The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25
LAST NIGHTS CONVENTIONS
4 DEADLOCK IN THE FOURTH DIS
TRICr MAGISTRATES ADJOURNMENT.

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Al. Dayton and Vanderzee Engaged in a
Bitter Struggle For the Republican
Observation-Disclosures Pearson Nominated
in the Fifth District.
There was s.merry war in the Fourth
District Convention last night, when that
august body met to nominate candidate
for Assembly to succeed the Hon. E. o.
Chapman, now State Superintendent of
Public instruction. All the delegates
were in their seats shortly after 8 o'clock,
and it was but the work of few moments
to organize the Convention. That portion
of the programme was accomplished by
the appointment of Isaac Il. McEweR as
chairman and DIR. J.. P. Henry as secretary.
When The regular business of the Conven-
ton was declared in order, it was at once
evident that there was to be contest.
Alfred B. Dayton was first placed in nomi-
nation, and the nomination was seconded
in a few remarks by Delegate
Frankenback. Then William L. Van
derzee was placed in nomination. Delegate
Mclaughlin rose to second his nomination
when there was decided opposition.
Before the balloting commenced, however,
Frankenbach rose in the convention and
asserted that he had been informed by
Mclaughlin that one of the delegates had
been approached in the interest of Dayton.
After violent opposition to such action
Mclaughlin was given the hoor- He denied
that he had made any such assertion and
declared sit would be the policy OF an idiot
to go before the audience / faced last night
and talk as some people claim 10 under
stand L talked"
Then there was bitter protest against
Mclaughlin seconding the nomination Of
Vanderzee in a speech, although Franken-
bach had Just done the same thing in
the interest of the opposing candi
date. Mclaughlin was finally granted
the privilege of the floor by a
standing vote. He said among other things
"My illustrious friend (Frankenbach) who
has left the room for fear, as he said, of
my eloquence, seconded the nomination of
Mr. Dayton. / therefore take the privilege
of seconding the nomination of Mr.. Van
derzee He gave his reasons for his action.
/ therefore give my reasons for my action,
He said that no other man on earth who
could have carried the district at the last
election for Assembly, the only Republican
on earth, mark you this Is not the earth,
and it strikes me as peculiar that the
gentleman nominated appears to be the
only gentleman who failed to carry this
most profound earth.
The speaker then went on to tell OF CD
peculiar fitness Of Mr.. Vanderzee aa eandi-
and predicted his election, If nominated by
a rousing majority.
'sThis is a convention of intelligence, as
believeI and Notwithstanding the fact that
there may be gentlemen present who have
divers opinions regarding my sanity, beg
to inform the members Of this convention
that am independent and intelligent, if /
may be allowed the privilege of saying it. -
He closed his remtrks by saying that he
stood Independent and unpledged to sup
port any man against ais own Judgment.
At the conclusion of his remarks one
of the delegates arose and informed
the chair that he would like to
row evening to know if Mclaughlin had
vote.
Mclaughlin calmly arose and as ealmip
replied, 'My early training has Taught me
never to make mistakes"
The balloting was then proceeded with
At this time the convention stood as fol-
lows: The First Precinct was divided, two
for Vanderzee and one for Dayton; the
Second Precinct was for David III. Durell,
the Third for Dayton, the Fourth for Van
derzee, the Fifth for VaAderzee, and the
Sixth for Dayton. There were twenty
ballots taken, the vote standing constant
until the twelfth ballot-Vanderzee s.
Dayton, z; Durell, 3. Mr..
Mr.. Durell then authorized the chairman to
date announced to the Conventional at he
would not accept the nomination under any
circumstances. Had he allowed his name
to be continued in nomination he would in
all probability have captured the prize.
After he had withdrawn the second
precinct delegates refused to vote at all
The Convention adjourned to a private.
room on the seventeenth ballot, where,
after consultation, four ballots were taken,
resulting in deadlock, two of the second
precinct delegates having gone to Dayton
and one to Vaneerzee. After all attempts
to break the deadlock had proved fruitless,
the convention ado urned to meet to-mor-