The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-16
ENGARD BURST THE BUBBLE
Refused 10 Hun for senator and
Spoiled = scheme.

Special to the Jersey Citp Nescs.
CAMDEN, Oct. ls. 1S96.-The refusal OF
ex-Assemblyman Joseph M. Engard to
run as an independent candidate for State
Senator in Camden County put a damper
on the so-calied independent movement.
and the mass meeting at the Camden
Court House last night developed into
something Of a farce, and had to be adj
journed suddenly at $3.50 o'clock to pre-
vent It from breaking up in a row. This
Court House was crowded with Republic
cans. Democrats, Populists, Free Silver
ties, Mugwumps and Single Tax advo-
Gates and the meeting proved to be an
ceedingly lively one. A large majority of
those present were there out Of Idle curl
osity. While there was some feeling shown
everything passed off without trouble.
but the only candidate named was r.
Wilkins Budd for Sheriff, who is also
running on the Prohibition ticket for the
same office.
The meeting was called to order by Law
yer Samuel Roberts, who presented Geo.
g Baker, Of the Fourth Ward, for tenn
porary chairman, and William S. Wolf,
OF the Sixth Ward. as secretary. Frank
". Tussey, a Democrat who ran for AS
sembly last year. was afterwards made
the permanent chairman. Lengthy resolu-
tions were adopted condemning the past
administration of the office of Sheriff.
The Rev. A. w. Spooner, Of the Cal
vary Presbyterian Crurch, was then in
troduced: He announced that it was this
nrst political speech he had ever made,
q ne dwelt On the fact that 1t cost
$1,000 a year to board the prisoners in the
county Jail Councilman Lewis F. Mohr-
man declined to speak when called upon.
j Aipheus Vansant. chairman of the
Committee of One Hundred, said he had
not attended the meeting for the purpose
OF making a speech. but he announced
that he was always in favor of reform.
A Republican in the audience at this
and Hobart and the whole Republican
icket and they were given with a will,
although there were some Kisses.
Nominations being declared in order for
observation-disclosures George D.. Bor-
ton, q Free Silver Democrat of the First
Ward of Camden; Councilman Lewis f.
Mohrman, of the Second Ward, a mem
ex-Sheriff Jacob c. Daubmann. of Centre
township. who seemed TO be taking a
leading part In the proceedings; B. Frank
sparks, a Single Tax advocate of the
Fourth Ward of Camden, and r.. Wilkins
Budd. the Prohibitionist candidates. of
Haddonheld. When il came to a question
of voting such suggestions came from the
audience as Count hats stand up''
and Count hands" Chairman Tussey de-
cided In favor Of counting hands. In the
meantime Jacob C.. Daubmann and Lewis
F. Norman had declined to allow the use
of their names.
Ex-Assemblyman Borton was the first
candidate voted on, and the hands of all
the Free Silver Democrats went up, as
they had intended nominating him at their
county convention tomorrow. Mr.. Borton
polled 1S votes, according to the count
of the teller, who ruled out persons who
held up both hands B. Frank Sparks
poled but a dozen votes when 1t came to
a showing of hands in his case. and he
was ruled out of the race. When the name
of R. Wilkins Bud was voted upon
everybody held UP their hands, and he
was declared the nominee. amid some
cheering and considerable laughter.
When it came to nominating a candi-
date for State Senator the names of ex-
Assemblyman Joseph NJ. Engard, of Had
donfield, and Herbert NJ. johnson, of Mer-
.chantville, the Republican nominee. were
presented. The latter was nominated by
George A, Waite in a ringing speech. The
meeting had become to turbulent by this
time that Chairman 1ussey declared a
motion to adjourn, made by J.. Alpheus
Vansant, carried, and tile crowd rapidly
dispersed without completing the ticket.