The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-09
PROHIBS' CONVENTION.
The Cold Water Party to
Nominate a Governor
and Presidential
Electors.
POLITICS SET TO MUSIC.
Hymns and Battle Songs Sung-A
Mlchigander on the Mil
lennium.
POLITICS SET TO MUSIC.
Special to The Jersey City Ne,os.


hundred delegates were present in the
Masonic Temple when Chairman j. S.
White of Montclair called the State Pro-
hibition Convention to order at half past
ten O'Clock today. There were twenty
women in the assemblage. The delega-
tions were divided into Congressional
districts. The opening prayer was by
the Rev. ]. Mount of Cape May, and
then the Convention sang america.
The temporary officers selected were
S. G. Sloan of Essex county, Chairman:
Secretaries. H. w. Wilbur of Atlantic, j.
S. Bradshaw of Morris, and ]. r. Ander-
son of Essex. While these temporary
officers were conducted to the platform a
Hoosler prohibition quartette from Win
chester, Indiana, sang in old fashioned
camp meeting style Keep The ball roll
ing"
Chairman Sloan talked for about twen-
~ minutes. He said that never in
New Jersey had there been such
a sense of righteousness aroused as
now. Look" he said, "how the people
without regard to creed aud sect came
here last winter and stamped with their
disapproval the infamous race track bill.
We want to make the making and selling
of liquor crime"
After some discussion it was decided to
appoint committees from the counties
aud not from the Congressional districts.
A recess was then taken fer conference.
The call of the county occupied cousid-
erable time. The selections for Essex
were as follows: H. J. Rudd, Credentia
John r. Anderson, Philip E. Hunter,
Platform.
For Hudson: W. F. Gibson, Creden-
tials; A. S. Wilson, Rules; Frank Eager.
Platform.
THEY KNOW SOMETHING.
Chairman WhiGe then did little mis-
sionary work for the several newspapers
published in the interests of the party,
and explained that the only means of
communication between the local and the
State organizations are these publications
and they should be literally supported.
Delegate Strobel, who was conspicuous in
the Essex delegation, made demand for
the floor and wanted to read SET of reso-
lutions and have them adopted at once.
Many objected to this procedure be-
cause he was out of order, but Brother
Strobel was fighter and stirred up a
lively breeze. He refused to be sat upon.
He declared that II he deferred the con-
sideration of the resolution he would get
no chance later in the day. He was
finally squelched and the convention con-
tinued.
THEIR PRIZE TALKER.
For the benefit of those delegates who
could not remain over night and hear
M. ]. flaming of Michigan. this orator
was presented and he gave a red hot
Prohibition speech. He expressed the
belief that the people are coming over to
the Prohibitionists and that many see
that it Is impossible to have moral ideas
without pr >hibitory legislation. It was
al noticeab. fact that every decision
of the United States Supreme
Court in liquor contests supported the
Prohibitionists and that the Judges who
reviewed these decisions were not Pro-
hibitionists, because their red noses indi-
Gated that they were not. The Republi-
can Congress was notorious because
of its debaucheries and the people
retire the Republicans and sent
the Democrats, but they were even worse
The most important event of the late
Congress was the Congress on Jags''
an investigation stirred up by IRepressn-
tative Walker.
Mr.. Tanning scored the President for
his conniving with the liquor men and
for supporting the legislation enactment
of drunken Congress. The convention
has adjourned for dinner.
A BIG CONVENTION.
The convention is the largest gatheriu g
of the kind ever held. Mercer, Monmouth,
Camden, Essex and Burlington send very
large delegations. Robert J. White,
Chairman of the State Committee, states
that every county will be repre-
sented. Each county is entitled to
ten delegates and one delegate for
every twenty-five votes. The convention
will select ten candidates for Presi-
Governor There are many names men
toned. among them George La Monte, of
Plain field; S. B. Ransom, Jersey City;
Rev. J. B. Gaw, of Camden, and j. Nichol-
son.
The national platform is to be indorsed
A demand will be made for an amend
ment of the ballot reform law so that
Prohibitionists can have right of repre-
sentation at the polls. The Monmouth
County delegation will ask for denunci-
alton of race track gambling and an oppo-
sition to the Sunday opening of the Chi
cago Fair. A mass meeting will be held
in the evening, at which W. j. Tanning
will be the principal orator.
Baby's Finery Burned.
There was a slight fire at Moritz
Matthew's dry goods store. No. 503 First
street, last night. Some baby's caps and
finery in the window has become ignited
with the gas. It was put out before
much damage was done.
Falls From Scaffolds.
Gustave Johnson, thirty years old, of
No. 709 First street. Hoboken. a carpen-