The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-10-10

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tChsersl Ny answer then was. is and ali
through tllis campaign will be that want for
Governor Of the State of New Jersey a man who
will continue to fight for equal taxation loud
cheers and cries of ''Heari Hear ~ want a
Governor for New Jersey who will stop the rob
berry that beiag perpetrated by the corporations
aud there is but one object. If any, in my great
friendship for Robert s. sGreen, but one favor
ask of him az Governor of the State; and that 10
that Jshn P. Stockton, the Acknowledgement Of
New Jersey shall be continued as the Attorney
General of New Jersey until the railroad suits
have been won for the people loud cheers. And
with this plank of the platform alone your cry
believe that from Bergen to Cape May you will
rell mp one Of Jerseys old time Democratic ma
js>ities. Let us in this fight say that shall
stres Chen the hand OF Robert g. Green fcheeTs, by
our action in this Convention, and nominate
man who we believe will represent the citizens
OF Hudson County equally and fairly and withent
fear or favor. and who will at the same time give
his ablest assistance to Leon Abbott as one OF
New Jerseys representatives in the United States
Senate tcheersJ believe the peopls of the State
willing and ready turn out the representative
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad. who represents
this State in Washington and to put Leon Albeit
IN his place (ehesrsl. Again offering you my
thanks for the honor conferred upon me. ask the
10 proceed to the regular order Of bust
ness. Two nominations are to be made-for q State
Senator and for Surrogate. How will the Con-
vention proceed In making these nominstious2
move you, sir, that we proceed to the
nomination of Surrogate" shouted Coun-
ty Clerk Mclaughlin, almost before Mr..
McDermott had finished.
But a permanent Secretary had not yet
been elected, and the order of business was
momentarily checked, while NJ. J. o DON
nell and Ed. Gritten had been elected Sec
retsries and taken their places on the plat
form.
Then Hoboken delegate climbed his.to
feet and shouted:
81 move you. sir, that James 81. O'Neil)
be nominated by reclamation as the choice
of this Convention for Surrogate"
s.Second the motion" shouted another
delegate, and in twinkling James a.
0'Neill had been nominated without dis
senting voice being raised.
In another moment the necessary mo
ton having been made that the Convention
ator, Denny Mclaughlin, onae mora spring
ing to his feet, nominated William D.
Edwards.
ssAre there any other candidates fer
State Senator before the Convention? p
asked the chair.
At this weak-voiced individual in the
rear of the hall almost whispered the name
of Orestes Cleveland as candidate.
This announcement brought Pat SheeraD
to his feet. He said:
81 desire to say that Mr.. Cleveland is
not a candidate before this Convention.
sit is announced" said the Chairman,
g that Mr.. Cleveland has withdrawn"
Again Sheeran sprang to his feet.
" / did not say, SIR he shouted, thai
Mr.. Clevelahd had withdrawn. simply
said he was not candidate before this
Convent N.
motion to make the nomination of Ed
wards unanimous brought forth another
protest from Sheeran, VINO fairly yelled:
1T cannot be made unanimous! deny
the right of any man in this Convention t,
vot for mel
Then a motion was made to call the roll
which Sheeran seconded. The roll having
suit to be as follows:
Edwards ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
cleveland.
Blank. ..........- .1l1s
Y Inc delegates who voted for cleveland
we're: Thomas Cox of the Third District,
John Welsh. of the Fourth; John Kiernar
and James O'Hsra, of the Fifth; Michael
King. of the Sixth, ami Daniel Mccarthy.
of Hoboken. Those who did OF vote It
all were Michael Handr the FRS
Kelly, Hennessy, Connolly, Mcdonald ant
Martin, of the Second; Hayden, Pagan
and buckley. of the rhlrd Scott ane
AtHSAO \hdAA 'obC III tuC al CAts
of The Fifth; Smith, of the Ninth, and No.
Ian, of the Tenth, who we're the absente4s
After the vote had been announced, Denny
Mclaughlin moved that committees be ap.
pointed to wait upon the candidates and
bring them before the convention. The
chair appointed McLaughlio and Ravens
to wait on Edwards, and Mullone and d.,
lard to wait on O'Neill. After the COM
mittses had been appointed a recess of fit
teen minutes was t.tken. When the "aaii
called the convention to order again, Sena-
tor Edwards stepped forward on the plat
form and said, having first been Introduces
by Chairman McDermott
Mr.. President gentlemen of the convention and
fellow Democrats: can hardly find words to ex
press the gratitude feel towards You all for ths
high honor you have conferred upon me by max
ing me your candidate for STATE Senator can
simply say that, if elected to represent Hudson
County in the State Senate pledge myself to pro-
tect every interest of the people of lh1s county
from the confines of North Bergen to the Bergen
Point shore- l shall prove myself true to the
Democratic party, to whom owe every thing thai
have. can merely say that. as legislator, il
elected. will do evrytbing that man or body OF
men can ask of an upright citizen and Democrat
lCheersJ can emily hope that frem this out tn.
Democrat party In Hudson County wall strain ever
effort in their power. not only to bring about my
election. bat to elect Robert g. Green Governor OF
the State OF New Jersey. and James Il. 0fNetl Sur
rogats OF this county, and to elect at eAAe aiShi
out of the ten Assemplymen OF this county. and
to elect whatsoever candidate may be nominated to-
day for Congress- il this county: and altar this il
accomplished. to send good. stAunch Democrat
TO The United States Senate in place OF the railroad
man who NOW holds sway there. (Cheers)
At tao conclusion of Mr.. EdwArtis's re-
marks. Mr.. O'Nsiii was introduced and
thanked tbs Convention for the neiainA-
tisn- Than after three cheers had been
given for Bob Green, three fer eaoh Of tina
candidates. aAa sAres for Allan McDsrAoti,
the Gonvsetien adjourned. JuSge Ma
Derraets tsid tAs reporter that tbs Coz
ventisn VAS the RaaAt orderly CanEantssa
hold in tkxs Cow sines fe73
IIhs Hl0&s l. sIs.A ss1vSHae0s-
The Cl@kz' EAriy Closing Association
mss at Phoenix Hsll, last Monday svaning.
rhsy decided TO taxa Determined stand il
rssani 70 the oelsck movamens Com.