The record-union., 1898-09-23
Convened in State Convention at
Trenton Yesterday.
UnlIed States Attorney Genera! Grlggs
Presides Over the Gathering.
Defends the Course of the Admin
istration in the War, the Happy
Results of Which Brought To-
gether the People Of the North
and the South.

TRENTON IN. j. Sept. -. - The
Republican State Convention met here
to-day and nominated Foster M. Voor-
hees as it's candidate for Governor.
Mr. Voorhees, is at present a state
Senator from Union County, and in his
capacity as President of the Senate
has been acting Governor since Gov
ernor John G.. Griggs was chosen At
torney General
There was only one session of the
convention, lasting about two hours,
and the gathering was the most har-
monious affair of the sort ever gotten
together in New Jersey. Attorney Gen
eral Griggs presided, and his speech,
mainly devoted to national affairs, was
the feature of the convention.
Mr. Voorhees, was nominated by ac-
clamation, and as the Governor is the
only State officer elected by the people
the work of the convention was soon
performed.
The convention was called to order in
Taylor's Opera-house at noon to-
day by Chairman Franklin Murphy of
the State Central Committee, who
introduced Attorney General Griggs as
presiding officer.
Mr. Griggs received an ovation. He
spoke briefly of local State politics in
the last political campaign. He then
continued:
And in this latest time of storm and
stress in the midst of great perplexity
and under the weight of enormous re-
sponsibilities, it is a pleasant thing 10
bear witness that our President has re-
tanned the confidence and support of
those who aided us in 1896. And more
than that, he has had the assistance of
the advice and counsel of many Of the
responsible leaders of the Democracy,
North and South, Loyalty and sincerely
rendered, without thought of partisan
or political differences. He has had
behind him the support of the Ameri-
can people with greater degree of unan-
unity than any President since Wash
ington.
What can political opposition rest
upon in this campaign? There is moth
ing but academic discussion left for
Democratic platforms. They may de-
nOunce protective tariffs, but no one
will care They have nothing newer or
better than the Chicago platform, from
which tens of thousands of New Jersey
Democrats revolted. If that was
dangerous and alarming diversion of
Democratic doctrine, then it is now only
ridiculous. 1t has upon it the double
condemnation of popular defeat and
present great inconsistency with every
great occurrence in history since 1896
Il do not speak of that other item
which certain newspapers and others
are trying to make the leading issue of
the Democratic campaign. Forgetting
the glory, the achievement, the success
with which an army of 100000 men was
raised out of nothing and hostile ma
tion almost wiped out in ninety days.
they are lowering like buzzards over
the battlefelds and hospitals and grave
yards, lcoAing only for the misery and
suffering and death which are newt.
able in war. Surely the Democratic
party has not been reduced so low in
the supply of proper subjects for politi-
cal division as to need to rely upon
yellow fever and yellow literature The
country demands now branch of
craftsmanship new to Americans-the