The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-10

sonian Democracy and United Labor Party in
joint convention assembled, do hereby reiterate
the principles upon which our organiza tions are
founded; namely q pure ballot and honest
election, and further resolved that we con
name OF Democracy by baud Of
corfuptionists TO perpetuate their rule
in this county, and further resolved
the crimes committed at the election of last
fall; crimes unparalleled In the history of our
/, the people Of this county and State of their
lawfully elected officers and which crimes were
repeated in the election Of last spring. and be it
Resolved, That we call upon all good citizens
/ to aid us In securing the overthrow of the most
/ daring and Inscriptions Ring that ever held
sway IN any community by uniting with us in
4 the election of our nominees.
4 When the tumult had subsidized Timothy
Lynch arose and put Richard j. Allen in
nomination for Congress. E. j. McCaf-
frey seconded the nomination, aud Mr..
Allen was nominated by acclamation.
i ALLEN ACCEPTS.
He was escorted to the platform by
Il committee and gracefully acknowledged
4 the honor conferred him. Usually in the
i councils This fellow labor men he could
1 express his ideas freely and clearly. He al
1 luded specially to the reciprocal feeling he
found dominant among the Jeffersonians
| when the labor men held with them
4 joint conference. Both elements, he said.
were ready to stand aside and allow the
citizens independent of organization to
make nominations if they would. The
fight ahead was one of principle and not
for sDoils. Partisanship should be thrown
aside.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens speech,
after the ringing cheers and applause had
ended. George p. Brock took the wind
out o.-Julius SchlaJter's sails by nomin-
i ating Herman L. Timken for Sheriff.
Amid the cheers and yells of the enthusi-
astic delegates Mr.. Schlatter's discount
ture was plainly apparent He had hoped
to have the honor of putting his old.
friends name in nomination. However,
he came in second. ana Mr.. Timken was
nominated by acclamation.
Then came "a damper upon the enthus-
iasm which had by this time reached its
j zenith.
DOUBTS ABOUT TIMKEN.
Henry 4. Timkep, the son Of the nomi-
nee, got the floor and told the convention
IL would be well to first ascertain ii his
father would accept the nomination. 1t.
was one thing to nominate. 1t was an
other thing to accept q pomination. Eff
forts were immedlately made TO table the
domination. Yhese were, defeated. Mr..
Timothy Lynch said there was no reason
TO doubt that the nomination would not
be accepted Mr.. Timken was present at
J. the joint conference the night before, and
was enthusiastic in his promise to accept.
Young Mr.. Timken then arose and said
his father told him he would not accept
it. Mr.. Charles Noelke said he thought
he could explain the matter. Mr.. Tim
ken had promised ups to an hour or two
before the convention TO accept condi-
Monally, Young MI. Timken was labor
ing under an erroneous IinnressIan that
the condil ions had been brought about by
the proceedings of the Republican con
/ ventiOn.
| Mr.. Noeike, who when young Mr.. Tim
Ken first announced his fathers refusal
to accept hustled down below aud ascer-
tanned that the Republicans had nomir