resolutions was submit
ted DV samuel II. 5pfckliiSoil. he Aieih4
bers appeared to be very much pleased
with the recommendations submitted IN
the report. They were disappointed that
more Opinions" were mot received in
answer to the communications sent out.
The subcommittee of eight was select
ed by nomination, as those selected by
the Chairman gave some excuse for not
wishing to serve. The following COM
mittee was finally selected:-E. w. Wool
ley, Edward S. Fry, Robert D. Urquhart,
Morgan Thomas, E. w. Demarest, A 7.
Mitchell, J. j. Kennedy and Winfield G.
Dunn.
This committee organized Immediately
after the adjournment of the Organiza-
tion Committee and elected Morgan
Thomas as chairman and Winfield G.
Dunn as secretary. This committee will
meet at the call of the chair.
The members of the Organization Com
mittee were obviously pleased that their
work is finished for the present at least.
They would give no Sninion on the re-
suit of their labors. All they would say
was:-'Wait until the subcommittee fin
ishes its labors.''