The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-10
TURNCOATS DAY
Ex Democrats Record
Carey and Speer Star
Performers at G. O.
P. Convention.
UP TO Be KNOCKED down.
Victims Of the Coming
Election Beg the Dele
gates to Get Through
P. D. Q.
LITTLE BOB'S BAD BREAK
Characterizes His New Party
as an Asylum, Looking
Very Mad All the
Time.
BOSSES ALL ON ICE
Sammy and Ed. Adorn the
Platform But Take Little
Part in the Proceedings
BOSSES ALL ON ICE
Sammy and Ed. Adorn the
Platform But Take Little
Part in the Proceedings

Just for the sake of appearance the
Republicans of the county met in con-
vention last night and nominated candi-
dates to be buried by Democratic ballots
on November next. 1t was hard work
to get anybody to run. The perennial and
chronic office seekers baked. The candi-
date for Senator was nominated without
his permission, and the nomination for
Surrogate was forced at the last moment
on an unwilling gentleman, who has had
empty party honors thrust on him be-
fore. The ticket is this
For State Senator-George l. Record
Surrogate-Frederick Frambach, both of
Jersey City.
Boulevard Commissioners-John Rother-
ham. of Jersey City, and William H. Won
Dreele, of Weehawken.
Members of Assembly Joseph Cal
lagher, Philip J. Daudt, Edgar j. Dwyer,
William B. Mason, John H. Coyle and
Charles Hespe, M. D.. all OF Jersey City;
William A. Eiche, Charles Roster and
George Hamilton. all of Hoboken; Alex
ander P. Maxwell, of Bayonne; Milton ].
Steffen. of North Hudson, and Thomas
Chamberlain, of West Hudson.
1t was a queer crowd that assembled
in Lincoln Hall, the Republican headqlar-
ters on Pavonia avenue. The leaders
moved breathlessly about, leaving the
Younger men to do the buttonholing, ca
5oling and wheedling BY the thought
fulness of the janitor a ladder was left
on the platform suggesting means OF
escape to the roof from undesirable nomi-
nations Colonel s. D. Dickinson's sharp
eye noticed it and he ordered it removed.
thus shutting off the last chance OF exit
The Colonel was not himself. He was
anxious to get through with the business.
Postmaster Wanser, John e. McArthur,
Edward W. WoolIey, James H Love, Ed
ward Fry, ]. Herbert Potts, and other
prominent members of the party were
about as active as boa constructor after
a hearty meal 1t was doubtful even II
the presence of f'Honest' Tom McEWan
and his brothers could have shaken them
up. Distinguished statesmen like Johnny
Tandrine and Louis Steubenvoll, usually
very busy at conventions. did nothing and
said less being outside the breastworks.
Jobu WeastelIs smile had milk-and-
water look about it. Martin Fink was
in brown study figuring out which par
ticular plum would fall into his lap II,
,,er.h nce5 Mark Pagan should be Mayor.
Don Whiskerandos c.. der. Leonard, with
trarl< Lees at his heels, Joseph Guisto
.,d atber Hoboken men of mark, talked
in undertones and tried to look import
ant 7. Jacob Bechtold and Buster
Ten Brock, of Bayonne, whipped Alex
ander p. Maxwell into the shambles for
Assembly. while William Armbruster and
his cohorts from the opposite end OF the
county were debating on a candidate for
Boulevard Commissioner
There was nothing doing" among the
Greenville crowd. for, by some extraordi-
nary oversight on the part Of Leader
Fry. Isaac Goldenhorn was not given
seat as delegate. and that gentleman for
the while initiated the conduct OF Achliies
on a certain memorable occasion
All this time George L. Record and ms
unhappy colleagues on the ticket were
downstairs awaiting their DOOM brlenos
same to them to add words OF comfort
hit their counterfeit smiles deceived no
one and one of the victims impatientiy
n,uftered something which sounded sus-
piciously like
4Get through with IT. p, d. a..
a few minutes past nine o'clock Colonel
Dickinson gave sign to Chairman Ed
ward Fry Of the Executive committee
and he walked to the platform to open
the convention. AT the same momeh1
Mark Fagen. he who misguidedly asplres
to be Mayor, came into the room, ana
the delegates gave him a weakly cheer.
Mark had his pockets full OF campaign
buttons. bearing his likeness, Whlcn ne
generously distributed, and those VINO
hope to be Police Commissioner flre
Commissioner, Tax Commissioner ana any
sort Of commissioner, with q salary tagged
to the title, patted him on the back ana
solemnly declared he was q good fellow
and ali right and sure to be elected Mark
grinned and swallowed the verbal con-
lection known vulgarly as taffy-
Convention will please come to order
shouted Chairman Fry and Secretary
Frank j. Higgins began calling the roll.
Three hundred and five delegates respond
4 ed. Then up rose Damon Bobby Carey
to nominate his fdus Achates, William
HI speer. Jr.. for temporary chairman.
There being no objection raised by Ar,