The Jersey City news., 1891-10-13

oaths and the CoDstif ution. They acted
at the beck and call of a mob of criminals
and ballot box suffers. He. claimed
that If the convention nominated a
man by such action they would
be estopped from taking any legal pro-
ceedings to seat Stuhr. 1t was a good
Republican principls that they should
stand by the law as laid down by the
Senate of 1891.
Judge Seymour then proceeded to
abuse the Democratic party in lively
fashion in which he rung the changes
again and again upon the frauds OF
1885,
NO PARTY NEWSPAPER.
"There is no press in this city to repre-
sent the real sense OF the. Republican
delegation laughed and applauded warm
ly, and Major Pangborn, who sat by q
window, looked out into Charlie Somers'
yard.
Judge Seymour warmly eulogized the
County Committee as the party's tried
and faithful leader and said that that
leader, after carefully considering this
question, had decided that candidate
for Senator should not be nominated.
Flavel MCGEE said he had considered
all the arguments that Mr.. Seymour had
SO eloquently presented, and was still OF
the opinion that Senator should be
nominated The Judges position was
logical, he said, but logic was very in
effectual in such crisis as this. Without
a Senatorial candidate the ticket would
he headless. The Senate by law was the
judge OF the qualifications OF its members
and the Senate OF '90 had as much right
to oust Stuhr as as the Republicans of the
Senate of 1889 had to oust Mr.. Mcdonald.
HOLE IN THE GROUND.
Brother Brinkerhoff, of the Second dis
trict, said that in spite of all arguments
the fact remained that Huds on'sseat was
vacant and it ought to be filled. Ii the
convention thinks that Stuhr is the right
full owner of the seat let the delegates
nominate him for Senator.
Mr.. McEwan said that the convention
was asked to uphold the decision of Re-
publican tribunal and 1t Is also asked to
uphold the wrongful decision of Demo-
cratic tribunal, and he asked what was
the duty of Republicans?
Mr.. John Reid OF Hoboken advocated
the nomination of some good mau for
Senator. He did not believe in the cow
boy way or doing business, He asked
what Stuhr was doing today. He was
working against the Republican candi-
dates for Assembly in his district and
Mr., Reid thought that their duty as Re-
publicans was to let him go.
The motion to proceed to the election of
State Senator was carried by large ma
jority.
Mr.. McEwan then said he believed this
chicken would come home to roost, and
he read an earnest protest He asked
that it be entered on the min utes.
'.Lst 1t be entered" said Mr.. Cole.
Judge Seymour wanted his name writ
ten under the protest.
"Let it be written" said Mr.. Cole ia
cetiously.
Nominations were then called for. All
the districts named Lewis and one man
in the Third nominated Stuhr.
Mr.. Cole moved that the nomination Of
Mr.. Lewis be made unanimous.
Mr.. Seymour objected because two men
had been named.
Mr.. Bnndy raised the point that Stuhr,
being Democrat, could not be named in
this convention.
The Chairman declared the point we'll
taken. and the nomination Of Mr.. Lewis
was made. They then proceeded to nom
mate Director-at-Large. aid Mr.. Cole
said:-
II rise to nominate a man who has
grown gray in the defence OF Repu blican
r1nciples-Major David A. Pelouoet."
A delegate from the First nominated
Reuben Simpson. Mr.. Simpsons name
was withdrawn. and Major Peloubet was
nominated by acclamation.
CARRYING THE NEWS.
Messrs. MCGEE, Carr and Cole were ap-
pointed committee to wait on Mr.. Lewis
and inform him of his nomination.
were appointed to carry the hews to Ma
jor Peloubet.
Richard Williams was nominated by
Captain Graham for Surrogate, and a
motion to make the nomination unani-
nous was about TO be put when Williams
Jumped to his feet and asked if he under
stood that his name was being used. The
chairman said it was.
well, that's mistake. Pm not a
candidate, Johnny"
Jadge Seymour then. in few sarcastic
remarks, said that man who had
theories should not be afraid to lead q
forlorn hope; he therefore nominated
Mr.. Cole was out of the room and Mr..
Van Derzee thought he ought not to be
nominated.
Then Captain Graham nominated Mr..
VanDerZee, and the mention OF the name
raised storm of applause. But Mr.. Van
Derzee firmly declined. Then Captain
Graham nominated X. B. Seymour. and
Mr.. VanDerzee warmly seconded the
nomination, but Mr.. Seymour declin ed.
John Reid also declined, and on Mr..
SeymOur's motion, the question OF noml-
mating a candidate WAS laid over until
Mr.. Cole came back to see If he would
not accept the nomination.
WANT THE INQUEST.
A rush was made for the nomina ton of
COrOu6rS- GOuI u0u WCTc W bO
mated, and only one. A. S. Barnett. de-
clined. This left Joe Locke, Samuel
Armstrong of Union Hill, who ran on the
ticket last year, and Edward Martin.
Locke and Armstrong were nominated,
Martin receiving three votes only.
TX. PANGBoRN TESTED.
John Reid said tnat when he came into
the hall he met one of the leaders of pub
lie opinion who told him that no man had
the right to decline any nomination that
was rendered to him, and therefore he
would nominate Major u. K. Pangborn.
The name was received with shonts of
derision, but the Major was nominated
all the same.
Mr.. Clerihew raised the point that the
question of nominating a Surrogate was
laid on the table, and motion to take it
from the table had to be carried before a
candidate could he selected. The Chair
man declared the point well taken, and
thus the Majors chances of receiving the
endorsement of a regular Republican con-
vention were lost.
A resolution was adopted warning the
voters of the Sixth district against L. j.
Carroll, Democratic candidate for Assem-
blymau, because in the election of 1889 he
was an election officer in one of the pre-
cincts in which several fraudulent ballots
were found.
Major Pelouber then came into the
room escorted by the committee which
was sent for him. He was received with
cheers "for the old war-horse." The
Major accepted the nomination and ten
dered his thanks in a rousing Republican