The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-02
SEYMOUR
 NOMINATED Mayor of Trenton, N. J., Will Head Ticket. IS NAMED FOR GOVERNOR A Stormy Scene in the Demo cratic Convention. A Clean-cut Defeat of Faction Led by Former United States Senator smith-National Issues
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IS NAMED FOR GOVERNOR

 Seymour of Newark. N. J.. was nominat- ed on the second ballot today as the Democratic candidate for Governor of New Jersey in a convention that at times | was turbulent in the extreme, but which for all that. was .freer from displays. of i'll temper than Is frequently the case with New Jersey Democratic State Con- ventions. State Chairman William Gour- | ley was permanent chairman of the con- vention. The first voting showed that the Seymour and anti-Seymour forces were almost evenly divided, and had the anti | Seymour leaders been able to concentrate | their vote on single candidate, they might have won. However. there was q strong undercurrent among the delegates for Seymour and 1t was only through the generalship of the leaders of the anti Seymour forces that the latter were kept in line.
 The nomination of Mayor Seymour was a defeat for former United States Sena- tor Smith and his forces and was victo- ry for E. F. C. Young and Robert Davis of Hudson County and Colonel E.. L. Price of Essex County.
 The anti-Seymour people made an ef- fort to concentrate their vote on exCon- gressman Thomas M. Terrell of Glouces- ter County and succeeded to the extent of securing for him on the first ballot 4so votes. which was only eight less than the vote given to Seymour.
 A Local Platform.
 There were 1.14s delegates in the con- vention. and on the second ballot the scattering vote went largely to Seymour and accomplished his nomination. The platform adopted was confined to State issues and embraced a general condemns tion of Republicans in the conduct of State affairs. state Chairman Gburley called the com vention to order and named ex-Judge Robert 6. woodruff of Mercer as tenn porary chairman At the close of Judge Woodruff's speech, he made feeling ref erences to the late President Mckinley and the band played Nearer. My God, to Thee" The vast assemblage arose and sang the hymn.
 The first real tumult of the convention broke out when the list of counties was being called for on the different commit tees. When Essex was reached. E. W. Crane, the candidate of three years ago for Governor and an antiSeymour man. to whom County Chairman Eugent had given credentials arose as chairman of the Essex delegation to present the names of Essexs representation. on the different committees. Joseph R. Buchanan, Sey- mour delegate, arose to present the names selected by the Seymour men. 1m- mediately pandemonium broke loose and for fully five minutes the convention was yelling itself hoarse. Chairman Woodruff could not obtain order and the band be- gan playing Judge Woodruff then or- dered Essex passed for the present When the counties had been called and before any decision had been rendered by Chair man Woodruff on the two Essex lists, the convention again broke loose.
 "You're a Liar," Said Delegates.
 Finally Mir. Crane managed to be heard long enough to say that the list he pre- sented was of delegates having creden- tials and they were possessed of prima facie right to seats in the convention. He also said that more than two-thirds of the delegates from Essex had voted for his list
 You're a liar' came from few of the delegates.
 Finally Chairman Woodruff decided the point made by MT. Crane to be well taken, the result of which decision gave the anti Seymour men the Essex representation on the Committee on Credentials and Permanent Organization. Cheers for Crane followed and then began more dis order.
 Finally a recess was declared and it was nearly O'CLOCK when the convention was called to order after the recess.
 The Committee on Permanent Organiza- ton reported in favor of Chairman Gour- ley for permanent chairman. The com mittee's report was adopted without op- position.
 The following nominations for Governor were made: Ex-Congressman Thomas M. Terrell of Glosboro; Mayor James M. Seymour of Newark; Ex-Judge Howard Carrow of Camden; Senator Christian Braun of Passaic and James E. Martin of Union.
 When the first ballot was taken 1t stood Seymour 4SS: Terrell, 4SO;- Braunt, 9l; Carrow, 6S; Martin, ?. Necessary to. choice, STA
 56 votes. most of which came through his getting the entire vote of the Morris and Warren County delegates. Terrell lost only Il votes. but Seymour was within 30 votes of the nomination and then began a general stampede. When the vote was finally announced 1t stood 779 for Sey- mour, with the remaining votes for Fer Fell
 The convention ended as good naturedly as 1t was stormy through the earlier part of the nPOcaedinRs