The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-01

because of the instruction that had been
given it by the convention. lie added
that the present delegation was for Bryan
but that it should be allowed to go with
out being tagged.
1--WE are for Bryan, and will vote for
him, on our honor as men," he said, and
when YOU ask more than that you ask a
man to become slave. If the delegates
had not been instructed four years ago,
the manhood of New Jersey would have
been asserted at Chicago"
When Mr.. Daily had finished Chairman
Gulick announced that the question was
on the adoption of the majority report, at
which there was an uproar. Old Jonn
Crandall, Camden irreconcilable, began
to shout, the Burlington men yelled and
small contingent in the Cumberland dele
cation, led by a curly headed young man
with big, gold trimmed spectacles. added
to the din Chairman Gulick managed to
announce that the convention would pro-
ceed and proceed in order. He directed
the secretary to call the roll for the vote
on the motion to adopt the majority re-
port Then the confusion broke out
again. Old Crandall was particularly tur-
bulent and the Chairman threatened to
have put out. This only added fuel to the
fire of Crandalls temper and he fairly
danced in his rage. The confusion was 50
great at this time that it was impossible
to hear what he or anyone else said. The
Chairman welded his gavel vigorously,
and the table on which he used it began
to mel away in small slabs.
There was lul in the uproar for
| s7t- do a
the secretary was taking the vote and
had got down to Burlington. This qu1eted
things down and the vote was taken with
out further trouble. The result showed
what a hopeless minority the malcontents
were. Burlington, Gloucester, Hunterdon,
Morris, Salem, and one delegate in Sussex,
making 166 delegates out of total of GS9
voted against the platform. This showing
of their utter weakness had a wholesome
effect upon the disturbers and they sub
sided for the rest of the day.
The convention then took up the selec-
ton of delegates to the National con-
yention.. Robert Davis, of Hudson;
Thomas Ferrell, of Gloucester; Johnston
Cornish, of Warren; Michael T. Barrett,
of Essex and James z. MARITIME, of Union
were nominated The only contest was
between Barrett and MARITIME. Ferrell and
Cornish received all the votes cast.
Twenty men in Burlington refused to vote
for Davis, but he received the votes of
all the other delegates. The vote between
Barrett and MARITIME yves close, MARITIME
received 654, and Barrett, 423.
When Essex vase allied Colonel Price
said although it was understood that the
Essex nominee was not to receive any
votes from Hudson, Esex would cast her
votes for the Hudson man. Robert Davis.
When Hudson was called James Murphy
the Chairman, said Hudson was sorry
that she could not vote for the Essex man
but when Hudson made a promise he al
ways kept it. In nominating Mr.. Davis,
Mr. Murphy called him 'the best Demo-
crat in New Jersey, whom every man,
woman and child loves
The election of the delegates finished the
business and the convention adjourned.
The alternates will be named by the State
committee. After the convention the dele
gates met in the TfeEton House and
George Pfeiffer was selected to make the
arrangements for the delegation at Kan
sns City.