The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-01-06
CRANE WILL! NOT
Be CHAIRMAN
Essex Democrats to Elect
New Officers in the County
Committee Nsxs Moliay
PARTY TO be REOReANIzED
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE PLANS. TO
INsTILL NEW LIFE INTO THE
ESSEX DEMOCRACY.
Special to THE Jersey city News. v

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NEWARK, jan. 6, 1906.-N Notices
were sent out yesterday for the annual
meeting of the Essex County Democratic
Committee, which will be held in Lyric
Hall. Plane street, next Monday night
in accordance with the constitution OF
the organization, which calls for the an
nual election the second Monday in jan
uary.
Considerable speculation is being had
over the question who will be the chair
man and who will take the other offices.
1t was stated positively yesterday that
Elyin w. Crane. the present chairman,
will not stand for reelection, and if
some other man is broughr forward
whose selection will not be Likely to cause
trouble. he can have, the place, with the
Endorsement of Mr.. Crane.
The old leaders Of the party, it Is said,
have come to the realization that they
can hope to do nothing towards rebuild
ing the party except to give their votes.
and chat new element will have to take
hold. The oldtimers are perfectly recon
ciled to their fate. according to their
expressions, and have grown glad to see
the young and newer section of the par
ty, as affiliated with the Democratic
League, take hold of affairs in the party.
The oldsters believe the professions of
the league leaders, that the latter body
has not been formed out of any spirit of
anita gon.sm, but merely from party
patriotism, and this feeling has led the
veterans to stand aside.
Many Democrats feel that the new
chairman should be man who will de-
vote attentions to the interests of the
party and will be more active than chair
men have been in recent years. The re-
alization of the fact that the party in
the county amounts to practically moth
ing dispirited the old fellows. but it is
thought even by old leaders that if a
young and enthusiastic man with brains
and tactfulness should take the place,
there would be reason to hope for results.
Success. it is realized, cannot be Sc
cured in one year or two, so the man who
win be named must be one who will have
the gift of perseverance, and the manful-
ness to overcome obstacles.
Some of the men active in the Demo
cratic League have been discussing the
availability of David T. Howell, of this
city, because they think he possesses the
qualities for the place. He has not been
| identified with any of the factions that
have torn the party in the past, and is
popular and widely known. He was one
of the party CT men who formed the
Democratic League, which gives some
promise to workers, because it was estab-
lished to wipe out the results of partisan
warfare. If Mr.. Howell be named, how
ever, it will not be as a member of the
league nor as candidate of the league,
but as a Democrat with the equipment
for the place.
His is practically the only name that
has been brought forward SO far. There
has been much gossip and talk regarding
the need OF having something done, but
all such references have been of the most
indefinite character.
With the retirement of Mr.. Crane, it is
likely that the other officers Of the COM
mittee will also get out.
William F. Hoffman, the treasurer Of
the committee, has also stated that he
will absolutely refuse to allow his name
to be. used. He is one of the. younger ele-
| ment in the old party and has worked
hard, but with futile effort, and thinks
because he happened to be associated
with the old crowd that he also should
give way.
Philip j. Bowers. the secretary, and
James E. Reilly, the assistant secretary,
| it is also thought, will retire. w ss4