New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-26
THE TRENTON CONVENTION.
NEW-JERSEY'S DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES
INSTRUCTED FOR CLEVELAND.
kl-NAToR M'.HERsON,S INFLUENCE PREDoM'
NANT-DIsORDERLY PROCEEDINGS OVER
THE CHOOSING OF DISTRICT DELE
GArDS TO CHICAGO.
tRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

tBY TELEGRAPH TO The ThiBUNE.i
Trenton, May 25.-Ihe Democratic o''o WI"
vention held in Taylor's Opera House To-Day was
disordery. There were tines during Inc pfocee"-
ings when those the stage could hot near oh
account Of the confusion, single syllable that
the chairman uttered. lie raped vigorously ior
order with a thick bhokthorn stick, but he might
,s we'll have uscd a feather. The disturbances
were created mainly by factions from rasSaic
Comfy and incidentally by other factions all
intent in squeezing in district delegates. The
convention was used by Governor Albeit, James
Smith ir of Essex, Miles Ross and Senator
Mcpherson 10 test their strength IN the New
Jersey political arena The net result was two
big victories for McFherson, two fair-sizcd
triumphs for obctt and real sly one for Miles
Ross McPhelson's victories consisted IN having
himself elected at the head of the list of delegates
atlarse and in forcing the convention 10 instruct
the delegation to vote for Grover Cleveland.
Abbetts triumphs in beating James Smith,
IT, for the chairmanship OF the Chicago delesa-
tion. and again in knocking out smiths man
Hinchhe for district delegate from PasSac
County. Miles Ross caueed to he erased from the
platform drawn for the adoption by the conven-
ton plank indorsng the action of Governor
Albeit in vetoing the Reading Deal bill. SO 1t
is seen that of the quartete chosen for delegates
at-arge, snamely, Senator Mcpherson. Governor
Albeit James Smith, jr., and Miles Ross, Me
Iherson and Ross alone had reason to congratulate
themselves heartily.
II was Cleveland convention, but only made so
through the pickering and quanelng OF the
bosses among themselves. Had the Reading Deal
bill been signed instead of vetoed MeSsrs. Ross and
Pidcock would have stood by Governor Albeit,
and the threat made siX months ago To turn
Mcpherson down would probably have been exc
cuted, and the New-Jcrscy delegation would have
gone TO Chicago unnstructed, aud free to vote for
whom they chose And again had the Governor
attached his signature TO the bill in question James
Smith, jr, would never have been candidate
for United States Senator against him. and to-
days convention would not have been turned into
an occasion to settle growing out of per-
sonal feuds.
Hinchliie one of PASSAGES candidates for dis
trct delegate. came TO the convention with twelve
votes. Louis Braun, another candidate, came with
nineteen, and claimed eight more. Hinchille was
backed by Smith. Hinchli1e is a State Senator,
and will have vote in the Legislature next win
ter for United States Senator. Braun backed
by Governor Albeit, but Prosecutor Gourley, Of
Paterson, was his spokesman. Hinchife and
Gourley made excited speeches from the galleries
to the convention. Both charged fraud at the
primaries and at the polls, and round about them in
the galleries were hundreds OF their friends who
INDUCED alternately in cheers and misses
and occasionally in fsticifrs The Commit
tee on Credentials decided to seat the
eight contestants in favor Of Hinchlfe.
A tremendous uproar greeted the decision, and
Chairman Edward F. Mcdonald declared that if
order was not preserved he would call in the
police and have the galleries cleared. Now Pas
sale County is in the Vth Congress District,
which embraces as) Eersen County and the
townships of Hudson. Hinchlfe, with twenty
delegates all told. that is 20 say. the twelve
regulars and the eight seated by the Committee
Credentials had majority of one, and in his
minds eye already Saw himself sitting in the
wigwam by Lake Michigan and shouting and vot-
ing for Cleveland But when the district was
called upon to name its delegates to Chicago
the Hudson townships Unexpectedly cast thirteen
votes for Braun, which. with the support he had
in Passaic and BERGEN gave him majority of
three over lInchiiic. Governor Albeit was
credited with this pretty piece OF generdlshp
Judge Chaunccy H. BcasleJ, n Trenton, had
been the temporary chairman of the convention.
After the standing cOEmlttees were appointed, The
gavcl WAS transferred TO Congressman Mcdonald.
He dropped II quickly for the blackthorn suck
Before the election o! delegates the committees
reported. The resolutions reofiirm the devotion
of the NcwJersey Democrats TO tariff reform"
The planks forced into the platform by Senator
Mel herSOn were these
Resolved. That with full recognition Of The nc,
spOnSlblty OF the democracy Oi NeW-Jefscy toward
the National Democrcy We name as our candidate for
the Presidency the statesman who boldly took the
decisive step In the of tariff reform and 10 en-
phasiTe our preference. we instruct our deegtion TO
the of the state for Grover Cleveland a
long his Is before the convention.
Resolved, That condemn the policy OF free coin
ac deprecated legal tender silver and also further
purchases Of silver bullion under the Republican legiS
ia,on Of $50 and we believe that the whole matter
OF the Use OF silver money metal should be rclc-
gated the future concerted action Of the CONNER
cia nations.
The district delegates as telegraphed last night
were elected