The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-10
BOSS TRIUMPH
John ]. Erwin Chosen to Head
the Republican Ticket
at Last Nights
Convention.
COLONEL DIGKINSON'S WINK
Gamaliel Christie Turns His
Men to Erwin and the
Other Ducks Follow.
WISHY WASHY PLATFORM
Perfunctory Endorsement OF
the Administration--Flavel
McGee's Platitudes.
WISHY WASHY PLATFORM


Hamlet,s words: 'sTo what base uses
may we not tend,' were exemplifed last
night. when the bust of poor Abraham
Lincoln was dragged off its pedestal In
Lincoln Hall to face squabbling ana
howling horde of Republicans gathered TO
nominate candidates for the approaching
election. 1t was an idea of one OF the
delegates, who vainly attempted to bring
order into the proceedings by putting Abe
on exhibition. It didn't have the slightest
effect: the leaders were at odds, and no
wonder the rank and file were at skies
and sevens. The result was that the
weakest Republican ticket ever put up TO
be ehaced by Democrats was made last
night.
Among the 2Ss delegates there were
Christieites from the Hill. Erwinites from
downtown, Bassetes from Hudson City,
Faeanites from the Horseshoe, and Mos
quitobites from Greenydlle, and nice
time they all had Since Erwin wouldn't
sit at the feet of Gamaliel, that worthy
reversed the tradition and turned his vote
over to John ]. That set the others WHO
ana the usual stampede followed, making
John j. Erwin the candidate for Ruempler
TO bowl over.
10 the left of the chairman's table sat
the Erwin faction adorned with buttons
and led BY Billy Eaton, Samuel J. Blakey,
John Brennan, with the subdued syInpa-
thies of F'lavel McGee, Martin Finck ana
Col. S. D Dickinson himself. Facing the
table sat the Faganftes quietly conndent,
led by Postmaster P. F. Wanser, E. W.Wol-
ley, j. H Love and w. H. Speer.. The
Christie faction was in the rear and part
among whom were:-Edward Frey,
Michel Schultz, Jr.. Chas. Merker,
Reuben Simpson, r. Carey and Major W.
voice at home. The Basse followers were
at the rear, where fitted one McEWan
Brother gloomy because there was no
chance to shout cheers for Honest rom.
Johnny Weastell was there smiling and
happy. Louis Steubenyon too, oblivous
of the presence of his friend, Johnny r
LaBdrine. Aaron Baldwin, pleasant as
usual, sat near the Hoboken men led by
Don Whiskerandos Leonard. Col J. j.
Toffey mingled In the crowd and found
plenty of acquaintances. In fact there
were so many Leaders" that you couldn't
turn without running into them.
Here comes Erwin" yelled Eaton as
the Secretary of the County Committee
walked up the room to the table, follow
ed by Chairman e. w. Woolley. The
Erwin men jumped up and gave rousing
cheers while the other fellows laughed
ironically. There was such a hubbub GO
ing on that solitary copper marched in
to the middle of the room and wondered
how he was going to pull in the whole
crowd.
"In the absence" roared Mr. Wool1ey
above the din "of the temporary chair
man nominations will be In order" Elmer
Dem0rest was nominated, so were Flavel
MCGEE Woolley and P. F. Wanser. The
honor was offered to John Brennan. J. H.
Potts, Joe Locke and C. r. Wales, but
they all declined Finally they thrust the
greatness on poor Isaac Goldenhorn, who
accepted it. Ikey made an excellent pre-
siding officer, however.
iHe blushed, made neat little appealing
speech for union, said he smelled victory
in the air and finally gave Erwin cold
douche by explaining that there was
pothlng improper in his holding office with
his estinable brother, the Prosecutor in
Secretary Erwin then read the call for
convention and he was thereupon elected
Temporary secretary. No end of fun was
started when the chairman of each dele
CATION was supposed to name his commit
hee1nen on rules, credentials, etc. Many
of these individuals didn't even know
the names of their own delegates. After
some delay the hist was made up and here
credentials-E: Mccabe. NJ. Finck. H.
Gallagher. w H.. Armstrong. A. Klein.
II OrtIieb, H. Vol, L. Schroeder z. Cad
mus: p " DemoTest. z. GGgha4n5berlin- 9 :,
H Logan, n. NJ GoIdram, F. Lebort, W.
Tubert. H. Gordon, VIM. Greeu.
Resolutions-A- Enderlein. R. D. Ur-
Sullivan, F. Lembke, c. De r. Leonard,
4. Keller. F. Dubert. H. Frank, NJ. NJ.
Permanent organization-s, ]. Blakey,
c. Rehill, ]. G. Kaiser, T. H. Ennis, r. D.
Taylor, r. Mcmahon, ]. Valentine, u.
Beebe, H F. Knapp, c. Weller and H.
These committees then retired and a re-
cess was taken when Babel was resumed.
The leading men did little buttenholing
structed Joe Guisto to turn over Hoboken
to US and we can't lose" Gamaliel DART
ed in and out at the rear of the hall while
lest that wicked Landrine would upset
paced backwards and forward with his
aSSs apesch, While william H. sa spser was M do 10
ing the same on the opposite side OF the
room. The chatter and clatter was at
nent Organization Committee. They
couldn't agree and retired once more.
The fact vas that they couldn't
siding Office. The induced Isaac to take
the Office. and made Jacob Strauss Sec
Meanwhile J. A. Dear, Jr.. OF the Res
olutJon Committee, was submitting to
Col. Samuel Dickinson the PLATFORM pre-,
pared by the journal The Colonel
made corrections and then said he
thought it would do, and they went up
stairs. After the permanent officers, of
the convention had been e elected st. nolens
read. 1t was as follows
We, Republicans Of Hudson county
in convention assembled. do heartily
indorse the national administration
of William Mckinney and the admin
istration of State affairs by Foster M.
Voorhees, and call upon Republicans
and all others In Hudson county in
texcEted in good government to vote
at the coming election for the nomi-
nees of this convention.
tits TO the best interests of the peo-
pie of Hudson county to check the
reckless extrayag gance Of the Board of
FreEholders and to ppeveHt further
waste OF the countys money. such
as has been inflicted upon the people
q this county by The present. s. s Dsrn9.