The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-27
MGILL FOR GOVERNOR
Chosen by New Jersey Democrats
to Oppose Griggs.
NAMED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE

uIs only opponent Er-cossrossman out-
Isr, ReoeIvsd but 1As votss. and These
Changed to HrcGiII Before the ResuIt
was ADMINISTRATIONS Retire
meDt from the State Committee.
TRENTON, Sept e. - The 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. Chanoellor No
Giirs nomination was foregone conolus-
ion, the fight put up by the friends of his
only opponent, ex-Congressman Cutler,
being rather feeble. Only one ballot was
required, McGfll receiving all but 14s of
$50 votes cast, and before the vote was an
nounced every vote polled for Cutler was
changed to McGill, so that the honor came
10 the latter backed by the unanimous
vote of the delegates.
After nominating Chancellor McGill the
convention took up the work OF choosing
new state COMMITTEES under the plan pro
vided for in a resolution previously adop-
ted. The COMMITTEES named is as follows;
Atlantic county, Richard j. Byrnes; Ber-
gen, Abram DeRonde; 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;
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Paul A. Queen; Mercer, Samuel Walker:
Middlesex, Oliver Kelly; Monmouth, D.
8. Crater; Morris, Thomas n. Hoagland /;
Ocean, e. p. Emson; Passnic, Louis b
Braun; Salem, Robert Gwynne, Jr. /;
somerset. Frederick p. olcott; Sussex.
Samuel Fowler; Union, 8. 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 COMMITTEES after ten
years of service. Mr.. McDermott denied
emphatically that the name of the state
committee had ever been used for or
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 tho ticket,
The platform adopted is very long, but
Is devoted mainly to the question of q purr
water supply for cities, which Is jnst now
attracting much attention in New Jersey
President Cleveland's currency ideas are
tndorsed.
Chancellor McGlli has six years to scrve
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 t. McGill was born in Pitts
burg, Pa, on Oct go, 1S43. He came tc
New Jersey in 1854, when his father &C
cepted a professorship in tho Theological
seminary Of the College Of New Jersey
The chancellor graduated from that col
lego In 1894, which has since conferred on
him the honorary degree OF LII. D., and
from Columbia Law school in 1905. He
continued the study of law with the late
Supreme Court Justice Edward w, Scud
der, at Trenton, and wns admitted to the
bar as an attorney in 1887 and as a counsel
lor in 1870. He was counsel for the city O
Bayonne for two years, in 1874 and 1875
when he also represented the then First
district OF Hudson county in the house o
assembly. He also served one term "a
prosecutor OF pleas of Hudson county, sue
ceedlng A. O. Garretson, who was ap
pointed law judge, and when the latte
resigned that office Mr. McGill again sue
oeeded him as judge an Office he helc
when he was appointed chancellor by Gov
ernoy Green in 1887. Last year he was re
appointed as chancellor by GovernoI
Werts. On each occasion he was unani
mously confirmed by the senate.