The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-26

the Department of Agriculture, and in
various other ways demonstrated his
abiding affection for the tiller of the soil
They declared also that he had the sup
port of all the rural counties in the north
ern part of the State, and was the only
man who could be elected against John
w. Griggs. Atlantic turned deaf ear to
all their arguments, but Cumberland was
inclined to listen to the voice of the
siren. But they were soon got together,
and passed a resolution pledging their
25 votes to ex-senator Philip Baker, and
next to the Chancellor. Ocean gave them
'the long finger on the start. and Bur-
lington assured them that after that
county got through flirting with Judge
Stanley Sims they would cast their en-
tire vote for McGi1l. There were few of
the Salem delegates around, and one or
two of those stopped to listen to the
Morris county refrain, but the leaders
said that Salem would have no votes for
Mr. Cutler when the convention got down
to serious business.
Thus it was with all the South Jersey
counties, and finally the Morris men got
mad and in their heat said some things
they will probably repent of and retract
before the week is out They declared
that if Cutler was not nominated they
would bolt the convention and refuse to
support the ticket. No one was much
alarmed at this threat, as it was rec
ognized as a huge bluff made for the
purpose of frightening delegates into
supporting Cutler. But no one scared
worth cent, and the utter ridiculous
ness of the threat became so apparent
that Editor Voght and one or two other
level headed men took pains to deny it.
While all this was going on Mr.. Cutler
was busy in room No. of the Trenton
House deporting himself like real can
didate. He shook hands with all who
were presented to him, and argued his
own cause like a paid attorney. AL
though the atmosphere outside was cool
and pleasant the many blazing gas jets
and the crowds made the interior of
the hotel exceedingly oppressive. This
was particularly SO in the room in which
Mr.. Cutler cultivated his boom, and it
was not long before he had his coat off
and his waisteoat unbuttoned in true
agricultural style. He had many callers,
most of whonn came to see him just as
they would go to visit any other curios-
ity. Once inside the room a delegate
was seized and presented to Mr. Cutler.
After listening to him awhile he was
taken in hand by one of the Morris men
and compelled to listen to the oft told
tale of how Mr. Cutler was the only
man in the State with whom the Demo
Gratis could hope TO win.
There was an annex ito the Cutler
headquarters little further up the cor
ridor in room 49, the apartments of ex-
Congressman johnson Cornish of Wash
ington. Mr.. Cornishs hospitality is
known throughout the State, and his
room was crowded during the greater
part of the evening. All who came in
were among other things treated to the
Cutler arguments and again assured of
the Morris mans winning qualities The
ostensible object of Mr.. Cornishs annex
to the Cutler headquarters was II help
kees-the- Fourth Congressional d$trict,
connnrisfng the counties of Warren, Sus-
seq. Hunterdon and Somerset solidiy in
lire for Cutler, but the real object was to
boom Mr.. Cornish for Congressman. This
young statesman has served the dis
triot one term at Washington, and was
among those who were swept away by
the Republican flood last fall when he
ran for reelection IN spite of all his
recent utterances that he was not both
ering with politics but was devoting his
time entirely to his large business enter
prises, he is very anxious to make an
other try at Congress next fall
Mr. E. f. c. Young was among the
early arrivals and established head
quarters in Room No IA, next to Mr..
Cornish's. He was accompanied by Gov
ernor Werts who remained in the room
during most of the evening. They were
Joined by Senator Winton and General
Meeney. All who called were made to
feel at home and were filled with McGill
arguments.
Senator James Smith established him
self in Room 100. famous as General
Sewell's room. He was waited upon by
delegates and politicians, but had little
to say about the work of the convention.
He refused to discuss the situation or the
candidates and as far as appearances
went was neutral Judge Stanley Sims,
who had large and extensive boom of
three or four votes in Burlington, was
fitting about the corridors with an I'M
proved lightning rod well up in the air.
Judge Carrow of Camden, who wants
to be mentioned in the convention for the
prestige it will give him at nome, was
also ABOUT ule COIIluOiS, put hoitiiSi VI
these gentlemen made any serious at
tempt to corral votes.
Allan McDermott did not arrive until
after ten o'clock. and when he reached
the hotel he went directly to Senator
Smiths room. Almost the first one to
greet him was "Joe'' Noonan, who had
some resolutions condemning the Jersey
City administration for the new water
contracts and the irregularities i'm the
new City Hail. which he wanted to go
into the platform. Mr.. McDermott read
the resolves and then told Noonan that
the proper place to present them was to
the Committee on Resolutions, after it
had been appointed by the convention.
The Honorable Thomas F. Lane Of Sum-
nit. Orange and Washington, proprietor
of two newspapers and possessor OF a
fat position in the Treasury Department,
was very much in evidence. Thomas
wants to get upon the State Committee
and in order to do that proposes to have
the committee reorganized on the basis
of one from each county and four at
large The committee is now made up
of one from each Congressional District
and four at large. Prosecutor William b.
Gourley of Passaic is standing sponsor
for the suggestion. but it is said on good
authority to have enanated from the fer
tile brain of Mr.. Lane.
At midnight the Cutler, men shut up
their Headquarters and went to bed pre-
dieting the nomination of their man on
the ti7ird ballot. Before dispensing they
held a caucus and of course pledged
fbar,o selves to Cutler. motion to stick