The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-20
GONE OVERTO SILVER
State Committeeman Stifle
Their Consciences and
Endorse Bryan.
CONVENTION, SEPTEMBER THE 9th
Camden Forms a Sound Money
League-Farmers Cheer
MeEwan.
BRYAN STILL PLANNING TALK.
POpulists and silverites Changing
Quarters Progress of the
Sound Money Ticket.
RYAN STILL PLANNING TALK.

The Democratic State Committee yes
terday afternoon endorsed the Chicago
platform and it's Populistic e,ponents,
Bryan and sewall. It was ex-congress-
man Johnston Cornish who made the
motion to endorse Populism.
He said it was, in his opinion, about
time that the committee, as representa-
tive OF the Democratic organization IN
New Jersey, should declare itself. He
expressed regret that any of the members
were absent and then moved that the
committee unqualifeday endorse the NOM
nation Of Bryan and Sewall and the plat
form of the Chicago convention. Vigor-
Gus applause greeted the motion and It
was at once seconded by Senator Kuhl.
Several members spoke in favor of the
motion, none against it, and the vote re-
suited in. eleven affirmative and four mega
tives.
The negative votes were cast by E. F.
c. Young, William j. Keys, S. NJ. VII
liams and Richard A. Donnelly. The
latter said that while he was Democrat
first. last and an the time, he did not
approve of the Chicago platform, and
could not vote to endorse it.
.'I have always been Democrat, he
said. ..and intend to remain one, but do
not desire to go on record as indorsing
the platform
Mr.. Willard C. Fisk, secretary of the
committee, like Allan. L. McDermott and
Henry C. Kelsey, says it would be diff
cult for him to support a free silver can
didate. and he sent in his resignation.
1t was laid over He will remain in
charge until the State Convention.
Mr.. E. F. c. Young remained passive
during the early part of the meeting,
closely watching those who it had been
asserted were out against the ticket. He
left after the adoption of the resolution
r ri11Srr5f s1z1s fsryy nit he would not say
>that he would leave the committee.
A poll of the committeeman recently
made is said to show that eleven of the
twenty-six members who comprise the
committee at present will be found OPP
posed to the ticket. They are:-Abram
De Ronde of Bergen, Alvin P. Hildreth of
Cape May, Philip P. Baker of Cumber-
land Samuel Walker of Mercer, Samuel
Fowler of Sussex, s. M Williams of
Somerset, and R. V. Lipdabury, COM
naitteeman-at-large, and the four who
voted yesterday.
These members are counted as solid in
support of the Chicago convention:-Rich-
ard s. Byrnes of Atlantic, Eckard P.
Budd of Burlington, Harry B. Paul of
Camden. Bowman s. Cox of Salem, Paul
A. Queen of Hunterdon David s. Crater,
of Monmouth, Thomas S. Hoagland of
Morris. Louis Braun of Passaic, Robert
Gwynne of Salem, William j. Keyes of
Somerville, Johnston Cornish of Warren.
and Committeeman-at-La Richard S.
kuhl. and Rufus Blodgett Oliver Kelly
was classed as doubtful, and no one ap-
peared to know where Senator Smith or
Howard w. Hayes of Essex stood
Two vacancies were reported, that of
Ephraim P Emson of Ocean, who is dead
and Thomas ]. Craven, member-at-large
who resigned
AT two O'Clock word was received that
Taylor's Opera House was available for
"Wednesday. September 9. and that date
was fixed for the convention After the
Afficial call was made for that date. ask
sng for the selection of delegates TO a
convention to select electors for the elec
ton of President and Vice President tbe
committee afljournad W