The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-14

convention. The candidates soon ap-
peared escorting in addition Congress-
man Fowler of the First District and
Comptroller Gibson of Newark, when
they were greeted with such cheers as
are always given by happy united Re-
publicans. A few words of greeting
followed from the chairman who then
introduced Congressman Pitney who,
when the convention ceased to cheer,
said in part:
CONGRESSMAN PITNEYs SPEECH.
Fellow Republicans is commonly
supposed that in warfare a volunteer
soldier will fight more earnestly than a
drafted man. 1t has happened to be my
fortune on more than one occasion to be
drafted in the service of the Republican
party very much against my personal
preference. have been again drafted
this afternoon.
| do not want to intimate that the
nomination for State Senator from the
county of Morris is anything less than a
high honor for any man; but considera-
ton of personal convenience, Of business
and financial interests, compelled me to
say frankly, as have said to all, that /
would very much prefer that this con-
vention should select some other man to
represent them in the Senate. Your unan-
imous voice has overruled my personal
wishes, and though | should much pre-
fer that some other man had been select
ed as your standard bearer in this con-
vention, I have concluded after full de-
liberation to accept the honor you have
rendered me, and from this time forward
shall be no less earnest in the fight, no
less confident of success, no less anxious
to represent the Republican party in
Morris county than l have been in times
past.
A sense of delicacy forbids me to COM
ment on your choice for State Senator, but
with that exception l want to say that
Won have placed IN nomination ticket
from Governor VOORHEES, down that will
command the respect and confidence of
the people. A ticket that is deserving of
the confidence not only of every Republi-
can but of every good citizen in the
county of Morris and State of New
Jersey.
We have nominated for Governor a
man who has proved his capacity to Fill
the Office: who has been for ten long
wears in the service of the people of this
State: who has devoted his time and in
tellect to the affairs of our State and the
welfare of our people; who has never
been found wanting in any public trust.
the Hon. Foster M. Voorhees,. He must
and shall be elected. want you to
understand, my friends and fellow Re-
publicans, whose faithful efforts and sup
port has made me what l am today, that
would have been gratified to remain in
your service. [ want you to know that
am interested in the election OF our
nominee for Congress as my successor,
not only as Republican, but friend of
sound money, protection and every sound
and lust policy for which the Republican
party stands; and as a friend, | am in
terested in seeing that the Fourth Con-
gressional District sends to Washington
to serve for two years to come that
sterling Republican, John I. Blair
Kelley.
Now, you have nominated for members
of Assembly two gentlemen who COM
mended themselves to the good opinion
of our citizens a year ago, whose ability
and worth were recognized at once, and
secured for them important appointments
upon important committees in the House
of Assembly. You could not have done
better days work. This is one of the
most intelligent Republican conventions
that it has been my pleasure to visit in
Morris county. 1t has done itself honor
in nominating Messrs. Jacob W. WEIGH
and George E. Poole for the Assembly.
You have unanimously nominated. and
am very glad to know it, for the Office
of County Clerk, for the business inter-
ests of the people of the county, man
who for twenty years and more has
shown to the people of the county that
he is in every way qualified to perform
the important duties of that office, who
has performed them to the satisfaction of
every business man and every profes
sional man, man whom we all love-
Daniel S. Voorhees,. (Great and pro-
longed applause). l want to speak not
merely as a Republican, not merely as
party man, but as a lawyer whose con-
nection with that Office for a period of
nineteen years whose work day after day
and week after week, gave me most
intimate association with the Clerks
office and l say that the only man-andi it
is no Disagreement to Melvin S. Condit
and Elias B. Mott to say it that the only
man who has made that Office what it is
to-day is Daniel S. Voorhees,.
14O LAS OOLO AOl OA1y oLdb OHO AlcA
could in the performance of his daily
work, but he has systematized the work
of the Office by the appliances and
methods of indexing and fling all papers
and records. The citizens who do
business there know that every arrange
ment and detail of the Office have
been bettered by the personal and unre-
hitting efforts of Daniel S. Voorhees,. 1
feel personal pride in him and the
work he has done, and want to say
that I believe the name of Daniel S.
Voorhees, is going to carry bigger ma
jority than any other name on the ticket.
l thank you and promise my utmost
efforts. With your efforts and support
we will keep Morris County in line and
elect the ticket by good majority.
Mr.. Pitney was followed by Hon.
Jacob w. Welsh and Hon. George E.
Poole, the nominees for the Assembly,
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