The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-17
KILKENNY CATS.
Republican County Conven-
tion a Monkey and
Parrot Affair.
DRAGOONED BY DICKINSON
Drake Turned Down Amid
Bets That the Entire
Ticket Will Be
Beaten.
OPERA BOUFFE PLATFORM
Mawkish Humbug About Equal
Taxation and the Judicial
Ermine = Big Hush
About Spoils.

About Sp0llS.
The Republican County Convention
was held in Kessler's Hall, Central ave-
nue.. yesterday afternoon. The haM was
damp. cold and cheerless. There was llo'
even German band to enllven the
scene. and the delegates sat With fhelr
oyercoats on, and their coat collars
turned up. and shivered. After a W4llle
1t got warm At one time it looked as
though the convention would end IN
general melee. There were numpef u
bitter Disputes and many unpleasant
things were said. The most bitter hsHt
took place over the turning down OIL
Assemlblyman William 3. Drake. Inc
bosses had ordered that Drake be shelved,
and the faithful were prepared to carry
out their wishes. Sam Dickinson manlpu-
laed the wires and eventually carried the
day At the same time he turned the
convention into a bowling mob.
AS is we'll known Dickinson was deter
mined to get even with Drake. because
he refused to vote for Willfam j. Seven
last winter. He secured majority OF
the delegates in brakes district to vote
for Ex-Justice of the Peace Frank L.
Lockwood The minority demanded that
Drake be recognized. The majority OF
all the delegates III the convention were
in favor of Drake, but the cunning Mr..
Dickinson had the rules of last year
convention adopted. and they provided
that the candidates supported by the ma
jority of the delegates from each dis
trict be nominated, and brakes support
ers were outwitted.
md
reigned during the convention. Chair
man Virgins rulings were autocratic
to a ridiculous degree, and those who
were opposed to the bosses were not
recognized by the choir. The row will
result in serious dissension in the ranks
of the Republicans, and many of the
delegates yesterday predicted that not
single man on the Republican ticket
would be elected. One delegate offered
to bet 100 to / that Lockwood would be
the lowest man on the ticket. Robert
McAndrews tried to restore harmony by
offering to resign in favor of Drake, but
the bosses jumped on him with both feet
and widened the breach still further.
THE VICTIMS
Max Salinger received tine Senatorial
nomination, his only opponent being
James S. Erwin.
The nominations made for Assembly
are:-First district, Frederick Cham
berlain; Second, James f. Black
shaw (renominated); Third Henry G.
Gruber (renoninateO3 Fourtl, Robert
McAndrew (renomfnated); Fifth. Charles
N. King; Sixth, Frank T. Lockwood;
Seventh, William Wilkie; Eighth, Fred
erick Stuhr; Ninth, Charles Taylor;
Tenth, Henry. N Nutzhorn relloH-
An AMUSING PLATFORM.
The platform adopted by the conven-
ton is, an amusing one It - was as.,de- pre-
with the people and points with, pride
to the record of 1895 and the beneh-
cent laws enacted It rsarms the o fe fbe
Republican principles of protection to
American industries and reciprocity Of
trade with the markets of the world.
eThe HI - people of the State may well
supplement- the emphatic EN- etc !; acton OF
Repubaan ss9 fna s aoRsrnor Ps aae in 0 ISL who shall
be in full accord with the Republican ma
iority already in the Senate and Re-
publican majority very likely. to occupy
seats in the House of Assembly.
sc commend our candidate for Cover
nor, the Hon. John W. Griggs, as
a gentleman of high attainments and
established reputation, a man of the peo-
pie, with legislative experience and spot,
entangements which might. hinder or
prevent a conscientious discharge OF
port port of the Republican and independent
voters of Hudson county
The platform attacked the Board of
little ring of five Republicans; Witt.
exquisite humor it declares in favor of
equal taxation, low rates Of ferriage and
control of the water sheds vested in a
Board of State Commissioners
One funny section says
s"FhiS convention condemns the attemDt
of the Democratic ringsters to use judi
c;al ernine as a shield to protect them
from the wrath Of aa6,f an ira gsd people
by the last Legislature to drag the. judi
cial ermine through the mire of the
THE CIRCUS BBEGINs.
1t lacked but five minutes of four
O'Clock when the bumntious and tricky
clerk of Jersey City climbed upon the
stage and raped for order. John j
Erwin read the call for the meeting and
Sam dickinson moved that Woolley and
Erwin act as temporary officers. Of
course the motion was carried.
V.ce-Presidents and cGrnnttteees were
then appointed, each delegation present
ing one name for each committee
A recess was taken and the committees
adjourned to the rooms of the Fremont
Club to get their orders. There We're
Hoboken, had been selected by the bosses
to act as Chairman, with Erwin as Secre-
tary, and as ROQ S6NInOGT flaQ the
resolutions all prepared, the committee
had nothing to do but present them to
the convention.
When the convention re-assembled the
Rumptious City Clerk delegated Daniel
Shea to escort Mr.. Virgins to the chair.
In accepting the position of Chairman.
Mr.. Wigging said that he had no idea of
having such an honor thrust upon him.
few thoughts in behalf Of the gentle
man who is the Gubernatorial candidate
on the Republican ticket. It would be
proper to say something encouraging,
Something instructing, but as he was not
prepared to do so he would call upon
Judge Seymour to act for him in that
capacity 81 am no Moses'' said Mr.
Virgins, $50 I will let Seymour talk to
you. -
Judge Seymour arose and said:-sI
would be glad to respond to the call of
the chair but am physically unable to
do so am for our candidate, Mr.. Griggs
with all my heart and soul. We all know
| that he Will be elected (Applausel We