The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-14
Campaign Committee Ac-
knowledges the Impos-
sibility Of Getting Out
the Party Vote.
TRIED EVERYTHING IN VAIN
Failure to Make a Show Will
Renew the Assault on
Spring Elections.


one Of the shortest sessions OF the re
publican County Committee on recoru'
was held last evening in Lincoln hail.
Chairman Edward w. Woohey presioieu.
Routine matters were rushed through ID
a hurry.
chairman Edward Fry of the City cam
paign Committee, submitted this report
which was ordered spread in fun on tne
minutes on w. G. Nelson's notion
Jersey City, N. J., April lS lsOo.
sAFr Presbaent-As Chairman OF the
Campaign Committee of the Jersey Clty
Republican Committee I beg leave TO
submit the following report
ION Wednesday, March 2S the City Con-
vention, 107 delegates, met here ana
unanimously nominated Messrs. Wander
beck and Fry for members of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners.
There was no opposition to their
nomination no opposing candidate for the
nomination was mentioned in the conven-
tion.
eRepublican sentiment throughout the
citv seemed to endorse the action of the
convention in the selection of their can
didates. and the comments on the result
pf the convention included the proposition
that if the Republicans came out and
voted they could elect their nominees.
and if they stayed away from the polls
the nominees would be defeated and the
voters would deserve the blame. In view
of the history of spring elections in this
city, the party managers deserve credit
for having secured such good nomina-
tions, and the nominees deserved not only
the united support of the party. but its
thanks for their services.
To the delegates of the convention we
can offer our congratulations for the
nomination of candidates against whom
no word of objection has been heard.
ITO the press we can make our acknow-
Judgments for their earnest and cordial
support.
TO the Campaign Committee we can
give our unqualified approval, the COM
mittee made every possible effort, sparing
neither time nor money to facilitate the
procurement of full Republican vote;
a synopsis of the platform adopted at the
Convention. a Republican ballot and pas
ters were sent to every registered voter
by mail, and challengers for every pre-
cinct were provided to watch the registry
and send for the Republicans who were
delinquent in coming out to vote.
1.-THE result of the election is evidence
that our nominations were acceptable to
the Republicans who voted, and it is not
our purpose to criticize those who did not
vote. We appreciate the fact, which is
every day becoming more apparent, that
the people do not want to be bothered
with spring elections.
.sOnly sixty per cent. of the voters came
to the polls This is fair average of the
vote usually cast at spring elections; the
result is that the officers of our city gov
ernment are elected by the votes of only
one-third the voting population.
ut seems to be self-evident that for one
third of the people to govern the other
two-thirds is against public policy.
'.In pursuance of this view of the facts
we recommend the most urgent measures
be adopted at the next meeting of the
Legislature to abolish spring elections.
Respectfully submitted,
edward FRY,
"Chairman Campaign Committee"
Mr. Nelson moved that the delegates to
the State Convention be complimented on
their Judgment in selecting Edward Fry
Chairman Of the County Executive Com
n,ittee and Samuel D. Dickinson as mem
Der of the State Committee. The motion
was carried unanimously. Messrs. Fry
and Dickinson will succeed Woolley and
I,andrine and the terms are for four years.
The State Convention will select four
delegates at large to the National Con-
vention on Thursday of next week and
also the State Committee.
Politics were tabooed. No comments
were made on the result of last Tuesday $
election-not word was said at the meet
ing.
After the session adjourned many com
mitteemen congratulated Edward Fry on
his recently acquired honors as state
Committeeman, which position will fall
to his lot after the State convention meets.
The members regard the chairman OF
their Executive Committee as one of the
best and most conscientious men the com
mittee has ever had. They look upon
him as a power in the party and thor
oughly square man.