Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-09-27
FIRST DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC CON
GREssI0NAL CONVENTION.
Geo. Pfeiffsr. Of Camden, the Candidate


Congressional Convention met in the Opera
House on Wednesday, September 10. It
was an enthusiastic gathering and the dele
gates were moved with an earnest purpose
to defeat Congressman Loudenslager-
Samuel Iredell, Esq, Of Bridgeton,
called the Convention to order and was
made Temporary Chairman. Harry Burt
Ware, of salem, was made Secretary. After
appointing the usual committees, the Con-
vention took a recess until ]. 30 p. m.
In its report, the Committee on Rules
recommended that the various counties be
allowed to cast as many votes in this Con-
vention as were elected under the call Of
County Chairman, but that in future Con-
ventions the representation be five delegates
from each Township, Ward and Borough.
This report was unanimously adopted.
Upon reassembling the temporary officers
Of the Convention were made the permanent
ones. The work Of nominating a candidate
was entered on with as little delay as pos
sible, and Oh the cali of rules Of the counties,
David B. Peterson, of Camden, in most
excellent speech named Joseph 7 Seeker,
Of Gloucester county, paying tribute 10 his
worth as a man and his acknowledged
ability.
Ex-Judge BowmanS Cox was introduced
by Chairman ] D. Carpenter when Glou-
cester was called. and in little while it
was rec1znlzed that he was voicing the
sentiment Of the party in demanding that
the candidate be taken from Camden county,
TO the end that the fraudulent stufing Of
the ballot-box by the Republicans of that
county might be stopped, and the Demo-
cratic vote be raised to the point attained a
few years ago before Democratic leaders
commenced to lay down. He named ex-
Senator George Pfeiffer as the candidate.
In behalf of Salem, Hon. John w
Acton seconded the nomination of Colonel
Pfeiffer in an eloquent address in which he
declared that the party was all for harmony
and unity now, and no matter what diff
ferences may have existed in the past, all
could follow exssecretary Olney now in
support of Democratic candidates and
Democratic principles.
The roll of counties was about to be
called, when Mr.. Pfeiffer arose and begged
TO be allowed to decline the use Of his
name. He spoke of the abuse of the fran
chise practised by the Republicans Of Cam
den, where not less than 5000 fraudulent
names were put on the registry list, and
said that he could do the party more good
by working in that county from now until
election day thai ae could by canyassing
the district as a candidate. Judge Cox
told him that the other counties would
take care of themselves and leave him free
to attend to the publication the registry
list and the building up Of the Democratic
vote in Camden. Mr. Sickler arose and
thanked the Convention for the mention Of
his name, but as Democrat he desired to
withdraw it, and suggested the nomination
of Col. Pfeiffer by reclamation.
The result of the ballot was, Pfeifer 204,
Seeker, 1873, and Mr. Pfeiffer's nomination
was made unanimous.
Messrs. Peterson, Of Camden; Cox, of
Gloucester; Acton, Of Salem; Cox, of
Cumberland, and Norton. Of Cape May,
were appointed committee to escort Mr..
Pfeiffer to the platform, where he accepted
the nomination in a short speech in which
he declared that he never ran away from
a Republican majority" His acceptance
aroused the greatest enthusiasm.
The Committee on Resolutions presented
the following, which was read by Harry b.
Ware, Esq.
The Democracy Of the First Congressional
District in Convention assembled. declare
their fidelity 70 the principles Of Demo-
cracy as enunciated by their party in
National Convention assembled in Kansas
City on July Fourth, and the State Elec-
toral Convention at Trenton ON September
18th, and congratulate our representatives
in both those gatherings ON the force and
cleaIness of expression that characterize
both documents. We place the Republic
before Empire, the Flag beside the Constitu-
ton, and brand as enemies of the Republic
the men who would reverse the order of the
first, or separate the last
We demand Constitution loving rep
resentative from this, the First Congress
sional District of New Jersey, and deplore
the fact that in all its history, from the
first Congress in 1877, it is left to our
present representative to misrepresent
this patriotic people and de
sert his 'Eplain duty to American citizens
and violate his official oath to uphold the
Constitution inviolate, and extend its
blessings to all peoples who acknowledge
its authority.
Resolred, That we arraign Henry c..
LoudensIager as an unfaithful representa-
tive Of the people Of this Congressional
District. Posing as the friend Of the farmer
and the worl1men, he unhesitatingly arrays
himself in Congress in the ranks of those
dominated by corporate power, and his
every act and vote are in favor of that class
We denounee his actions in the matter of
the Anti-O leomargaine bill, which helped
greatly to defeat measure of the utmost
importance to every farmer and dairyman in
this district.
We denounce his last official act in the
last session in Congress, which was vote
against the passage of the Eight hour law
which aimed to compel Government con-
tractors to observe that law, of 50 much
importance to workmen,
We denounce his vote on the Porto
Rican tariff measure, which imposed tariff
on citizens of the United States in defiance
of the Constitution.
We denounce him for his negligence in
the matter of the ruin of the natural water
ways Of this district by contractors dredging
the channel of the Delaware The water
ways which penetrate our District from
Cooper's creek to the Cofansey, are the
natatural arteries Of trade and commerce,
yet our people have been compelled to
abondon them and submitted the extortions
of railroad corporations because of refuse
placed at their entrance, by private corpora
tions closely allied with the railroad interests
to the detriment of the public veal, and
without emphatic protest by our present I'M
worthy representative. He has been petit
toned to move in the matter time and
again but to all petitions he has turned a
deaf ear,
We pledge the candidate nominated here
to-day to labor TO restore them to their
original utility.
We pledge the nominee of this Conyen-
ton to service of the people, not the
bosses; to a service Of the Republic, not
the promotion of empire; the expansion Of
liberty, not serfdom.
To our national leaders, William Jen-