The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-22
Republicans Spend Hours
Envying Democrats the
Davis Association.
AN OUTING THE FIRST STEP
Then Perhaps the Disappoint'
ed Job Hunters Will For
give the Leaders.

The snecial committee appointed at lne l
80 ,,,eat;rey of the Republican County
Committee to consider the advisaoiii's -
organizing a county club to prolho'e "a
social welfare of the party ana ~ 80
members closer to the party, me. i@1
evening in Lincoln Hall. For TWO mus
the question was discussed ana d uoNeN
suggestions were offered. the concensD1
Of opinion seemed to indicate thao eA'
Republicans would not stand ior oossisi i.''
and the building up of q social ana pohli-
col association as strong as the hooer'
Davis Association. .ba
Mr. Robert Carey, who proposeu .Ae
a,,,atton of a county club at the re-
oant session of the County CeHniiii e'ee'
nresided and August Klein was eN.a.
secretary. There were aooue 49,.
nresent. representing every pare "a
copntv Chairman Edward w. "ooie'
Of the Counts Committee was -
along with several members VI
Organization Committee, an o.
took mart in the discussion 1ne
80, y, onening stated the object Oh sucn
orronization as would be a power Aa
- oo,,ntv nolitically as well as socialis'
- - those present attributed the
e-a,- tn the party to the fact thal tie
~oe.f,,,;oo,,e were unacquainted with eacn
49, h,t the main reason came also "
,.-,s+ a,d that was the lack OF oops 10
s..4rihn+ad among the followers OF the
G. O.. P. o,,+ souoe-
-ha+ :. was decided to arrange Ior q
~, o,,+ino, this summer, similar 10 that VI
+be Robert Davis Association, glvlng tie
1-.-.o,,+i,,a Committee of the County COM
-,It+ao authority to do all the planning.
a., o,,,bs throughout Hudson County VIII
- 80 To take part, along with the
factions which have been splitting up lhe
marty the past few years. 1t was
enogested that the League of Clups nan
die the outing, but that suggeslioi We
promptly vetoed. The Executive oonl-
mittee will select a joint committee ~
help with the work.
This outing project was cohsioeieu W
hest method of getting the Hepuolicsn2
together. Then the subject OF orgahizsle
a county club can, it is thoushi'
launched successfully
-rbera were many propositions az 10 the
manner of getting the party togetAei'
one was that the County Committee iofin
;t.a1f &c nucleus of a big social cluD'
ossoctate members from every part
of +be county. and giving them free use
81 tra Republican headquarters at an
+tnoes hut no voice in the manageiiienl VI
rartv affairs. These members woulo pe
expeeted to pay a small annual lee-
Arotber suggestion offered was tnat
,,,,f he formed in every ward and town
s,,,in, in the county, to be under the County
1,o,,rittee and to be represented py
1,r,+rol committee to meet in Lincoln Han.
e,t,u another p1an offered was that OF Sc
curing a prominent speaker every "
Syaelre or so in the fall, to speak on some
interesting subjects.
The County Committee was asAeU
entertain a proposition to open Hilooti
Hall to all recognized RepuohcaH ciuO'.
and to add additional amusemenes wiiion
will serve to interest the Repupiicaii'
socially. Mr.. Woolley stated that ne
xould do all in his power to pring apou.
49, aosired results and would offer all Oh
a. s,ogestions to the County Committee
,r-her r,ext that body met. He said ne olo
not think # advisable to form purely
social organization at present.
NJ definite action was taken on the mat
Ter and all plans and suggestions were iel'
~ work themselves out. Every person
nresent had something to say Oh INC
Question. and some were OF the oplilloi,
tba+ as the party was not IN power ahu
had no patronage at its disposal lhe ~
nublicans would continue their Dlcker.nss
and ouarrels The meeting ad9ourheu u ~
meet again at the call of the cnalr' ms
latest freak move on the part Oh rhe pio-
sectors will be watched curiously.