The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-20

TRENTON, y. j., Sept. 19.-The Re-
publican state convention met here to-
day and nominated John w. Grigss, of
Union county, ex-state senator, for gov
ernor. Because of the fact the Republic
cans are very hopeful of success this fall,
the convention attracted to the city more
of the rank and file of the party than has
been seen at a similar gathering for over
twenty years, and there was a genuine
effort on the part of half a. dozen men
to secure the coveted nomination. which
finally fell to Mr.. Griggs on the third
ballot.
His chief opponent was ex-Corgress-
man John Kean, jr, who was the can
didate against Governor Wertz, three
years ago. The others in the race were
Elias D. Ward, president Of the Pruden-
tial Insurance company, of Newark; State
Senator Foster NJ. Voorhees,, of Union;
State Senator NJ. NJ Rogers, of Camden
Atlantic, all of them having almost equal
strength. Sheriff Loffey, of Hudson, a..
though not a candidate, received the vote
of one Burlington county delegate on
each Of the three ballots.
The Platform.
On questions of national import the
Eve reafirm our devotion to the ma
tional policy Of our party; our opposition
to an attempt to impose on This country
GSDdS9Q ana QSpT0CldIGu CltLIGltCy dIIu OuI
firm belief in the wisdom and beneticehce
Of a tax on imports which will afford pro
lection to American industries ana ade-
qUate revenue"
On state issues, it says: eve reaffirm
our purpose. of restoring to New Jersey
clean and honest government. Three
years ago we appealed to the voters of
This state without regard to party TO join
us in the effort to rescue the state gov
eminent from the grasp of a hand of
marauders, who for partisan and personal
1fr1 lITc-
cured control Of every department and
Institution Of the state
mo event in tho history of the state
has so signally demonstrated the patriot
ism of our people as the grand response
of this appeal. In 1885, a majority of more
than 10000 on the legislative ticket, testi-
fed to the desire of our people 10 escape
from the domination of political bandits.
And in 1894 the unparalleled majority of
nearly 1900 voiced the sentiments of the
people in favor Of good government and
committed the power of legislation t. the
hands of the Republican party. We con-
graduate the people of the state on the
magnificent results of this revolution.
Entrusted with legislative power, we blot
ted from the statute books the laws under
which the most infamous form of race
track gambling had brought ignominy and
disgrace upon the state. We succeeded
through the court in abolishing the
shameful gerrymander scheme, through
which the political cabal in control of the
state believed themselves to be perna-
llCIlllS GIlli cIlCHGu III pONe We QSllNEIGQ
our public instruction from the domina-
ton Of boards appointed solely for rar-
tisan purposes and restored them to pub
lie usefulness by the establishment of
non-partisan boar for their control. We
successfully resisted the most gigantic
conspiracy Of recent years. supported by
high state officials and Democratic rulers,
to perpetuate party supremacy by DENY
ing to the people Of several counties the
right to choose their own representatives,
thus for partisan reasons and purposes
striking at one of the Fundamental prin-
ciples of government. of any by the peo-
pie; we have wiped from the statute
partisan and personal purposes, regard
less of the wishes of the public welfare;
we have exposed the pilferers and plum
Gerers of the state treasury and brought
them to political and personal disgrace
aud we have passed in defiance of the
executive veto, laws too long a list to be
recited here, to secure an honest and
economical administration of the public
affairs in the state"