The Penn's Grove record., 1889-10-12
RErUprIcAn

ihe odietn OOuuty ncpuVticn" 49,
vention met in Mosacsa Hall. salem
on Wednesday, and nominated a can
didates for the Assembly and COUNTY
Clerk. Chas. s. Plummer was Chair
man and J. F0rman Sinnickson, Score
tary Of the Convention. Mr.. Plummer'
in taking the chair, stated that he wa
in the Senate with Leon Albeit ano
that he was the most bitter opponent
to reducing interest to 8 per cent Ht
had no more faith in Abhett's love foI
the working man than he had III Inger'
soils love for God.
The following persona represented
their respective townships on Creden-
tials: U. P. Neck, y. j. Hurff; Old
mans, Frank j. Gaventa; L. p. Neck.
W. A. Davis: Permanent Organization,
U. p. Neck, G. q. Turner; Oldthxns,
Jacob JUS ice; L r. Neck, J. +. Sim
nickSnn; Rules, U. P. Neck, I'd. Tor
ton; Oldmans, John Jordan; l.. Z.
Neck, Jere ). Davis; Resolutions, Y.
2. Neck, A. G. Turner; OIdmaiIs, Ed
win Z. SOmers; l.. p. Neck, J. +. Sill
nicksOn.
When the convention rcassembled At
1.30 the committee on Credentials re-
ported all the townships represented
and.no contested seats and the rules OF
former conventions were adopted.
Hon. &. II. SiDnickson presented the
name of Chas. ID. Coles for County
Clerk in an excellent speech on the
merits of the Republican a. u reform
party and that they were following out
their principle of civil service reform
by renominating a faithful and efficient
officer. His views on civil service re-
form correspond TO that Of most party
men. 1t was not reform for Cleveland
To turn out old and efficient Republic
cans but il was reform For Harrison to
turn out the Democrats. Lower Greek
presented the name of Collins B. Allen.
Coles was nominated by receiving 81
votes and Allen 10.
John G. Ward was the only name
presented for Assembly and received
all the votes. After the reading OF the
resolutions the nominees were brought
before the convention and accepted
their nominations with q few brief re-
marks.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
RESOLVED, That the Republicans OF
Salem county, in convention assembled
reafiirm the principles laid down IN the
national Republican platform Of 1888.
believing that in the uccas of those
principles depend the progress and fu-
ture welfare of the people.
RESOLVED, That in Gen. Harrison
our country has a wise, conservative
and patriotic President and we take
this opport unity to express our approval
of his administration OF public affairs.
RESOLVED, That we condemn the
partisan legislation of the last Demo-
cratic Legislature, and we challenge
that party to name a single important
enactment, passed ut the last session to
which any fair minded Jerseyman a
point with pride.
RESOLVED, That In Gen. Grub. our
nominee for Governor, tile Republican
party presents to the people for their
suffrage II patriotic soldier and an
emiuen; citizen, and we pledge him u
earnest support at the polls.
RESOLVED. That the Republican
party believes in the rights Of the peo-
pie to govern, and by enactments
sands committed to eradicate the evils
of intemperance, and we approve Of
TIRE course of Hon. John G. Ward in
voting against the repeal OF the Local
Option act-a law that received the en-
dorsement of the voters of Salem VI
ty by 997 majority.
RESOLVED, That In nominating
Hon. john G. Ward for Assembly and
Chas. d. Coles for County Clerk we pay
a tribute to two ~efieients servants OF
of the people, and we pledge ourselves
to do orr utmost to secure their cleo
ton by emphatic majort:es.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Salem, Z. Ward, L. L. Mulford; w.
W, Geo. b. Anderson; Elsinboro, X.
NJ. Acton, Jr., Alloway, r. Z. Miller;
Warrington, Alfred B. Shute; Pitts
grove, Albert B. Marshall; Upper Pitts
grove, Henry Coombs, L. 2. Neck, j.
F. S%innickson; U. p. Neck, Geo. STAN
ton; Quinton, Lucius Hires; L. A.
Greek, Quinton P. Harris; pilesgrove,
d. D. Lippincott, unexpire,i term Lip
pincott Coles; Oldmans, Edwin E. Som
pIS.