New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
JERSEY pOpTLISTS FOR FUSION.
THEY GIVE THE STATE COMMITTEE powell.
TO NAME PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
AND MAKE A DEAL WITH
Gil \-Ep .,ENIOCRATS
SILVER DEMOCRATS.

The state Convention of the Peoples Party or
New-Jersey. to elect Presidential electors. met at
No S44 Broad-st.. Newark. Yesterday. The place
of the convention was unknown to most OF the
delegates and had to he hunted up even by the
Newark men Al noon. the hour OF convening'
about a score of delegates were in the room. ana
there were few late arrivals. Among those
prasent WAS Thomas Buchanan who ran for Con
gress in the With New-Jersey District in lS9i
The convention was called - order by Thomas
u Proctor. of Vineland chairman of the State
Committee. Mr. Proctor remarked that the New
Jersey Populists had come together after four
wears agitation and education, having as thelr
allies one OF the great political parties. and still
finding arrayed against them the same influences
Of the moneyed classes the money-lenders, the
monopolists and the "suborned press of the
State" After prayer 10y William B. Ellis OF
Trenton l. V Pierson. of Glen Ridge. was chosen
secretary and committees were appointed. re-
cess for dinner was then taken At the afternoon
session L. F. Fuller OF Nineland. was elected per
manent chairman and /. V Pierson secretary
1t was soon made evident that there were two
opposing forces in the convention one for fusion
on any terms with the silver Democrats ana the
other for acting Independently This came ont
when the question of choosing electors came up
A brief platform was presented and adopted as
follows:
We the PsoPles party Of the T sG o. Es% I've
platter. and nominees Of the FopGlist mriy VA.
9 ,ral Convention. at St. Louis. on July - ls'''
Af nsfHn ina" viii Best observe the pu' nicr
ess we oppose the prop,0;S,e,'di amend ,
lcn,tkening the terms of these Offices -. -.
Wc favor more stringent laws regulating he Or
ranization of corporations that never have iaNa-
bic this State We favor striMScaf d'w'
TO prevent the intimidation Of voters b; corporal
We regard women as citizens. ana lntlri"'' W.
commend Wyoming: colorado and other States fof
we oppose the control of the state watersheds d!
private corporations
4 resolution offered that the naming Oi
the ten Presidential electors be left to the COM
\ mittee to be chosen. which body was to consist
J of three from each county substitute resoia-
ton was offered that the Convention proceed
to choose the delegates. A warm debate ensued
The object Of the first resolution was to leave
the State Committee free TO make zeal Win
the silver Democrats. one delegate declare"
that the proper thing TO do for the Demo-
Gratis of the State to indorse the POpulst cleo
tors Those in favor OF the resolution afhrmed
their LOYALTY to Watson and based their afgu-
ment on the ground of policy. The resolution
prevailed IL TO 10
State chairman. and the delegates presented
the names of men for members OF the S'a'e
Committee Only a few counties were repre-
scented in the Convention, and there was much
disapr ointment expressed al the extreme SLIM
ness OF the attendance. ,o
The following We're chosen members Oh tle
State Committee; where vacancies occur the
Committee is to name county representatives,
Bergen. Edward knippen. Fred horsechuck ~,
s Mcnamara. Camden. John Wright. Johh
Host Joseph W. Horner; Cumberland Thomas
IL Proctor. II. c. Harvey, John WILCOX; ESseN,
~ ~ Conklin j. K. Buchanan. j. Y. Pieison;
Uunterdon W. G. Barrac John Foster j. Is
Anderson; Hudson. James Mccormack John H.
Thaodore Kavhart Aaron Matthews; Union.
lanes McCullaugh. Robert W. Welch r. j.
Whitehead; Mercer NJ. Mallette. W. u. Fling
Gloucester, T. A. Chew NJ NJ. 'h'" ana W.
Jayard.