New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
BERGEN MAKES A TICKET.
ENTHUSIASTIC REPUBLICANS GREET
FRANKLIN MURPHY AND MAKE
DENOMINATIONS.


OF Bergen County turned out in large numbers to-
day TO welcome Franklin Murphy, TO hold their
county convention. to hitch their local candidates
the State ticket and TO hurrah for the whole
Republican party. AL these things they did, and
they did them with an enthusiasm which made not
only Little Ferry but the whole OF Bergen County,
ring with the applause OF a united and harmonl-
GUS party, the best aUgury and the surest prerno-
milton Of victory next November
Upon the invitation of Assistant Postmaster-Gen-
eral johnson, FRANKLIN Murphy. United States Sen
ator Kean and Congressman Fowler took luncheon
with him at his home in Hackensack. while the
convention getting into working oroer' AT
this time County Clerk Ramsey or hacKehsdcA'
Colonel Sheffield Phelps, OF Englewood' Mayor NC
Kenzie of Rutherford, and Thomas Cummings
chairman of the county executive committee SAID
the Bergen County Republicans had never peeh
better organized for the work before lheil' anu
never had the prospects of victory at 'ne PoiiS
been better They estimated the probable hepuoh-
can majority variously at from 800 TO 41" loi '
head of the ticket and said that the local cahu'-
dates would come we'll up toward the Vo'e 10.
Franklin Murphy. Assistant Postmaster "elle+ al
Johnson later in the day said the party was III ca ca
cellent shape and that the organization hdU - -.
heen better Mr. Murphy, he thought ~ "ouloI -
= ,or.er ma toritv in Bergen County than 1oNeIIo4
Voorhees, received three years ago. Inc @ = non
he believed would be somewhere ABOUT ' adar
Long before the convention was calleu u -
-n. largo navilion in which it was held was oNe
80 +,e windows and lined the portico wnlch luiiS
around the building The delegates l40 III huiiiD.-
as we'll as the spectators. mace up d ief -, ~
Gathering of Republicans. and II was Ieiii't f- -
Mr. johnson that there were 1e" men 'A - ~
1ention who could not make gooo ca4'ip"-e ~
.or Tha 7,roceedinEs showed that the Ass's'aii.
postmaster General was right Inc sele
County Clerk Ramsey for chairman was d toi 'ot
one He started the convention OH wen w.
neat speech in which when he mentioned the name
niazr he
heartily. ,,o
But the cheering at this point was as a ~ sinsto
hurrah compared with that which 1oAo"eu W." w.
Mr. Murphy, accompanied by Senator heai' OO"
gressnen Fowler and Stewart and First Ass's.ai'
Postmaster General Johnson entered the pAEliiol-
Routine business then proceeding out II i'lile
d,atelv came 10 a standstill. The crowd arose,
cheer followed cheer like one wave breaking over
enofber and when for a momnt they seemed about
70 subsde an enthusiastic delegate shouleu' -
County Republicans never take back seat. Ana
at It the crowd went again more zIo Hs y Kfended
10 the outside. and for time il seemed mat ever
man in Bergen County was testing his lungs ana
the capacity OF his arms simultaneously 49,, &,
The enthusiasm was infectious and al no ulIe t, IN
Republican speakers been so happy or SO nuenI n
making their addrssses The 9onreho1d 9red be}ore
Il on its legs again MULTIPLYING the cheeIs. e
r frd yfge1t parts Of the pavilion ran about
to have you here!0 I am proud TO be IN naii! suen
good SoPang & mot roRS Here fG than see we my old
friend Assistant Postmaster General Johnson
viii and a .-tiger'' was thrown in), who has dis
tingushed himself both here and elSewheFe, Sas1 re-
hasrl I expect that the time is coming coming when
larger sphere Bergen County and the Republicans
OF Bergen County owe him much C"Thres cheers cheers
at window and they were ready and waiting to
be g1ven0 This meeting seems to be Ike love sy!s
said a Hackensack delegate) No old fashioned
or harmonious YoH'rs right again said an
other delegate and Vel make you Ggr class 99s
Senator who did his duty by his county and the
Saf Se aTe anG 1o g0e GOING {o do? Ses Of Elect both
OF you and all the rest Of the ticketlD o. course
say: and. since you, have said s. permit me 70
sos3 sig 50 know E00 ai tha s GONG o be Elected as
Governor: How much majority are you going to
sxe me feen es' ca Il tones
from the throngl Now. let rs be conservative and @
story about General Sherman. when somebcdy said
man. cried a voice. They were given with roar.
while the band played Marching Through Geor-
mind afterward: Let US not make mistake in our
estnates OF Ihe InaJory ~ Ior our uchSs' he yar enc
ell crazy, and that Murphy was the craziest one
OF cam the snd 9 we af % # get you 2 don't BELIEVE US ask M
Johnson!" shouted a man from Irodi)
This running fire OF speech. comment and re-
sponse ran on to the end of Mr.. Murphy's address.
cheers Mr.. Murphy warned the convention that
the Democrats getting together for Mayor
Seymour. and that they expected TO elect him Il
say to you. in good faith Mt. Murphy said that
the Democratic leaders believe that they will elect
him l. however. do believe that the people Of
NeW-Jersey who love their States good NAME who
are prospecting they have prospered
before. who loyal to the memory of Mckinley,
and who should be loyal TO Roosevelt. will indorse
this expectation or belief, and If pull together
nd her Gle he
who is opposed TO your candidate in this
campaign. DO forget that the watchword is
Work If you will undertake and II you sue
ceed in getting out the vote, will be responsible
for the result"
Senator Kean, Congressman Fowler and Stewart.
Senator Wakelee and the candidates for the As
sembly. made brief speeches-necessarily brief. as
night falling when this, the most enthusiastic
Republican convention. an end.
The following ticket was nominated: For State
Senator, Edmund w. Wakelee, of Demarest; for
the Assembly James w. Mercer of Lodi, and
Joseph Tillotson, of Englewood This is the plat
form that adopted
The Republicans OF Bergen County. believing that
the history OF the stale OF New-Jersey during the
tablished the propriety and necessity of its CON
people, herewith reaffirm the platform adopted at
the Republican State Convention held September
Frann Mrnbv We denIoT tb LOT 6 ~ GoEerLoT. We &
martyred President and regard it ii as an nationaI
calamity. yet believe that the course the ship
and conservative administration OF Governor Voor-
hees and confident that the results of his
management the peoples affairs VIII be fruitful
OF lasting good. We have the utmost confidence in
son, now First Assistant Postmaster General who
much to hrin9 oT coni I eGte, f S1iVice mas gone
and national affairs The last legislature appro-
s 00 Of O ece he baren Of the Of es
school taxation. OF which m the county of Bergen