The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-12

the public and shameful subserviency to the
race track gambling interest.
We hold that this political campaign contains
nothing OF partisan character. The sols and
paramount issue is ths redemption of cur State,
county and cities from the evils which have
fallen upon them; and this can be accomplish I'd
only by tho people, by their voting against and
defeating every candidate who Is identified in
any way with those evils.
CoLoRED DELEGATES RESOLUTION.
Before this platform could be adopted
a. B. Cosey, a colored delegate from ths
hourth district. in speech referred to
the large numner of arrests OF voters last
fall aud offered as an amendment TO The
platform the followinz:-
Resolved, That this Committee will recon.
mend protection for a. American citizens and
condemn the recent imprisonment of all Am erf-
can citizens by the Ring Democrats for no ther
agitatsd republicanism.
This amendment was accsptad, and tne
platform thus amended was unanim-
ously adopted.
THE RULES.
The committee on r1ies reported that
the rules that governed the County Com
pitree should govern the convention and
tAat districts should be called on nomin-
ations and tnat the vote should be taken
also by districts. This recon- uendasion
was adopted and then the chairman au-
nounced that nominations were in order.
NAMES PLACED IN NOMINATION.
James . Erwin III glowing eulogy
placed In nomination for the FIRST DIS
trict Michael Schultz. For the Second
district Ltppmau Lyons nominated John
y. Halladay, whose name was applauded.
K. w. WooleY for the Third district nom
mated Colonel John j. Toffey and wi d
cheering followed the mention of his
name.
c. H. Benson on behalf of some Seco nd
district delegates came next aud he
sDrang on the convention the deal when
the EOela1g Journal, and It's heretofore
bitter enemy, K. b. Seymour. had entered
into. Benson nominated Frank o. Cole.
The mention OF his uame failed to Gre ilo
any enthusiasm and S,Ymouris Spsech ia
secondiug the nomination of Cole did
not increase it. Both Benson aud Sey-
mour knew then that Cole was a dead
cock in the pit. A North Hudson dele
gate nominated G. r. Christle and then
an Informal ballot was taken with this
result: Schultz II, HalladaV SO. Toffey
55. Cole l9 aud Christie 16
CHEERS FOR ToFFEY.
1t was at once recognized 10y the dele
gates that Toffey was 10 be the man and
prolonged cheering followed the an
nouDcemant of the resul The formsI
ballot followed with his Notwithstanding,
IL. Halliday. 30; Totfey, II, Cole, II. aud
Christie, 10. IL required just II baIints to
nominate, and when the result of the vol q
was made known cheers aud cheers were
| given. The nomination was Immediately ly
made unanimous. Tue convention nom.
mated A. j. Volk, a Hoboken undertaken,
| for Coroner.
The chairman appointed the following
committee to notify candidates of theIr
nominations.
First district James E. Erwin; Second dis
| trict A. B. Dusenberry; Third district. George
E. Francis; Fifth district H. w. Carr: SIKH
district, John Robinson; Seventh district, Tno-
mas Coughlin; Eighth district Thomas Nc.
Evan: Ninth district, A. s. Baldwin; TenIh dis
trict, John Reid; Eleventh district, Otto Sohnd-
| Ter.
Should any vacancies In the nemiua-
tfons occur before election day, the
| Executive Com mittee of the County Com
mlttee was empowered to al them.