The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-02-06
NEW JERSEY AT CHICAGO.

The delegates from this State to the
next Republican National Convention will
be elected under the new rule prescribed
by the National Committee. This pro-
vides that the four delegates at large from
each State shall be chosen by the Del.
egate State Convention, held in the GUS
tomary manner 1t further prescribes:
The Republicans of the various Con-
gressional districts shall have the option
of electing their delegates at separate
popular Delegate Conventions, called on
similar notice Twenty days published
notice and held in the districts at any
time within the fifteen days next prior to
the meeting OF the State Conventions, or
by subdivisions of the State Conventions
into District Conventions; and such del
egates shall be chosen in the latter meth
cd IL not elected previous to the meeting
of the State Conventions.
This latter plan has been always sub
stantially followed by tho Republicans of
New Jersey, except that the nomination
and hence practicai electIon--or district
delegates has been made by what were
called "caucuses' Of the delegates from
each Congressional district. The per-
sons thus nominated for district delegates
were reported to the general convention
and always ratified. &c. in New Jersey
the rule Of the National Committee will
be obeyed II the customary caucuses are
simply called s'district conventions"
their nominations made elections, and
the credentials of delegates given by these
district conventions instead of by the gem
eral body. 1t is of course competent for
any district which chooses to take the
option of calling local convention to
elect district delegates but as this would
be much moro troublesome than the plan
Of having the district conventions meet at
the same time and place as the State Con-
vention, 1t is probable that the latter plan
will be recommended by the State Com
mittee, which, however, can only recon-
mend, and not dictate, in the matter. If
any district prefers choosing two sets Of
delegates, one to act in It's district con-
vention, and the other in the State Con-
vention to choose Delegates Large, of
course it can do this. Most of them, how
ever, will doubtless think 1t best to have
the same set of delegates act for both pur.
poses. Probably some of the states pre-
fer the plan of local district conventions
like the regular Congressional Conven-
tions,'' leaving to their State Conven-
tions only the duty of electing Delegates
at-Large, but in New Jersey where there
never was any wrangle over the matter
which created so much contention at the
National Convention of 1880, doubtless
the time.honored plan Of having the
whole business done at one time will be
adopted, modified as it must be, to meet
the requirements of the national rule.
This we understand to be the feeling of
the Republican State Committee and of
the leading Republicans of the State gen
orally. The rule of the National Com
mittee prescribes that the State Conven-
tions shall be held not more than sixty
days before the National Convention, ~
This will bring our State Convention at
some date notanterior to April 3, as the
National Convention is called for June 3
The Hon. G.. A. Hobart, Chairman of the
Republican State Committee, has engag-
ed rooms for the New Jersey delegation
at the Grand Pacific Hotel at Chicago.
Quite a number Of prominent Republicans
have been already named in connection
with the honorable position Of Delegates.
at-Large. ...s s4 f5.,lli..t
So far there does not seem to be any
disposition to make combination in
New Jersey for any candidate for the
Presidency, and it is strongly to be hoped
THAT there will not be auy such combina-
ton, either in favor of any man, or with
the much less creditable purpose Of ''any-
thing to beat a particular person. 1t
would greatly please the Republicans Of
our State to have the ablest and wisest
material possible selected to represent
them at Chicago, aud that they shall 60
not only unpledged but uncommitted, save
to their utmost endeayors to secure the ii
nomination of the best and strongest can
didate whom the illastrious roll of the
Republican party can UNSATISFACTORY
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