The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-25

mercantile Interests OF the nation, threatening
financial panic and disaster. and poverty. anu
suffering to the laboriug masses OF our land
AL this we do condemn, and call upon our TEL
9Qw citizens OF our state and our Republic 70
away our rights and leave us ruined Under mis-
rule instead of ruling. And be it
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the ad-
miDistration of our Democratic Governor Leon
Abbett, ana Congratulate him on being able to
carry out the pledges of his inaugural address
and The platform of our party, and most es-
peciatiy in having saved us from the unpeces-
sary imposition of q State tax. and
Resolved, That we hHve the most implicit con-
fdencc in the win and competency OF the legal
and judicial authorities of or county and State
to enforce all laws affecting our liberties and
tie honest exercise OF the right OF suffrage, and
believe that all contested elections should pc
brought before our courts of law TO be heard
and Tried under the statutes OF our State, and
not before a partisan body influenced only by
THEN wants and needs and the suggestion OF dis
honest and designing men.
LABoR's INTERESTS THOUGHT OF.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and Sheriff Davis moved to go
into nomination for Congress. Before O.
vote on this could be read JohufA. Nc
Grath said he had d resolution to read.
~ move it be LAID on the table until the
nomination be made.' said Lawyer DAILY.
The motion was opposed by Assembly
man Mullone, and on a vote. was lost,
and the resolution as follows was read:--S
And, Resolved, that we extend our sympa-
thies 10 the labor organizations of New York,
whore Republican IAgisIttllre refused to en-
act a law prohibiting the employment of Pink
erton r~ifSfnens and we point with pride to the
examples set at the instance of Democratic
House Of Assembly, by the Legislature IN this
TO render impossible. such empioyInspt within
the borders Of New Jersey.
: M'DONALD NAMED.
Sheriff DAVIS then renewe his motion
and Corporation Attorney Hndspeth
e,id. tI urfca m teaPf0rn one of the
pleasaniest duties of my whole life; not
until This morning did / know that !
was to place in nomination ii candidate.
The gentleman / shall present Is known
to every one nearly ia New Jersey. Last
spring, if you recollect, a dastardiy
act was enacted by the members OF the
Senate when it was robbed OF our repre-
sentative. The chairman OF this conven-
ton has aptly remarked that IT is but
poetic Justice to the man whom l shall.
nominate, the Hon. Edward r. McDon-
aid [wild cheers], and | nominate him as
candidate for Congress from this district;
He is honest, he is capable. and he IS and
ALWAYS will be to the constitution OF this
State. [Applause.l !.
His record as a Union soldier is well
known to all, and today he wears on MS
breast the marks Of his service. His pub
lie record is beyond %reproach. He has
ever been for r~etrenchment and re-
lOTil. uuu as ICAAb1 ~
the Legislature he showed it,
and last but not least in the Senate OF
New Jersey he brought the characters
tics that today have made him what he
is. ! You are familiar with the nefarlols
transaction last winter n now there
can be no doubt what the action OF the
people will be to vindicate their right and
| hope Edward f. Mcdonald will today
receive the poetic Justice due him"
DAILY FOR M'ADOO.
William ID. DAILY said he proposed to
present the name of another gentle
man, and he felt honored by doing it.
1.-THE name / viii present to you is be-
yond ~reproach, a man that nine years ago
apparently came from ~obscurity, u man
VINO was sent TO the Legislature to light
the encroachments Of railroads. The man
l will present is William McAdoo." Jap
plause from half q dozenl.
I'm the Hou o of Congress he voted Tor
tariff reform and the policy of Grover
Cleveland Iapplause] while some who
pretended to be Democrats failed in their
duty. Are you today, after his faithful.
ness to the party, going to cruelty hin?
The speaker described Mr.. McAdoo's
course ia Congress, and closed by sayiug
his friendship would remain as ever for
Mr.. McAdoo.
John A. McGrath said:-"My friend
knows very well no man has had a nigh
err regard for Mr.. McAdoo from the first
time he put his foot in America until to-
day than John A. McGrath, and it is that
devotion to him tolay thar induces me to
second the nomination or Edward Il. Nc
Donald. EApplause.1
ssThe Democratic party cannot deliver
over to one man an office and / believe
the party today needs another man. The
man we want must live in the district.
FApplauses.l We have to voice the peo-
Die. It has been said that you have come
here cut and dried. Idon't know if this
is true, but I know this. l have not"
AT this moment the speech had such an
effect that man standing in the window
fell through the glass. The counsellor
took this for u hint. and after paying a
glowing tribute to MI. Mcdonald, closed
his remarks by saying he believed the
people would give Mr.. Mcdonald poetic
justice, asked for by h chairman.
TIL VOTE.
The call on the nominations was then
taken, with this result