The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-19
TOO MANY CLUBS
Republican Says It Would
Be Better to Pacify Those
In Existence.
STATE LEAGUE QUESTION
Some Prominent Workers
Are Tired of Being Led
By the Nose.

The coming convention of the state
League of Republican Clubs, to be heid
in this city on September lS, has causeu
some activity in the badly depleted RANKS
of the Republican party. This convention
is called for the purpose of electing ON
GERS. The terms of these officers are IN
definite. as no one knows how long they
are to serve 1t was generally understood
that the terms were of one year. NO
election has been held since the last
Presidential campaign.
The present officers are:-F. f. Meyer,
Jr. of Newark President; E. c. Hill. OF
Trenton. Treasurer; George P. Cole OF
Newark. Secretary; Vice Presidents, First
district H. w. Johnson of Camden; Sec
ond district, w. e. edge of Atlantic CITY.
Third district, Joseph F. Frelinghuysen OF
Raritan; Fourth district, j. R. Smath OIL
Washington; -fth district, W. Mchenzle
of East Rutherford; Sixth district, X. M.
Geddes of Newark; Seventh cistrlct'
Robert Carey of Jersey City; EsgAtn ols-
trict. G. E. Ludlow of Crawford, and Ma
t;onal Vice President, F. ]. Higgins OF
Jersey City.
As vet there have been no names men
toned for reelection. At the State Con-
venfion papers on the work of the party
will he read by various prominent men
The main subject OF discussion will be the
organization of clubs throughout the en-
fire state. These clubs will take an active
mart in the campaign work. Lists OF
doubtful voters are prepared by these
clubs and furnished to the Executive
Committee of the State League Inc
leaders in turn lombard these persons
with literature in an effort to convert
them to the cause of the party. Ihe
leaders place great faith in the organlza-
tion of clubs to aid in the work.
A nrominent Republican in speaking OF
mis- matter said it would be far better
for the party. if the leaders made an at
tempt 10 pecify, the clubs already in ex-
istence. This he thought would be wise
plan. and the results would be far better
than what would follow the creation OF
more oganization, where more dissension
would doubtless be bred.
Great preparations are to be made for
the State convention. Commit lees have
been appointed to aid in the arrange
ments for the securing of speakers and
decide uhe advisability of holding
banuet at the conclusion of the seance.
Governor Roosevelt will probably be
among the speakers. The Hudson County
Committee will also cooperate with the
State Executive Committee and great and
glorious things are anticipated.
Chairman John j. Bechtold of the
County League, issued this card today
To the Republican Clubs of Hudson
County Greeting:-
a meeting of the Hudson County
League of Republican Clubs will be
held at Lincoln Hall, Pavonia avenue,
on Friday, June /, 1900, at eight
O'Clock, at which a reorganization OF
the League will be erected and all
clubs which qualified by payment OF
dues at last meeting will be cons1d-
cred as the present membership with
out further payment at the meet3ng.
Each club is requested to select
three representatives to the county
League, with proper credentials
AS the work of the State League has
been suspended until this year, tnat OF
the County League throughout the
State has consequently been IN aDey-
ance but as the next convention OF the
State League of Republican CLUBS IS 70
he held in Jersey City on September 13,
1900 and as our Republican co-WofRers
throughout New Jersey are IN a meas
ure to become the guests OF the Hud-
son County Republican Clubs, 1t is es-
sential that proper steps be taken at
an early date to the end that the event
with which our county has peen nom
ored be,nade a success.
We need not remind you that this
Is year of unusual political impor-
lance and it is hoped that eacn clup
will select active members 70 serve
as IFS representatives who will attend
c1,r meetings and cooperate IN tne
work which will devolve upon the
clubs of this county
JOHN J. BECHTOL,
President.
WINFIELD c. DUNN,
Secretary.