The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-19
NAMED FOR CONGRESS.
Republican Conventions in the
Second and Fourth---Bu-
chanan Again.
Special to the jersey city Nsos.


ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 10. 1s90.-Ex-
Judge James Buchanan was renominated
for fourth term by the Republican Con-
vention in this city yesterday by accla-
nation. 1t was all cut and dried, and the
proceedings of the convention occupied
little more than an hour
The Second Congressional district is
composed of Atlantic, Burlington, Mer-
Ger and Ocean, aud often gives Re-
publican majority, so that Judge Bu-
chanan's nomination probably amounts
to his election.
A large audience filed the Opera
House. w. Budd Deacon called the con-
vention to order, which organized with
the election of Albert @. Martin, of
Ocean, as chairman. and James ID. South
wick, Atlantic City, secretary. The vice.
presidents were George f. Currie, of At
lantic: John Peacock, of Burlington; j /.
Hart Brewer, of Mercer, and John Goble,
of Ocean.
On call for nominations Atlantic county
had precedence. J. E. p. Abbott rose
and placed in nomination the name of
James Buchanan, whom they had tried
and not found wanting" His name was
the signal for an outburst of applause,
and as the secretary called the various
counties, each chairman answering Blu
chanan, the delegates were on their feet
cheering wildly for their ravorite.
Congressman Buchanan said:-"There
are times when words are inadequate to
express ones thoughts, and upon this
occasion am unable to express my graf
itude in words. "
He referred to the record of the present
Congress with pride, and would always
refer to it with a feeling of satisfaction.
His address was brief, but created deal
of applause.
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National Administration. Congressman
Buchanan, the course of the Republican
majority, and the following, which
caused some discussion, but was finally
adopted
''rhaJ we condemn the votes and
speeches of the United States Senators
from this State against the Mckinley
Tariff bill, as being inimical to the in
terests of their constituents and opposed
to their expressed wishes"
Editor Goodwin in the Fourth.
Special to the jersey Ctr Netos
SodERvILLE, Sept. 10, 1S90.-The Re-
publicans of the Fourth Congressional
district met in convention here yesterday
N w. Voorhees, of Clinton presided, and
j. f. Fulper of Washington was made
secretary. The platform commends the
present administration and the Mckinley
tariff bill, approves the proposition of
reciprocity, the federal elections and the
silver bills, indorses unqualifiedly the
passage of the pension laws, and extends
congratulations to the Republicans of
Maine upon their recent political success.
Warren and Sussex counties, in response
to the call for nominations. presented the
name of Richard +. Goodman, editor Of
the SUSSEX Register at Newton. No other
name was presented, and the nomination
was made unanimous. Richard f. Good
man is a graduate of Trinity college and
of the Albany Law school, and has CON
Quoted the only Republican journal in
Sussex county for the past twenty -one
years. He was paymaster in the navy
during the last two years of the war, and
is now the captain of Company G, Seventh
regiment, N. G. N. ].