The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-18
WEAK AS WATER,
Republican County Conven-
tion Places Its Ticket in
the Field.
TOM M'EWAN FOR CONGRESS
Diekiuson-s n-seymour Gang Routed
By the Younger Element
Hoboken Factions Stir Up Lively
Row Over the Assembly
Nominations
TOM M'EWAN FOR CONGRESS

For seven hours yesterday, from 3
PM to 10 PM, the Republicans of the
county wrangled in convention to nomi-
nate a county ticket for the coming cleo
ton. Without doubt it was the noisiest,
rowdiest gathering witnessed in many
years A convention in a hoodlum dis
trict was a perfect Quakers' meeting
to that held yesterday in Frechs Hall,
West Hoboken, which placed in nomi-
nation these mem
For Congress-Thomas McEwan, Jr.
For County fClerk-John G. Fisher.
For Observation-Disclosures Frambach, ,Jr.
The convention was also remarkable
for the crushing defeat and utter rout
of the Dickinson-Seymour gang, which
had, in conventions pest, generally sue-
Yesterday, however, the younger ele-
ment assumed control, and effectively
turned Col. S. D. Dickinson and ex-
Judge R. B. Seymour down. Another
feature of the gathering was the fight
between Hoboken factions To Hoboken
belonged the glory OF turning the con-
vention into a political bear garden.
The rival claims of Lawyer Leonard
and Coroner Volk were bickered over
in the street, in the committee rooms
and finally fought out on the floor of
the convention itself, with disastrous
results to Mr. Volk's gang.
Long before the delegates entered the
street, and for once in its existence
the sleepy suburb was all agog with
sexcitement. To many of the delegates
1t was a puzzle why such an out of the
way place had been selected, but this
was afterwards explained by one of the
leaders that that end of the county had
hitherto been slighted, and so for once
they were honored with the convention
C0NGRESsIoNAL. CONVENTION.
Soon after three o'clock Secretary of
,1,asf I<.l.a trsr1~irl
called the delegates of the Congression-
al convention to order, and Mr.. John
A. Walker, President of the Dixon Cru
cible Company, was elected temporary
Mr. Walker, in thanking the conven-
ton for the honor, said that high above
all the issues in the, present campaign
We're two, and if these, were settled
Alright the rest were easily disposed of.
These two issues. he said, are sound
currency and protective tariff MI
Walker entered into a review of the
condition of the country, all the evils
of which he laid at the door of the
Democratic party, They, he said, We're
responsible for commercial depression,
disasters and failures, and the only
way to restore confidence and bring
back prosperity is to put the G. o. P. in
power.
The roll of delegates was called, and
then the Hoboken row between the Vol1
and Leonard crowd began. Volk's fol-
lowers claimed that Leonard's men, Who
sat as delegates, had stuffed the boxes
at the primary A protest was entered,
and the Committee on Credentials, after
hearing both sides. gave each side half
of the requisite twelve delegates in
the Congressional convention. In re-
ferring the trouble to the committee,
Nj. James C. Young succeeded in max
ing the point that when a contest arose
in any district, no member from that
district should act on the committee.
JUDGE BLAIR DECLINES.
While the Committees on Resolutions,
Credentials and Permanent Organza-
tion were out, repeated calls for ex
Judge j. A Blair were made. He con-
ton to nominate strong man for Con-
gress. Judge Blair is the man. shout
ed number of the delegates.
Gentlemen" continued the speaker,
81 wish to state positively that if the
nomination is given to me, cannot ac-
cept it, that is final"
When the Corporation Counsel had fin
ished there followed sort of political
variety show with Messrs. G. F. Suther-
land, A. B. Cosey and Henry c. Gruber,
who was formally Democrat, but now
is kotowing TO the Republican party
for political honors, as the principal ar
lists. Their harangues pleased the dele
gates who shouted and yelled like band
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
The Committee on resolutions return
ing to the hall handed in the platform.
Protection, Bi-metallism. Suppression of
Trusts the denunciation of the Wilson
bill, and the general condemnation of
everything Democratic. The resolutions
approved, the nomination for a Congress
sional candidate began. 1t was by call
of districts.
The First district had no nomination,
but the Second nominated Judge Blair,
Thomas McEwan, Jf., and Captain New
Eerry. The Fourth named Newberry,
and the remaining districts named Nc
Evan. Then stampede took place;
delegates howled and cheered for Nc
Evan, who was nominated by acclama-
tion. A committee started out to bring
him into the convention and his ap
pearance was a renewal of the hub-bub
and Choctaw music.
Mr.. MeEwan reverted to his action at
Trenton, and said that the electors, in
offering him the Congressional nomna-
ton were saying, McEiwan, this is a
reward of merit, go higher"
He bade them look out for roorbackS
and false charges, and particularly
warned them against over-confidence
in the fight.
The Congressional Convention then ad-
journed sine die.