The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-18
GOLD MEN TO FIGHT
Delegates to Be Sent From
This State to the Indian
apolis Convention.
NOTED MEN IN THE MOVEMENT
Provisional State Committee Se-
lected Contains Many Prom
inent in the Demo-
cratic Party.
NOTED MEN IN THE MOVEMENT

The gold Democrats of New Jersey met
at Taylor's Hotel yesterday and effected
State Committee, and took the first steps
for an active campaign by deciding to-
hold a State convention in Trenton, Au-.
gust 26 to select delegates TO the na-s
tional convention of sound money Demo-
Gratis at Indianapolis September 2. 81:
was also decided to open headquarters
in Taylors and to give free and actiyes
circulation to tons of gold literature.
Those present were James W. Parker,
Middlesex; H. K Hart Newark; A. B.
Carlton, ]. B. Green, ex-Judge Yeomens
and F. S. Polak, Union; ]. ]. Bergen.
Somerset; DR.. L. G. Adams, Burlington;
Leonard ]. Gordon, Hudson; j. Walter
Wood, Malcolm Nevin, Richard S.
Stevens. Colonel w. S. Righter, John
Hone, Monmouth; ex-senator H. D. VIM
ton. Bergen, and ]. Meyer, Chauncey
Parker, son of courtlandt Parker and
brother of Congressman r. Wayne
Parker. General Edward p Meaney and
Colonel James Fleming of Essex.
The meeting was called to hear the re-
pointed at the conference held last week.
Mr. Winton presided and ex-Judge
Green of Union read the report of the
committee. The report named the pro-
visional committee and contained a LIST
OF men who have been consulted and are
willing to serve. This committee is not
complete.
Those selected and whose acceptance.
has. been received are as follows:-At
large, General Edward P. Meaney, of
Essex who was read out of the Demo-
cratic party in Essex by the County Conn
mittee and is ON Governor Griggs staff.
William B. Willis, of the Mount Holly
Herald; John D. McGill. surgeon gem
eral of New Jersey, brother of the Chan
celior, and J. Howard Carrow of Cam
den, for whom a hard fight was made in
the Democratic State Convention as
deiegate-at-large to the National Com
Vention, but WHO was defeated by William
j. Thompson's friends
Bergen county delegates are AhraYu
Deronde, a member OF. the Democratic
State Committee, and ex-senator Henry
d. Winton, who was delegate to the
national convention and was Chairman
o. che delegation subcommittee, APP
pointed to confer with other gold delega-
tions. Burlington is to be 7represenled
by DR.. Jesse s. ADAMS. or Burlinetos tos,
City, and Colonel r.. w. d. Albany. col
onel y y Fleming, who formerly COM
Wallis will represent Essex.
1T Leonard y. Gordon and Otto Crol1se
VIII represent Hudson. w. Holt Apgar.
formerly assistant prosecutor ,f No. rsss,'
stands sponsor for Hunterdon Corrfv,
Mercer has two strong committeeman
Garret V. D. Vroom, the Supreme Court
reporter, and ex-senator Jonathan Black
Well. formerly State Treasurer
MiGdleSeX Is to be reDreSpnfaf7 Inv Tar,a-
Neilson and James Parker; Monmouth
oy r. s. Little, formerly clerk of the
fought the DeinocratEc party because Of
us corruption, and John Hone Morris mas
Paul Revere, scion of the Revolutionary
ngnter, and George H. Yeonlan Passaic
years been the leader of the Pascal
Democracy Somerset is to be represented
by James J. Bergen, formerly Sneaker Of
me house and active IA the Citizens
League fight against race tracks. Sussex's
two committeeman are Thomas Murford.
who was elected a delegate to Chicago BY
m me state convention, but did not go, and
Albert B. CARLTON, the Democratic
Comptroller of the city of Elizabefh
stands for Union County with Samuel NJ
Central Railroad: Charles F. Rittenhouse
OF the Hackettstown "Gaze,tte,' repre-
sents Warren
This list was adopted. Then the COM
at Newark on August 81 Colonel w. S
Risshter, of Newark, wanted to know
what was to be done to prevent the silver
people packing the convention and select
ing men to represent the gold Democrats
at indianapolis who would not be true to
the duty imposed on them. James T
Parker, of Perth Amboy, thought that If
there was a crowd there who did not be-
long in the convention there no doubt
would be enough fighting Democrats on
hand to control them If they refused to
go out.
Richard S. Stevens Of Essex county.
thought that the present State Committee
could probably select the delegates to the
ahoIal aIs convention psfTer 6han 1d hastily
men ard consult with them and be sure
tiaat a good representation was sent from
vention might decline He moved that
the State Committee appoint the dele
gates. Tbs was opposed by Malcoln
was undemocratic and unpopular The
present State Committee had way of do
ing things without consulting the party,
as close corporation. He thought il
would be much better to have a mass
convention and let the selections be popal-
When the vote was taken it was almost
unanimous for a State. convention Tne
Taylors Hotel, which is also to be the
HEADQUARTERS Of the regular Democratic
State Committee.
rev State Committee organize This If
Sd Ssl 5. by ~ selecting Henry p; Winton as
Treasurer, and Francis D. Pollak secre,
tary They also issued this call
All persons who are in favor Of the NOM
Vice. President OF the United States ai,,l bv
the National Democratic Convention 'fo
be be- held at 1nsiianapolis ON September :.
convention of a platform eontaininp a.,
enunciation Of true Democratic principles