The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-05-28
State Committee Prepares
to Wage a Vigorous Cam
paign for the Assembly
C0NGREssMEN TO Be ELECTED
EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE,
TO GIVE THE PARTY A LARGER
STATE REPRESENTATION AT
WASHINGTON
Especial to '.lfle Jersey city News.'')

ol lively SPo4lllcdl cdAupdisH uuitnS thc
summer and fall is given by reason OF
the fact that the Democratic State Com
nittee.. at a meeting Saturday morning,
decided to begin work early with the pur-
pose of attempting to turn the State back
to the Democratic column. Although the
task appears hopeless to the more far
seeing of the Democrats, it is understood
that the State Committee will work in
conjunction with the Democratic Con
gressional Campaign Committee in an
effort to elect a larger number of Demo-
cratic representatives from this State.
There is now one lone Jersey Democrat
in the halls of Congress at Washington.
Hope is also held out that the party
may be able to capture the House of As
sembly this year if dissensions in the Re
publican party continue, or can be TO-
mented to a greater degree than they
have yet attained. 1t was said before
the meeting was called to order that a
fight would be made for the Assembly
and the six Senators who are to be
chosen this year, on the ground that the
Republican party is hopeIessly in the
grasp of corporations, and that there will
be no salvation until the Democrats are
again in power to give the reforms that
they claim the people are seeking.
The members of the committee are as
follows:
Members at Large-W William B. Gour-
ley, Paterson; James Smith, Jr., New
ark; Robert S. Hudspeth, Jersey City:
Howard Carrow, Camden; Frank S.
Katzenbach. Trenton
Atlantic County, William A. Faunce,
of Atlantic City; Bergen, Luther A..
Campbell, of Hackensack; Burlington,
Benajah P. Wills, of Mount Holly; Cam
den, William A. Davis, of Camden; Cape
May, Matthew Jefferson, of Sea Isle
City; Cumberland, Samuel Iredell, of
Bridgeton Essex, James r. Nugent, of
Newark; Gloucester, Edward e, Gross
cup, of Wenonah; Hudson, William G..
Heppenheimer, of Hobeken; Hunterdon,
James n. Pidcock, of White House; Mer-
Ger, Michael Hurley, of Trenton; Middle
SEX Oliver Kelly, of Metuchen; Mon
mouth, David S. Crater Of Freehold; /;
Morris, Willard w. Cutler, Of Morris
town; Ocean, Charles Il. Rogers, of
Lakehufst; Passaic, Louis E. Braun, Of
Paterson; Salem, Robert Gwynne, of
Salem; Somerset, Samuel S. Child, of
Bernardsville; Sussex, Louis S. Iliff, of
Newton; Union, Peter Egenolf, Of Eliza
beth; Warren, Johnston Cornish, Of
Washington.
Those present were the four members
at-large, Messrs. Gourley, Smith, Car
row and Katzenback. Secretary William
Is. Deyereaux and Messrs. Nugent
Hudspeth, Braun, Rogers, Crater, Tiff,
Kelly, Cutler, Hurley, Wills, Jefferson,
Grosscup and NJ. A. Divine, of Atlantic
City, as proxy for the regular member,
Mr.. Faunee. The fact that so many
members got together on q Saturday
morning at this time Of the year( four
teen counties being represented, was look
ed on as showing special interest in Dem
ocratic affairs. The party is not used
to great enthusiasm. 1t was almost noon
when the members got together and be
gan the conference. 1t was of a secret
character, newspaper men being exclud-
ed.
Chairman Gourley, prior to the meet
ing stated that tho meeting was not Of
an unusual character, though it might be
a little earlier than has beea the custom
in getting the committee together.
what we intend to do" he said, ssis
10 make a hard fight for victory. With
out expressing any Aattering sentiments,
We think there is a good chance to win.
Mr.. Gourley said he did not know
what subjects would be taken up by the
committee. When asked IL a statement
would be issuel by the committee, he said
he did not kaow, but said it was possible
one would be given out at later date.
1t was unG asatood that one of the plans
proposed Cor arousing enthusiasm in the
State was to give dinner during the
summer, preferably at some one Of the
shore resorts, at which Democrats of
prominence from all parts Of the State
could be present. To make che affair
popular It was suggested that some Dem
ocrat OF national prominence be secured
to make a speech at the dinner.
The committee was IN session for an