Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-27
BUT ONE BALLOT NECESSARY
A Handful of Sorekeads Kicked at Making the
 Nomination Unanimous.
THE DEMOCRATS WORKED WITH DISPATCH
They Reaffirm the National Democratic Plat form and Cordially Indorse the Ad- ministration of President Cleve-
 land-Sketch of Nominee.

Trenton, N. J., Sept 26.-The democrat ic state convention met here today to nominate a candidate for governor. All len McDermott, chairman of the state committed called the convention to oruer at 1920.
 Samuel Kalisch of Newark, a we'll known criminal lawyer, was made tenn porary chairman. Business was put through with dispatch, the speech mak- ing and appointment of committees pelng concluded by o'clock, when recess was taken until o'clock
 Rusiuess was resumed at 2:3O With Judpe Howard Carrow of Camden as per manent chairman. Promptncss was apain the order. The platform was pre- sented read and adopted unanimously. Then there was some talk as to whether inc new state committee or the guberna- torial candidate should be first named. The point was settled in favor or mahihS the nomination. But two names were placed before the convention, ChduCei.oi McGill and Augustus w. Cutter. MCElii was nominated on the first ballot. Cul- for rcceived only 143 votes out of 92o. McGilTs nomination was then declareu to be unanimous, although hanolui ol delegates protested. The conNehtloh then adjourned
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 We reaffirm the natipnal democrdtiC n,otform adopted at Chicago m lSol, anu cordially indorse the administration or President Cleveland, whose ueleriiiiiia ton to protect the people oi this county from the evils ever attendant upon .ne debasement of the national currency we are in most earnest sympathy.
 We congratulate the people on tue le vival of prosperity everywhere eVldeHt in our land and we assert that the lnous- trial depression with which we nave pesH afflicted during the past three years ID cbarpeable to the national legislation enacted by the republican party. inc nurchase of silver to be stored Tn the treasury and the enactment ol un!us. tariff laws to enrich few 1aVoriteS py the oppression of millions ol 1'''iat;,i,9 were the main causes of the paralyZa'ioh of our markets. That paralysis, With an empty national treasury, were the lega- ciee received from republican admin istration. e.arad ,n violation of selr-evident laws Of po- litical economy has been won. EVery strugcle against entrenched wrong IS at tended by privation and SuHcrihS' @ put these are never endured Tn Vaill. Ine lesson of cause and effect has peen thoI- ouehly learned. and we are wiling to abide by the decision of an intelilSeht neopIe. who are now entering upon pc riod of prosperity that will prove poth substantial and enduring.
 The remainder of the platform Is Whol- lv devoted to state issues, excepting the last paragraph, which is tribute to the memory of the recently deceased distln- guished members of the democratic par tv in New Jersey, Leon Abbott, Rodman M. Price, Joseph D. Bedlo and Robert 5. Green.
 Chancellor Alexander McGill is Penn svIvanian by birth and 51 years of age. He graduated from Princeton college in 1864. and two years later from Colum- bia law school, New York. He has been a member of the bar since 1867. He was counsel for the city of Bayonne in 1874 and 1875, and during the same years was n member of the house of the assembly from the old First district of Hudson county. He was later made prosecutor of pleas in Hudson county and also judge. He was appointed chancellor by Governor Green in March, 1887. and re- appointed last year by Governor Wergts. It is said that he will resign the chancel- Iorship in order to be free 10 take the stump.