The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-27
GR|GGS' BIC TALK,
The Fight of the Hour is
Against Populism In
flation and Com
muniSm.
DEMOCRACY ALREADY BEATEN
Chicago Convention Secured
Its Defeat The Silver
Raiders.
Great Gathering of the Clans at
the Republican State
Convention.
MoNoPOLlsTS AS ELECTORS
The sschoice. of the Bosssd Dele-
gates shows the Usual s.PubIic-
Bs-Damned'' spirit.
MONoPOLIsTS AS ELECTORS
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TRENTON, Aug 27, 1Ss6.-The town is
lively enough this morning. The dele
gates began to arrive early and with the
crowds that were attracted by the band
which played in front of the hotels pack
ed Warren street in the old time man
ner.
It would not be much of a Republican
convention if a first class row did not
develop, so it broke out early this morn-
ing The fight is over John Dryden for
elector-at-large Mr.. Dryden is president
of the Prudential Insurance Company,
one of the biggest monopolies in the
State. It is particularly offensive to the
working men of Essex and the fight
which John Eisele waged for two years
in the Assembly to make the company
do justice to its policy holders is still
fresh in the public mind
Some of the leaders doubt the wisdom
of putting this man at the head of the
ticket and started an opposition to him.
Mr.. Eisele was here this morning working
hard against him. The opposition took
up Elisha B. Gaddis. wealthy merchant
of Newark. and one of the most aggres-
sive and offensive of last winters trolley
lobby The hard thinking Republicans
could not see that Gaddis was any i'm
prosement on Dryden. Nevertheless the
cry appeared to be anything to beat Dry
den and the fight went on.
Hudson held a caucus this morning in
Masonic Temple Judge Blair presided,
and among the delegates was Major
Pangborn. as frisky as a two-year old
G. F. Perkins was chosen as the district
elector There was a faint breeze over
the officers. Bayonne clamored for recog-
milton and wanted Colonel Charles Fuller
named for vice president of the conven-
tion. Mr. Woolley moved that Flavel Nc
Gee be made vice-president and Colonel
Fuller be placed upon the Committee on
Rules He also moved that Aaron S.
Baldwin be placed on Committee on Per-
nlaifent Organization, j. ]. Guisto on
Credentials and Major Pangborn on Re
solutions. The Hudson men swallowed
Dryden without a murmur and on motion
Of Edward Woolley he was endorsed as
Hudson's choice.
Essex could not get together and held
no caucus up to the time the convention
met.
There was plenty of noise and enthusi-
asm in the Opera House, which was dec
GRATED with the same decorations the
gold men had yesterday, except that the
rear of the stage was covered with large
portraits Of Mckinley and Hobart
Franklin Murphy, chairman of the
State Committee. called the convention
to order, and the Rev. George C. Mad
dox, chaplain of the State prison, prayed.
He closed by hoping that an would be
finally led to the city whose streets were
paved with gold. When he said amen the
delegates broke out into tumultuous ap-
plause. which they kept up until Mr..
Maddox stood up and bowed Three
cheers were given for the Gold Domi.
nie"
Then the convention proceeded to bust
ness. The secretary read the call and
Mr.. Murphy spoke his little piece and
nominated the temporary officers Cow
ernor Griggs' name was received with
applause. Herbert Potts was made one
of the secretaries
Governor Griggs was escorted to the
chair and made his much heralded speech.
1t WAS as follows
venture to say that no Republican
convention has ever met in New jersey
under circumstances so peculiar as the
present. Upon the great oyershadowiner
question OF the campaign the recent Dem
ocratrc convention of New Jersey agreed
precisely and at all points with US and SO
soiemnly declared. We are of The same
opinion still. / presume they are also
ana yet the Democratic organization Q
90 not say the Democratic party) of New
Jersey is now supporting a candidate
hysterically opposed to almost every sem
tinent heretofore distfacriyely Demo
cratic Agreeing in principe upon the
financial question, the Republicans are
standing firm and united in Opposition ia
imitation. reputation, and the robbery of
iaDor-wl1ile the Democratic. machine is
Trying to enforce Its principles by elect
ing man who doesn't believe in or pro-
TESS one Of them--a man who recently
1eciared quite truly that he Is not a
Democrat-in whose nomination New
Jersey Democrats refused to take part
the associate and favored friend of TIN
man. Altgeld, Waite Pennoyer, Stewart
Fsfler, and Of every other public man
VINO mas earned Infamous distinction by
insults offered in a public manner to the
Denocratic President of the United
Stdscs ior uianfuHy performing his duty
10 see that the laws are faithfully exc
cuted. Truly the lot of the regular Demo-
clat in New Jersey is hard onet
But We are not concerned with men
wao nave nc regard for consistency, no
peftical self respect, no patriotic senfi-
ment thaI enables them 10 rise in a crisis
IKE fnls above the plane Of machine poli-
Evidence is not wanting tnaf 4,Are !, =
Thousands OF loyal and patriotic men in
the Democratic ranks who see an oi,l5
CATION higher than feaity to party. and
fseegnize duty that leads them to join
the Republican army OF opposition to the
fsrgerous array that was set up at Chi
seago.
prominent New Jersey Democrat
1afely remarked 10 me that the RepubIi-
can party was very lucky to iage been
rE the riyas side ION in two great crises,