The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-03
WILLIAM |. NEWELL.
The Democratic Candidate
for Congress Named IMAM
imous1y in the First
District.


BRIDGEToN. Sept. 8, 1890. The Demo-
Gratis of the First District of New Jersey
yesterday afternoon nominated DR.. Will
lam L. Newell, of Millville. for Congress
on the first ballot. The convention was
called to order by John w. Acton, Salem's
young Prosecutor of the Pleas, and Justice
Samuel w. Wells, of Bridgeton, was
made temporary chairman.
The Camden county delegation had met
with some slight difficulty in organizing.
William II. Frederlcks finally withdrew
his name, and ex-Assemblyman Nash was
made chairman of the delegation, with
Frank Coe as secretary.
Jesse E. Ludlam was the only repre-
sentative from Cape May in the hall The
other counties declared their selections
for vice-president and committees as fol-
lows camden, vice-president, Thoma 8
P. Curley; credentials, Charles Stevens;
permanent organic alton, Patrick Gala
CHER; resolutions, G. S. McGrath; rules,
A. Seeman; Cumberland, vice-president,
Jacob Kienzle; credentials, Charles H.
Pierson; permanent organization, Louis
Beckhardt; resolutions, DR.. Charles
Brewer; rules, Charles L. Campbell;
Gloucester, ,vice-president, John f. TruiJt;
organization, Edmund Jones; resolutions,
A G. Dolton; rules, Thomas q. Dilks, Jr.;
Salem, vice president, r. M. Hitchner;
credentials, Franklin Beckett; permanent
organization, A. III. Slape; resolutions,
Robert GwyDne, Jr.; rules, Jacob House.
Permanent secretaries were appointed
for the various county delegations as fol-
lows: - Camden, William Fredericks;
Cumberland, J. B. Elfreth; Gloucester,
Philip Schlag; Salem, William Plum
mer.
After dinner the convention got down
to work at once by electing Assembly.
man Abram w. Nash, of Camden. perma-
nent chairman, as recommended by the
committee. The temporary secretaries
John w. Acton, of Salem, and Charles
| Stevens, of Camden, were made perma-
manent and the vice-presidents nomin-
ated by the delegations were elected
together with Jesse ID. Ludlam, of Cape
May.
After the committee had stated that
there were no contested seats, the resolu-
tions were presented and adopted. They
| endorsed Governor Albeit and Senator
| Mcpherson, and denounced Speaker
Reed and the Republican majority il
| Congress-; advocated a revision OF the
| tariff, applauded the ballot reform law
condemned the Mckinley bill. congratu
| lated the labor element and pledged
support to the nominee of the conven
| ton.
The counties were called for nomina
| tions. William FL. Fredericks of Camden
| and DIR. Charles Brewer, of Cumberland
each placed the name of Dr. William L
| Newell, of Millvll!e, before the conven-
tion, and Charles T. Maloney, of Wood
bury, nominated Prosecutor Belmon
Perry, of that city The name OF George
| S. Green, the millionaire, of Woodbury.
/ was presented by q delegate from Cam
| den, but was promptly withdrawn, as Mr
/ Green had declined to be candidate.
| The vote was announced by counties
Cape May deciding it amid much ap
| plause. Camden cast 5S for Perry and Il
/ for Newell; Cumberland, 42 for Newell
| Gloucester, 30 for Perry: Salem, S3 fo
Newell; Cape May, 16 for Newell. Totals
| Newell 100; Perry. 81. DR.. Newell's nomi
nation was then made unanimous.
| AS he was in Trenton attending meet
] ing or the State Board of Education,
| committee of notification was appointed
and the convention adjourned. The com
| mittee consists of Patrick Gallagher
! Camden; Belmont Perry, Gloucester
! John W. Acton, Salem; Charles Brewe
| and Jacob Kienzle, Cumberland.