The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-02

In response to the following call issued
by John J. Bechtold president of the
) Hudson County League of Clubs, about
twenty delegates representing half as
many clubs, were present at a special
meeting held last evening in Lincoln
Hail.
HUDSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF
REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Jersey City, May %, 1900.
To the Republican Clubs of Hud-
son County, Greeting:-A meeting of
the above organization will be held at
Lincoln Hail, Nos. 631-633 Pavonia ave-
nue., Jersey City, on Friday evening,
June l. 1900. at O'Clock, at which
a reorganization of the League will be
effected, and all clubs which qualified
by the payment of dues at last meet
ing, Will be considered as the present
membership without further payment
at this meeting.
Each club is requested to select
three representatives to the County
League, with proper credentials
AS the work of the State League
that of the County Leagues through
out the State has consequently been
in allegiance, but as the next conven-
tion of the State League of Republi-
can Clubs is to be held in Jersey City,
on September 49, 1900, and as our Re-
publican co-workers throughout New
the guests of the Hudson County
Republican Clubs, it is essential that
proper steps be taken at an early date,
to the end that the event with which
our county has been honored be made
a success.
We need not remind you that this is
year of unusual political import
ance, and it is hoped that each club
will select active members to serve Is
its representatives who will attend our
meetings and cooperate in the work
which will devolye upon the clubs OF
JOHN ]. BEcHToLD,
President.
WINFIELD c. DUNN.
Secretary.
originally the meeting was called to ar
range for the State convention, as the
circular states, but before the meeting
haa been in session for fifteen minutes,
many of the members lost sight of the ma
ture of the meeting and began to relate
tales of woe and stories of disruption
throughout the county. The two hours
consumed in idle talk produced nothing
but q sub committee to assist the com
nittees appointed by the State Executive
Committee to arrange all plans for the re-
cepsion Of the delegates and to prepare
such other arrangements as will tend to
make the convention success.
John J. Bechtold, the President, presid-
ed At the outset the call issued by the
! President was taken up and discussed and
y then the names of the clubs that had
qualified for membership were read. Nine
had qualified and three others were taken
in at the session. These were the clubs
epresented:-Greenville League, Wanser,
Minkakwa, County Committee, Fremont,
Lincoln, Lafayette Battery, Lafayette As
sociation, Second Ward, Young Mems,
Fifth and Third Wards, Bayonne. Hobo
ken and the townships were not repre-
sented.
The President deplored the fact that
neither Mr. Carey nor Mr.. Higgins of tie
State Executive Committee was present.
He stated that the Hudson organization
did not know how far to go in the ar
rangements until these men had been
beard from.
Mr.. Woolley was called upon for few
remarks. He said he did not know what
had been done, but would lend his efforts
to making the convention success. He
said that the League was a necessity in
the county and of great use to the party.
Frank Angel of the Lafayette Battery
followed with remarks in favor of the
union of all clubs.
John P Landrine also fell in line with a
few illusions to the falling off of I'M
terest in the work, stating that at one
time there were fifty clubs in the League
while now there are but twelve. He said
that ne was willing to do all he could
for the success of the party and would
lend his efforts to any good movement
Charles Mason, of the Bergen Republf-
can Club, referred to the dissension in the
county saying that the clubs did not
work as they should and that the League
should help quell these disturbances.
Simon Monroe, of the Fremont Club
told of the loyalty of the club he repre-
sented and said that personal matters
should be kept out of politics.
Mr. Melville of Bayonne followed. He
said that the clubs should be organized
all over the county for the success of the
party.
Chairman Edward Fry Of the Executive
Committee of the County Committee
spoke in substantially the same strain.
John Jennings in a short address caused
some few heated remarks from the presi-
dent. when he alluded to the manner II
which some precincts were shut out with
ont representation in the County Com
mittee For the good Of the party, saic
he. this serious matter should be attend
ed to at once.
Mr. Mason said that this question hae
been brought up several times, but tina
the County Committee would pay no at
tention to the matter and that 1t was
merely a waste of time to work on the
question.
Mr. Monroe arose in defense of the su'
preme body. saying that the disputes II
words should be settled by the ward as
sociations, and the County Committee
should not be bothered with such trlfies
Here Mr.. Bechtold began long speecf
eulogizing the splendid organization Of
the County Committee. He said il was
not the duty of the auxiliary body to picl
flaws in the organization of the County
Committee, but rather praise it for the
excellent standing it has under such ad
verse conditions. In concluding he add
ed that the county was in comparative
state Of harmony because clubs had go
tired of scrapping.
Mr. Jennings stated that he did not max