The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-27
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new Jersey democrats Nominate Him on
the First Ballot for Governor.
Trenton, N. j., Sept. 26-The demo-
cratic state convention was scheduled
to meet at noon, but at that hour the
doors of Taylor's opera house were yet
unopened. When the doors were finally
thrown open there was no such rush
to get in as marked the meeting of
the republican convention week ago
to-day
Pretty nearly all the democratic big
guns of the state Were on hand, either
as delegates or spectators. United
States Senator Smith remained at the
Trenton house, but all his lieutenants
We're in attendance.
Allen McDermott, chairman of the
democratic state committee, was
cheered when he appeared on the plat
form to call the convention to order.
This convention" said he, lis much
unlike one that met here a week ago.
They nominated a partisan guberna-
torial candidate; We meet here to-day
to name the next governor of New
Jersey"
Referring to Mr.. briggs Ghe repub-
lican nominee), Mr.. McDermott said
that he was probably wondering
whether he was afflicted by deiirium
tremens or prohibition. BY the time
this was settled the election would be
over and his rival elected.
Samuel Kafisch, the we6l known
criminal lawyer and counsel for the
track owners, was introduced as tenn
porary chairman. He took up the
speech of Temporary Chairman Pitney
of the republican convention, in which
Mr.. Pitney charged the democratic
party with responsibility for race track
legislation. He said the first race track
law was passed when Sewell, Hobart
and Gardner were the controlling minds
in a republican senate and the second
act permitting betting was passed by
republican votes.
In denying the charge that the ju-
dietary was partisan, Mr.. Kalisch re-
ferred to Chancellor McGill and the
delegates applauded with sufficient
vigor to indicate Enthusiastically who
their choice was, II think" said Mr.
Kalisch, that the democratic party
has reason to thank the Delaware
| Lackawanna and Western Railroad
company for accomplishing the NOM
alton of Mr.. briggs. Mr.. briggs is,
| or was, general counsel for the COM
pany. Mr.. Fort, chairman of the con-
vention, is it's local counsel in Essex
county and Flavel MCGEE, who nomi-
| mated Mr.. briggs, is the local counsel
| in Hudson county. Does it not seem
certain that the nomination of Mr.
briggs was brought about by the in
| fiuence of millionaires and corpora
| tions?"
Mr. Kalisch has been acting as coun-
sci for some Of the men implicated
| by the voorhees, senate investigating
committee. He attacked that commit
tee as having sought to make politi-
cal capital and as having succeeded
| in showing only a few picayune pecu-
| lations on the part of few minor Off
Gals.
At l p. m. a recess was taken till
2 D. m.
The convention resumed business at
2:30. The committee on permanent or
| ganization reported in favor of Judge
Howard Carrow of Camden as perma-
| nent chairman.
Judge Carrew on taking the chair
said that the convention, had the duty
and responsibility of naming the next
governor of New Jersey. For twenty
| nine years the executive department of
| the government had been managed by
dmocrats and so it would continue as
| long as democracy reflected popular
aspirations. Notwithstanding all that
had been said by republican newspa-
pers and orators, the democratic hosts
intended to and would elect their gov
ernor. Judge Carrow spoke of the
| high character of New Jerseys demo-
cratic governors.
| The resolutions committee reported
| the platform and it was unanimously
| approved;
| The platform denounces as maIic-
iously false the statements of the re-
publican state platform that the gov
eminent of New Jersey has been con-
Quoted by the democratic party in a dis
honest or extravagant manner, the SEN
ate, it declares, after an investigation
costing thousands of dollars and involv-
ing the scrutiny of every expenditure