The New York herald., 1871-10-05
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION m Jersey CITY
Fielder Nominated for Senator and Mount for
sheriR-The Van Riper-GopsiH Fight Re-
ncwed- BEN Triumphs-Bumsted
fquclched by Delegate

The Republican Convention OF HUDSON county,
New Jersey, held yesterday afternoon at Library
Hall, Jersey City. MI. l. W. Scudder was appointed
chairman. Az there were two delegations from the
Third district committee OF seven was ap
pointed to investigate tue claims Of the rivals.
II was the long-standing contest between
the live, active element, the young men OF
the party, and the old fosy, blgoted
Puritanicai element The former were represented
In the Convention by Benjamin Van Riper, gentle
man VINO has rendered more services to his party
than, perhaps, any other man in Hudson county,
while the standard bearer OF the latter Is James
Gopsil, who was not in the Convention. There was
. long and exciting debate on the question, which
was ended by report OF the committee rec
ommendlng that half Of each delegation be admi,-
ted to seats in the Convention; The report
NJ once acguiesced. but the others rose In o body
and were leaving the nall when they were requested
by the chairman 10 remain and have the matter DIS
posed Of BY friendly understanding. The majority
oi the delegates In the Convention, however. were
In favor Of letting the boiserous bolters clear out
and the latter finding that the party could get along
without them, cooled down 70 zero and accepted the
Among the delegates in the Convention was Dave
Bumsted, whose name obtained such unpleasant
prominence IN Mr. GerasSs statement s s published ,ea
Van Ripper question was progressing Blll Bumsled
entered the had aud moved among the delegates
buzzing and whispering to the delegates here ana
there til Dr. Quimby, IN the course OF the debate let
fail the following words IN an impasSloned IN inner
ave want honest men for the Legislature; men VINO
wiz 20 down u Trenton not To legslate for any
polrcian bat who Will guard the interests or the
peOpe.u These words, which had special REFER
ence To the Bumsted charter. not only brought down
the house, but brought Bumsted TO his seat. The
angry frown Of the speaker too much for him
and ne took shelter from the storm.
| An informal vote for State senator was taken,
| with tii. following resnt:-Mathew Armstrong, 59;
James r. Fielder, IA. On the second ballot Fielder
received Ds, and was declared the nominee AZ TINS
+, announcement Bumsed resumed MS Jubilant cx.
| preston; Tor the nomination vi Armstrong wouu
have been the death of all umstcds future prOJccts
! Armstrong would draw more democratic votes than
4 any other republican IN HUDSON county, put ~
he IL not politician, and from hts stern lntegIIy
would never sanction any lnlquious scheme Oi icy
/ isation, the s'Ringv had him thrown. .overpoaru
7 Az as the result or the ballot was ueciaIeu
| some or the delegates expressed tneI uis9us.
openly, and stafcd that Mcpherson wouid certainy
I be the next senator. -, -
1 MAJOR Mount oi Hoboken, was nominated LOT
| Sherin Dy acclamation, aud Mr.. Wandle, ~. Low
| entha ana DIR. BreRlib were nonIhateu lo'
CoroDera MIR. fieiuer took the stanu Anu ne-
i levered q speech winch was regarded as Puiucu'
! larry itimed. He is evidently not spehheI,
| and In his embarrassment nc roInlnu9ra ur,
! hIs hearers Of the tnashing indicted by King WIZ
liam on the minl0n5 Of Napoleon. lie never onoe
/ alluded 10 the Bumsted charter or the Using
which is plundering the city. There was very in..
4 enthusiasm manifested ana the grave hnu WIS
I ones shook their heads at the gloomy crospcce
before tie republican party IN NYvembert