The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-18
IT IS BRAUTIcAh
Nominated by the Republi-
can County Convention
for State Senator.
RING SLATE GOES THROUGH
stubenvoll and Urquhart Cap
ture the Boulevard Com
mission Pluns.
A MONoToNOUS CONVENTION
At Least 1t Was So, Described
by Major Pangborn, and
1t Was Drowsy.

1t Was Drowsy-
The Republican County Convention las'
nixnt named these candidates.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
Henry Rrautigam.
FOR BOULEVARD COMMISSIONERS
Robert d. Urquhart,
Louis Stubenvoil.
ASSEMBLY MEN
Jersey city-Wiiam Fl. Hooker,
Charles n. hllG,
Louis s. Washburn
Douglas d. F. Storey,
John t. Pringle.
Samuel H. Monroe
Hoboken-Herman G. NolK,
John Schwartz.
Bayonne-George S. Bogart.
Neeha w l1en--ClauS sBaSse;
West Hudson--Davld Dawes
The convention. was held in Lincoln
Hail. on Pavonia avenue, near Baeoe
place. There were one hundred anu
seventy-seven delegates. Had straiissl
chanced into the convention hail ne Wouiu
have found it difficult to determine Juse
what was going on The flrst lmpfes7ion
would doubtless have been tnat wahe
was in progress. That there was mar
mony there is no disputins- lhal snele
was no enthusiasm is equally certain. u
the language of Major n >- fai'soo'i - =
was "monotonous.
Chairman Edward Woolley. dressed II
a dark frock coat. dark trousers ana d
dark tie, mounted the platform at 'ei
minutes before nine o'clock. Had Mr.
Woolley been going to euloglze oe-.
ceased companion he could not have mus
tered up a graver expression Solohei
Dickinson, the party leader, occupied
seat in the third row. Iie was silent aio
grave. Near him sat Postmaster Wanser
The Postmaster looked sad Even Johh
Macarthur and John Weastell, who have
never before been seen without smiie
on their faces, sat in uneonspieuous seats
twirled their thumbs, chewed their fe
snectiye up adornments and kept their
peace. Captain Jack Graham was In the
room. but his bellows must have been
out of order. Even he was silent. Tc
add 10 the gloom of the situation Car;
Blue and several other dark gentlemen
moved about the hall. For an orderly
gathering the convention would get the
blue ribbon without opposition. The dele
gates seemed to think that to speak
above whisper would subject one 10 i'm
mediate eJtcllOil.
This was the true condition of affairs
when the sanctirnonious appearing Mr.
Woolley went through the fortnality of
calling the convention TO order The
pounding of the gavel Jared on the SEN
sitive nerves of the delegates, many OF
whom had settled themselves comfort-
ably in their seats and were sleeping
peacefully Mr. Woolley made an apology
thpf1 o.
gized to the delegates for taking some
power from them The Executive Com
inittee. he said had asked him to name
Elmer w Demarest, of Bayonne, for
chairman There was mumbling in the
rear of the hall and Mr.. Wooliey ex-
planned that he was in no way responsible
for the selection. Had ne been he would
doubtless have been mobbed. Amid the
most profound and impressive silence
Demarest made his way to the platform.
He is young man. lie wore checked
suit the trousers of which were creased
to such an extent that TO stoop was a
hazardous feat which Mr.. Demaresr avoid
ed. The chairman's hair was brushed
close to his head and shOne like mir
ror Under a protuberance suggesting a
De Bergerac nose, there was Impossible
collection OF hair, by pulling which the
chairman found great consolation.
If the delegates We're not already sorry
they had accepted Mr.. Demarest for chair
man they We're when he dove down into
the recesses Of his. very much pressed
trousers and drew forth great roll OF
paper. It was a speech and the delegates
were on" Back in their seats they
dropped and slept. Secretary Erwin east
an appealing look at Demarest. But that
speech had to be read and it was read.
Mr.. Demarest's delivery was all that could
be expected of an eight-year-old school
boy. He started off in this entirely new
way
Mr. President and Fellow Citizens-l
ft4n-4 4 ~
your confidence, and the honor of presid-
ing over this party council in a campaign
OF supreme Importance.
IF any man doubt that we are passing
through an era of progress and prosper
ity my advice to him is that he take the
political platform and become enlight-
ened. Each campaign comes with its
new issues and theories of their solution.
only 10 be disposed of by the people and
to make room for new ones.
History will prove that every question
Of Importance that has presented itself
to popular suffrage within the past forty
years has been finally determined by the
people upon the lines suggested by this
party which we represent.
This is the record of great party,
formed for noble object, supported by
the people for It's sincerity of purpose and
today before them, without apology OF
excuse, to be judged By the merit of its
deeds.
THE demanded protection to our labor
and industry from foreign competition. d
doctrine from the hands of the iIlustrious
the supremacy of our workingmen over
those of any other nation of the world
has again been settled. finally, / hope
with the result that notwithstanding ex-
traordinary public expenditure, occasion-
ed by unusual causes, public confidence
has been restored business and 1nanufac-
ture have not only resumed but expanded
bringing prosperity and its attending nap.
piness to every home and Ereside. Ae-
fuated by an unselfisfl desire for better
menl not limited By our own shores
filed with a sympathy stirred BY the in
human oppression Of 4 weak nation by j
continental power for which, from the dis
coyery Of this new world. we have alS7ay IS
entertained the friendliest welfare. p'll
nation has responded Hobls 70 Ifae~ ~call oi
a leader VINO, while sympathetic. peaceful
and kind. possesses the conrage cf his
convictions, and the strength to carry
mem into action. Singular as it ma5
seem, our couatr4Es needs again demand
I'd the guiding hand and managing ability
Of Republican executive and his aGvis-
efs, 10 tfIumphantly and successfully n
bring to 4 termination d war which,
within ninety days, almost destroyed tht