The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-28
VOORHEES, OVATION
Re publican Convention
Cheers the Union Senator
Again and Again.
SEWELL SHOWS HOSTILITY
He Moves an Adjournment While
the Delegates Howl for s,
Foster.
SEWELL SHOWS HOSTILITY

TRENTON, Aug. &. 1ss6.-After the
Governors speech yesterday the proceeu-
inss of the Republican convention ~As
hurried through, as 1t was the intehiion
of the leaders to hurry through the WORK
and adjourn early.
At the combustion of his speech JON
Y. Foster of Newark, ]. Herbert Potts
of Jersey city. Alex. C. Yard of Trenton.
Aue,stus s Barbor of woodbury., and
Scott SNYDER of Lakewood were MADE
secretaries.
The chairman then announced that the
counties would be called for nominations
for two electors at large. Major carr
Ienz. chairman of the Essex Delegation,
and United States Senator Sewell Claimed
the floor. but the Governor recognized the
Major.
Senator Sewell said, however, that ne
was going to move that the convention
take no recess, but that the various COM
mittees retire and Representative Jonn D.
Gardner address the delegates.
The Governor again reminded General
Sewell that Major LEM had the hoor'
and the Major asked for a recess in order
that Essex might caucus. He said the
delegates had not as yet had an oppor-
tunity to get together and agree upon
candidates or committee members.
Another Essex man. former Postmaster
E. L. Conklin, moved that an ADJOURN
ment be taken until two O'Clock. put
there were so many cries of Nor mo-!
.Gardnerl' "Gardneri' that the Governor
said that there seemed to be some oppo-
sition to the motion, and he did not put
It..
The Essex delegation were finally per-
mitted to withdraw, and they, with the
members of the committees who also
withdrew. made a large vacant block in
the orchestra chairs.
4 Representative Gardner was then intro
duced, and spoke upon his experiences
with the silver men in Congress. His
address was a general one upon the
silver question:. He ridiculed the pro-
position to depreciate the gold dollar and
~es- ss~-s 49, ~1ir~ - 80
hundred cents. He forcibly and logically
celtreyerted the arguments of the Boy
Orator and the other apostles Of free
silver and. declared they were incon-
sistent.
The Committee on Credentials reported
no. contests and the Committee on Per-
manent Organization recommended that
the temporary officers be continued,
which recommendation was enthusiastic
cally adopted. -
When Senator Foster M. voorhees, of
Elizabeth, arose to read the platform he
was received with cheers and yells.
mingled with cries of "Platformp 'Plat-
formi"
The platform appeared in yesterdays
sJersey City News"
There was a mighty shout for Voor-
hees, which was only quieted by the
governor assuring the delegates that
Senator voorhees, had left the building
v~ention. Nominations for electors were
then called for, and as there was no
opposition 30 these gentlemen they were
elected by reclamation, as follows
First district-Thomas Trenchard, Cum
berland.
Second Observation-Disclosures A. Roabling,
Mercer.
Third di~strict-Adolph Mack, Somerset.
Fourth district-Alfred r. Whitney.
Fifth district-J. Hull Browning. Ber-
gen.
Sixth district-James T. Ball, Essex.
Seventh district-George f. Perkins,
Eighth district-Ernest R. Alderman,
Union.
When sthe vote was announced the
cries for Voorhees, were renewed. Cen
voice was drowned in the demands for
the young Senator from Union. Finally
governor Griggs said that a messenger
mad been sent for Senator Voorhees,, but
ne gould not find him.. He then entertain
eo Senator Sewells motion to adjourn.