The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-09-24

space was occupied.
The convention was called to order a
IL O'Clock, and Hon. Mahlon r. Pitney, o
Morristown, was named as temporary
chairman. He delivered a brilliant anC
telling speech as he took the chair.
The following temporary secretaries
were elected: Secretary, John Y. Foster
Essex; assistant secretaries, j. Herber
Potts, Hudson; Charles R. Bacon, Cam
den; Thomas K. Beverage, Passaic; Alex
ander G. Yard, Trenton; Henry Hueston
Sussex; A. s. Barber, Gloucester; L. T
Peale, Essex.
After the selection of the other tenn
porary officers, recess was taken until
O'Clock.
At that hour the delegates and audience
were promptly on hand. The committed
on permanent organization reported il
favor of continuing the temporary officer
with the exception of substituting Judge
j. Frank Fort, of Essex, for chairman.
The committee on resolutions Offered
the following. which were adopted:
We, the Representatives of the Republican
party in New Jersey in convention assembled
reafnrm our devotion to the National policy
OF our party our opposition to any attempt
to impose upon this country debased or de
prec1ated currency, and our firm belief in the
wisdom and benef1cence of a tax on imports
dustry and adequate revenue.
We reaff1rm our purpose OF restoring tt
New Jersey clean and honest government
Three years ago we appealed to the voters O.
this state, without regard to party, to join u.
In the effort to rescue the State government
from the grasp of band of marauders who
for partisan and personal purposes had by
nefar1ous methods, secured control Of every
department and institution OF the state. NJ
signally demonstrated the patriotism of oul
people rs the grand response to this appeal
In 1893 majority of more than 10000 on the
Legislative ticket testified to the desire OF the
people to escape from the domination OF the
political bandits. And in 1894 the unparalleled
majority OF nearly 1900 voiced the sentiment
OF the people in favor of good government
ana committed the power of legislation tC
the hands OF the Republican party. We con
graduate the people of the state upon the
magnificent results of this revolution. In.
trusted with legislative power we promptly
plotted from the statute books the laws un
der which the most infamous form of race
track gambling had brought ignominy and
disgrace upon the state; We succeeded
through the courts in abolishing the shame
| fui gerrymandering scheme, through which
| the political cabal in control OF the state be
lieyed themselves to be permanently intrench
ed In power we delivered our public institu
tions from the domination of boards appointed
solely for partisan purposes and restored
| them TO public usefulness by The establish
ment of aon-political boards for their con
| troll we successfully resisted the most gi
gantic conspiracy OF recent years. supported
| oy nign state ofnc1als and Democratic Sena
tors, to perpetuate party supremacy by de
nying to the people of the several Counties
the right to choose their own representa-
tives, thus for partisan purposes striking al
one of the fundamental principles OF govern
ment Of and by the people we have wiped
| from the statute books inEumerable laws
enacted solely for partisan and personal pur
\ poses, regardless of the wishes OF the public
or It's welfare;we have exposed the pilferers and
plundererS OF The state treasury and brought
| them to political and personal disgrace, and
| we have passed, IN defiance OF the Executive
veto, laws-too long list to be recited here
A9f nd fooI odrf niraio
tration of the public affairs of the state.
| II entrusted with executive ana legislative
power, we pledge ourselves to the continued
work Of reform. We pledge ourselves to the
aDoltlon OF every act now on the statute book
lnlmical TO the interests of the people. We
pieoge ourselves to oppose any attempt to i'm
| pose upon the people a tax for the support OF
the State governments; any attempt to impair
or divert from its proper use the fund for the
support of the free public schools. We pledge
ourselves to the abolition of unnecessary
o1nces ana the reduction OF excessive salaries
every department of the State government
to still further legislate tor the general good
ana to an administration of the affairs of the
| state which shall have for its sole object the
welfare and prosperity OF the whole people
| The redemption of the State, committed to
our hands, is not yet complete. 1t will not be
complete so long as there remains a reform to
| be erected, wrong to be righted, an enemy
OF GOOD government to be defeated and over.
! 1t is the highest and most imperative duty
OF the intelligent and patriotic voters of New
Jersey at this time to unite in supreme effort
10 wipe out the last vestige of the stain left
upon the fair name of the State by the ballot
Dox stuners the race-track gamblers and the
polltical tr1cksters, from whose clutches she
has been so happily released; and we earnest
| ly appeal to all the voters, without regard to
past political affiliations, to join us in the
upon sure foundation clean and honest
State government.
There was some skirmishing over The
report of the committee on credentials.
and then nominations began. Both oil
these proceedings caused some display OF
impatience on the part of delegates, who
were anxious to get to the real work.
Atlantic county named Congressman
John j. Gardner; Bergen. Hudson, Mer-
Ger, Passaic and Sussex nominated Hon.
John W. Griggs; Camden named Hon.
Maurice A. Rogers Cumberland and
Union presented the name of Hon. Foster
M. voorhees,; Essex named Elias S.
Ward and Union closed the list with the
nomination of Hon. John Kean. Jr.
The balloting then began.
The first ballot stood: Griggs. 294
Kean, 2O7 Ward, 1853; Rogers, 70; Voor.
bees, "a; Gardner, %; Tofey, l.
Second ballot: Griggs, 1888 Kean. 24S
Ward. 1855; Voorhees,, 65; Rogers, 20 ;
Tofey, l.
When it was seen how much more
Griggs was gaining than Kean, and that
the others were all losing, the convention
began to realize what the outcome would
be, and the demonstration from the Grlges
men was only surpassed by what it de-
veloped into as the third ballot progressed
and it was found that nearly all the gains
were his way. Camden county was an
nounced as giving five votes for Gripes.
A poll was requested from delegate. and
1t resulted in giving him thirteen. So
great were the Griggs gains that before
the result was announced the counties be-
gan to change their votes and stampede
to the winner set in.
Before any changes were announced the
vote was as follows: Grigqs, 39l Kean.
260; Ward. 142; Voorhees,, 40.
Griggs only needed SO votes to secure
the nomination, and Mercer gave him one
of them, Salem following with two more
Then the enthusiasm of the Griggs sup
porters broke beyond the control of the
chair, and continued for some time. Or
der was finally restored and many other
counties wheeled into line, and the nom
nation was made unanimous.
The candidate was presented to the con-
ventlon and was given a rousing ovation
when he appeared on the platform. He
said :
81 might perhaps find words adequate to ex.
press my gratitude to you, but l am sure
could not nnd expression for my sense of re-
sponsibiIity at this moment to you and 10 the
Republicans of New Jersey. By your deliber-
ate choice you have made me your leader in
the nght we are about to make, your standard-
bearer In the last final assault which the Re-
pubicans are about TO make on the strong
hold OF your enemy.
1.-THE campaign begins now l want the COL
umns of the Republican party arrayed ut
once the standard set and the advance order
ed along the whole line, not to halt until cleo
ton night.
eve expect to summon to our aid all the
honor, virtue and pride of New Jersey; we
expect to summon all the sense of injury with
which every New Jersey man has felt the in
dignity cast on him by the corrupt mass of
conspirators which took the livery of the
Democratic party to serve the devil: we ex-
pect to invite not only all Republicans to CO.
operate with us-we have them noW-but also
all loyal Democrats whose heads now hang in
shame.
81 accept now the nomination YOU have ten
dered me. with an overpowering sense of the
piigalioi assumed WIN the ala OF the arous
ed Republicans; with the aid of the great
aroused moral sentiment which extends
through all parties, expect will win in
this conflict
This is no time to discuss the issues of The
l will do this later IN every county
and town in the State to which can GET and
in which l can get men to listen l will then
show the records of the Democratic party
and submit that the time has come for reform.
ut cannot be that L have greater abilities
than those you have put behind me. l can't
promise much, but l know q lawful Senate
when l see one, know enough OF maihe-
MATES to know that ten don't make u major
tty OF twenty-one. My friends ask you all
to join hands with me and we will win the
victory"
Burlington county's delegation held a
caucus at the Windsor hotel Alfred J.
Briggs, of Cinnaminson, was elected chair
man; c. Taylor Rue, of Burlington city,
acting as secretary. William w. Slack, of
Burlington and Joseph c. Kingdom. of
were appointed to examine
he credentials. which were found to be