The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-07-24
Gardner Renominatad.

z greSS1Onal convention was held at Atlantl
! City on Thursday. Congressman job
j. Gardner was unanimously renominate
for his fifth term, the choice being mad
amid much enthusiasm within thirt
: minutes from the time the conventio
opened.
: The unanimity was the result of the &C
ton of the Mercer county delegation il
withdrawing the candidacy of Assembly
man Ira G. Wood before the opening o
the convention. The Mercer county dele
} cation claimed 104 votes, needing only sew
enteen to nominate their man. 1t was antic
ipated that the votes needed could be pro
cured from Ocean county, but the propo
sition was coldly received and with certain
defeat staring them in the face if the
fight was carried into the convention, the
Mercer county delegates caucused in the
morning and determined to go over to the
Gardner enthusiasts.
A feature of the speechmaking, follow
ing the nomination. was an address by
Congressman Bartholdt, of Missouri, de-
nouncing and ridiculing the anti-imperial
ism plank in the Democratic platform.
Hon. W. Fl. Skirm, of Trenton, called
the convention to order at noon. Hon.
Henry j. Trick, of Vincentown, was
selected as temporary Chairman, and
George D. Roe, of Ocean county. as
Secretary.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton recommended that the temporary or
ganization be continued and that the fol-
lowing be Vice Presidents of the Conven-
ton: Charles Evans, Atlantic; General
William L. James, Burlington; Edward
Murray, Mercer, and William B. Ravens,
Ocean county.
Judge Mcpherson, of Trenton, for the
Committee on Resolutions, read the plat
form, which was received with general
satisfaction, particularly the section rela-
tive to the reputation of any proposition
to haul down the American flag wherever
it has been raised.
i Senator Lewis Evans, of Atlantic,
placed in nomination Congressman John
IT, Gardner, and Burlington county
seconded the nomination through Samuel
K. Robbins, who said Burlington is always
glad to reward merit.
Mercer county, through Prosecutor
Crossley, seconded the nomination of Mr..
Gardner, after stating that while there
had been tide in another direction it had
been dissipated He briefly outlined the
principles of the campaign, and produced
an uproar by declaring that American
citizenship must be protected no matter
in what part of the globe it may be
threatened.
! Ocean county endorsed the nomination
of the conventions choice, and each dele
cation then cast its solid vote for Gardner.
The nomination was made within thirty
minutes of the call to order
| Senator Evans of Atlantic; Evan F.
Benners, of Burlington; Thomas Throck,
OF Mercer, and Captain Bradshaw of Ocean
escorted Congressman Gardner to the
platform and he accepted his fifth nomin-
alton in short address He spoke of the
issues of the campaign, made an ironical
reference to the alleged inspiration" of the
Democratic Presidential nominee, and said
it was dangerous phase of the issues. He
said he didn't believe any one present was
prepared to contend that the country was
ready to resume free trade with present
conditions so prosperous, and did not feel
fcalled upon to discuss debased coinage.
Reference was made to the war in China,
and he said that what is to come out of ii
we do not know now, but we do know that
great problems are rising, and that they
will not be solved by the new inspiration.
Under the conditions that now confront
the country it would be dangerous to ex-
change safe Administration for an I'M
certain one. As to himself, he said he
hoped and expected his past record justi-
fed some expectation of good service for
the future.
Congressman Bartholdt, of Missouri,
was introduced, and said he was certain
that when November comes around it will
be found that the American people have
been thinking in the right direction on the
great issues of the day.
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