The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-27
MGILL FOR GOVERNOR
Chosen by New Jersey Democrats
to Oppose Griggs.
NAMED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

His Only Opponent, Ex-ConEressman Gut
Ter, Received but 143 Votes, and These
Changed to McGnl Before the Result
Was Announoed-MoDsrm Retire.
ment from the State Committee.
TRENTON, Sept q. 90 Tho Democratic
state convention met here yesterday and
chose as their nominee for governor the
chancellor Of the state, Alexander T. Nc
Gill, of Hudson county. Chancellor Nc
Gill's nomination was foregone conclus-
ion, the fight put up by the friends of his
only opponent, Congressman Cutler,
being rather feeble. Only one ballot was
required, McGill receiving all but l43 of
939 votes cast, and before the vote was an
nounced every vote polled for Cutler was
changed to McGill, so that the honor came
to the latter backed by the unanimous
vote of the delegates.
After nominating Chancellor Mc(iill the
convention took up the work of choosing
4 new state committee under the plan pro
vided for in a resolution previously adop-
ted. The committee named is as follows;
Atlantic county, Richard j. Byrnes; Ber
gen, Abram DcRonde; Burlington, Eek
ard p Budd; Camden, Harry B. Paul
Cape May. Alvin p Hildreth; Cumber-
land, Phillip P. Baker; Essex, Howard
w. Hayes; Gloucester, Bowman S. Cox;
Hudson, E. F. G. Young; Hunterdon,
Paul A. Queen Mercer, Samuel Walker;
Middlesex, Oliver Kelly; Monmouth, ID.
| S. Crater; Morris, Thomas H. Hoagland; I;
| Ocean, e. p Emson; Passaic, Louis +.
Braun; Salem, Robert Gwynne, Jr. ;
| Somerset, Frederick p. Olcott; Sussex,
| Samuel Fowler; Union, S. M. Williams;
| Warren, Johnston Cornish.
An interesting feature of the day was
the speech of Alan l.. McDermott in an
nouncing his retirement from the chair
manship of the state committee after ten
| years of service. Mr.. McDermott denied
| emphatically that the name of the state
committee had ever been used for OF
against any race track or other legislation.
He told the delegates that, although he re
tired from the state committee, he would
stump the state this fall for the ticket.
The platform adopted is very long, but
is devoted mainly to the question of a pure
water supply for cities, which is just now
attracting much attention in New Jersey.
President Cleveland's currency ideas are
indorsed.
Chancellor McGill has six years to serve
in his present position, but it was said
here today that there is every likelihood
that he will resign his Office at once and
conduct an active campaign for the gov
ernorship.
Alexander 7. McGill was born in Pitts
burg, Pa, on Oct. 20, 1848. He came tC
New Jersey in 1854, when his father ac
cepted professorship in the Theological
seminary of the College of New Jersey
The chancellor graduated from that col
lege in 1864, which has since conferred OF
him the honorary degree of LII. D., anC
, from Columbia Law school in 1865. H,
continued che study of law with the lat
aSIlprems Court Justice Edward w. Scud
Ma hst Trenton, and was admitted to th
~ irolpn attorney in 1867 and as "a counsel
<SNNIrIsS7O. He was counsel for the city o
4 TFnne for two years, in 1874 and 1875
AS,In he also represented the then Firs
district of Hudson county in the house o
assembly. He also served one term a
prosecutor of pleas of Hudson county, sue
ceeding A. O. Garretson, who was ap
, pointed law judge, and when the latte
resigned that Office Mr.. McGill again sue
ceeded him as judge, an office he helt
when he was appointed chancellor by Gov
ernor Green in 1887 Last year he was re
appointed as chancellor by Governo
Werts. On each occasion he was unani
mously confirmed by the senate.