The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-10


oentiais. are doing all they can in his in
terest.
Morrell made a scene in one of the hotel
corridors. He met Mr.. Gaddis, who was
in the company of the other New Jersey
delegates, and began to berate him.
You are fraud and have stolen my
seat" he said. "I'll fix you when you
come up tor Office again in Newark"
WHAT DID 1T COST?
Mr.. Gaddis laughed at him, and Murrell
stormed off to newspaper office. There
he told tale of injustice and convinced
reporter of its truth. Nobody knows
just how Murrell wants to vote. When
he came here he wore Harrison badge
and was one of the loudest shouters for
the President. The next day he was using
his lungs in the service of Blaine.
Garrett A. Hobart. Vice President of the
National Executive Committee, speaking
of the contest, said:-
"Murrell. as l understand the case, has
no valid claim on the credentials given to
Mr.. Gaddis. The record of the colored
gentleman is in the hands of ex-Judge
Hoffman and will be presented to
can be reached. Murrell claims, 1
believe. that he has a letter from
John l. Blair. authorizing him to take
the credentials and vote in Mr.. Blair's
place. There is nothing in this statement.
l telegraphed to Mr.. Blair and received
reply in which he denies that he gave any
such authority to Murrell. Mr.. Blair
also said that he is for Harrison aud
would vote for him were he here. l am
very sorry for Mr.. Gaddis, who dislikes
very much to be defendant in a contest
like this. The Jersey delegation and not
he is responsible for the situation, but he
is compelled to endure the bulk Of the an
noyance.
HOBART FOR HARRISON.
II believe Mr.. Harrison will be the can
didate," continued Mr.. Hobart. ut is
i'm possible. of course, to be sure of the re-
suit as long as there are SO many dele
gates whose exact standing Is unknown.
should be so unwilling to commit them
selves. Every man in the New Jersey
delegation knows hoy he will vote, and
he isn't afraid to say so. 1t is not so in
some other States. Still suppose dele
gate Is entitled to keep his own counsel il
he desires until called upon to vote. l
repeat, however, l think there is no
doubt about the result unless the Com
mittee on Credentials insists upon seat
ing. without a shadow of reason, men
who were never properly elected and
taking from men honestly elected for Mr..
Harrison, the credentials to which they
are entitled.
"In some instances, it is true, a pretty
good case may be made out on either side.
/ sat for six hours and listened to the evil
dence in the Utah case. There were two
sets of the delegates apparently. One
represented the wing of the Republican
party opposed to Mormonism, which was
recognized by the Republican National
Convention four years ago. The other
set represented the young and growing
Republicans of the State. Both dele
It was hard to decide betwee
them and we finally gave the ere
dentials to the new wing of the party.
II believe the solid judgment of the
party is for Harrison for many good rea-
sons understood by all Republicans. 1t
is unfortunate that we are SO far from
homo that we are out of communication,
except by telegraph, with the people
whom we represent. 1t is impossible to
feel the public pulse as it would beif we
could get each morning the New Jersey
and New York newspapers"
Most of the New Jersey men. Mr.. Ho-
bart said, had received many kilograms
from home offering advice. They We're
generally from prominent Republicans,
and urged them to vote for one or another
he had received urged HIM to favor Har-
rison. One man suggested the names of
Secretary of the Navy Tracy and Nc
Kinley. Others were most emphatic in
their condemnation of the idea of nom
mating Blaine.
Mr.. Hobart is one of the busiest dele
gates here, He attends all the meetings
of the National Committee, and that body
is in session about half the time. He has
rooms in the West Hotel opposite those
of General Sewell Mrs. Hobart is here
with him. She is the only woman from
New Jersey in Minneapolis. Mr.. Hobart,
like all of the New Jersey politicians,
feels confident that Harrison will win.
Like General Sewell he is very cool and
calm and let's the others do the shouting.
He said to-day that he had attended too
many National Conventions to be
frightened by the noise of the Blaine
boomers. He is very anxious that the
work shall all be finished by Friday.
Otherwise he will have to go homo and
leave his work in the Convention to an
alternate. Mr.. Barbour is also compelled
to go home Friday whether final adjourn
ment has been reached or not.
Sewell says, ''Me, too"
Generel Sewell said yesterday
1.-The strength of President Harrison
has been maintained despite every at
tempt on the part of those who are striv-
ing to compass his defeat. Isee nothing
to prevent his nomination. 1t will be
difficult to secure an agreement on any
third candidate"
Among the Jerseymen here, besides the
delegates and the alternates, are Assem-
blyman Studer, of Montclair; eX-Assem-
man Harrison, of Orange; John Kean. of
Elizabeth: Joseph H. Gaskill, of Mount
Holly. and ex-Judge John Ulrich, Of
Plainfield.
Mr. Gaskill, who is the president of the
New Jersey state League of Republican
Clubs, has flooded the hotels with pam
phlets telling what great and glorious
body that organization has become. He
tells everybody that 1t is going to take the
State out of the control of the Democratic
party and join it to the strongholds of
Republicanism.
John Kean. Jr., is here partially for
business and partially for politics. 1t is
thoroughly understood among all of the
followers of General Sewell, at least, that
he is to be New Jersey's next Republican
candidate for Governor. Mr.. Kean is a
director in the Minneapolis Street Car
Company, whose cars are run by the over
head system.
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