The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-13
C. O.P. DELEGATES
Hudson County congression-
al Convention Held
Last Night.
COL. S. D. DlCKINSON'S FIAT
John P. Landrine Makes a.
Confession Of Faith
woolley Turned
Down
COL. S. D. DIGKINSON'S FIAT
John P. Landrine Makes a.

The convention of the Seventh Congress
sionaI District Republicans held last
night in Lincoln Hall to select ten dele
gates to the National Convention was
quiet and harmonious event, and the only
grotesque tinge about the entire affair
was the action of John p. Landrine, who
made confession of faith. His remarks
were greeted with roars of laughter
AS was predicted, Messrs. .Flavel MCGEE
and Edward NJ. Watson were chosen to go
to the National Convention at Philadel-
phia on June 10. There were ninety-seven
delegates of the one hundred and two
present when the convention was called
to order. Edward w. woolley was chosen
chairman and Frank T. Lockwood secre-
tary. There being no contests no COM
mittee on credentials was selected. The
unanimous choice of the twelve wards and
the outlying districts for the two dele
gates were F1avel McGee and Edward NJ.
Watson. William A. Schell and Henry j.
Lemmer were elected as alternates.
ATessrs. MCGEE and Watson We're escort
ed to the platform by Reuben Simpson
and Martin Finck.
Mr.. Watson spoke on the duty of the
delegates at tho National Convention and
SdlQ lQaI he nUpGu llGl nS WOul0 DS DliC
of the delegates who would have a voice
in the selection of the next President of
the United States.
When Mr.. MCGEE rose to speak a cheer
swept through the hall. He.was evil htly
affected with the greeting and said ne
was deeply touched
who touched you?" asked Boulevard
Commissioner Bob Urquhart, and there
was a. yell of laughter. Mr.. MCGEE dis
cussed the political situation and predict
ed victory for the Republican party thds
fall
Before adjourning a resolution was
adopted instructing the National Conven-
ton delegates to vote for Franklin Muir
ply to replace the late Garret A Hobart
in the National committee.
The county delegates then proceeded to
caucus on the four delegates at large toe
be chosen on Thursday next at Trenton
Bayonne's quota of delegates was nine,
but only six were present. ColonelAS. d.
Dickinson was elected chairman, S.
Senator w. ]. Sewell U. S. Senator J.
Kean, Franklin Murphy and Barker
Gummere were the choice of Hudson's
delegates. The vote was unanimous.
Mark Fagen was chosen as one of the
vice presidents at the State Convention,
one being allowed each county; ]. H,
Potts, assistant secretary; Edward w.
Woolley, Committee on Resolutions; J.
E. Macarthur, Committee on Credentials;
Frederick Frambach, Committee on Rules,
and J. c. Young, Committee on Perma-
nent Organization. Edward Fry was
honored with a place on the State Com
mittee along with Colonel S. D. Dickinson.
In the vote on the selection of State Com
mitteemen, John P. Landrine got three
votes. Landrine and Woolley will be sue
ceeded by Messrs. Fry and Dickinson.
The terms are for four years.
Col Dickinson. when an opportunity oc-
CURED, made a remarkable speech. He
insisted that in future Hudson county
Should be recognized in State politics;
hitherto it had not He significantly point
cd to the recent spring election as a re-
suit of an alleged popular vote and said,
amid cheers, that he would see in future.
If he had any say in the matter. that
there would be no more spring elections.
After the caucus was ready to adjourn,
john P. Landrine recovered his breath
and proceeded to recant. He stated that
he did not think it was proper to find
a man in caucus and wanted the privilege
of voting for whom he pleased when he
got to Trenton, and looked the field over.
He had never been in caucus be
fore and did not understand the
workings of a secret body. Then John P.
expatiated on tn geood things that he had
done for the Republican party while the
delegates smiled and yawned. He was just
as good a Republican as there was in the
State, he said and he had always worked
hand in hand with the State Committee
men for the benefit of the party he repre-
sented. John was allowed to talk for
about five minutes until his flow of self
praise was exhausted.
New Jersey gets twenty delegates to
the National convention, two being Sc
lected by each Congressional district and
four at large The New Jersey delegates
will caucuss after the State convention
is held and will go in a solid body for
President Mckinley.