The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-26
GREENBACKERS In EARNEST.
cor. NICHOLS SMITH THEIR CINDT-
DATE IN WRS rCTiEsTER.
Cutsidcrs Intcrrup;ing the Proceedings rae
Hud-on County, ". -, ConventIos Namtnr
Thos w. Jacobs, nu Engrnver, for Congress

The Hudson County IN. j. Grccnback-
Labor party held their Convention In Mcpher-
sons Hall. Jrracy city Heights yesterday after
noon. and nominated candidates for Congress
for Sheriff. and for Coroncrs. Every prccauton
was taken against the pack ing n the halt by
outsiders, and every member before gaining
admittancc had to submit his credentials for
examination and make asscvcratlon that he
was heart and soul in the cause. This iorrnalty
occupied several hours. and II was nearly
O'Clock before the Convention mot. A strong
effort made 10y the Democrats especially 10
secure n backing for some of the natural regu-
lar party candidates but. being assembled. tho
Convention showed itself uninfiucnccd. and
nominated an independent ticket throughout.
Tho Convention was called to order by John
y. Harrington, and Adolph Martin, white
headcd. white crnvatted. and specaclcd old
German was chosen Chairman. The members
present from eight election districts. num-
bcred 40. Tho grecnback vote OF the county
Is estimated by those who should know at from
5000 to $500, the entire county vote strongly
Drno'ratic, being ~ 900.
Chnrmnn Martin IL n Justice Of tho Pparr.
and he was chosen upon the withdrawal " I'd.
ward " I.ouRhlin and Thomas Jacob both of
whom had shared with him tho honor of nom-
nation. The Chairman announced that the
E.iADth Grcenback plntform was the one
ndupted 10y the Convention. and called for the
nomination Of Secretaries. A great upronr
iii'Ilif'lN itillE LOT u bNllfly Nnn
ing. Put em in hat" II was decided finally
20 vote by districts. and Adolph Schunlann and
II omas Il. Hart were chosen.
tn" choice Of Congressional candidate was
ncNt in order. and il was decided TO nominate
10y districts, es had been done in the case OF the
secrctaries. but at the first call ~ district.
Thomas H. Jacob being nominated. nearly the
whole Convention rose to its lcet and chcered
wildly. The call Of the second district IN favor
| Of Jacob was hardly heard. and the nomiua-
| ton was then carried 10y accamation.
Jacob is young man. aud is employed as nm
] TtlI IL gull of I'm
| thnt he declared that n law should be passed by
which any man would be enabled 20 hand his
unyndOrscd note Tor $500 In to the Government,
| and have 1t duly hOnored by the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Nominations we're next mado for sheriff Of
| the county. members voting Tor candidate
one by one. as their names were called There
we're four candidqtccs aud nj tho conclusion Of
| the voting Michael +. Kennedy stood with SO
votes, Freeman NJ Cooke Will 50, Edward Nc
i,aughlin, with ., and VIM. II. Whitmore with /.
Jersey City newspaper Office was thcreupon
! declared 70 be the nominee OF the Convention.
The nomination ~ three Coroners was the
| next hu-in and these were chosen by ballot
ship. who got IS votes Joseph Heckcr Of Ho.
! hokcn. who got 60 VOTES: and A. v Hill II Gut
! tcnier!, who got % votes,
c. G. Van Rlper a delegate from Hobokson.
| was disappointed AZ the nomination Of Mr.
! Kennedy Tor sheriff. and began 10 make a
! speech. but be WAS storm 81 down 10y the Con-
| Van lip"r had thrown a very broad asIcrsiou
/ upon tie candidate of the Convrniion." when
/ the CHAIRMAN icl 90 pounding with his mullet
| saying Meyer ind. aud three cheers for the
! nominated Sh"rin were called for and Justify
| gwen. motion was made 90 appoint n COM
| miftno 90 20 nui and gct Kennedy. and this was
| dome. OucoI til" committee. when the candi-
| date WIS brought in. SAID that he had " found
i.F WIN llS sleggv,,s IT., roil'd gp setting typr
WAY IN which he was iutroduccl to the Conv'n-
| ton. amid storm Of cheers. Mr. Kennedy de
| clar'i that hc had Just been setting up Thomas
! jacobs name Ar the nominee of tns CnnVru-
ton. lie said that he had AZ last found that be
! had been a tool IN tho interest Of capital and
/ that MI iuiiNduality ~ q wore inEman had been
/ rubbed out Thcr" were very few droncs In Jcr-
scy Cily. lac snid, ana If the work ingmon came
out ia earnest they would elect their ticket by
! 10000 minority
Mr. Jacob addressed tho Convention. saying
| that railroads should be- run by the tiov.rnuenf
| and a hat was passed around for u collection TO
| dcfray the expense Of the hall.
The National Greenback party Of the Twelfth
| Di~tri" met in convention Ia lonkers yesterday
q nominate a candidate Tor Congress. George
| Hart OF North TarrNown WIS temporary Char
tary. Congressman Clark-on y. Potter Ind
/ support T., Speaker Hustled had few. and
. Ambrose II. furdy cam" In for "a fraction - the
/ Itl'E.N'~. th, iWt'r led Nv ih' veteran Capt.
| Liuvd "t New Etrhellc. Whom. in reading ill.,.
.l.i'niiaIS 9nk"rs was rra hci only two dele
gates wer" calird, aud They answered To- their
! names. Immediately n nlrn in tho audience
sung oYt would !AG +. know how man. del
| el,at"- Workers rs entitled to- II" WIS told he
Ms not M ml"r of the Convention. and b.
NJ sht hold his tongue. H. Persisted in saving
/ that Aoukers wa, entitled o. a great numbrr
percmpt, rily to hold his peace ho Yelled lint
| IN, party hai no orsanization in YoHkors any.
I how. This little episode WAS only a f"eer of
I what the real utJ~t wa--the pr,-entitiou Of
=" credentials of strong delegation who were
/ Hustled men.
The Chairman. on asking II there were any
! cont 'stuui- or others ONcl inL credentials. the
outsider who had interrupted pointed TO "a knot
| ~ men Vito hv said held credentials. OHe OF
them ncid alott 4 paper and pres autly there
WAS an uuroar. Tho Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Credentials said that his Committee ha 4
examined TINT paper ana rejected II. Then Mr..
Morrison Curry ot Cortland moved that any
body having credentials be accepted, thereby.
h" said. showing IN" hroth"rly feeling which
Should prevail among all worAinGmen. This
raised a storm. the unshot oi, which was that
ordered - be- handed over TO- the Chairman on
Grrd%n!i9 a, :o Ths raRsT Of s I"nfcr. dga
" thoui vprulng IT, wrote N - ~ accepted.
That ended il.
d ~ tho Convention became apparent To- SOM
ol the delegates. several among the spectators
II was easy t. soe that a row was what was
wanted. First I'll" audience were requested (,
move further back 10 the rear ~ the hall then
stiN further ana tinall{ fian''s l.. Campbell. n
! sturdy young roaatc from GrHenhurg Jumped
70 ~ feet nnd facing the nuli nee with nos'
defiant me and sesiur' warned all g. hnwaI,
how they trncl witt that Convention. We M,
NJ hired slaves he ~aid. We have come here
representing Tie workineron ~ this county
nndall Yonkcrs. with is observation-disclosures. ran
! hroNhcnt us. ! would remind lonkrr- there
arr blood and merry" IN other parts of We-tchrs
" u make you
-, thus -p"erh was applauded uproarious'y. auJ
th' tony"nt 30 was allowed T. TO its work with
A. +. CulkWs ~ White Plains was chosen
Chairman of ne peimwent organization, and
Mr Lyons continued : etnry.
MIR. Curry uonlindrlC A. Nicholas Smith. Hi
name lruugh more than ha'f me dolegnt"- &.
pass .rcslui. MS. and tho voting va. prsi
convention had been adopted. Thon III
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