The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-18
JERSEY ON HAND
The State Now Well Re-
presented at Philadel-
phia.
HEADQUARTERSOpE TODAY
How the Elkins Boom Start
ed and Came to
Grief.

Inc JeFSey1nen VINO mingled III LIE very |
quiet convention crowds yesterday after
noon and last evening there was again |
eager inquiry for headquarters. |
The only headquarters open for |
them, however, were the room of |
County Clerk Barker Gummere. one of |
the delegates-at-large State Comptroller |
w. S. Hancock, a Second district delegate !
and Postmaster Alex C. Yord of Tren-
ton, who began life at the Lafayette. |
With due respects to the stringent laws
of the Keystone Statae this powerful
triumvitate had large pitcherful of iced |
tea prepared early in the dayand they |
dispensed this hospitality to all comers, |
but there was no very serious rush.
Barker Gummere outlook at ALL Here |
we are" he observed, land I don't see
why. The next National Convention must |
me held in San Francisco. This is en-
tirey too close to home and nobody
wants to come Four years ago at this
stage of things New Jersey was just
beginning to reach it's conspicuous posi-
ton and web ad something to live for"
The prettily decorated Jersey head |
quarters were still unopened when State |
Chairman Franklin Murphy, in a stylish |
straw hat and raglan top coat, stepped
nimbly off an automobile and walked
through the lines at the Lafayette Hotel
entrance at six o'clock. Two or three Jer-
seymen gave him cordial greeting, and
wearied by his long journey from far-off
| Newark, Mr.. Murphy excused himself
| from interviewers and hied himself to his
rooms on the sixth floor. This morning
brUight and early the chairman will open
the headquarters and the Garden State
| will begin to start to make itself felt
| The Jerseymen were last night dis
cussing anxiously the question Of
whether Governor Voorhees, is likely to
| land in time to sit in the convention as a
delegate -at-large. The Governor is sched-
uled to arrive in New York tomorrow
! from his European flight on the steamship
| Westmoreland; that is if the vessel is on
time. The information among the visitors
was, however, to the effect that the craft
is not likely to reach port until Wednes-
day. There was some discussion as to
| who shall sit as the Governors alternate.
and it was generally agreed that it would
] be John l. Blair Reilly, of Warren county.
1t had been partly understood that for
mer Senator Robert Williams was the
proper alternate, but State Committeeman
| Cummere said that the rule in which the
| alternates were chosen on the roll call in
the State convention made Reilly the man,
and he should no doubt sit if the Governor
| should fail to reach home IN time.
United States Senator Kean received
callers yesterday in his cosy apartments,
No. 207 Walton, the same kindly well
| come going out to the visitors os OF
old. Among the Senator's visitors during
| the afternoon was the TALL rugged, gray
| bearded Senator Scott, of West Virginia.
| AS his huge form loomed up IN the door
\ he exclaimed
.sHello, Kean! didn't expect to find
YOU here I'm looking for Dick Kerens;
have you seen him?''
"No: but this isn't the first time I've
been mistaken for the Missouri man"
| "You don't look much like
| .sNo but our names sound somewhat
alike and that the way we get mixed"
"Say. Kean," cred Senator Scott sud-
denly changing the subject; i've had
telegram from Elkins and we are for him
| for Vice-President."
| ..That suits me well enough, replied
Senator Kean, and then and there was
started a little boom for Stephen B. Ell
kins. the West Virginian and former Ma
| fional chairman. Later in the day, when
tbe Roosevelt programme began to look
like a sure winner the Elkins boom SEEM
| ed to have met an early and untimely
| doom.
Senator Kean Joined Senator Sewell
| at the dinner rendered distinguished Wis
| itors by President A. j. Cassatt of the
| pennsylvania Railroad. at his home at
Hayerford. General sewell will arrive
| at the Walton today, to remain until
| after the convention shall have completed
| its work. It 1t is likely that the New
| Jersey delegation will hold caucus at
headquarters this afternoon although
no formal notice has gone out forit- Inc
most important business for this caucus
| is the selection of a national commit
itteeman for the State to fiji 1.-The vancancy
| oaused by the death of Vice President
| Hobart. Tt was stated last night that
| state Chairman Franklyn Murphy Is
| likely to be the choice OF the caucus
although some weeks ago there had been
| a clearly -defined and apparently strong
movement for the election OF Barker
Gummere The caucus will, of course,
select General Sewell as chairman OF
| the delegation, following a precendent
established nearly quarterof a century
ago. The usual selections for members
| of the several committees will be agreed
upon, but listnight it was not dennlteiy
| known what committee Jersey will get.
Postmaster N. w. c. Hays. an old cam
paigner, of Burlington, was viewing the
| crowds on Broad street. yesterday after
| noon. and wondering what had become OF
all the booms. He declared, with an air
| Of regret, that there was no noise, no
bands. no shouts, and apparently no but
tonholing. tT don't see why they don't
make a Noise" he said. 'FWhy, we have
more fun than this al our Burlington
county conventions"
"And put your states through Just. the
same suggested Judge Glasgow. the
Burlington editor and Democratic leader,
who is Hays personal monitor.
.sWe don't have slates,' said Hays; 1--WE
Just make programmes. and guess that's
the way It is here. IN bet a big water
melon from Senator Parry's patch against
a block of Perkins's trolley stoclz that
| Tom Platt knows who'll be named for
| Vice President. The thing is to let the
| shouters have their fun. 1t doesn't hurt
! anybody and does them a lot OF good.
| Postmaster Hays says Burlington has
| large and refulgent crop of Republican
| -, <5;daf lac for State Senafor hllt fhaf