The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-08
HUDSON stood FIRM
Blodgett Saved From Disaster
by This County's Fidelity
to Pledge.

| yesterday to break the slate which was
| prepared by the leaders at a conference
/ of the leaders from all se2tions of the
| State. threw the convention into wild
disorder. and had there been less reso-
lutte man in the chair than John Wahl
| Queen or one with less force of character,
| the consequences might have been grave.
| When the permanent organization had
! been completed, Mr.. Queen Immediately
| proceeded to business, and the call of the
counties for nominations was begun.
There was no response until Camden was
reached, when the chairman of
the delegation nominated Senator
Smith, Allan McDermott, Judge
Talman and Rufus Blodgett- Gar
| row. shouted one OF the Camden men,
and the popular young Judge was added
| to the list of candidates.
When one or two other counties mad
been calleda firm lunged Individual from
the Burlington seats began to elamor for
| recognition He was Mr.. Clarence At
lSinson. The Chair would not lis
| ten to him until he made known the fact
that he wanted to make nominations. for
| Burlington. The floor was then given
him and he began
| ~ desire, on behalf of Burlington colln-
1 ty, 10 second the nomination OF one who
| has reflected honor upon New Jersey IN
| the Unlted States Senate Senator James
Smith 1 also desire to second the nomina-
| ton OF that aStute leader of the New Jer-
| sey Democracy and former Chairman of
| the State Committee, Allan l.. McDer-
mott, of Hudson, and of a gentleman who
| has returned to the fold of the Democratic
/ party, Rufus Blodgett. [ have been in
| formed that a slate has been hung up be-
1 fore this convention, and / do not read on
| 1t the name OF one representative of the
| younger and progressive element of the
LAT a a.
| lIberate We are not here to follow die
| tation. It was dictation that ruined the
| Democracy of this State.s'
Mr.. Atkinson went on to tell how
! young men were welcomed in 'the temple
| of Repubhcanism" and given recognition.
| He had come to the Convention, he sad,
| with his s9leart and soul interested for
!! one of the most representative men of
the young Democracy, Frederick G
| their approval. He had however, found
that Mr.. Marsh had been set aside
Down in my section Of the State there
is one of the best of the younger men in
the Democratic party who has never held
/ office except judicial one. Yet that young
! man has been crowded out.
you're a 1iar!' shouted a sdelegate
from where the Camdenites sat.
No l amt liar said Atkinson,
Nominate your mani Nominate your
| man. shouted several delegates.
I'm going to nominate him." replied
/ Mr. Atkinson, and in my own way, too"
Delegate Rochester, from Hudson, rose
4 with point of order but was not recog-
nized Several % other delegates beg3,n1
| recognize no one. Mr. Atkinson finally
| yielded to the tumult and nominated for
/ mer Judge Howard Carrow. The an
! nouncement was received with cheers,
| the nominations closed and the ballot was
taken with few Interruptions.
1 1t was evident from the start that there
/ was much opposition to Rufus Bledgett.
| His name was received with Kisses When
/ first placed in nomination, and the younger
M oil 0fv1-f
| him. But all the nominations had been
| made in the interest of harmony, and it
was determined to put them 6. through.
| for Smith, McDermott Carrcw and
Marsh. Bergen distributed her fifty-seven
| votes among the six candidates, but after
nine from Blodgett and divided them
between Carrow and Marsh. As the voting
would go through. There was some. dis
| order which was increased by the cheer
ing, but Middlesex produced the first real
the delegation. announced that forty-two
| votes were for the four leaders and that
brought Deputy Surrogate. Peter Daily,
Eight for Howard Carrowr' he shouted
in voice that had peculiar penetrating
| powers.
Mr. Queen paid no attention to him,
but Mr.. DAILY elamored SO loudly that
Mr.. Price made an explanation: He sad
that at a caucus held this morning the
majority of the delegates voted for the
men he had named, and the unit rule
was adopted.
4 Midlesex county, no matter what Billy
Price says" shouted the uncomfortable
Daily.
The unit rule settled it, however, and the
| balloting went on.
When the vote was concluded it was
apparent that the slate had gone through
unbroken, but while the secretaries were
casting up the tally sheets a. man in the
Camden group shouted that Camden
changed twenty5eight votes from Rufus
That was like the proverbial spark in
| the pan of powder.
The Convention was on its feet in q
until he was blue In the face, but beyond
the fact that he wanted to make some
change no one could make out what he
James r. Mart.ne, of Plainfield, Chair
man of the Union delegation. rushed down
the aisle to where Robert Davis was sit
ting and begged him to throw Hudson over
to Marsh and beat Blodgett.
Other supporters OF Marsh Joined MARITIME
and soon there was srrging mass of
wild eyed, shouting men around the
Hudson leader. In the opposite aisle an
i to induce Colonel Price to throw the Es-
I sex delegates to Marsh, While a hundred
CT more in the front Of the stage were
AS this was harmony convention no
rnaiet had been furnished, and the Chair
man was helpless to quell the. tpInult. !,
We're sitting in one of the stage boxes
wIen the, trmult began. Mr.. McDermolt
caught the infection: and, hurrying into
the aisle. forced his way Io whef. avis
sat and added his entreatdes to those who
were trying tc persuade Davis to desert
Blcdsett. Davis shook his head, how
i ever. and firmly declared he wonll not
] Senator Smith remained calm and un-
ruffied. Calling man who was on the
stage to him. he di~erted him to 60 to
Colonel Price and admonish him to keep
the Essex men firm to the slate
Suddenly the band struck up lively
+ selpcfion which completely drowned the
confusion and when It ceased playing
the Chairman succeeded in uuieting the
convention. He said that changes could
i be made through the chairmen of the
county delegaticns; but not until there was
absolute order. if he had to stay there un-
tn the Chicago Convention met
The count went on and several changes
4 were made. but the larger counties stood
firmly by the slate. and the vote as an
nounced was Senator Smith and Allan
4 McDermott, 946 each; Rufus Blodgett 577.
Judge Talman, 6S4; Judge CarroW, s0lsarld
Frederick Marsh, 49,
The result was received with cheers It
was decided To- let the State Co,nrnfttes