New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-18
NEW-JERSEY REPUBLICANS.
AN EARNEST AND ENTHUSIASTIC PAkrf'

,rpou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE INio0' ~
TRENTON. April 1.-THE most earnest hcpuo
oan Convention for many years In New-JerSeS C .n
.f,arnoon elected Senator William j. Seweli' Ooh-
pressman William Walter Phelps, etate 0on",o-
John J.. Gardner and Judge J. Frank Fort as W.
gates-at-larce TO the National Conveh'io" az
Cbicago The feature of the convention was "
hoortv enthusiasm ON all things Republican anu
the active personal contest among the oa"
in which their preferences for Presluenuai 60 ~
dates had no prominence. 1t was s'rais
publican Convention andit was content u 'sA0
for granted that the delegates would 90 Iisn' az
Chicago. There was not the suggestion OF an IN
strnction thought was evident thatthe cahuiu"oS
of BIaiue most readily awakened enthusiasm anu
met the largest approval Three OF the ueie
,,atas.a,-large selected are understoou !"
favor Blaine for President and are
expected to vote for MN a' -
hotter looking body of men than thoso WI"
assembled in convention at noon has not oeeh SeoH
in New Jersey, aud they were as seohily III "
bayor as in looks no untoward lncluen' ,n'' us
the heproceedings. Tho band blared for haif an houi
- CLa,r,'or Hobart of the State Committee,
called the Conventional order and alter Pl~Soi P
nv the Rev Dr. Studdford. nominated state Seha-
tor .Iohn w. Gripgs for temporary chairman MI
GriCrs was escorted to the platform ana the con-
xent;on nreeted the appearance of hls boysh hsuio
with applause.
THE REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY
He said the up-turned intelligent races o'iV.0
him indicated that the delegates felt, as no io'''
that the Republicans had opportunity oelole
them they had never had before. The Democrats
are in Washington dig gng their own graves WIN
Mr. Morrison as chief digger. 1t was not however
on the narrow basis of party advantage tnaV 'no
Republican party should act this fall. Leu 'nei,
call on all parties for support demanding ''0 a.D
of every citizen who believes in the American sys
fem Just as the people sent you here salu 0oh
ator Griggs "send your delegates 10 On'.Sso
Select men in whom you nave cohhuon"o
and LET them choose what seems best 1or the
State and for the party, aud it will be we'll
whether they choose that brave soldier and STATES
man from Illinois, or that able scholarly ana
devoted man. the Senator from Vermont tcneeISI,
or the glorious and brilliant man OF MAINE !louu
applause eliminating in three cheers ior James
G. Blaine" Draw your swords ana shea'no 'n'"'
not until the victory is won" CD
Asa w Dickinson, Alexander c. Ford and T. L.
Merritt were chosen secretaries Committees on
credentials rules resolutions and permanent
orcanization we1e appointed and the chairman
then introduced Congressman Horr, of Michigan,
who was greeted with three cheers and prolonged
hand-clappng.
CONGRESSMAN HoRR INDIcTs DEMOCRACY.
For nearly an hour he spoke with alternating
lumor and serious argument touching IN most
haDDy
gave him pleasure, he sad, 10 look upon suon
convention Said he;
Ihave only to upon you TO know that yoa are
pubeans that the mark OF The Maker Is Oh M you &
am come 10 speak concerning matter WIich nas pro
yoked ana win continue to arouse dlscu wv
we sna b DPIGGt Ded s saes cast my FIRST vote John
p Hale. suppose would have Voteu lCT nd Here is
Buren II had been born iLtie Gaer m ~ anu otbeT for if
anything particularly thanEIm 20 NY ynScience SCie %
is for saving me Po i6a1 nary and aG that have
been supporter of its doctrines am glad that can
remember It's aceVeT's o Tn i know how words come in
The iansuagei They grow Take the word teegrom
how did ret into the English language Because thete
were tcegraphs and such word became nefess@iS ne S %
describe PyeHnr a IL moct Bid yoG ever hear of
Republican, No; there was no need OF sufh Plfa -
bemocTats were something else than "war Democrats"
one reason why canQt De penn [CInotaa. t II ,rt n TT
Sbont which can think with comfort and love when
ro.o.. to bed wpv at if nsh' were Ps n'PBB PBsmorSi
wouldn't dare 10 blow out the lights at men!. NoWl w
gn Ig ~ m the tStf ana il proposes to what ac
coring 70 the logic OF il. own argument viii be lust 20
per more villanOus than thay Whicu ID "a
Nation he abOrers, the who work VITA t5eF hands
worked myself that way DON'T say @ nRea "a ~ cngo Iuv
who will do the wise and conservative thhs uoh
0Sbcsn Mn nomince bit should probably turn my
venerable neighbor here (aceIsymAI) ana ca! -e' 10
pr.y."
The convention then took a recess until p IN.
viporous contest for the dcegates-at-large had
meanwhile been waging. Ex-Sherif Iahey, Oh
Hudson had received the approval OF the hudson
delegation and was actively urged on other repre-
ssntatlves Mr.. Phelps held his own bravely IN the
face of this movement which was an inroad upon
his ranks while the fact that Senator SeweIl and
Hlr Gardner were reasonably safe was pretty well
assured. Ex-senator Frederic A. Potts had been
mentioned prominently, but not here during
the day and was supposed incorrectly by many
f. have been withdrawn but IN spite of this vig-
orous movement in his favor made headway When
tho convention met again, Senator Griggs was
chosen permanent chairman. No contests were re-
ported and the rules presen4ed were adopted with
out dissent
TIE DECLARATION or PRINCIPLES.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the fol-
lowing platfonn. through its chairman, DR.. Will
liam Hayes Ward, Editor of The Independents
We the Republicans Of New-Jersey, in convention
g. nbed make the following declaration of principle;
oSOlred the wise, conservative and patriotic ad
nnisrauon Of President Arthur commands our cordial
s,'oed, That The prosperity Of our country depends
number OF Its independent households and happy
h0Ises this requires the protection OF home
labor against runous foreign competition; that the Re
publican party has always supported TINS system OF pro-
lection and is pledged maintain II in the future that
the Democratic party is pledged TO financial policy
nIa manufacturing and commercial industries that we
view with alarm the almost solid array OF Democratic
votes the present Congress ID favor OF peIsseht re-
ductOns the tariff that revision OF the tSrlh when
may needed should be ntuseG TO the rlends ana not
o. the enemies OF the protective system 80
ReSotced, That we conHatulsts the people OF New,
Jersey upon tie by the present Legislature OF
laws looking toward the proper taxation OF corporate
property IN which legislative reform hepuDncas nave
been foremost.
esored That the passage of the Federal Civil Service
needed step toward the perfection OF our system
OF government and that the Civil Service Commission,
appointed under that se should be continued and en-
cOuraged, and its field OF action enlarged, and that the
Resored That the business interests of the country
demand the repeal OF the Law requiring the snperhnou'
aiuar ~ hazflyg dnl liar