New-York tribune., 1895-09-27

,,..o,..,,,s,b wear named Augustus w. Cutler
wnen Essex was called The venereoie Es%
was not easily heard, but ne had Ar a. ia IN
tunty TO pronounce his graceful little speech II,
behalf of Mr. Cutter, and he was applauueu VIII VIII
he sat down; but there was no chahee ioi |"''e'
or anybody else >,c,u tho
nomination before il was hsK flushed ana oao eme
Cutler vote was more than 2oV OUT ol nv 80. 80
Morris County Cutters home moVeu " ,t;n was
nomination unanimous. but before the no'ioil ~ vas
mt the votes were changed and the ehtire coiNen-
tion stood recorded for McGill This shoud nave
been the occasion for wild outourst "a G ohair
asm hut II didn't come. and not untll the Cnai,
man had been roked up to II were three ieeo'e
cheers accorded , f~o,,, aaoh
county was then selected. and the convention aa-
tourned three-fourths of the delegates having al
ready left the hall.
MR. MGILtS CAREER.
The nan,,nee. Alexandet TSMcGn~is fifty years
old. and he was born in Pennsylvania HIS ia'her
was appointed professor at Princeton ana 'here
the family lived for many years, the son oeihs
graduated from the college in 1864 and from 'he
Columbia Law School in 1866 Young Mcniii
Arst became an officeholder as corpora
,,on Attorney for Bayonne and he was elected to
the Assembly from Hudson County in 1913, serving
IN the legislatures OF 1874 and 1879 In the latter
wear he voted for the Catholic Protectory oiii d
measure which cost the De"O|i"'' '''N ~ ~
soon after this McGil was made Prosecutor OF
no
Court of Common Pleas and finally Chancellor
His appointment 10 the latter office was a great
surprise. and 1t was MADE Dy ms eotese enointed
V.ce-C Chancellor. Chancellor Mciill hao hao iste
or no experience in equity. and his task was u,I
fcut one but he oyercame tne note sen se,ors ra,Ser
stacles BY industry. He is a dignified man rather
dlfident at times and personally wen TKeo d!
those who gain his reluctant friendship
He will remain on the Bench, and this VIII
hamper his campaign greatly. The course OF the
bosses in selecting the Chancellor is an ackho"l-
edged concession to what they call the consei' a
tive element OF their party, and II Is uesleneo W
,,,re ira ok the respectable vote. which lost TO
the party by racetrack legislation ana rihs ;,ue'
There Is little preterce of commence IN the Ihaii
cellors election. but it seems to be ielt that lhe
party will be the ultimate gamer py d ue0eh'
nomination. 49,, ...,o, ., ,ba
racetrack gamblers and the ballot-box thleVes III,
tdndson and in other ways he has been supposed
10 be in opposition to the ring That ne VIII pe
supported with any degree OF entnuslasi&,i LIS 10 ,o ~,
exnected but Democrats say they nave oohe To-
day as well as they could do under the clrcum-
stances and in this they are probably not far
wrong. -, ,,r .rropN
The n,atform adopted to-d,y IL as follows:
The Democratic party Of New-JersaS In cor Gonysn n-
ZION assembled declare: That We reafrm the "a, a.
tona Democratic platform adopieSa al Of
President Cleveland. with whose determination i ~
protect the people OF this country rom M 'he me Na
tjonal currency we are in most earnest sympathy
we congra tuate the people upon the reVNai ol
prosperity everywhere evident in our land and we we
assert that the Industrial depression with whch we
have been afflicted during the last three years u
chargeabe National legislation enacted % by me ne
Republican party. The purchase OF snvet' ~ 70 rD De
stored in the Treasury. and the enactment or uI- M
lust tariff laws, 10 enrich a few favorites oy me
oppression OF millions OF consumers were the main
causes of the paralyzation Of our markets. Ihat
naraivsis with an empty National Treasury was
Inc legacy received from Republican administra-
ton. -- /. ,.-,.-.,.,ttsss
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of political economy has been
won Every struggle against intrenchea wrong rs rs
neyer endured In vain. TheIesson OF the cause and
effect has been thoroughly learned. and we are
willing to abide by the decision of an intelhgent
peopie 5who are now tering upon period or
prosperity that Will prove both substantial and en-
duriBg. e