The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-16

FIRST GUN STYLES.
Republican League ConVen-
ton Not Such a
Great Affair,
ToFFEY TURNED DOWN AGAIN
Colonel Murrell Fired Out Uncer-
emoniously-Hobart Was
Not There.
spccsal to the jersey Cttu Nescs.

ASBLRY PARK, July 16, 1S96.-It rains
upon the unjust as well as the just, and
that is why so many Republicans got
Wet here yesterday in the cloud burst
which struck this city by the sea about
one O'clock, inundated the streets. shat
tered the old flag staff, which for a quarter
of a century has upheld the Peace on
earth, good will to man. flag and shocked
two women. That is also the reason.
no doubt why the much advertised and
bowed about first gun of the campaign"
which the League of Republican Clubs
proposed to fire with a eport which was
to lave been heard from Maine 10 Florida
and New Jersey TO the State of Washing
ton, was such a fzzle, the dampnsss must
have gotten into the powder. Those ar
t~illerists of the combination, who are hon
est enough TO admit that the u was
more in the nature of a sssser frecracker
they attribute It all to the heat. In JUS
tice to the combination, it must be said
that it was most oppressive in the large
Asbury Park Auditorium, in which the
convention wa held, and to be enthusi-
! astic under such circumstances was in
deed a h~erculean task.
The title by which yesterdays c~oatIess,
sweltering, fan agitating aggregation
-4CPSS y pass itit9 IllSlDIy Is ElUG aIlllld1
convention of the State League OF Re-
publican Clubs" In point of numbers the
convention was the largest held in many
years, but that is not saying much, for
the League was moribund when Frank
Higgins picked it UP as a tab TO the Tot
fey kite, and by his indomitable labor
succeeded In bringing it together again.
Almost every county was represented
with good sized delegations.
The most important thing to the people
Of Hudson county which the convention
did was to again turn down the urbane
Sheriff Toffey. There are some people
who think that the Sheriff would begin
to get tired Of being set up only to be
bowled over.
The Executive Committee of the League.
in order that there might be no friction.
prepared the Committee on Resolutions
in advance and expected each county
to Subsequently acquiesce in the choice.
and at their caucuses go through the form
Of selecting the man whom they had.
chosen, This sort of dictation was bad
enough for the free and independent Re-
pubiicans Of Hudson, especially as Sammy
Dickinson had had nothing to say in the
proceeding, but when it appeared that
the man chosen by the committee for
Hudson was none other than the much
turned-down Sheriff Toffey there was the
fiercest kind of kick. Congressman Tom
Mctwan was made chairman of the eau
Gus, but that did not prevent him from,
delivering one of his characteristic speech-
e5 about the tyranny of the committees
aictation. Hudson Republicans were not
slaves. unless Dickinson slaves. and no
one except Colonel Sammy could dictate
to them. They had no fault to find with
Colonel Tofey. Oh, mol On the contrary
they had the highest regard and esteem
Tor that gentleman, and knew of no one
who would better represent the county
on the committee than the Chesterield-
ian Sheriff, but as free born independent
men, wearing no mans collar. they could
not submit 10 be dictated to by the Elk
ecutive Committee in any such dictatorial
spirit, and as much as it grieved them
they would have to turn the Sheriff down.
A. B. COSBY. who is always grateful to
the Sheriff for giving him a position as
keeper in the County jail, made a strong
plea for the election of the Sheriff, but
1t was Of no avail. The Dickinson men
were contending for principles and not
down before principle. Sc down went the
Sheriff and up went LOU Stubenvoll by
a vote of II to q. After the Rev. William
4. Allen Of Asbury Park had prayed for
the SUCCESS of the Republican ticket. Pre-
sident Higgins made an address in which
ne referred to the large number Of dele
gates present, saying that it indicated the
determination of the Republicans of New
Jersey to make the promised majority of
5e,eGe this fall a glorious reality. He al
luded to the prominent part which the
younge element was taking IN the eoTn-
sells OF the Republican party. and said that
on them fell the injunction to carry ON
the work outlined by the National Com
yertioa and elect Mckinley ard Hobart.
The secretary of the League, Fred F,
Meyer, Jr, made his report: The League.
he eai1 maE nrpfa rizp1 in Hr6nfnr in 1877
with a club membership of 100. Conven-
lions have been held regularly ever since.
Through the efforts of the Executive
Committee the number of clubs affiliated
with the League is now 4sl. a gain Of $50
since last year, The total membership Is
6s.25l. an increase of $1,000 in twelve
| months. In the last campaign 36.00o pieces
Of literature were distributed. and a large
number of political articles were prepared
for the press. while THE League Bulle-
TIM was regularly issued and distributed.
The afternoon session will long be mem
orahle for the fact that the convention
turned down that insufferable nuisance,
the coiored Colonel Murrell in a scene
which threatened g Pc sensational A.
ice A. Rogers of Camden as chairman of
| the Committee on Credentials, submitted
| a report saying that every delegation was
| regular except that Of the Garret A. Hoo
| harf Club Of West End avenue. Asbury
| PARK. He recommended that that dele
| CATION be not admitted as II had not been
CrEaniZef IN ACCORDANCE with the cunSil-
| fulton Of the League. AS soon as Mr..
| Rogers was through. Assembiyman
Abram Lower, who. as Chairman of the
Committee on Railroads ard Canals of
| the last Legislature, made such an I'M
| enyiable reputation for himself, jumped
| upon a chair and began a ~harangue. He
| had no desire to RAISE any acrimonious
discussion, he said, but he Would like
| to ask If ii was wise 70 throw out any
| one at this crisis in the affairs of the
Republican party who wished tp unite
| himself with the party. He favored adj
hitting tine eoldred men, from whom the
| party expected 50 much and l3aked to
for so many votes. He believed that the
| celored man and brother should lave bet
| ter treatment. This was the first inlima4
ton the convention mad that the club
| was cen %osed of colored men. ana the
| delegates We're inclined to side with their
| dusky brethren.
This brought Senator Rogers 10 the
front in a most emphatic manner Never
have those who have watched his oefeer
| through the Senate and House seem him
20 worked up and emphatic. He 3airiy
kslfouted, waived his arms about and was
% earnest In manner thai every word
AIRED conviction.
We only want clubs In this LEAGUE. v
hs &shouted, which are at SOME Use
We 4.22n't want clubs that are o1kanized
fer IN. sole. benatft Of one H1sf{ Snr6
Gibbs are foo numsfou6 md n fI7f&