The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-11
REORGANIZATION! J!
Crispin Says Hudson Coun-
ty's Republicans Need
1t Badly.
NOTICEABLE THROUGHOUT STATE
Executive Com mittee of
League Met In Lincoln
Hall Last Night.
NOTICEABLE THROUGHOUT STATE


/ Eight of the twenty-one members of the
! Executive Committee of the State Re-
publican League, met last evening in Lin
coin Hall, to discuss the political situ-
| alton and to compare notes on the WORK
| to be done this fall throughout the State
| The State convention at which the officers
| for the State League will be chosen along
with the various committees, was also
discussed and date set. This session
with but eight members present was
termed a very good one. because hereto
| fore not more than five or SIX members
! of the committee have attended. Those
present were e:-William F. Poucher, OF
East Orange; c. R. Barnhart, of Trenton;
Andrew Foulds, of Passaic; Joseph B.
| Crispin, of Salem; Frank ]. Higgins and
Robert Carey of hits city; G. E. Ludlow,
of Crawford and F. F. Meyer, Newark.
| The first business taken up after Presi-
dent Meyer called the meeting to order
was the selection of delegates to the Ma
| tional Convention to be held in st. Paul,
| Mimi, on July Is, 16 and II. After much
discussion, in which every member had
| his say, it was finally decided to allow
the Executive Committee the privilege of
sending four delegates from each Con-
gressonal district in this State. New
Jersey will send thirty-two delegates to
the National Convention.
The State Convention was the next and
most important question brought before
the meeting. AT this convention officers
will be chosen, papers on the Republican
party's work in the State read, and plans
for campaign work in the fall mapped
out September 13 was the date chosen.
Lincoln Hall will not be half large enough
to seat the delegates and some larger hall
be hired. Robert Carey, Frank Meyer
and George p Cole were appointed com
mittee to secure speakers An effort will
be made to induce Governor Roosevelt of
New York to address the delegates. 1t is
thought that he will accept the invitation.
Thomas D. Mills, Frank j. Higgins,
Frank Meyer and Robert Carey were ap-
pointed a committee to arrange for BAN
Quet at the conclusion of the State con-
vention and to report back to the Execu-
tive Committee. The members are conf
dent that this convention will be the big
gest thing of it's kind that has ever been
held in the State. They claim that the
coming Presidential compaign makes the
event all the more important, and great
things the anticipated when the dele
gates get together.
A heated discussion arose over the or
ganizing of clubs throughout the entire
League. Joseph B. Crispin spoke for sew
eral minutes ON the necessity of the move
Particular stress was laid on the Hud-
son County end of this question, as it had
been oticeable throughout the State that
there was lack of organization here. No
attempt was made to get back at Mr..
Crispin. The members to a man, spoke
on the club organization question. 1t is
the object of the League to establish
clubs in every settled portion of the
State These clubs furnish the names of
the doubtful voters to the State League
and a bombardment of literature follows.
In his manner the League hopes to con-
vert thousands of persons who do not at
present follow their way of thinking on
national politics.
A communication was received from the
Hudson County Republican Committee,
which stated that that committe would
render every possible service to make the
State convention a success.
A committee was appointed consisting
of the President, Secretary and Frank J..
Higgins, to draft amendments to the
Leagues constitution. One clause which
has been severely critized is that which
prevents the League members from ex-
pressin gtheir choice for any candidate
before the nomination is made. Opposi-
tion to this became manifest two years
ago, before Governor Voohees gecame the
nominee.
The convention wanted to pass reso-
luton favoring his nomination, but the
motion was declared unconstitutional.
This clause will doubtless be amended to
suit the views of the leaders, This COM
mittee will report to the Executive Com
mittee, which meets at the call of the
chair, and if the amendments are salts
factory they will be placed bofer the State
Convention for approval.
There has been much comment among
the anti-ring members of the party on the
workings of the State League. They
claim that officers should have been elect
ed two years ago.
Jacob Bechtold, President of the Hud-
son County League, said that meeting
of the County League would be held on
June /, to discuss plans for the State
convention and the appointing of the
various committees