New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
MEMBERSHIPS CHOICE.
ONE OF THE DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS
SAYS 1T is M'KINLEY.


REPUBLICANS FAVOR THE OHIO CAN
DIDATE GARRET A. HoBARTs
NAME WILL BE PRESENTED
FOR THE SECOND PLACE
ON THE TICKET.
Many OF the political mathematcians insist
on placing New-Jersey's twenty delegates 10 Inc
Republican National Convention In the doubtful
column solely because the State Convention dio
not specifically instruct It's representatives to
vote for Mckinley For the purpose Of getting
something like an authoritative expression OF
opinion a Tribune reporter called up ex-Judge
J. Franklin Fort who Is delegate from the
With Congress District comprising Newark ana
East Orange Mr.. Fort was deegate-at-arge
to the National Convention In 1884, he was
chairman OF the State Convention that nomi-
mated General Grub for Governor IN 1852 ana
he likewise presided at the convention winch
selected Governor Griggs last fall 1t is gen.
orally understood, too, that Mr.. Fort VIII speak
for New-Jersey at St Louis in nominating Gar
ret A. Hobart for Vice-President
"What is the exact situation in New-Jersey as
TO the nomination for Presidents" Mr.. Fort was
asked.
I'm New-Jcreey We are for Mckinley. De-
ueye that 80 per cent Of the Republican party
State. and this year the employer and employe
are better agreed than they have been in years.
Demagogues cannot array labor against capitai
this year for the benefit OF free trade New
Jersey is a protection State. Mckinley STANDS
for that idea distinctivcly. We shall have no
explanations to make with him on the ticket.
He is a platform himself on the tarih question:
The city of Newark. which my associate ana
myself represent. with its 225,Ooo people Is
hive Of industry. Every interest with u.s. per-
sonal political, manufacturing and mercanuie'
Is for Mckinley. The same sentiment preVahs
throughout the State. i believe that the New
Jersey delegation will vote unitedly for Mchh-
lev Why should not? The people OF the
State are for him. The State ConVen'ion' IL
vote had been taken, would have instructed ioi
him. Delegates t. the st. Louis convention
representing the manufacturing centres like
Newark, Jersey City. Paterson and trenton are
all outspokenly for his nomination, and the agri-
cultural parts Of the State are equally strong.
II would be. and should be- political death. In
view of the sentiment so well expressed in the
State for a Jerseyman to vote at st. Louis Tor
any other than Mckinley.
"This feeling is absolutely spontaneous there
has not been the least effort to manufacture IT,
You could not get together In New-Jersey
convention that would not be four-fifths Tor NC
Kfnley against all others. Not that we love the
others less. but that just at this time Mckinney
stands for all that the Republican party shouiu
stand for
"How about the Vice. Presidency"
"Oh we are all for Carrot A. Hobart, or course,
and we are all for him in earnest too-no half
way or complimentary vote about 1t, either. we
feel that we are entitled to this nomination TOT
our State In 1894 we elected and sent to Con-
eress a solid Republican delegation OF eight
Representatives. and secured a majority in the
Joint meeting of the Legislature and elec1ed
Republican United States Senator. We followed
I'D the-yictory Of 1894 by electing John W. Griggs
Governor In 1885 by majority OF ZS,VV, ana
with Mckinley and Hobart as the ticket we VIII VIII
carry the State for Republican elections IN 1885
by 90 900 majority
of the ST. Louis Convention. New-Jersey has
never had a candidate for President and only
twice candidate for vee- fa ard rheodore
Frelinghuysen, of New-Jersey, and In 1896, John
c. Fremont and William L. Dayton. OF New
Jersey Jerseymen were present, you see. at the
birth of the Republican party: We are not a
small State as some think We have ten elec,
soral votes as many as Colorado, Nevada ana
Union have more than we. We have twenty
votes In the National Convention. The great
State Of Kansas has no more.
"If we succeed this fall in our State we shall
hold the State in the Republican column for
years. Buried we have been these thirty
wears under avalanche or Democracy, now
that we have risen and thrown off the yoke. we
claim that good policy and our just deserts
should cause the ST. Louis Convention to concede
us the Vice-Presidency.
I'VE have many prominent men in our STATE
ut to lead the party in the Nation. we could
heretofore hope for nothing because we had no
mart IN electing Presidents. All that we could
expect was to fight manfully each year and go
down In defeat. 1t is different now properly
recognized. We can win.
"Nr Hobart Is one Of the broad-minded and
capable leaders Of our State. II ours had been a
13enublican State he would long ago have been In
the Senate Of the United States and his ability.
Integrity and acknowledged leadership among
men would have ere this suggested him as SUIT
able candidate for the Presidency. IT is MS
rnisfortune not to have been born In the great
state of New-York or the Republican states OF
ohio Illinois or Indiana. and yet, without rlgnt
70 hope that New-Jersey could ever expect 10
ask anything Of National Convention. ne mas.
Through all these dark years OF our democratic
rule zealously literally. ably upheld the cause
swithout reward gain. or the hope thereof
CHOW many OF the New-Jersey delegation 90
Won expect TO vote for Mckinley
at expect them all Why not? We nave mad no
conference as yet. still seventeen or the twenty
vsere together the other day. and. While no vote
was taken. yet no one expressed nmseI as Ior
any other candidate than Mckinley. and II there
Ss no opposition TO Mckinley. except that wnicn
comes from New-Jersey. he Will be nominated
al st. Louis by reclamation. as tmhK ne
should be-"
ST. LAWRENCE FOR MKINLEY.
npourvc STRENGTH OF THE OHIO CANDIDATE IN
NORTHERN NETWORK.