Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-06
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS
CONVENTION AT TRENTON TO NOM
MATE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Senator Sewell, as Chairman, Reviews
the Issues In the Present
Campaign.

TRENTON. N. j.. September 6.-Thers
were not more than three-fourths OF the SO
delegates present when State Chairman
Franklin Murphy shortly after noon called
to order the republican state convention
in Taylor Opera House to nominate presi-
Dental electors. The delegates from the
eight congressional districts had already
held conferences and decided upon the dis
trict electors. and before the convention
was called to order II was made clear there
would be no contests for the two pc 1es as
electors at large, for which John h. Dry
den of Essex and David Baird of Camden
were candidates The district electors de-
cide1 upon were: First district. John M.
Moore, Gloucester: second. Washington A.
Roebling Mercer: third, Frederick T. OIL
cott Somerset; fourth. Luther kountze.
Morris: fifth. VIM. Mackenzie. Bergen:
sixth. George A. Halsey. Essex; seventh.
Albert Rappleye Hudson eighth, Witber-
force Freeman. Essex.
After a prayer by Rev. Judson conklin
of Trenton. State Chairman Murphy. fer
the state committee, proposed United safes
Senator VIM. J. Sewell for chairman of the
convention. The choice was ratified. and
Senator Seweil was escorted to the plat
form by Col. Sheffield Phelps of Bergen
and Sheriff Henry Doremus Of Essex. Sem
ator Sewell, in accepting the Craftsmanship.
said that q republican he had endearor-
ed to maintain a high standard OF leader
ship He said that he believed that IN
politics as in his church and business
affairs honesty should be the eontroiiihg
Influence. He did not believe In poiitlcai
chicanery. He spoke of ex-President Har-
rfson az one Of the greatest statesmen OF
the century. He referred to the election
OF Cleveland in 1892 and thanked God that
1t was not Mr.. Bryan. for MI cleveland
was an honest man.
General SeweN then referred to the VIII
son tariff law and said that through 1t the
last Cleveland administration had brought
about business depression A revival OF
business prosperity. he said followed the
election of Mr.. Mckinley and the repeal OF
INhe Wilson tariff law.
Then General sewell took up the question
of Imperialism. He said that We were
forced into q war with Spain and that the
democrats were as much responsible Tor 1t
as the republicans. and that Mr.. Bryan had
his share I'm bringing on the war that AL
agreed was necessary. General Seweli said
everybody wanted something done for
Cuba.
81 was not" he said, "in favor of the
taking of the Philippines. but one man must
not set his judgment against his party and
his country, and l submitted to the VIII OK
the majority. Now that we have taken
the Philippines we must not recede from
our position. The Philippines will come out
all right
The money question was next treated by
General Sewell. He said the democrats
were just now trying to keep 10 to in he
background Mr.. Bryan" he said, was
declaring against taking down the nag. but
he was advocating a policy that would &C
compaish that very thing and bring chaos
to the country. We are sure of sound
money and prosperity" he said, 'as long as
Congress remains republican. and no
longer" General Sewen closed by deprecat-
ing apathy in the party ranks.
The roll OF counties was then called for
members Of the committees ON credentials.
rules. resolutions and permanent organisa-
ton. AT 1 O'Clock recess was taken to
permit the committees to prepare their re-
ports.