The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-26
DISMAL FAILURE.
Convention in Trenton OF
State Republican League
Clubs Today.
HUDsoN's LITTLE GAME
Many Counties Ignore the Meeting
by Sending No Delegates
Much Cry and Little
Wool.
HUDsON'S LITTLE GAME
Spscfal to the Jsrseu CITY Neacs.


CATION from three southern counties. no
one is here Essex seems to have ig-
nored the convention entirely, and, up
to noon, had not sent a single delegate.
The Hudson delegation arrived on
special train about half past ten O CLOCK
and saved the affair from being an en-
tire fizzle7 by parading the streets, head
ed by the worst band that ever assault
ed Hhe air of Trenton. Assemblymah
,1Gruber led the procession, and ine the
ranks We're Frank ]. Higgins, Humphrey
W. Carr, John P. Landrine. Street and
Water Commissioners Brown and Hard
ing, Fire Commissioners John Brennan
and Tom Mills. A. B. Casey, John +.
Wiggins City Clerk Woolley, Lawyeh
Goldenhorn and number of other lesser
lights.
After marching through the streets
the Hudson men went to the Masonic
Temple, where they held caucus. John
Landrine presided, and Louis Hennemei-
er acted as Secretary. Mr.. Goldenhorn
moved. that the delegation choose g.
name to be presented to the convention
as Hudson's choice for President of the
League He was sat down upon as too
premature and the caucus proceeded to
count noses. It was found that fourteen
clubs had no representatives,, and IN
order to give Hudson as many votes as
possible the caucus filled UP the vacan-
cies with those who had come along.
Then Counsellor Goldenhorn was given
the floor and allowed to speak his little
piece which concluded with the noniina-
tion of Frank j. Higgins Tor President.
motion was made to close nominal
ticns. but was met with storm of OBJ
pa all
lowed to make speeches. nominating
John R. Virgins, of Hoboken. and
Frederick Stuhr. of the old Fourth dis
trict These declined in favor of Hig-
gins, who was selected as the county's
choice.
The delegation then ranged itself be-
hind the band and marched to the Opera
House This was eleven o'clock, the
hour set for the convention, and when
the delegation arrived at the theatre,
the big buildig was bare and desolute.
The footlights and one or two of the
side brackets iIfs5fed WITH the stray
sunlight which struggled through the
windows near the roof, and shed a
glfostly light over the place. 1t was de-
pressing. The Hudson men planted their
banner on the stage, and filled three rows
of seats in the orchestra. The other
delegates scattered themselves through
another row, while as many as a dozen
citizens ranged themselves in the front
row of the balcony.
The band spent half hour lowering
the standard of popular music while the
delegates sauntered in: Congressman an
Wayne Parker and Police Justice Will
bur Mott of Newark entered and Essex
was represented at last. The Rev. Hart
man of Trenton offered prayer and the
band played some more. Then Senator
Maurice Rogers of Camden, who thinks
he would make good candidate for Gov
ernor, spoke and he said that one of
the duties the convention would have to
do would be to elect a successor to judge
Joseph H. Gaskill of Burlington. who
had resigned He then paid fulsome
tribute to Gasl1ill, who sat conspicueusly
in one of the boxes and looked conscious
" UNCONSCIOUS of, what was going on.
paign harangue, in which he lauded
everything Republican and denounced
the declaration that the Republicans
would carry the State next year. But
il they didn't they would come up smiling
the next year just the same.
The Secretary began to call the roll
The large number of the clubs which
did not respond when called threw such
a chill over the assemblage that a mem
Der arose and moved that the roll cal
be suspended, and that the. chairman OF
each county state what clubs were pres
eit. There was much opposition, and
! during the discussion a delegate from
Camden said that there were eighty
I clubs in Hudson. Immediately Mr.. Cru
s'Mr President" ne began, when the
gentleman says there are no clubs in
The gentleman from Camden interrupt
ed to say that he had said eighty, and
the laugh was on Gruber.
HORRIBLE SUSPICION.
When the Secretary had finished Hud
several delegates arose and began tc
talk at once. There were so many clubs
from Hudson that a suspicion got abroad
and Republicans. Wilbur Mott got on te
Hudsons little arrangement te supply
delegates to those clubs unrepresented
and made kick, but Hudson yelled hin
down. Several funny remarks We're made
about Hudson's members whether Re
publican or DEMOCRAT. and this led. Mr.
State hadn't enough interest in the Re
publican party to send full delegations
ample was followed, and men began te
answer for three or four clubs. The
climax was reached when Passaie
senting four clubs. The chairman, Sena-
tor Rogers. ruled that he would only
The roll call was finally completed
and then the Chairman announced the
members of the committees. Henry C.
Gruber on the Credential Committee
and Alexander Mclean on the Resolu-
tions Committee, were Hudson's repre-
Charles Rechtold wanted to know il
the Chairman had named members Of
the league.
Mr. Rogers asked if the gentleman OBJ
Mr.. Bechtold declared that Mr.. Cru
Der was a league member.
Then Mr. Rogers asked if there wa:
any objection to Mr. Mclean.
Bechtofd replied that if Mr.. McLear
was member of club he was con
tent.
Mclean said he was member of tht
Bergen Republican Club. This was sat
isfactory, and the convention took re
cess to two O'Clock.
SAME OLD CRY.
The convention reassenbled prompt.
at two o'clock. The Committee on Res
olutions reported three very poor re
solves. The first. is the old protection
plank; the second sets forth that tn
dollar of the laborer and mechanic
should be worth as much as the dolla
of the capitalist, and any attempt e
debase the credit or currency of th'
country is a blow to the country's in
dustry; the third approves the acts O.
the last Legislature and eommends tn,
Senate Investigation. 1t condemns tn.
affairs and pledges the convention K
carry the State for the nominee of ths
Republican party.
The convention proceeded to elect
State President, and Frank J. Higgin:
was elected President on the first bal