The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-22
JERSEYS PLIGHT
Delegates Somersaults on
Vice President Leave
Them in the Cold.
HANNA'S GOLD BRICK
Convention Develops a Cub
ernational Boom for Con-
gressman Gardner.

after the adjournment of the National
Republican convention yesterday after
noon the Jerseymen who had been in
Philadelphia during the week turned their
faces homeward, and before the shades OF
night had fallen the great majority OF
the States contingent had deserted the
Quaker City.
Some few of the Jerseymen remained
for the closing scenes last evening, and
came home by the midnight train.
New Jersey, because of her vascilla-
tions on the Vice Presidency, was out in
the cold when the convention got down
to making the nominations
Roosevelt was never a very strong IA
vorite with the shouters from this State,
and while General Sewell, who dictates
to the Republicans just how they must
stand on any question, accepted the in
evitable and Joined with the other Re
publicans of the nation in the stampede
to Teddy" the State delegation found
itself not only outside the breastworks,
but the subject of more or less ridicule.
Altogether New Jersey cut a rather sor-
ry figure in the doings of the convention.
Before the arrival of Sewell on the scene
the States representatives were talking
more or less in the air on the Vice Presi-
Dental question. The Camden boss direct
ed that the Jerseymen should get in line
for Long, because he was wanted by the
administration
Carrying out the order of General Sew
ELL resolution expressing approval of the
candidacy of the Secretary of the Navy
was adopted and New Jersey found itself
in the very lonesome position of being the
only advocate of the Massachusetts man.
1t was only after Quay and Piatt had
forced Hanna to terms and compelled the
nomination of Roosevelt, that General
Sewell became reconciled, and as a result
New Jersey was entirely too late to count
for anything.
No State was better represented, in
point of numbers, than was New Jersey.
All the week there was constant stream
of Jerseymen at the headquarters in the
Lafayette and it is safe to say that the
State was never so largely in evidence at
any previous national convention.
The headquarters was in charge of
Congressman Loudenslager, who has a
certain popularity of the barroom type.
Of course, Sewe1l and Kean and some of
the other leading lights did not make it
their headquarters. They simply strolled
in occasionally, and then left Louden-
slayer to extend the glad hand and dole
out his idle prattle to the clans.
Governor Voornees did not spend much
time at the convention. He ran down
Wednesday morning and later returned
to his home in Elizabeth. He was on
hand again for brief time yesterday.
While Senator Sewell was more or less
conspicuous because of his erratic hand
ling of the Vice Presidency, Senator
Kean faded entirely from the public view
after Sunday. Kean figured in the pre-
liminaries, as a member of the sub com
mittee, but when the real bosses of the
party took hold, he passed out of sight,
Kean has not been much of factor
with the big men since he "ducked'' on
the Quay vote in the Senate. He was
scheduled to support the Pennsylvania,
but became frightened at the last mo-
ment and fed from Washington.
Naturally this put him out of favor
with the Quay followers, and on the
cowardy by the "antis." So that Kean
does not cut much ice in big affairs.
After the convention had named Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt the Jerseymen
warmed up to Teddy and before many
days go around he may grow to be a
favorite with them.
'The ticket is wholly acceptable to
New Jersey" said General Sewell, 'tand
am certain we can carry the State.
We were not opposed to Governor
Roosevelt at all, but preferred another
man, and allowed ourselves to watch and
see who would be the logical candidate.
The matter drifted to Governor Roose-
welt, and his nomination became a GER
tainty. The ticket was not made by the
leaders, but by the delegates representing
our votes that way
Governor Voorhees, seemed peculiarly
pleased with the nomination of Roosevelt
At the opening of the convention in the
morning the New Jersey Executive sought
the smiling Teddy who sat three rows
behind him, and said
Governor, I'm glad of the chance to
congratulate you
Thanks, Governor" replied the hero;
Il don't know just how glad 1 am They
haven't given me much chance to find
out"
you may count on New Jersey" said
Voorhees,, a promise which Roosevelt
seemed to appreciate but he appeared to
be anything but pleased over the outcome
of events of which he had been such
prominent factor.
1--WE would have been for Roosevelt
from the start if he hadn't declined so
much" said Barker Gummere, one of the
delegates-at-large. Its all right and we
are not kicking"
Fine, fine said State Chairman
Franklin Murphy, who seemed more
pleased than any of the other delegates.
"A great thing" said Robert w.
Hawkesworth, one of the Essex district
delegates. II think we are going to sweep
the State.s
Former Judge John M. Moore, of the
First district, was actually elated over
the nomination, and said the State
would roll up almost as big a majority
for Mckinley and Roosevelt as 1t did for
Hobart. Indeed all the delegates expressed
the same views, and sthey went home to
make report of their work in the big con-
vention well pleased with what had been
accomplished and the way in which it had
been done.
There was a liberal sprinlzling of Demo-
Gratis at Jersey headquarters and through
the vast audience at the convention, AMI
many of them expressed the opinion that
the Republicans had not nominated a Win