Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-09-22
ALL WAS ENTHUSIASM,
Bray Wins the Surrogate Nomination on til g
First Ballot by an Overwhelming
Majority.

Bray Wins the Surrogate Nomination on the
First Ballot by an Overwhelming
Majority.
thursdays convention was one of the
most harmonious and enthusiastic ever
held in Cumberland county. If any one
expected trouble or friction, they were
greatly disappointed. Everything was
just as the most loyal Republican could
desire, and the campaign was opened
most spiciously.
The beautiful decorations, the gay,
glorious flags, the inspiring music by the
band, and the earnest, enthusiastic
speeches all served to arouse the Repub-
licans to greatest desire for grand victory
this fall
The magnificent victory of Frank c.
Bray, for the nomination for Surrogate,
showed how complete was the canvass
made by Colonel Jarvis Wanser, Mr..
Bray's manager. He not only brought
Lands township to the convention solid,
but had half of Bridgeton, the great ma
jority of Millville, and every township,
excepting Fairfield. Downe and Stoe
Creek. The first two went for Captain
Townsend, while Soc Creek voted for
Mr.. Nichols. Deertield, which had been
elected for Mr.. Nichols, sensibly voted
for Mr.. Bray, realizing that there was to
be but one ballot.
1t was also most pleasing to note the
enthusiasm which was created when the
Darna of Rrav woS pooptiopad ap1 ind;
Gated that the campaign would be an
active one.
The PIONEER yesterday brought its re-
port up to the nomination. The resolu-
tions adopted by the convention were as
follows:
Re resolutions.
Republicans of Cumberland county, in
convention assembled, re-affirm their
allegiance to the principles which the
Republican party enunciated in the St.
Louis platform.
We congratulate the people.on our Ma
tional and State administration. The
course OF President Mckinley has been
eminently patriotic and wise, and has
conduced more to the future happiness
of the American people, and to the
greatness of the American republic, than
any administration since the days of
Abraham Lincoln.
We are as proud of our achievements
in arms, as we are of our diplomacy and
craftsmanship. The feats of the Ameri-
can soldier and sailor are worthy of all
praise, and have earned the plaudits of a
grateful people. We especially extend
our congratulations to the rank and file
of the army, whose courage, self-sacrifice
and intelligence, have contributed so
largely to our brilliant and unparalleled
victories on land and sea. The American
of to-day is worthy successor of his
foretather, of '76, both in patriotism and
endurance.
We rejoice in the fact that the soldiers
of this State have been better cared for
than elsewhere in the country, and ex-
tend our thanks to acting Governor Voor-
bees, for the time, care and attention he
has devoted to the New Jersey volun-
teers. Our State administration COM
mends itself to the thoughtful voter.
New Jersey has been rescued from cor
rupt rings, that sold her to the race track
gamblers, and stole from her treasury in
order to enrich the favorites who did it's
bidding.
Under the present administration, the
fee offices of this state have been placed
on salary basis and the enormous rev.
enue that was formerly the source of con-
tributions to the Democratic campaign
fund, is now covered into the State treas
ury for the benefit of the tax payer.
We are in entire sympathy with every
movement for the elevation and better
ment of the condition of the laboring
people, and we pledge the nominees OF
this convention to use their utmost en-
deavors to secure the enactment of such
legislation as will conduce to this end.