Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1900-10-04
,yINELAND MAN FOR CORONER
DR.. Herbert L. Cooper is Named
for the Position.


to do but select a candidate for Coro-
ner and name members, of the County
Executive Committee.
There had been no arrangement
made to turn the Convention into
mass meeting, no speakers engaged,
no music, no red fire, just meeting
of delegates for specific purpose and
the adjournment after the objects of
the Convention were obtained.
Councilman Edward Corson, of
Millville, chairman of the last Con-
vention, called the delegates to order,
and James E. Mitchell, of the Third
ward of MillvilIe, was selected as
Permanent Chairman of the Conven-
tion.
Mr.. Mitchell made a somewhat
lengthy speech, the only one of the
Convention, in which he urged the
Republicans to work earnestly for
the success of the Republican candi-
dates and the continuance of Repub-
lican principles and continued pros
perity. He graphically pointed out
the dangers resulting from Demo
cratic success. His speech was heart
lily applauded.
James McMurray, of Millyille, and
Charles E. Bellows, of Bridgeton,
were selected as Secretaries.
Chairman Mitchell then appointed
the following committees:
Credentials-John d. Westcott,
David Claypoole, Jarvis Wanser, Ed
ward Corson and John Joseph
Rules-William McMullen, John r.
Radcliffe, Stratton W. Moore, Joseph
S. Turner, DR.. Kirk.
Resolutions-Louis III. Miller,
Harry Conner, Harry Mayhem, John
N. Fithian and George Phifer.
The Convention then adjourned for
twenty minutes to give the commit
tees an opportunity to do their work.
When the Convention re-asSembled
the Credential Committee reported
no contests.
The Committee on Rules reported
the rules of the previous Convention
excepting the amending of the rule
regarding primary meetings, provid-
ing that the meetings should be
called at seven O'Clock, and continue
open until nine, excepting when
there were no contests, when the
of haI
O'Clock.
The Committee on Resolutions pre-
Sented the following platform which
was adopted by unanimous vote:
1.-THE Republicans of Cumberland
county in Convention assembled re-
affirm their allegiance to the princi-
pies of Republicanism as enunciated
in the platform of the National Con-
vention adopted at Philadelphia, and
pledge themselves to the support of
the nominees of that Convention,
Mckinley and Roosevelt.
"The record Of the present admin
istration. historically, industrially
and financially, ranks with the ad-
ministration of Washington and Lin
coin in the Importance of the great
problems that have been met and are
in process of settlement.
"When Mckinley was inaugurated
the county was suffering from hard
times and lack of business confidence.
WoTkmen were without employment,
business men were fearful of invest
ment, enterprise was dead. In a few
months conditions changed. Business
revived on every hand. Idle men be-
came busy workers, Coxey's army
disappeared and the country resumed
industrial activity that always char
acterizeS Republican administrations.
All doubts as to the maintenance of
the money standard disappeared and
every wage Garner felt assured that
he was to receive his wages under
the administration, in the best
money in the world. The Wilson
tariff which proved so disastrous to
manufacturers, wage earners and
farmers, was repealed by the Dingley
bill, framed on the principles of pro-
lection to American interests. Our
imports soon began to decrease and
our export trade grew to unprece-
dented figures.
In three years of McKinley's ad-
ministration the balance of trade in
our favor has been four times the en-
tire favorable balance of trade during
the previous one hundred and seven
years of our Constitutional existence.
The revenues under the Wilson bill
had failed to meet the necessary ex-
penditures and were supplemented by
a bond issue of the two hundred and
sixty millions of dollars at high rates
of interest, increased so rapidly that
they more thar. met. the ordinary ex-
penditures of the government, until
tO-0aV. we haVn gI1rOluc in O,1r