The New York herald., 1877-09-20
new JERSEYS DEMOCRACY.
General George B. Mcclellan Nomi-
mated for Governor.
STORMY SCENES IN THE CONVENTION.
Enthusiastic Reception Of General Mcclellan
at Pancuil Hall, Boston.

George B. Mcclellan would be q democratic nominee for
Governor ofNew Jersey he would have been proclaimed
. fool Leon Albeit, President OF the State Senate,
John McGregor and william A. RICHTER OF Essex,
John p. Stockton ex-United States Senator and now
Attorney General OF Now Jersey. besides halt dozen
other candidates Of smaller pretcnsons, were in the
racc. Until Tuesday morning II not supposed
that any combination could bc effected which ud
defeat Hudson Essex Tho delegates the latter
county wero 80 divided, however, between McGregor
and Rghter that the advocacy Of q new candidate
came IN order. Delegates nocked 10 Trenton who
never dreamed Of voting for Mcclellan, and yet that
name once mentioned swept over tho Convention like
. hurricane Neither ALBEIT McGregor, Fighter or
Stockton yet realize the force OF "Litte Macks VIC
tory. II fell upon thom like q thunder bolt No pro-
vision had been mado ior such contingency the
political DEAL
Two weeks ago Assembymen David Dodd, OF ESSEX
county, said TO HERALD representative, General Nc
Clean will get that nomination. have not seen him
yet the matter, but we will compel him accept
1t. II Is time that select q that does not
seek the ofhce, and l know that with his
name at the head of the ticket can
sweep the State" This remark seemed very extrava-
CANT the ume but II verified greater degree
than Mr. Dodd anticipated Delegates and friends OF
night The crush Tor admission to tho rren-
ton House was unprecedented. The rooms
SssS nassd
held large room and received the support
ers Of the former ON the next floor McGregor re-
hail. while Senator Mcpherson, working In the same
interest, held a lsvee IN rooms nearly opposite
but II was evident that the coalition on
which both depended was failure Mcpherson
looked serious and Ross declined to be interviewed
Senator Randolph was not in town. Secretary OF state
Kelsey, Benjamin r. Lee of the supreme Court and
'Staf'' Little were in smiling mood. The favorto Of
the State House Ring could not be noDioated
and these gentlemen would have their revenge on Nc
Pherson who vanquished them last spring. Abbetrs
whom Sheriff Laverty, were jubilant up to mid
night Then came the apparition OF the dark horse.
Thomas Dunn English. OF Bergen county, said :-"i
viii nominate Mcclellan even II ne gets only my
vote. " III You do" replied q South Jerseymin,
.we will take up Bird, Of Hunterdon, against him"
From that hour the officeseeKers lost ground. rhe
State Democratic Executive Committee held .
briei meeting aud selected ex-Chancellor william
sou for temporary chairman of the Convention.
the Hudson county Delegation held a caucus, Ou, ali
Efforts 70 make the vote unanimous proved failure.
The friends OF Stockton in the Union county delesa
tion fell into line with the majority and pronounced
THE CONVENTION OPENED
At halfpast twelve O'Clock the Convention called
TO order by W. W. Shippen who named ex-Chancelior
Williamson ~ temporary chairman. This announce
y Of % ss s
anc the band struck up ''Come Back to Erin" a
hit at the newcomers lha. elected loud applause
"Kathleen Mav0urpeen' was the next compliment
pad to the Hibernian element, but as It was
ccelved with so much favor as the previous air
the opening of the Convention. The sp-
plause that greeted his appearance was mis-:
roSrs o. laughter struck up rho ssou. ouia r'sS H
Woman" Mr. williamson bowed with smile, and
the applause was renewed He resumed his seat, and
course had dccreod tho sweet OLD melodies,
1.-THE Harp tina. onss s.n and .KiIsr1sy" rang
arranged this musical programme might have
intended IL as joke, but II proved the defeat Of his
favorie candidate Abraham Browning, the patriarch
Williamson, and In an old fashioned style poked him
VII. win MS cane 20 commence proceed'ngs: MAJOR Gen
Taylor Hall never contained larger crowd. Com
miIees were appointed aud the following resolutions
were adopted ~ declaration OF principies:-
The democracy the state OF New Jersey convention
rs.1m the IL % hs nSso1.
the frauds and crimes by which candidates
n s s Vice 70 r ss
majority Of the popular aud electoral vote.
or tie se fact . hs %ss
Tso % assd N the sns ss, BY Of
receive the respect and support of any portion Of the
ssi
iurshsr devices 70 psrpetuats sectional Jesouses.
classes our citizens he st Of whom are workingmsa
al special Legislation for & ssrporais % or individual In
%pss o
lion relating TO the Interest. Of labor and capita. with
upon u more permanent and scientific basis
basis Of nations prosperity. that Official ought
nS 70 Se SO fee. Ss Uufs s% ss %
past years OF republican legislation been largely
people, tas. tho times dom and tho the
people require rscica reduction OF all salaries fees and
The u.usy ley: should b revised and reformed and
ierest Of the state without mpsirng the obligation OF
contracts
The resolutions were read by Senator Smith, OF
Sussex county. Mr. Williamson was made permanent
president, though delegate indignantly objected as
ne was not delegate. when the ayes ana yeas were
votes In the negative. Mr. Williamson was openly in
favor OF stockton.
THE MAN ON THE DARK HORSE
Nominations were then made lor Governor. Samuel
Kal sch named William A. RICHTER, and Colonel Zulick
up and, TO the dlsmay Of ths delegate '1Trun from
Hudson, placed IN nomination General George
b. Mcclellan The uproar that followed tho
mention oi bis name was intense that IL seemed
II the business OF the Convention then com oleted
Tho applause was 50 deaisning tnat II was useless to
name any other candidate for several minu tes
Dave Dodd. OF Orapge sprang on char and seconded
the nomination, declaring that whilo Mcclellan
was not candidate before the Convention he would
electrical. Hudson county. with tho exception Of
three votes, remained faithful to Albeit but vain
could be announced one county after another
wheeled into the Mcclellan line, till tho
spectators swung their hats INTO the air aud even tho
privileged spectators on the stage were carried away
by the excitement The CHAIRMAN stood as passive as
= child Ex-scnator Winfield tried ut the
last moment 10 save his friend Albeit by
an impassoned appeal "We have had enough OF mil
iiary men; let US now have statesmen, was received
with hissss Delegates gcsticuatcd wildly, and when
old Monmouth aocked TO tue Mcclellan banner the up
roar was deacning. The chairman powerless
to restore order for nearly half sn hour MeCarter
Bird stockton aud Robbins wore nominated, and the
vote the 1rst and only ballot was follows,
eraI delegations having changed their votes 10
Mcclellan before the result was announced - McCiol
Ian, sos; AoCarter, 81; Albeit, 1865; Stockton, 2.
MCLELLAs's REsIDkNcE
When the question put TO make tho nomination
unanimous Mr. Winfield ascended the platform, amid
great excitement and charged The Convention with
having made great mistake Mcclellan, he con.
tended was not a resident OF the State Thereupon
Mr. Dodd rushed down the hall, jumped on the
platform, ana fatty contradicted Mr. Winfield, stating
that he knew that General Mcclellan had resided In
the state and exercised the franchise Tor thirteen
years. Tho cheering and excitement that followed
was 20 great that the Convention did not
hear the declaration OF the chairman that General
George Is. Mcclellan was the nominee of the demo-