The New York herald., 1871-09-16
THE NEW JERSEY DEMOCRACY.
Hudson County Convention at
Jersey City.
and Coroners-Bismarck Kohler's Warn
ing-The Rowdy Element Let Loose.

Now that the democracy OF New Jersey have
elected standard bearer-Joel Parker-who viii
certainly lead them to victory, the party has set TO
work energetically to complete the tickets In the
several counties. The Hudson county Convention
assembled yesterday at ST. Johns Hall, Jersey City,
Tor the purpose Of nominating candidates for State
Senator Sheriff and three Coroners. The Senator's
term is three years; thar Of the others one year.
AT two O'Clock the Convention. comprising 1lo
delegates was called TO order by Samuel G. Besson,
and william c. Traphagen was elected Chairman.
The Vice Presidents were otto K0hler and Danlei
Van Ripper, and the Secretaries Charles ). Roe and
+. r. Budden. ballot was taken for Senator, and
when the number reached fifty for John r. McPher-
son. thirytwo for Leon Albeit and two for Charles
H. O'Nel the balloting was suspended and the nomi-
nation Of
JOHN r. A'PHERsON
was made unanimous. The nominations for Sheriff
were then taken up. The candidates presented
were John Reinharit, John Allen, William Guttln-
ger. John Dwyer, Thomas Carney Henry Lembeck,
i. b. Bohnstedt, John Mldmer, b. N. Crane Henry
Patberg and William @. Hamilton. resolution
was offered by delegate that the German element
In the Convention be allowed to select candidate
among themselves, and that such candidate should
receive the unanimous support OF the Convention.
BISMARCK KOHLERs WARNING.
This feeble attempt to place high and important
was met promptly by Otto Bismarck Kohler, who
spurned with indignation the proposition to section.
allze party which could only be successful by
cord and harmony among all Its members. Kohler
Is q large, powerful man, Intellectually as well as
physically, of commanding presence and when
ever he speaks in public he utters some very
wholesome truths 1t is not simply the
weight OF his remarks but the emphatic
tone in which they delivered and the lofty bear.
|
| hearers ''Mr. President" said he, "before that
| resolution is put have word or two 10 say.
hope that everything sayoring of sectlonality will
| be excluded from our deliberations object most
strenuousy to any section Of the people having the
patronage OF the public Offices ! Iepudiate that
| word .German' In the business which called
together to-day l am proud OF my native land, but
| am not German here;
AM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN,
ana as such am the equal OF President Grant. loud
| applause) Whether the candidate be an American,
| an Irishman or a German, will heartily support
HIM If he be q true democrat and competent to I'll
the oRnce am not amenable to the laws Of this
country as German, but as an American citizen
In order 10 show my fellow democrats that look not
to nationality IN selecting man to Ill highly
sponslhe oice but TO integrity lifelong fidelity to
party and the requisite qualifications for Office l
nominate
OF the town OF Union, for Sheriff OF this county,
An erratic individual, named HoTmeister, here
jumped up aud was understood by his violent ges.
were not very intelligbe. The drst ballot for Sher-
@ Essntsa thus m ls 5or Gsney
Sied1 Aen n!Y AZ Hamilton g. PatSers Na5San
than the number Of delegates. on ihe second baios @
Reinnardt received 70 votes, and was accordingly
declared the nomlnse %sr Of 1hs parry for Sheriff.
who received the nomination were William Burns
W Wess nere OF and
dozen candidates lor this office, and while the bal
lo'ins was progressing eTe ssnlgx an a. vr,,,,,sx
was Witnessed, which bodies no good TO the party
mat can tolerate IL A gang OF the most dangerous
ns ga 0T6her Re.s TRs sgTas had sapa
some Mahon and by others Ma-haan. Each OF the
gang wed with the others in uttering the name OF
Their candidate in the hollow, cultural tone so
familiar 10 the police who nave ever made rad on
q low gambling den or basement oance-house.
was made clear that their pet was rejected, they
made rush to the platform,
YELLING LIKE DEMONS
and shaking their fists at the Secretary as If they
w9t1o ai any moment phil him or the platform aud
nurl9a al The Chairman, who renamed calm and
InfieX1bls III the storm passed over. II was con.
s,oe'eo ~ 81 Tie respectable men Of the party that
Gno purified the democracy; but this display dis
PEELED any such l-npresslon. 1t was only when MIR.
TIE rUNuLr suBsrDEp.
The democracy enter this contest in Hudson
county NIin the strongest ticket perhaps ever pre-
ssnDed - the party. Mcpherson not only possesses
z
very popular and all the efforts OF the strongest
pubIcans in The county to cope with hlm Will prove
fruiless. II NAV be confidently stated in advance
that he rlll be tue next Senator. with a well
known German for Sherin, and Joel Parker at the
head OF the ticket, HUDSON county has set out
return journey TO the goal OF democracy under the
most favorable auspices.
CORONER BURNS
was prominent candidate for Sheriff, but he
gracefully withdrew at the eleventh hour IN order
that the claims OF the German element to the Office
might not be disputed. Burns always STANDS at the
head Of his ticket on election day. ana his renewed
popularity was proved yesterday when he alone Of
all the candidates Tor Coroner was elected the
first ballot. lie was the only democrat elected in
ersey City last fall, the Young Democracy having
endorsed him. His withdrawal IRON the field at