The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
ONLY ONE BALLOT TAKEN
Delegates in ShirtsIeeves APP
plauded the ChanceIIor's
Selection.
SENTIMENT OF THE PLATFORM.
CleVeIand's Policy Endorsed and the
Republicans Blamed for Many
of the Evils.

TRENTON, n. J., Sept. 26.-The Demo
cratic State Convention to-day nominated
for Governor Alexander T. McGill, present
Chancellor of New Jersey. His nomina-
ton occurred on the first ballot. As soon
as Essex and Hudson counties voted the
nomination OF McGill was assured.
Despite the fact that the Democrats have
been feeling hopeless regarding the out
come of the election this year it was an
enthusiastic convention. The delegates,
sitting in Taylor's Opera-House in their
shirtsleeves, shouted and cheered almost
continuously, and the mention of McGilPs
name was many times the signal for rafter
ringing demonstrations.
Chancellor McGill is a Penn sylvanian by
birth and 81 years of age. He graduated
from Princeton in 1874, and two years later
from Columbia Law School, New York.
He has been a member of the bar since
1867. He was Counsel for the city of Bay
onne in 1874 and 1915, and during the
same years was member of the House of
the Assembly from the old First District of
Hudson County. He was later made
Prosecutor of Pleas in Hudson County
and also Judge. He was appointed Chan
cellor by Governor Green in March, 1887,
and reappointed last year by Governor
Werts. 1t is said that he will resign the
chancellorship in order to be free TO take
the stump.
The convention was slated to meet at
noon, but at that hour the doors of Tay-
lor'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
a week ago to-day. There was, however,
more life and spirit observed than the
managers had looked for, especially In
view of the fact that every one knew in
advance the name OF the successful guber-
material aspirant. The convention was
called to- order by Chairman Allen Nc
Dermott of the Democratic State Commit
tee, and Samuel kalisch was made tempo
rary chairman.
In denying the charge that the judiciary
was partisan, Mr.. Kalisch referred to Chan
cellor McGill and the delegates applauded
with sufficient vigor to indicate unmistak-
ably who their choice was. Without
transacting any further business than the
calling of the roll of counties for State
committeeman, the convention at 1o'clock
took recess until 2P. N.
Lie COHN eutlOu I0SuneQ business at
2:30. Judge Howard Carrow of Camden
was selected as permanent chairman. The
resolutions committee reported the follow
ing, and it was unanimously approved;
1.-THE platform reaffirms the National
Democratic platform adopted at Chicago
in 1892, and cordially indorses the admin
istration of President Cleveland, with
whose determination 10 protect'the people
of this country from the evils ever attend
ant upon debasement of the National cur
rency We are in most earnest sympathy.
1--WE congratulate the people upon the
revival of prosperity, everywhere evident
in our land, and we assert that the in
dustriaI depression with which we have
been afflicted during the past three years
is chargeable to the National legislation
enacted by the Republican party The
purchase of silver to be stored in the
treasury and the enactment of unjust
tariff laws, to enrich few favorites by the
oppression of millions of consumers, were
the main causes of the paralysis of our
markets. That paralysis with an empty
treasury were the legacies received from
Republican administration. The battle
against system fostered in violation of
been won. Every struggle against en-
trenched wrong is attended by privation
and suffering but these are never endured
in vain. The lesson of cause and effect has
been thoroughly learned and we are
willing to abide by the decision of an in
telligent people who are now entering upon
a period of prosperity that will prove both
substantial and enduring"
licans of extravaganza form a large portion
of the document. > constitutional amend
ment rendering impossible any form of
gambling, particularly betting on horse
racing, is favored, and the Republican
party is charged with deceit and trickery
in dealing with these questions. State
issues are dealt with in the remainder of
the document.