The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-26

The Gigantic Club Suggested
Doesn't Meet With the
Leaders Favor.
Eighteen members of the Executive
Committee of the Republican County
Committee were present last evening at
a meeting he'd in Lincoln Hall. A lengthy
report from Robert Carey, the chairman
of the special committee appointed to con-
slider the advisability of organizing a
county club for the betterment of the
party, was read, in which were set forth
the several suggestions made at the meet
ing held last Monday night. The only
suggestion accepted was that faVorlng
the organization of clubs throughout the
entire county. The other suggestions
were in variance with the constitution
and bylaws of the County Committee,
and therefore were thrown out after some
discussion. The favored recommendation
was referred to the Organization Com
mittee.
The communication from Robert Carey
follows:-
The special committee appointed at
the last meeting of the County Conn
mittee, for the purpose of considering
the advisability of organizing a Cen
trail Republican Club, met at Lincoln
Hall ON he evening of May 81. There
were about 200 persons present, and
the matter referred to the committee
was discussed pro and con Tor ABOUT
two hours. 1t seemed to be the sense
of the meeting that definite action
should be deferred for the time being,
leaving the proposition to be disposed
of at some future meeting OF the COM
mittee. It was the unanimous senti-
mept OF the committee, however, that
at the present tirna there is not sufh-
cient social activity in the Republican
County circles.
Those present discussed the situa-
ton at length and numerous plans
were proposed in general way for
the promotion of a closer social feel
ing. Among other things the COM
mittee decided to recommend the fol-
lowing propositions, which we think If
adopted will have beneficial results
1. We recommend the holding of
large Republican outing this summer
to be held at some popular resort and
to be run off at a popular price. The
outing to be in charge of the Execu-
tive Committee of the County Com
mittee and a-comm1ttee to be selected
by all the clubs and ward associations
in the county, the confirmation OF the
committee to be determined by you.
We recommend immediate action on
this, urging the issuance of call for
selection by the various clubs and
ward associations to the outing COM
mittee proposed.
2. We recommend that Lincoln Hall
be thrown open to the Republicans of
the county some stated evening each
week, visitors to have the full privi-~
leges of the house and the County
| Committee to provide some sort of an
entertainment by way of lecture or
otherwise, and that notice OF such ac-
tion be properly given to the voters
of the county.
8. We recommend that the Execu-
tive Committee promote the organiza-
tion of Republican clubs in every ward
in the county at present without
ward organization.
A. We recommend the establishment
of an associate membership In the
| County Committee and we refer you
more particularly in this regard to Mr..
Woolley and Mr.. Higgins, of the
| County Committee, for their views on
the recommendat tions
ROBERT CAREY.
| The members then proceeded to punch
holes in ''Bobbie's" little plan to gain q
big name for himself in his attempt to
revolutionize the party affairs in the
| county. Recommendations one, two and
four were gently taken up by some mem
| they were mangled beyond recognition.
| In the first place, the constitution and
| bylaws of the committee prohibited the
use of the funds for such idle pleasures
and boyish pastimes as outings, and be-
sides, what good could possibly come of
| such ridiculous move? Then, too, the
| hall would be occupied most of the time
| by party workers who would be prepar-
| ing for the coming campaign, and the
| opening of the hall to frivolous pastimes
| was simply out of the question. AS for
| the taking in of outsiders as associate
members the idea was preposterous. Here
again the constitution saved the mem
bers, as it opposed any such outlandish
action.
But the organization of clubs in the
| wards,-Ah, there was clever sugges-
ton! This would be a great thing, and
Immediately the committee passed reso-
| luton authorizing the secretaries of the
| various organizations to bring the matter
| of the organization of more clubs before
| their respective bodies at their earliest
| convenience. And this suggestion of Mr.
| Careys was the only one that held water
| with the Executive Committeeman. Sc
Bob's hope of a gigantic club for all
| classes has faded away. None of the
members stopped to consider the advis-
ability of attempting to pacify the war
ring factions before beginning the task OF
building up more clubs to breed more dis
| ruption.
| Notice was given that an enrolment
would be held in Gutenberg on June A
and two weeks later primaries would be
| held to elect four county committeeman
| to replace the quartette who resigned al
! the last meeting of the County Committee
A resolution was passed authorizing the
| printing and distribution of copies of the
| Declaration of Independence and the Con
! stitution of the United States.
DENIED BY Mr.. {. r C. YOUNG