The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-04-23
BEPueLlcAN STATE CONVENTION.

The delegates were enthusiastic, and
seemed to feel that. it only needed wise
nominationsfto ensure the election of the
next President. After prayer by Rev. s.
NJ .aStuddiford, d. Di ,sSenator John w
Griggs, of Passaic, was made temporary
chairman. He made short and excellent
speech, and after the appointment Of other
temporary officers, committees were APP
pointed. From Hunterdon the following
were selected: On Rules--W G. Parker;
on Resolutions-Thos, Palmer; on Per-
manent Organization-Geo. H. Large;
on Credentials--J. II. Num-.
i4.a At this point the chairman introduced
Hon. R. g.. Horr, of Michigan. ''snto"
8a1 q AIR. iioRR's SPEECH aaA
Congressman Horr's speech occupied
about fifty minutes. He is a stout man,
with white hair and ehin-whiskers,
and humorous cast of conntenance.
Plain and home-spun in appearance he
has wonderful faculty of saying things
in bright, amusing manner. and bring
ing ont an idea with an emphasis which
is full of sledge shaminer force He began
by saying that 10 gave him great pleasure
to see so many Republicans. He had
only to look at them to know they were
Republicans. ILaughter.] THE mark
Of your MAKER he said, lis ON you."
His first vote was cast for that grand old
abolitionist, Hale, way up IN Maine. He
might have voted for Van Buren,, too. but
he was too young Ifthefe was anything
that he was thankful 10 his mother for,
It was for having him born too late to, vote
for Van Buren,. [Great laughter.l Re-
ferring TO the scOrn affected by the De-
mocFatic party for its great and more
successful rival, he said 1t, the Republi-
can party Of the Quilted States, stands
just as squarely on its feet, to. day as it
ever did. [Applause.l AS to the COM
ing campaign, the Republicans were go
ing into the eight meaning business, They
: have this advantage, they can last longer
than the Democrats, because they believe
in something. The Democrats don't be-
lieve in anything. They sncer at the
Republicans because the lattersboast of
4 their record He liked to belong 10 4
party with such asrecord as the Republi-
can party has. The speaker asked the 4
audience if, they ever thought how Eng
lsh words came 10 be formed. Take for
instance the word Telegram, he said. lie
never would have been such word if the
telegraph had not been in existence. 1t
wouldn't have meant anything without
q telegraph. 'eWords grow,N the speaker
5 said, sithey are not formed arbitrarily
War Democrat said the speaker slowly
aud with q peculiar glance and emphasis,
= that made much laughter, ''that isa word
that has grown. Did you ever hear OF a
war Republican? No! War Democrat,
though, iscommon. 1t is used to explain
"A kind Of Democracy different from the
others.il3 Laughter.] He was glad to
belong to party that stood by tue linan-
cial interests of the country. lie alluded
to the issue of gleenbacks when they
were SO necessary to sustain our armies
and feed the boys at the front, and showed
how the Republican party stood by them
until they were made As good as gold.
s. Applause. bH6 ao9 aa5eiafi t}zt s s.fE
lido yon know, fellow Democrats, lie
then asked in his comical way, how you
acted AFTER the war ! GU went up aut
down the country upbraiding the people,
and especially the Republican party, be.
cause they didn't redeem the greenbacks.
You wanted us to pay at once, aud for nc
other reason than because you knew we
IS couldn't. Finally we were better off and
able to fix day upon which to redeem
the paper, to resume. Applause. What
mad as when VIC couldn't pay. laugh
ter You cried ruin--tried to make out
that we would send the country to perdi
ddition, but we brought peace aud pros.
perity. [Appausel like, when | lie
restless nights, as | sometimes do, to
think over the good things my party has
DONE But IL were Democrat wouldn t
dare blow my light out after dark. Laugh
ter. Mr.. Horn now touched upon the
question of a protective policy, as against
free trade policy, and claimed that the
Morrison bill was the best illustration
ever had of the, utter incapacity of the
Democratic party 10 manage the great
interests OF this country. He referred TO
the great difficulty that would be ex-
perienced in making computations under
the bill; the litigations the would follow
I the enforcement of lis provisions, etc.
To 60 by it one would have TO 90 about
with great stocks of law books as well az
works on algebra and logarithms. If the
Democrats believe iii free trade that
should draw q bill to that effect and sub
init II TO the American people. They
will say at the next election il they desire
such policy. The protective system, he
said, digniiies labor and builds mp the
country. The prosperity of the latter
depends on the immensely and variety Of
its industriesgp1 Through often very
humorous, the speaker was also often
& very eloquent. He was repeatedly APP
plauded, and upon the conclusion of his
remarks the Convention adjourned for
recess until 0 clock. t'4 ''a i.'
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
:, The afternoon session of the Couven.
tion opened at 0 O'Clock with another
large attendance, the same earnestness
and the same enthusiasm which marked
the morning session. is a .jah "
u Hon. Mr.. Griggs was made permanent
chairman, ASA sssgH a. +. e. gs..4it Eos
Wv, Cooley, of Hupterdon was made
Secretary from the Fourth District.
Vice Presidents for each county were
elected. For Hunterdon s. + Raber.
81 Nominationsfc for Delegates at,aree were
then nader a1N 'fejtlh z'f' AAftf@}
D. Bergen county, through General Dun
can presented Hon. Fredk, A. Potts in an
.,eulogistic address, aud another Bergen
delegate nominated William Walter
Phelps. Burlington had no nomination,
but Camden, through ex-senator Edward
BEETLE, named Senator Sewell and ex-
Secretary Robes0n, upon which there
was some applause and few Kisses.
Chairman Lehlbach, of Essex, presented
Judge Fort and Cortlapdt Parker, max
ing no remarks. Hudson named Col.
John j. Toffey. Hunterdon uamed Mr..
Potts as the unanimous choice of the
Fonrth district. Passaie county named
William Walter Phelps, and another del
egate from Passaio named John Hill.
sllApplansel Sussex named Frederic A..
Potts, Warren also named Mr.. Potts.
sist h eiiis.9 THE PLATFORM
81 Before the balloting was proceeded with
the Committee on Resolutions reported
as follows: 81 .aagi Hai spei tsfi. ';F4
Resoirsd, That the wise, conssl tsrs-
and patriotic administration Of President
Arthur commeuds our cordial approval.
Rss0leed, That the prosperity Of our
country depends on the number Of its in
dependent households and happy homes.
That this requires the protection of our