The Jersey City news., 1901-09-30
SEYMOUR.
Leader Davis Is Confident
That Newark's Mayor
Can Win.
CONVENTION WILL DECIDE
Sentiment Of the State Is
Strongly in His
Favor.
HUDSON DELEGATION CAUCUS
Allan McDermott on Organiza-
alton. William D. Edwards.
Robert S. Hudspeth.
Resolutions and JOS.
M. Noonan.
Rules.

Discussing Seymour's chances of secut
row City Collector Davis said this morn
ing that he felt no doubt of 1t. If Mr..
Seymour was given a fair chance, he said,
he could beat all the State leaders. The
Collector does not believe that the Smith
people have as yet decided upon any can
didate or that they are likely to until the
convention convenes.
The Hudson county delegates to the
State Convention held a caucus at It's
headquarters, the clubhouse of the Robert
Davis Association, in Mercer street, sat
urday evening. AS early as seven ociock
the rooms of the clubhouse began to MI
with delegates elected from every section
Of the county. AT $3.50 o'clock nearly
every one of the delegates was present.
The assembly room was crowded at that
hour. when the caucus was called to or
der by Democratic. Leader Robert Davis,
in the absence of Chairman Erickson OF
the Democratic County Committee,
Prior to the meeting the delegates, IN
groups. discussed the chances of the nom
ination of Seymour at the State Conven-
t5on tomorrow on the first ballot and de-
nounced the tactics of the anti-Seymour
faction at Newark's primaries the night
before.
secretary Murphy of the County Com
mittee called the roll of delegates
Assemblyman Alien Benny, of Bayonne,
on motion of John P. Feeney, was made
chairman of the delegation At Leader
Davfs's suggestion. Mr. Benny was es-
corted to the chair by Joseph Cutley and
City Attorney John Wahl Queen. In tax
ing the chair Mr.. Benny said he had not
expected such an honor. He said It mad
been his good fortune in the past two
weeks to visit various sections of the
stare on private business and he was sur
prised to find the sentiment in favor OF
sevmours nomination wherever he went
On motion of Counsellor Joseph Noonan
Fugene KInkead was elected secretary OF
the caucus Mr.. Kinkead was escorted to
The secretaryss desk by Assembly Candi-
date James Hammill and ex-Judge Thos
F. Noonan. Mark Sullivan was elected
secretary of the delegation
n was decided. on motion Of Assembly
Candidate William f. Hurley Of Hoboken
present %
of that city, as Hudson's choice as vice
nresident Of the State Convention.
The caucus then decided on the follow
ing members of Hudson's delegation for
the various convention committees
Rules Joseph M. Noonan.
Organization-A Allan L. MeDermott.
Credentials-W William D. Edwards.
Resolutions-R. S. Hudspeth.
Ex-Judge Thomas F. Noonan moved
that the solid vote Of the delegation be
cast as a unit s'for that sterling Demo-
crat. Mayor James M. Seymour of New
ark The motion was carried unani-
mously. Subsequently motion was car
ried leaving all questions arising at the
convention TO the discretion of the chair
man of the delegation.
Nearly all the delegates will meet to-
morrow morning at the Pennsylvania
railroad Depot at $3.50 o'clock, where
they will receive badges and tickets.
Their credentials have been already fur
nished They will leave on special
train.
e. F. c. Young, Congressman Allan L.
McDermott, Senator Robert Hudspeth
and the eleven members of the last AS
sembly will leave for Trenton this after
noon to do missionary work.