The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-25
stead of principle as motto for proceed

stead of principle as a motto for proceed
ure.
Senator Guy spoke with great force
and was loudly applauded.
AT 1915 P. NJ. Senator Guy finished, and
ex-senator Grady took the platform. He
repeated the argumen almost word for
word that he delivered before the Com
mittee on Contested Seats last night.
When Mr.. Grady finished at 1925 the
vote was taken on the Patterson amend
ment, placing the names of both dele
cations on the roll. 1t was lost Then
the question of adopting the report of
the Committee on Credentials giving
the contestants one-fifth representation
was put and carried by a large affirma-
tive vote.
Confusion followed. Tanmany men
cheered and cries of derision were heard
from the spectators benches. In the
midst of it all the Grace-Fairchild
Democrats arose and marched out of the
hall. Tammany delegates jeered them
and the Shepard delegates from Kings
rose in their places and gave the re-
tiring delegation three cheers. Chairman
Belmont pounded on the desk with his
gavel, but it was several minutes be-
fore business could go on.
The report OF the Committee on Per-
manent Organization was presented by
James S. Bishop of New York, the chair
man of the committee.
1t named Roswell P. Flower for Per-
manent Chairman, and the usual list of
Yice-Presidents and Honorary Secretar-
les. The following Active Secretaries
were also named For Permanent Sec
retaries, Charles S. Defreest, William ].
Ellis, Calvin j. Huson, Charles T. Dun
ming, Benjamin Kinyen, Charles J.
Warner. Albert E. Hoyt and George c.
Vandusen.
The chair appointed the Hon. John
Boyd Thacher of Albany and Edward M.
Shepard of Kings committee to escort
Governor Flower, the Permanent Chair
man, to the platform. The Ex-Governor
was loudly applauded when he appeared
upon the stage
Mr.. Flower made a long and eloquent
speech upon assuming the chair.
THE PLATFORM.
At 1:30 o'clock, Daniel N Lockwood of
the Committee on Resolutions reported
the platform, which he read to the con-
vention.
There was loud applause for the home
rule and excise planks. There was laugh
ter and hand clapping at the reference
| to good roads for farmers and bicycle
riders.
When Congressman Lockwood finished
he moved the adoption of the platform.
1t was adopted unanimously. Mr.. Lar
| kin of Westchester offered a resolution
| to adopt the five pointed star as the en-
blem of the Democratic party of New
York State for use on ballots.
NOMINATIONS.
| At one o'clock the nomination of candi-
| dates was declared in order. That OF
Judge of the Court of Appeals was first
| taken up.
| Hull Greenfield, of Moravia, was first
| recognized. He offered the name of John
| D. Teller for Associate Justice.
| Thomas f. Carmody, of Penn Yam, sec
| onded Judge Teller's nomination, and il
| was made by acclammation.
| James D. Bell of Kings placed in
| nomination the name of Horatio c. King
| of Brooklyn, as Secretary of State. Gen
Martin T. Mcmahon of New York City
| seconded the nomination. He was nom
l mated without contest.
Judson is nominated for Conptrollel
| on the first ballot; Norton B. Chase wa
| nominated for Attorney General by ac
| clamation. Dewitt C. Jones was nomi
| mated for Secretary of the Treasury
| Stuart was nominated for State En-
| gineer.
| This completed the ticket and the con
| vention adjourned sine die.