The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-13
CUTTERS F.irsL RECORD.
a Vote TINT the Democrats OF the Firh New
JerseY DIstrIct cannot Overlook.

by n Tie NOtc Oh Sixty 10 SlNiN inc DCIlO-
cratic Convention of the Fifth New Jersey Con-
grcssionnl District. practically voted Yesterday
to set inside the Hon. Augustus W. Cutler. who
had voted twice in the last Congress in support
of the doctrine TINT fraud consummatcd is
fraud sacred" Personally Mr.. Cutler was well
liked. and against his integrity no word was
uttcrod He went into the Convention with his
own delegation from Morris County solid in his
favor and large support from other counties
When his record on the fraud issue had been
clearly set forth. even his own delegation
wavcrcd and broke. and when the Convention
adjourned without his nomination his defeat
was conceded by his friends.
The Convention met in the historic old
Mansion House in IIackensnck Mt ~ O'Clock
Col. A. y. Woodruff. who was temporary Chair
man. struck the keynote OF the Convention in n
brief speech donouncinR the high handed
crime that had been pcrpctrntcd in stealing the
Presidency. lie said that Hayes and Wheeler.
II they had particle " sclf-rcsp poet. would re-
linuuish their stolen Offices. They should be
treated with silent contempt. for Just what they
nre-frauds. The enthusiasm with which the
speech WIS received furcbodcd disaster to Mr..
Cutler. and. in the two hours ~ cnnvassing that
followed the TEMPORARY organization. ho lost
/, was manifest. early in the day. TINT tho
and Col Ezra VI Her ~ Bergen. who had once
withdrawn from the field md entered into the
contest again at the last minute. Mr. Cutters
strength lay in having tho solid delegation.
forty-thrce votes. from Morris County. Col. Mil
ler's weakness was in the detection ~ n small
faction Of the Bergen County men. which Spoiled
the unity u his home delegation. Bergen
County. however had some support in Passaic,
because 1t was conceded That the naming of the
candidate was llergcn's privilege. II Is nm nn-
cicnt and unwrittcn law u the district thai each
county IN rotation Is entitled to q Congressman
for two terms. Morris had been represented 10y
Cutler for four years, but she tound II prcicNt
for forcing him On the Convention again. in the
lack of unity in Bergen.
In the various cnuruses Bergen gavo Cutler.
on an average. about ten votes out Of thirty
five. There were three or four scattering votes.
| and the rest went ,n Miller Passaic ont Of 43
votes. gave Cutler and Miller y. Morris gave
her solid AZ votes for Cutler. There were l2l
votes III the full Convention. making 81 neccs-
Sary To n choice
When permanent Chairman Howard Ellis Of
| Bergen called tho Convention to order. shortly
after two o'clock. Il was impossible To tell WHO
| would win. sorvcnly were the Delegates divided.
When nomin9,io9s , Tcre called i1T lyra Nh
| were named. The veteran Capt. Isaiah Ryn-
| ders. who was q delegate from Bergen. nomi-
mated eN-Gov. Rodnan NJ Price and WIS 81
| fenced IN the midst of u cuogstic speech hy q
! brother delegate. who cNcitcdlv shouted. You
were elected To- go for another man altogether"
| GOV. Price also withdrew IN n speech in viii h
! he said that Cutters candidacy Tor a third torn
| was violation OF party usage. Coy. Price hc-
| llcv'd that no candidate outside of Bergen
| County could b. elected
| Inc nominations were closed with the names
| OF Miller and Cutler amid considerable confu-
| sion. The hitch in the Proceedings, caused 10y
thc failure 81 the Commute: on kesouilons
! To agree on n financial plank. WIS taken idvan-
| tagc of, and vigorous clcctioneering was begun
| in the delegations.
| Tho first Committee on Resolutions was finally
discharged without making u report. and a
| new committee was appointed. which after
some discussion. submitted the following:
oc E; d We fsgs'' ao 5'S Hs" ht I'M:
nation elected nien Pc deut liendrck,a, woe
| % fNH lft.f
H,'o',~i That W. believe a convertible erccnhsck
equivalent to gold OF silver anywhere IN our country and
daSc or @ in and ~ rs%a ssnna, Ss co."
the prncrlc # truth and Justice. IN favor ~ TIE
persons su,, ct whether in high IN places
Tho resolutions were received with hearty
applause. and were unanimously adopted
| Tn" Convention then proceeded to ballot.
| The Chairman OF each delegation announced
| the vote - follows Bergen County VI Her. 81
! Cutler. - Pass1ic-Miller. 33's; Cutler, pa.
! MorriS-Cutlcr. f..
Before the result could be announced half a
| dozen delegates were ON thcir feet cNeitrdly ad-
| dressing n" chair. Ia the lassaic delegation
| there WAS loud talk of fraud and tho Chairman
/ Intellectually hammered his desk and tried To-
col. John Il. Fellows of the Bergen delegation
was finally recognized by th Chair, and he asked
saw that the expected attack Oh their candi
| dA,es record was coming. They tried t. shut
against them. They appealed from the de-
| clsion. and the Convention sustained the Chair
10y "A vote OF 81 70 50. Col Fellows, in a stirring
| speech set forth his reasons for dropping Cut
Ter. He said that the Fifth District could never
sanction vote Ike that given by Mr.; Cutler to
Rutherford b. Hayes was usurpng the place
| 10 which Samuel J. Tildcn had been
elected. and they should nerve for n fight
| that should know no ceasing either 10y day or
| by night. No resolution OF Congress could con-
don" fraud or make sacred TIT" gained by
| fraud. The Democratic party should never
| forgive q vote east in any way TO dignity fraud.
| II \. W. cutter was nominated. with ms record,
500 or 600 Democrats in Bergen County would
Mr.. Cutler II he Is nominated Col. Fellows
said. but tell You you cannot elect man
Col. Follows speech was marked 10y Intense
Cutler were made with telling fdlcc. lie com.
| plctcly carried the Convention with him. DR..
| Quinn, Chairman OF the Paterson delegation.
followed Col. Fellows, and eaid thai Mr.. Cutters
votes on the Presidential title would defeat him
| in every ward in Paterson. " II you put him
up" the Doctor said. shaking his finger at the
Morris County delegates. It will be only TO have
The climax Of excitement was reached when
| Mr.. +. b. Belts. venerable old man from Nor
ristown, arose in the midst Of the Cutler dele
gates and said that after what he had heard. he
was convinced that Augustus W Cutler could
not be elected il he was nominated. As Mr.
| Cutters friend and as Il lover OF the pnrty. he
! thought II unwse To- make him the candidate.
and he would therefore withdraw his vote
Mr.. Bolts had no followers in his delegation,
| and Cutters supporters announced that Mr..
Belts spoke only his own sent
|
| clared Informal, and n new vote was ordered.
| Before the result WIS announced by the Chair
| man the entr" Convention was on lis feet.
Three cheers for Mier!' shouted one
for, GUITAR came from, the other side,
and the united shouts fairly raised
lilo roof. Fraudr " Fraudm shouted the
! Passaic County men. Morris County has cast
! ~ votes" The correction was made. and the
vote was made AZ Mr.. Belts having failed to
vote. Then it was found that Passac had
| given one more vote than she had delegates. A
| revision Of the count left Cutler five in the dele
CATION instead OF six. Tho corrected vote was
| Hiirr Onier
| herRrll .sss'.s'ss''sss.s - ~
| IassAc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .H7 .
| MOTIFS .'...'..'. '...''s-....tt't ~
Totals. ........... ........ 80 go
The Cutler men s,outly contonded that their
| man was elected and the Miller men AS stoutly
| claimed the election Of their candidate. 4 gem
| eral light seemed imminent Men gathered in
| excited groups. with red faces and clrnched
| fists Tho venerable Capt. kynders was the
centre OF a pugilistic throng. hut no blows we're
| struck. Col. Ackermnn of Paterson finally
| mounted bench and made himself heard, and
| his motion for an adjournment for two weeks
| was carried.