The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-21
Il. B. HERR
NOMINATED.
Republicans Of Fourth District
Unanimous in His Choice.


PLATFORM ADOPTED
The Republicans Of the Fourth
Congressional District assembled in
convention at Washington yesterday to
nominate candidate The day was
fine, and the z organ city, gave the
delegates a cordial reception. Warren,
Sussex and Hunterdon caucused at
the New Windsor Hotel, while Morris
County gathered at the St. Cloud.
The convention call was for midday,
but the delegates were good natured
and visited until dinner time, after
county organizations were effected,
and until nearly O'Clock. The or
ganization for Morris was as follows;
The Morris County delegates assem-
bled on their arrival at the St. Cloud
Hotel, where caucus was held at
10:30. County Clerk Daniel s. Voor-
hees called the meeting to order, w.
e. Coils acting as secretary. A per-
manent convention organization was
effected as follows Chairman, f. H.
Beach, Dover; Secretary, Hon. Geo.
E. Poole, Chatham; Vice President,
John H. Capstick, sMontville; Resolu-
tions Hon. Carnot B. Meeker, Flor
ham Borough; /; Permanent organiza-
tion, Hon. S. Il. Garrison, Boonton |;
Credentials e. A. Arnold, Morris
Rules, Richard Boardman, Morris
town. Congressional Committee, Hon.
O.. f. Hopkins, Boonton, and W. E.
Coils, Chester.
Walter H. Ingham, of Warren, cal
led the convention to order nominate
ing Hon. Mahlon Pitney as temporary
chairman, and appointing Messrs. J..
L. Swayze of Newton and J. r. B.
Smith of Washington as committee
to escort Mr.. Pitney to the platform.
Upon taking the chair. Senator Pitney
received an ovation, clearly showing
the regard in which he is held by the
representatives of the Fourth Congress
District. Mr.. Pitney. ..after thanking
the convention for the honor conferred
upon him, spoke at considerable length
upon the leading issues of the cam
paign. He upheld the Administration
spoke of the false issues presented by
the party masking asDemocrats, touch :
ed upon the desperation of party
which months ago had sent it's ennis
saries among busily employed miners
and mechanics to foment strife and
disorder, as was done at Hampstead
in 1899.
The speaker said that it would be a
lasting disgrace for our nation to
abandon the sacred duty it had to
perform in the Far East.
In closing he said What you have
done, my fellow Republicans, and
friends. of sound government, what
you did in 1S94-5-6, you with the aid
of those whom you represent and with
the aid of friends of good government
in this district, can accomplish AGAR
There never was a time when the
issues of campaign were such as to
more fully inspire every patriot to ac-
tivity."
Frank H. Maxwell of Hunterdon
temporary secretary, read the conven-
tion calf, after which county organi-
zations were reported.
Following fifteen minute recess,
reports of various committees were
made, and the following resolutions
were enthusiastically adopted:
Resolutions.
We, the representatives of the Re-
publican party of the Fourth Con-
gressional District of New Jersey, in
convention assembled, do declare as
follows:
/. We endorse and reaffirm the
declaration of principles adopted by
the Republican National Convention
at Philadelphia on june 10Th, 1900
2. We condemn and promise our
best efforts to suppress all trusts or
monopolies designed to depress wages,
raise prices or curtail business.
3. We reaffirm our allegiance to the
great principle of the Republican par
ty, protection to American labor, Amer
lean capital and American industries.
A. We demand that the dollar of the
United States shall be worth one hum
dred cents throughout the world, that
the dollar of the laborer the dollar of
the mechanic, the dollar of the PEN
sioner, the dollar of everybody, shall
be as good as gold.
5. We promise, as is declared in the
Declaration Of Independence, liberty
and equal justice to all men, white or
black.
6. We congratulate the country on
the wise and patriotic administration
of William Mckinley, which has
brought order out of chaos, prosperity
out of depression, and work at fair
wages, instead of idleness with the
accompanying woe and want and we
hereby pledge our best efforts to con-
tinue this administration of progress
and prosperity for four years more.
z. We hereby further pledge our
selves to do all in our power TO elect
the nominee Of this convention to the
national House of Representatives.
Upon the roll call for candidates,
Willard Parker Of Remington pre-
sented the name of JudgeIH. Brraette
Herr. Morris, Sussex and Warren pre-.
sented no candidate. The nomination
of Judge Herr was made BY acclama-
tion. Upon motion Of Thomas Palmer,
Messrs. Ingham Of Warren. S. K. Large
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