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THE POLITICAL FIELD.
THE NEw-JERsEY DEMOCRACY.

DELEGATES INSTRUCTED TO VOTE FOR TILDEN AND
HENDRICKs--A sTRADDLING TARIFF PLANK
TRENTON, MAY 14.-The Democratic state
Convention to-day elected eighteen delegates 10 tne %
tonal Democratic Convention at Chicago all Oh WYNN
supposed favor Iildcn and Hendricks Ihere WAS
astonishing free-trade sentiment and was
squeched" with difficulty through the united Efforts Vi
Senator McPhersou and Governor Albeit oy the auop
ton of a tariff plank nearly nOncommtsl as possible.
Ex-Governor Bedle acted chairman. The foilo"ns
were the delegates chosen:
AtLarge-G Governor Leon Albeit, Attorney General
John z. Stockton Alderman James Smith, lri senator
John Il. Mcpherson. list Distrct-Andrew j. Steelman'
OF Cumberland; Daniel Cream OI Gloucester ilu, D.
George W. Brown Of Monmouth Milard f. Ress, Of Md
dleser IVtl-J0hn Carpenter Jr OF huh,euol ~ ~" De- ~
sac Harman F. Randolph, of Morris Nillian iiar,
rigan and GOtfried Kruger Vl1th-Orestes Ce'eiahu
and Martin j. Steles.
When the convention assembled there was an attempt
by Assemblyman Flynn OF Passac, to attack Governor
Albeit but Flynn's district delegate queted
him. and the effort proved failure. Senator Mcfheson'
chairman OF the State Committee, called the conVeh
On to ORDER terrified the souls OF the delegates WIN
"A speech. He got far allusion 10 tarH reIorn
when a cheer interrupted hlm, and it with some
what painful embarrassment that the Senator theh pro
ceeded to laud protection American industries amid
dull silence varied onyby evidences of impatience "hen
Mr. Mcpherson got through he introduced Ex-Governor
Bedle temporary chairma. The Governor also hau
speech dIeary length, and rolled of slowly until ne
mentioned the old ticket" Then there came burst OF
cheers and the sentiment Of the convention was made
evident It was all for Tden and Hendricks
During the noon recess the Free-TradeIs, led
by Theodore W. Morris, of Monmouth, made
last attempt to defeat any utterance in favor OF
protection. but the Mcpherson clique Oycrthrew them
and what they called the Ohio stradde was agreed upon
The report OF the Committee ON Resolutions whlch was
read by Senator Vanderbilt charged the depression IN
business upon the Republican party declared hst the
should be reduced that there would not De
,urplus approving Civil Service Reform II IL was not
done ny tie Republicans favOrng corporate taxatlon
approving administration OF Governor ADDICT ana
advocating the nomination OF Tilden and Hendr1cks
The tariff plank was: ,,-,.
That legislation should guard and protect the rights
OF labor, and encourage home productive industries
without producing fostering mOnOpOlies.
There has never been Democratic convention
in New-Jersey where 81 little interest was
displayed. The cOldness clamDy, ana
during the greater part of the proceedings
the hall filed. The convention was prepared 10
vote Tor Frce-Trade resolution, but held down Dy
its masters with difficulty. few more such gain,
erngs, and the obseques OF the party in NewJersey VIII
be announced