The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-18
THE KERN KIGKERS.
How Their End of the Fusion was
Worked.

The facts about the assembling of the
Kern kickers in Cranes Hall, and the
appointment of their committee to confer
with the Republicans were fully set forth
in yesterdays JERSEY CITY NEWS.
While the conference was in progress
the convention took recess, and it was
not until quarter to seven o'clock that
Chairman Rabe called it to order. The
reason why he didn't do it earlier was
that he wasn't there.
RkWhen the recess was taken he went up
to the Republican convention. When the
Conference Committee was ready to re-
port he could not be found anywhere.
The delegates were all in their places and
one went up for the chairman. Someone
said that he WAS up to the Republican
convention, and Billy Kern and Secretary
Cronin went after him.
They returned with their chairman,
who was received with applause and
yells.
John Steljes. chairman of the Confer
ence Committee, called upon Noelke to
explain the plan of the combine. Noelke
lost no time in embracing this opportun-
ity to exhibit himself and said that the
committee went to their Republican
friends with d determination to secure
the Senator and Director at-Large.
The Republicans gave them all they
the Republicans, he said, voted unan-
imously to give us the Senator and gave
us the Director-at-Large by vote of to
g." Noelke was going to tell something
else that was done at the conference,
when he was choked off by cries of mo,
no; that's confidential"
RABE DECLINES.
The convention then proceeded to make
nominatiods. Mr.. Rabe was nominated
for State Senator, but said that he had
again and again declared that he was not
q candidate, and for that reason; together
with business reasons, ne must decline.
But he pledged himself to work for the
combine.
Mr.. Sheeran said that although Mr..
Rabe was the choice of the convention,
his wishes must be respected and he
would therefore nominate good Demo
crat, William S. Stuhr.
The vote was taken by rising, and
Stuhr was nominated unanimously with
yells and cheers.
Martin Logan then obtained the floor.
and said that he would nominate for
Director-at-Large man above suspicion,
and one who, with Stuhr at the head of
the ticket, would carry the county.
He then nominated James Roche, Of
Jersey City. Noelke seconded the nomi-
nation.
A motion to close the nominations was
lost, and Patrick Govern was named.
Kern wanted the DallOtlng put oil, as
many of the delegates had gone home,
but there were cries of go on.''
The voting was about to proceed when
it was stated that Mr.. Govern was not a
candidate but was in favor of Mr.. Roche
The delegate who nominated MIR. Govern
withdrew his name. Roches nomination
was carried unanimously.
THE CANDIDATES ACCEPT.
A committee was appainted, to call
upon the candidates. Various delegates
declared that both candidates would ac-
cept, and the committee staid in the hall.
RANKIN said that Roche had gone to
Jersey City on important business and
had directed him TO say that il he was
nominated he would accept the nom
ination and consider it one of the greatest
honors of his life.
Noelke said that at the conference the
Republicans said that Mr.. Roche would
be the most acceptable to them.
The Conference Committee then went
to Odd Fellows Hall to report the nomi-
nation to the Republicans.
Judge Rankin obtained the floor, and
proceeded to apologize to the convention
for their combine. Then he paid his re-
spects to the newspapers, and SO inspired