New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-02
JAMES NJ. SEYMOUR NOMINATED
rxUNI7ED STATES SENATOR SMITH OVERyHROuN IN
NEW-JERSEY
RITTER STRIFE IN DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
NEW-JERSEY.


IL state Convention to-day nominated John
~ seymour for Governor, after one of the most
s.oderlv and most bitter contests that the
1,aroocratc party has ever known in the State.
80 ballots were required. The defeat of
O---- -.-;..d states Senator Smith was disastrous
- the victory of Robert Davis was complete.
:. tad beeu apparent hours before the
.so, met that Mr. Smith willing, If not
er to compromise upon the nomination of
80 man but Seymour, but the Seymour men
e-ars unwilling to yield an inch. The arrival OF
-. candidate at 10 a. m. seemed to give them
-. -, strength. and when Essex labor
-,ro+;on. followed by the contesting delega-
- from that county, Immediately behind
1,,n carne the Hudson County delegates,
nan,ed by nearly a thousand Seymour shout
,-s stopped in front Of a hotel, where their
,5idata was standing in a second story win
sou waving his hat and began to cheer, the
srn of the Seymour men went wild and
50. ,oitical stock went up. and kept going up
,r+I his hundreds Of supporters cried, in chorus.
..eyic+orv." and We've got 'em." while the
.,rae hands in the procession played Hail TO
the Chief"
r,,o- ~ this moment rumors of compromise
.r,cb included the dropping of both Seymour
.n5 FerreI. and the selection of ex-Judge
rbua Judge Kirkpatrick. some other candi-
a.. rrare heard everywhere. Congressman Nc
T,,o++ and ex-senator Smith met under z
.to;-uav but after they had exchanged few
,,ords McDermott went away smiling and mega
+ivelv shaking his head. 1t was then that the
,enor, was put in circulation-as. indeed, seemed
.,,s,sined by the facts-that Mr.. Smith in his
struggle for the control of the party had over
reached himself. II said that although he
had stood sponsor for Ferreu in South Jersey he
had never intended that the ex-Congressman
should be nominated. To support this declara-
,ion the Seymour men pointed out that
Judge Francis Child had accompanied Smith and
his advisers 10 Trenton last night, and, to clinch
Il it was recalled that of Smiths closest
friends had said early IN the evening that 'the
nomination was drifting toward Child" The
sppearance Of Ferrel late at night and the
spontaneity with which his friends greeted him
fairly drove Smiths ueutenants to say that
Ferrell seemed TO be the coming man. The
Seymour men, with these statements as a basis
of argument, then declared that although Smith
had got the temporary organization he not only
could not nominate the man of his choice, but
that he feared if he should attempt to do so the
FerreIl delegates would break away and go over
almost in a body to Seymour Hence the re-
ported willingness of Smith TO compromise, and
the positive, not to say frequently profane, re-
fusal Of the Seymour men 10 yield
NO WITHDRAW al cE1MobrN
Hardly had the compromise scheme failed. at
least for the time being. If not finally, as it
seemed. when the rumor was that Seymour had
consented TO withdraw in the ipterest OF har-
rnony In reply to this r-Inor. Mr. Seymour
said TO q Tribune corresnondent. with an en-
phasis expressive of faitn in his coming nomi-
nation,
I shall not withdraw--a. least. not now. L am
under fire, but I am in the hands of my friends.
Whatever they advise, hat 1 will do. There
viii be no withdrawal unless they so advise
II the opposition 10 me can find mao VINO
can carry Newark. which gives ordinarily from
10000 10 12,0gD Republican majority, well ana
good. But l haven't seen the man. smith
knows this as well Smith and myself know
each other. We have met before. and we may
meet again. I have never put a straw in his
way or done anything against him. Well, yes:
] did refuse 10 let him over me and boss me-
No. shall not withdraw, unless my friends so
advise, and I have not heard a whisper that
they intend to do so. or murmur against me
by them.
This was the situation at 1870 a. m. when
The counties began to hold their caucus meet
ings There was lull in the corridors while
the results Of the caucuses were pending. One
Of the most active Of Smiths lieutenants was
then asked what besides the caucus results. the
Smith men were waiting for. The reply was as
prompt as il was suggestive:
For Davisr'
'Is there any hope of harmony upon a COM
promise in sight?"
we hope so"
But the fattering tale that hope told read
backward. Not even a mote of harmony in the
mass Of delegates that, the caucuses
got through their work, could have been de
tected with telescope. The arrival of Robert
Davis gave no cheer TO the seekers after a
compromise. The returns from the caucuses,
cs. ctorl
still in doubt, were not reassuring to the fol-
lowers OF Smith, and he sank anxiously in his
seat at the head of his delegation. while the
crowd cheered and hissed.
CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER.
William B. Gourley, the chairman of the
State Committee. called the convention to or
Ger at 1928 p. M. and ex-Judge Woodruff. of
Trenton, was made temporary chairman. His
speech SO far il referred to the late Presi-
dent Mckinley and anarchy, frequently
applauded; but when he reached State affairs
his criticism of the Republican candidate for
Governor and his efforts to award to the Demo
cratic party the praise for all recent reforms
In legislation and the conduct of past Republi-
can administrations fell fiat, except when the
Seymour men drowned his voice with cheers
for their candidate, and one unruly delegate OF
Spectator cried:
Down with Jim Smith, the traitor!'
a little later, when ex-Judge Woodruff hao
completed his speech and had asked, What Is
the pleasure of the convention" half dozer
delegates arose and wanted to speak. They
were cut short by the band playing ano the
crowd singing, Lead, Kindly Light"
The call Of the counties for officers of the con-
Vention, which the chalrmen of their delegation
we're requested hand in in writing 10 the sec
Tetary. proceeded in orderly way until Esse'
County WIS reached. 1t was here that th'
trouble began to boil. and it ultimately boiled
over. Joseph r. Buchanan. tall. slender man