The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-17
Republican County Commit
tees Committees Choose
Officers.
CITY CONVENTION MARCH Is
Edward Fry Is Chairman of
the Executive Com
mittee.

The various committees of the RepupH-
can County Committee met and organized
last evening in Lincoln Hall on Pavonla
avenue Chairmen and secretaries were
chosen by all committees. The Executive
Committee was the only committee TO
transact other business than the selecting
of officers
After Edward Fry of the Seventh Ward
had been reelected chairman of that
committee on the motion of Samuel u.
Dickinson, and Edward Martin, chosen
secretary. Mr.. Woolley moved that
March 26, be selected as the date for
electing delegates to the Seventh Congress
sional District convention This conven-
tion chooses delegates to the State con-
yention. which convention sends delegates
to the National convention. The Con-
gressional District convention will be held
on April u in Lincoln Hall. The secre-
tary was authorized to issue the call Tor
these primaries and to take care of the
printing. The city and town primaries
will be held at the same time. The secre-
tary was also requested to notify the
members of the Executive Committee as
to how many delegates are to be elected
to the Congressional convention.
One hundred and eleven delegates will
constitute the Congressional convention
which will select two delegates and TWO
alternates for the national convention to
be held in Philadelphia on June 19. These
same one hundred and eleven delegates
will represent Hudson county at the state
convention to be held at Trenton on April
20. There are SOC delegates to be chosen to
the State convention. These are elected
on the basis of a delegate to every 2OV
votes polled at the last Gubernatorial
election Four delegates at large and
four alternates will be elected at the
State convention. The delegates will prob
ably be General w. J. Sewell, Franklin
Murphy, Senator John Kean and Justice
B. Gummere. New Jersey will have twen-
tv delegates to represent her at the Ma
tional Convention.
Chairman Edward Woolley of the City
Committee, appointed Campaign Com
mittee for the city. This committee Is
composed of members of the Executive
and Finance Committees.
These members constitute the City Cam
paign Committee:-W. H. Eaton, Edward
Capxer Samuel d. Dickinson, T. f.
Wanser, Mark M. Fagen, John c. Kaiser,
Edward Fry, John H. Weastell, w. F.
Fly. F. M. Coughln, John E. Macarthur,
r. ]. Stuhr, Thomas F. Burke, A. Nelson,
G. w. harding B. P. Van Buren, Edward
Casey, Joseph Zumbusch, John Ramsey,
Joseph A. Dear, Jr., William R. Harrison,
FL. N Carr, Andrew Knox and F. j.
Lembke. The offices of the County Com
mittee are also members of this COM
mittee.
TO- 4 r1t-S,
to elect delegates to the city convention
be held on March 26. This was carried.
March 2S was selected for the holding of
the City convention in Lincoln Hall. AT
this convention, two Street and Water
Board candidates, twelve Aldermanic can
didates and Justices of the Peace and
Constables will be nominated.
Peculiar as it may seem, not name
has been mentioned for any of the nomi-
nations. 1t appears that the party has
plans laid, but is keeping matters very
quiet Prominent Republicans when APP
preached on the subject smile and in
gentle way say that it is too early to
give out information because matters
have not yet shaped themselves
The following are the officers of the var
ious committees and the order in which
they were selected
Executive-Edward Fry, Chairman; F.
T. Lockwood, Secretary.
Flnance-John H. WeasteH, Chairman;
Jacob Straus, Secretary.
Patronage-W. o. Armbruster, Chair
man; E. w. Martin. Secretary.
Elections-Martin Finck, chairman;
Jacob Zimerle, secretary.
Printing-Joseph A. Dear Jr., chair
| man; George johnson, secretary.
ganization:-Edward T. Mitchell,
chairman; Frank ]. Lees, secretary.
Appeals-Frank J. Higgins, chairman;
Edward Martin, secretary.
City Campaign-Edward Fry, chairman;
F. T. Lockwood, secretary.