New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
CONVENTION OF NEW JERSEY CLUBS.


TWO THOUSAND DELEGATES REPRESENTING
LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP OF TwENTYF1y
THOUSAND.
Asbury Park, Aug. 15.-This has been great
day for New-Jersey Republicans The Republican
League clubs of New-Jersey held their second
annual convention here in Educational Hall.
Special trains came from all parts of the State
filled with ardent Republicans. The cars were
decorated with flags and banners, and each dele
gate and club member wore from one 10 SIX DadgeS'
The Vail Battery, OF Railway brought Its cannon
and fred salutcs during the day. The delegates
began filing into Educational Hall at 10 o'clock
but il was nearly noon before Wilbur A Mott the
president of the State League called the conven-
ton to order The Rev. DR.. George G. Maddox,
the pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church
Of Asbury Park offered prayer pettionlng that the
right might prevail at the coming election. PreSi-
dent Mott then spoke as follows:
We are proud OF what the Republican party has
done in the past proud of the brilliant RECORD IL mas
achieved. and proud of the peerless statesmen 1t
has created. The Republican party stands to-day
as 1t has always stood, for the Union, and against
corruption for an honest ballot and fair count, for
the Star-Spangled Banner. There is no free trade In
this party. On all the great moral issues that are
forcing themselves the people there Is no quesuoh
of the Republican partyS position. 1t faVors the
Industries and the American worhingmen AS our
gifted leader James g. Blaine. Cloud cheeringJ says,
THE Democratic party, while in power is a standing
menace TO labor"
At this point a delegate jumped to his feet
and called for three cheers for Mr.. Blaine. a
storm of cheers and applause which fairly shook
the building followed. Flags were waved and
hats were thrown high into the air. 1t was fully
ten minutes before quiet was restored. Then
Mr. Mott continued:
The Republican party is against anything which
should tend destroy the happy homes OF this couh
try, the royal crown of America. The republican
party will never a',w the pauper rags of Europe to
shame the backs of American industry Tho Repub-
lcan party is in "a 'cr of duty on raw material so
high that it will not allow the rawest Kind OF material
10 get into the White House again. The talk about
the surplus is TO let the Democratic party continue In
power four years longer. We have our nominee gal
liant soldier who fou ght for his country while the Demo
cratic candidate stayed at home. We are assembled
here for the purpose Of paving the way for a grand
victory in November I'm New-Jersey.
The usual committees on credentials. rules and
resolutions were appointed. William L. lldzen
the secretary of the State League. then read h
annual report Last October. when the first con
vention OF the State League was held in Trcn
ton, there were delegates from only eigh
teen clubs The convention to-day had
two thousand delegates, representing two hundred
clubs with membership Of over $4,000. Every
one of the twenty-one counties in the State has
clubs represented here to-day.
At the afternoon session Silas l.. Cheney, The
brother-in-law of Horace Greeley, was one OF
the prominent Republicans who occupied a seat
on the platform. 4 telegram was read from james
A. Bradley, the founder of Asbury Park, who sailed
for Europe to-day. lie has renowned his Pro
hbtionst ideas and has returned to the RepuD
lcan fold
PROUD OF TUE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
Judge j. Frank Fort of Newark, the chairman
of the Committee on Resolutions, read the pape
prepared by that committee lt began oy III
dorsinr the platform of the Republican party, ant
closed as follows
AS the representative OF the principles containe
in its Nacna. platform the Repui1Gs,n dRS PATTY f "a
nominated To- the Presidency esa1 nsnirarlnn u
American youth. tie integrity OF whose puDnc III
commands universal adma1R S ana e him for III
discharge of the duties OF the exalted once 10 WIZ
he /. % be called Sga s cSraD D' eenemai
Dcn5smn Harrison is true repescntative vi tno ~
pubssn party and e OF az bes s we pdorsc
Termination of the Hon. Levi p. Morton for the vlc'
r IRE wbSnt bemsh business experience Of Wild
range and thorough knowledge OF all inc inu1 r.
and commercial needs Of the country, he IS mum
associate with the soldiersta'eSmah VINO hoauS "
ticket. ,.sn.. row ,e,or, +,
In view OF the Important issues 10" DcIpiU w
psope Of this country, we call upon the Republican
Of his State 10 take up and carry the plan OF Gu
Determination adopted by the state Republican Lcagu
mill II shall extend 10 every ward ana township !
the state and especially request the Young me
~ ms state TO throw into this work all the zeal an
enthusiasm their manhood IN order maj Ne%Jerse
may take her appropriate place on the roll Oh u
Republican States.
The resolutions were loudly cheered and wer
adopted by unanimous vote. Cheers were give
for Harrison and Morton. The convention the
proceeded 10 elect officers for the ensuing yea
president Mott was named for reelection by e'
United States Senator Sewcll. who was I'll
chairman of the Camden County delegation. II
SSnanded Mr. Mott's reelection by acclamat1oi
- had rerformed such faithful work IN
Chairman OF every other county delegaho
snconded the notion and Mr. Mott was declare
elected for aIathcr term hmld WnIrIWlIu VI nl
Gathered Roses
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