Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-08-24
The Congressional Convention.

The Republican Congressional Conven-
ton for the Second District of New
Jersey was held at the Academy OF
Music, in Atlantic City, on Thursday
of last week, and Congressman John j.
Gardner was renOminated for another
term. There were present 81 delegates
from Atlantic City, "a from Burlington
60. 13S from Mercer Co. and Al from
Ocean Co.
Hon. William FL. Carter, OF Burlington,
called the Convention to order and
Samuel K. Robbins of Burlington, was
made temporary chairman and Louis
M. Clayton, of Mercer, was made tenn
porary secretary. These officers were
later made permanent.
After the reading of the call for the
convention the following committees
were appointed
Committee on Rules-E. w. Strickland,
Atlantic Evan R. Bennett, Burlington ;
Captain E. P. Mount, Mercer Charles
R. LeComp, Ocean.
Credentials-John S Risley, Atlantic !;
Frederick Peters. Burlington August
F. Eye, Mercer DR.. George Kerr, Ocean.
Resolutions-Hon. James Buchanan.
Mercer, chairman John G. Shreve, At
lantic Charles K. Chambers, Burling-
ton s. P. Bartlett, Ocean.
Permanent Organic ltion = George
Elvine, Atlantic w. Budd Deacon, Bur-
lington; Hon. Yelling g. SickeI, Mercer !;
Thomas Graham, O:ean.
Congressional Committee-Edward R.
Donnelly, Atlantic Hon. William Ii.
Carter, Burlington Hon. William Fl.
Skirm, Mercer George G. Smith, Ocean.
The rules Of the formal Congressional
Convention were adopted.
The report of the Permanent Organ
ization Con- mittee, that the temporary
officers of the convention be made per-
manent, were adopted. Ocean county
requested q representation of forty seven
delegates, but was allowed but forty
one. LoDgport was also allowed one
delegate. increasing Atlantic county's
vote to fifty-seven delegates.
THE REVOLUTIONS.
Hon. james Buchanan, chairman of
the Committee on Resolutions, presented
the following. which were adopted
We, the Republicans of the Second
Congressional District in convention
assembled do hereby declare
First-We reaffirm our devotion to
the principles of the Republican party as
exemplified in the platform adopted by
the National Convention in 1896, and
as made into history by the admins
tration of President Mckinley, and the
legislation of the present Congress.
Second-That we congratulate the
country upon the successful prosecution
and triumphant conclusion of the war
with Spain, by which millions of people
have been rescued from tyranny and
misrule and that the area of the Repub-
lie, with the blessings of liberty and
civilization, mas been SO greatly extend
ed that we congratulate President
Mckinley upon the judcious, wise and
patriotic manner in which he has admin
istered the government through this
trying exigency.
We take full confidence that the
triumph of our arms will be sustained
by the wisdom and firmness of our di-
plomacy.
Third-We congratulate the State of
New Jersey upon her prompt response
to the call for the troops in the just
closing war.
We express our sincere gratitude to
the Army and Navy for the glorious
victory won by them.
Fourth-TO our present Representative
John j. Gardner. we can truthfully say,
'swell done, thou good and faithful
servant" His experience in State and
National legislation has fitted him in the
highest degree for the discharge of the
duties to which he will again be called
by grateful and appreciative consti-
tuency.
We hereby pledge him our cordial and
earnest support and commend him with
confidence to the voters of the district.
JAMES BUCHANAN,
Chairman, Mercer County.
CHARLES K. CHAMBER,
Burlington County.
JOHN G. SHREVE,
Atlantic County.
s. P. BARTLETT,
Ocean County.
When nominations were called for
Hon. A. B. Endicott, OF Atlantic City
presented the name of Hon. John j.
Gardner in a highly eulogistic speech,
and no others being mentioned Mr..
Gardner was unanimously renominated.
The nominee was then escorted to the
stage by a committee appointed for
that purpose, and accepted the nomina-
ton in.which he thanked the convention
for the honor conferred and for it's ap-
proval of his course in Congress.
He reviewed the POLITICAL situation at
considerable length and endorsed the
national administration and the Repub-
lican position upon the tariff and finan-
cial questions. In regard to the new
questions that will arise, incident to
the war with Spain, Mr.. Gardner de-
clared himself in favor of holding all the
Spanish possessions we have captured,
and believe that American civilization
was destined to dominate the far East
After few brief remarks by Congress-
man Harry Loudenslager, and Hon.
John Kean the Convention adjourned.