The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10

maintained the coinage Of England and
nearly all the commercial world. France
n nsarg main Ha Sel sslvsf c thaf this isr e eeusnry
could maintain silver coinage without the
permission Of Queen Victoria or the
strength rr,neg Of this Country was GREATER than
the combined strength Of Austria, France,
Germany. italy and Great Britain
Mr. cMillin produced statistics show
ing The unlimited production of the coun-
try in agriculture and manufactures. In
giving a list of the latter the speaker
threw up his arms and said that whlie
he lie not rejoice in the death of any
man he rejoiced to know that when the
| English collins were screwed down it was
| with American screws. ( Great laughter
Al present. said Mr. McMillIn, the
American people were doing 81 per cent.
| of the banking of the earth. Bryan was
| trying to place this country at the Begin
ming OF the Twetrtieth Century, where
| Jefferson had placed it at the beginning
| of the Nineteenth.
For several seconds after Mr.. McMillin
| closed the audience stood on their feet
4 and cheered him, and passed a rising vote
| of thanks.
After Mr.. McMillin's speech Jacob R.
Hendrickson, for the Committee on Reso-
buttons, reported the platform. 1t was
much different from the one which had
been prepared in advance and had been
sent out for the afternoon newspapers,
for as soon as the committee met there
was trouble over the ~cut-and-dried reso-
buttons. They were not radical enough
for such rabid free silverites as sDia-
ADDISON Ely. They immediately attacked
the planks with all their insane frenzy.
Mr.. Daily and one or two more conser-
vative members of the committee. defend
fected and read by Mr.. H-endrlckson:-
No. 1.-The Democrats Of New Jersey,
in convention assembled. ratify and in
adopted az Chicago and the candidates
nominated thereon-the Hon. William j..
Bryan, of Nebraska, and Hon. Arthur
Sewali, of Maine-and hereby pledge our
honest. earnest and hearty endeavor to
secure the election OF these, our candi-
adopted at Chicago is thoroughly Demo-
cratic and purely American, and with its
enforcement we firmly believe that relief
will come to the toiling masses and will
advance the general prosperity of our
No. I've are unalterably opposed to
all combines and trusts that have for
their object the restriction OF production
that -deprives labor of its just reward
and raises prices to the consumer I'M
justly.
ment with gross extravaganza in the
conduc of State affairs made manifest
by the increased appropriation of the last
Legislature as compared with former
Democratic administrations.
No. I've demand that the tax laws of
this State be amended to provide for the
| SQudl ldAdCUn I'll property HOl uSSQ ltI
religious. charitable or educational pur-
poses.
No. 5.-We pledge the Democratic party
to the enactment of laws that will Sc
cure the abolition of grade crossings in
all populous centres.
No. Give declare it to be a principal
should submit 10 the Will of the major
ity; any other policy would be destruc-
tive to self-goyernnent and party or
ganization.
M = We danounna tba int orfaronoo of
any employer of labor, private or corpor-
ate, to coerce or intimidate the voter in
the free exercise Of the right of suf-
frage.
No. S-For the purpose of carrying into
effect these principles we invite the sup
port and cooperation of all citizens ir-
respective of former political affiliations.
When the platform had been adopted,
an excited delegate with a German ac-l
cent, Jumped up in the front rank of the
Hudson delegation and said he wanted to
offer a resolution. Mr.. Cutler declared
that under the rules all resolutions must
go to the committee; This created great
confusion, above which could be heard
the voice of the runken man from Ho-
boken clamor.ng that Hudson be heard.
Finally a motion to suspend the rules
was carried. and the Hudson man went
on. The drift of the resolution was that
the Chairman appoint a committee of
five to go through the audience and take
up a collection TO stop the holes left in
the ship by the rats that had deserted it. :,
Il am only a tailor, too" said the Hud-
SON man. with much self satisfaction, as
he passed up his resolution and his card.
He is Henry HaineS of this city. HIS
resolution was received with derision, and
the holes were not stopped up.
Farmer MARITIME next offered a resolution
when the platform had been adopted, to
the effect that in Common fairness those
who did not support the Chicago Conven-
ton should withdraw from the State
Committee.
Samuel Bigelow, of Essex, offered a sub
stitute that if those members of the State
Committee not in sympathy with the Chi
cage platform did notNresign at once the
committee should have the power to expel
them and fill their places.
Michael J. Coyle, of Hudson, thought
the resolution too sweeping. The coun-
ty Committee should be the body to fill
vacancies. MI. Bigelow accepted the
mendmen and then Mr.. MARITIME wanted
to make another speech. He said that a
ing him a hearing that was the great
American principle of fair play. The
convention, however, was tired of Mr..
Marines ~eloquence and shouted him
William Cotter. of Hunterden. said that
the gold men had plenty OF time to be
heard. 1t was well known where they
stood, and it was time to put them out
and put in their places men in sympathy
with the party. Several members tried
p pr sPhedd al It 9 Was in ahf decided eon to s@n
power the State Committee to expel the
gold men. and the County Committee to
III ltlclF places.
After the roll call on nominations for
electors-at-large, IT was agreed to sus-
pend the rules and elect Johnston Cornish
of Warren, n Theodore Budd, of Ber-
gen.
The district electors were reported and
Endorsed by the convention as follows
First district-David Chambers.
Second-Isaac w. Carmichael, Ocean.
Third-James j. Mean. Somerset.
Fourth-W. C. Badrick. Pennington.
Fifth-Carlton w. Herrick, Passaic.
Sixth-Jeremiah O'Rourke, Essex.
Seventh-James F. Minturn, Hudson.
Eighth-Edwin A. Rayner, Montclair.
On motion of Colonel E. 1. Price. of
Essex county, the electors were instruct
ed to east the electoral vote of the State
for William ]. Bryan and Arthur Sewall.
The State Committee was authorized to
fill vacancies.
The nomination of Mr.. Cornish is un-
derstood to take him out of the Con-
gressional race in the Fourth district.
and leaves a clear field for Mr.. Cutler.
THEY WANTED BEER.
Two Men Hold Up n Citizen on
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