The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-20
Republican County Conven-
t1on Net in Greenvi1le
st Night
A. HUMOROUS PLATFORM
Assembly Nominations Go Beg
ging-Factions Urged to Drop
Their Quarrels.
Why was not William NJ. Klink renomi-
mated by the Republican party?

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| The Republicans of Hudson county held
| their county convention last night in
Columbia Hall and a very tame meeting
| it was. It was, however, remarkable In
| one thing and that was that nominations
went a-begging. No one seemed at all
| anxious to fork out $3.50 for the empty
honor of running on a ticket sure to be
downed by these wicked Democrats, and
those who were persuaded to run ao-
cepted the honor with a martyr-like air
and an Tm-in-for-it expression touching
to anybody but hardened G. O. P. fol-
lower.
After a great deal of I-dont-want-ft ex-
cuses and any number of protestations
these unfortunates were launched willy
nilly into the fght:-
Jersey City-George Hawes, Robert D.
Urquhardt, Lewis H. Washburn, Isaac
Goldenhorn. William G. Nelson, H. H.
Williams.
Hoboken-Herman c. Waldt and Frank
]. Lees
| North Hudson-Wilham o. Armbruster.
| Harrison and Kearny-Colonel Theodore
c. Wildman.
Bayonne-Frank H. Melville
DR.. John w. Reid of Kearny and Dr.
Cornelius Kell of Hoboken were nomi-
mated for Coroners.
| Some of the victims were in the Legis-
lature last year. but did nothing beyond
voting as the machine told them. A new
name is George Hawes. who thinks he
can succeed w. NJ. Klink, but he will
have a great deal to do to catch up to
the record of his predecessor. Lees is a
! Hoboken production and has achieved
some notoriety among the young men,
who think ne is born statesman. His
| principal worry Is his mustache, and his
| hair, both of which require great deal
| of attention. F. H. Melville, who aspires
| to take AssembIyman Demarest's place,
| is largely the creature of a disgruntled
faction headed by Gamaliel Christfe's fac
totum; but he will die easy, dead easy.
| z umbia Hall, where the sacrifices took
| pla--4 is the proper kind of place for a
convention, inasmuch as there are plenty
| of small rooms adjoining suitable for
eaucussing. These were used last night,
out, buttonhohng first this one and that,
were all the big wigs of the county G. o.
2. For instance there was Colonel
Sammy Dickinson, smiling and s!laye, as
| if the irrepressfble Tommy McEwan
hadn't been saying unpleasant things
about him., and ex-Mayor Wanser and
| S. Baldwin, whose followers glared at the
Dickinson crowd and muttered something
! about Wen get square some time for
Simpson, Michael Schultz. Jr. and 3. W.
| Woolley, with all the sins OF the Free
hooters on his back; Isaac Goldenhorns
prosecutor; Gamaliel r. Christie, with a
| grudge against somebody foE a lost nonnd-
nation; John J. Erwin. busy and court
| eous as usual; Martin Ffnck, w. II.
| Hooker whose official head was still on;
]. H; Potts, R. Brown. W 81. Spser u,
and his fidus Achates, R. Carey ]. Brsns
that perpetual candidate for any old ching,
s. Munroe; Oscar Fretburg and Jack
Graham, both of distinguishes memory
and in fact everybody who thought him
self politician and of immense import
4 anee and ready to serve in any capacity
long suffering fer e. community; nj y,,r+ of ,,s
office of chairman of the County Com
/ mittee. banged away on the table on the
platform for order, and after great sS;ns Ssal
/ and general noise the delegates were seat
| ed and voice was heard nominating
after removing his coat, mopping ms race,
| cleaning his glasses and clearing his voice.
began to tell the delegates why they were
OF course he thanked them for the
| honor. etc. and anyone who knows Mr..
| Klink knows he can do that to perfection
| loyalty etc.
/ 'IQ0 meaning QlULl u1altGIB IL ~ U90
OF a Grand Old Republican kind
Mr. Klink advised his hearers to stand
shoulder to shoulder, and predicted that
! Mr.. Davis and his legions mind that,
would meet their Waterloo this Novem-
| the Democrats for their strength and
| strategy but spoiled the pretty phrase
| by saying they were actually hungry ior
/ ofice! A Republican afflicted with thaI
4 appetite sis anxious to serve the people.
| MIR. Klink wound up with an exhortatlon
| to be peaceful, bury the hatchet. and un-
der no circumstance whatever to quarrel.
I This was accompanied with meaning
/ glance towards Colonel Dickinson and the
McEwan cohorts, which Of course was s
gentlemen. When the sermon on pax
yobiscum was finished and everybody ap-
plauded the, sentiments, the DELEGATES, 1ss,
| to wrangling about the committees. But
| John Erwin who is a dabSter at eonven-
tions, ratified through the call OF wares
| and districts and managed to evolve this
Credentfals-H. H. Farrier, D; Harper.
H c. Gruber, NJ. Terhune, z. Coppe, 3
Seibert. ]. J. Guisto, L. Schroeder, q.
Johnson, Johnson &. Chambers. J. A. Warnoek.
organiza TONY. A; Exton, E, Rider, I.
staTtuP W H v9gFmiysa g1gi6nfa l. 8 stqeenv9f Ka 5r
RulesGC. Rehill, ". p. Johnson, Z.
B1n5er an = " EloWeTs M9msaa j. strans, E. Weigent.
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| c. Basso, c. James.
ResoIutior-M. O'Brfen, J.. w. Leather,
F. w. Angel, r. Carey, f. Steyens. +. !.
| Stuhr. G. w. Smith, w. p. Skinner. j.
Parker. Jr., A Gresham, Q. c. w. Lang.
| When this was finished recess was
called and the committees sent into the
Various rooms to do what they were told
| to. When they returned after q lapse OF
| half an hour the all important Platform
was read and of course adopted with wild
and tumultuous cheering. 1t was stuned
! with G. o. P ponderosities and platitudes
and prated about beneficial results Of the
! administration. slapped Governor Griggs
| on the back, denounced gambling, 1aweo
| about equal taxation, which Lnmo-
| cratic party introduced and q Republican
majority squelched; threw a sop to wheel
| men and descanted about good roads, adj
! voesated the State cry of jury commission,
and wound up with ridiculous. and
| lauehable half-hearted fling at franchises
/ a,iye.l to corporations, the proteges of the
la. 8. P, and a general endorsement Of
| fhe Macarthur act, which the Courts OF
! fhis State have knocked into cooked
/ hat.
land ne ushered In a long series or
! speeches praising the poor unfortunates
| The orators meant well, but their efforts
couldn't lift the gloom from the hearts or
! those who voluntarily submitted to inlno-
| lation.
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