The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-11
DEMOCRATS IN CONVENTION
THREE CANDIDATES SELECTED m
{ SIDE OF an HOUR.


McAvoy for Surrogate, Govern for Direc-
TOR, and Gschwindt for Coroner-Har-
mony Combined with Enthusiasm-Pros-
ecutor Winfield Makes a Bright Speech.
One o'clock was the hour fixed for the
assembling of the Hudson County Demo-
cratic Convention yesterday. But the boys
fingered around to hear Clerk Noonan Of
the Board of Fseeholders talk up Teddy
Farrell for Coroner. and to pay their res
poets to landland Birdsall over the Hum
boldt Hall bar. It was two o'clock and
after when ''Jimmy" Curran, of Hoboken,
stuck his head out of third-story window
o: the hall and sang out:
"All delegates will come up stairs"
Whether it was because they didn't
hear Jimmy's dulcet voice or didn't
care doesn't appear; but they didn't
come, all the same, for half
an hour later. Then glance over the
Convention showed some changes in the
roll Of delegates Dr. McGill was conspicu-
GUS in one of the front benches. The un-
euphonious name of Michael Herman was
transformed into William Brinkerhoff, and
Michael Kennedy blazed forth resplend-
emily in the person of Hon. Charles Fl.
Winfield. These gentlemen, as the subse-
quent developments showed, were not SUBJ
stitrted without design. Orestes Cleveland's
name was among them, but he did not
answer to the call of the roll. a
1t was 2:30 when Chairman Charles A.
Esterbrook, on behalf of the County Com
mittee, called the Convention to order.
John P. Feenev, of the Second district,
nominated Senator William Brinkerhoff as
temporary chairman, and he was elected.
On taking hold of the gavel the Senator
said that he hoped that this convention
would be harmonious, and that the dis
graceful scenes of Fridays Republican
convention would not be repeated. If the
Democra of the County were loyal to the
ticket, it l.asant 5000 majority for the
nominees Of the Convention. Let the
voice of the party be unanimous. 81
When nominations for tempo rary secre-
taries were declared to be in order, John
T. III, Kaylor and Mike OMara were put
forward. Kaylor didn't care to serve, be-
cause with O'Mara he was from the First
district; but the convention insisted, and
he took his seat at the table with O'Mara.
Then on mstion of reeney, the temporary
officers were elected permanent officers
Feeney hin self putting the motion because.
from motives of delicacy, Senator Brinker-
hoff did not like to put it himself;
DIR. McGill rose with paper in his hand.
He desired to offer resolutions for the ap-
proval of the Convention. It had not been
intended mp to that time to have any COM
mittees; but to avoid anything that might
lead to discord or discussion, it was now
deemed advisable to have Committee on
Resolutions Senator Brinkerhoff appoint
ell Prosecutor Winfield, sJere' Sweeney
and e. O'Donnell az such committee They
retired, and within three minutes reported
back Dr. McGill's resolution, which COM
mended President Cleveland's administra-
ton and highly complimented Governor
Albeit on his equal taxation administration.
Mike o. Mara read them. He stumbled
over Ulysses S. Grant and incontinently
called it Useless S." but speedily cor
rected himself. Then, on motion
OF Feeney, the Convention pro-
ceeded to nominate candidate for
Surrogate. 1t had been arranged that
Hon Charles H. Winfield should present
the name of Surrogate McAvoy with a
speech; but John McDonough cut him off.
He was not specially lively on his feet, but
he managed to climb up and nominate Mr..
acAVOJ- "A aODuAou ucioBdto uoiuAudtou
ex-Surrogate McCague. Some one else NOM
mated Charles N. Parry, an employee in
the Lorillard factory The Convention
seemed to forget that Fuss-and- Feathers
woibert and Patsy Lonarigan were in the
field; for no one IL mentioned either. Then
the roll was called Patrick McGuinniss,
James Termayle, and Bernard Bonner,
from the Second District, voted for Parry;
Martin F. Milturn, James Egan, NJ. F.
McHale, Patrick Daley. David l. Harrison,
John Sturgis, Adolph Siebert, and Patrick
McGuiADiss, of Hoboken, voted for Nc
Cague The following voted for McAvoy