The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-15
NOMINATIONS At DOVER
Young for Surrogate and Welsh
and Poole for Assemblymen.

Proceedings of the Republican County
Convention this Afternoon-The Organ
ization-David Young Nominated Over
Al. Drake on Third BaIlot-AssembIy
Candidates Chosen on Second Ballot
Sketches of the Nominees.
The county Republican convention for
the nomination of candidates for Surro-
gate and Assemblymen was held in
Dover to-day. Shortly after II o'clock
the convention was called to order by
NJ. S. Condit, chairman of the Republi-
can County Committee, and John F.
Post of Pequannoc was named as temp
orary chairman and E. A. Scribner of
Boonton temporary secretary.
The convention reassembled at 1.45.
A. A. Vance of Morristown was made
permanent chairman. E. A. Scribner
permanent secretary and William 7.
Brown assistant secretary George Lam
ming of Alton, David Young of Dover
and A. J. Drake of Netcong were named
for Surrogate. David Young was nomi-
mated on the third ballot and his nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
Jacob w. Welsh of German Valley
and George E. Poole of Chatham were
nominated for Assemblymen on the sec
ond ballot.
David Young, who was nominated for
Surrogate. has been resident of Dover
since 1S47, his parents removing there
from Brooklyn. Mr.. Young has been
for long time identified with the mer-
camille and manufacturing interests of
the town and is at present engaged in
in the bakery and confectionery business;
he is also manager of the Dover Electric
Light Company. Being at school in
Deckertown when Fort Sumpter was
fired upon. the young student ran away
to New York, where be enlisted in the
147th Regiment of N. Y. Volunteers,
well known as Corcoran's Irish Brigade.
He was severely wounded at the battle
of Petersburg sd takes to his home.
and upon his recovery returned to the
front, where he remained until the close
of the war. He has been twice elected a
member Of the Dover Common Council.
Mr.. Young's nomination is considered a
strong and winning man.
Jacob w. Welsh, who was placed in
in nomination for the Assembly,
comes of an old Morris County stock.
His father, John c. Welsh, was we'll
known resident of German Valley,
where Jacob w. was born in 1858. He
a ,nded the Chester and Schooley's
Mountain Institute, afterwards engag-
ing in the mercantile business at Middle
Valley. He removed to German Valley
where for fourteen years he engaged in
general business and where at present he
is engaged in the sale of agricultural
machinery, carriages, etc. He is an
elder in the Presbyterian Church of
German Valley and prominent in the
work of the Church. Mr.. Welsh has
always been interested in county affairs,
and has ably represented Washington
township in the Republican County
committee LOT seven years. he is a
member of Chester Lodge, No. 209,
I.O. o. F.
Geo. E. Poole, who was nominated for
the Assembly at the County Convention,
was born in Newark in 1859. He is a
resident of Chatham, where he is well
known as one of the most influential and
progressive citizens. Mr.. Poole was
elected and served as Collector of Chat
ham Township from 1894 to 1897, and is
the present efficient Collector of Chat
ham Borough and member of the
Chatham Township Board of Education,
and secretary of the Morris County Re-
publican Executive Committee. By
profession Mr.. Poole is an architect with
offices in Newark and New York City.