Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-09-22
TITS LOUDENSLAssER.
A Bitter Contest Most Happily
Ended by LOudenslager's
Nomination.


day on Wednesday of last week, at
Salem.
The night before as detailed In
special correspondence to this paper,
both the Bergen and Loudenslager
peopleeclaimed the nomination. The
Bergen men were talking confidently.
and they had every reason to believe
that Camden county would get their
man. but promises made to them, were
either misunderstood or broken.
In the morning the Bergen fol.
lowing awoke early and were hustling
with renewed confidence. They ex.
pected they had made deal whereby
the Cape May delegation was to come
to them on the second and third ballot.
!. The Loudenslager men said little,
but they were working like beavers
and gaining headway in most salts
factory manner.
. AS the morning grew the Bergen
people seem to lack confidence and
after the morning session at the Opera
House, where their uniformed shouters
created disturbance in the hall, they
seemed to realize that something des-
perate must be done.
Ex-Congressman Hires who had been
one or the able marshals of the Loud
enslager forces said to some friends
just before dinner, that on the third
ballot Salem county would be solid and
Loudenslager would be nominated.
The majority or the delegates and
active shouters arrived early in the
morning, and the crowd about the
Nelson House was vast one. About
ten o'clock, three hundred or more of
the Young Republican Club of Cam
den, headed by jennings Band, came
on special train.
Later the Gloucester county people
came down on special train. They
had the Blasius Band, of Woodbury..
The Millville delegation accompanied
the Loudenslager delegates, and were
headed by the Ariel Band, of their
own town.
There was plenty of excitement
throughout the day, and it was eleven
o'clock when the forces went down to
the Opera House,
Just previous to that time the Cum
berland county delegates held their
caucus. II. L. Tuller, of Vineland,
was Chairman, and Grant Nixon, of
this city, was Secretary. The follow
ing were chosen for committees: Gre
dentials, William H. Souders; Rules, g.
E. Bellows; Vice President, Major Nc
Daniels; Permanent Organization,
Nicholas Scull; Resolutions, Col. How
ard Willets.
At the Opera House, the five coun-
ties were assigned their particular To-
cation, and were seated in a body on
the lower floor of the house.
The Camden forces were under COM
mand of Judge E. Amber Armstrong.
Cumberland was headed by H. L. Tul-
ler. Cape May was looked after by
A. E. Holmes. Salem was in charge
of B. F. Wood, and Gloucester was un.
der the leadership of Henry Clark,
M. D.
The Bergen people and Louden-
slayer forces were continually cheering
for their respective candidates, and it
was evident that Loudenslager had the
majority of the spectators. Ex-Sena-
tor Cattell, called for order and a tenn
porary organization was easily and
quietly formed by the selection of Jas.
NJ. E. Hildredth, Chairman; Augustus
Barber, of Woodbury. and Jehu Evans
of Camden, Secretaries.
In assuming the chair Mr.. Hildredth
made a rattling speech, which brought
out lots of fiery enthusiasm.
The Vice Presidents were then
named as follows:
Camden-Alfred W. Clement.
Cape May. Swing Willets.
loucester-Frank D. Springer.
Cumberland-Major McDaniels.
Salem-Hon. Geo. Hires.
The various committees were then
named, and the Convention took re-
cess until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was twenty-five minutes past
three o'clock when the Convention
was called to order and the Louden-
slayer people drew first blood by pass
ing a resolution calling for the report
of the committees on Credential and
Organization. The Bergen men op-
posed the resolution.
The Credential Committee threw
out certain votes from Camden and
Gloucester, leaving 3S2 votes in the
Convention, making the number
necessary for choice, 1872.
The Permanent Organization Com
mittee reported that they had selected
Geo, W. Payne, of Millville, for perma.
nent chairman, and the temporary
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