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and rushed upon the platform. where ex,
cited men We're standing on seats and
humanity in the orchestra below.
Finally the crowd quieted down ana
Mr.. Fort made himself heard. He, took
the delegations in the order he had seen
the ehairmen rise. and the stampede 70
Griggs was under way. When ne had
5S5 votes motion was made n 70 carried n9ad
and the political sun of John Kean had
set, many say never to rise. No attempt
imous. Colonel Toffey was on the. com
mittee sent to escort the winner to the
platform. and it was while marching his
he lost his pocketbook containing some
notes, several coupons and number or
railroad tickets. Fortunately his cash
that. Mr.. Griggs received rousing ova-
ton when he stepped upon the platform
and ACCEPTED the nomination. Then be-
came forward, and was introduced by
Mr.. Griggs as his colleague "in the great
fight now on" Mr.. Kean pledged his
inee. and Foster Voorhees, was called.
His reception was as hearty as that
given Mr.. Griggs, and he said IF there
before the balloting as there is s@ow
would have been elected
Next time. Foster; next time" shouted
q man, and the crowded house took up
the, idea enthusiastically
This ended the convention. and the
deisgaes worn out by the heat and the
the evening Mr.. Griggs rode around town
with an enthusiastic trolley party.
sketch of the Nominee.
Senator Griggs was born at Newton,
Sussex county. July 10, 1S49 and hav-
ing been prepared for college. entered
Lafayette College. at Easton, where he
Immediately entered the law office of
the Hon. Robert Hamilton, and after
pursuing his studies there for some time,
removed to Paterson, entering the Office
of Socrates Tuttle of that city. He
was licensed as an attorney at the
November term of the Supreme Court.
his license as counsellor Soon after his
admission to the bar he was taken into
partnership by Mr. Tuttle. the firm be-
ing Tuttle Griggs. Some time after
himself. and now enjoys large and in
creasingly lucrative practice. In 1876
he was elected to the Assembly from the
old First district of Passaic county, then
comprising the Fourth. Fifth and Eighth
wards of Paterson. Aequackanonk town
ship and the city of Passaic.. The
Constitutional amendments had just
1876 addressed itself to the work of re-
vising many of the laws and of conform
ing the, legislation of the State to the
Griggs took an active part. and many
OF the most important general laws
were committed TO MIN Tor revision ana
completion in their details.
The Election law of 1876 was among
these measures. He was reelected in
1876, and continued, this same kind OF
work. his peculiar fitness therefor being
readily conceded by his fellow members.
He was nominated for a third term by
the the Regub1iea1nzso 1szo Of his district and an was
sci of the Board of Chosen Freeholders,
which office he. held until, in 1879. he
when he declined a reelection to the
county board. He was reappointed City
Counsel of Paterson in 1880. 81 and 81,
was Senator from Passaic county dur
ing the years 1888 to 1888 In 1884 he was
chairman of the Special Joint Committee
on Corporate Taxation, also of the Com
nlittees on Education, Fisheries and
Sinking Fund and member of the Com
rhittees on Revision of Laws, Finance,
dered Supreme Court Judgeship by
Judge Albeit, but he declined it,.