The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-26
SAMMY IN Il.
Hudson's Colonel Is the
Only Only at Tren-
ton Today.
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| TRENTON, Sept. 26, 1901. Trenton had
hardly opened her sleepy eyes this morn
ing when the delegates to the Republican
State convention began to assert them
selves. The almost entire absence of hos
pitality last night had a most salubrious
lleffect and the delegates not only appeared
early, but were as a general thing fresh
and in good order. Franklin Murphy was
among the first to arrive at the Trenton
House where the mob gathered, and he
/ mingled with the throng just like any
other common citizen. Some one has evi-
IDENTIFY given Mr.. Murphy a tip. Instead Of
arriving up to the hotel in stylish equip
age with liveried coachmen as he did
/ when he was here two weeks ago, ne
came from the depot in an ordinary troll
| ley car; his attire, though neat,
was not so rich and aristocratic in
texture and cut as heretofore, and he had
dropped considerable of the air of con-
descension which has always marked
his intercourse with the "hoi policy as
Major Lentz would say.
A couple of fakirs with a lot of dirty
white ribbons bearing a horrible cariea-
ture of the candidate and the words, Our
Next Governor in blue, came up and
asked his endorsement of the badge they
were trying to sell. Mr.. Murphy gazad at
his counte erfeit WINGED, gulped down a
big lump and said: Very fine, very fine, s
but did not buy one. The fakirs turned
away disappointed but did a lively busi-
ness.
most conspicuous figure here this
morning was "Our Own Colonel Sammy
Dickinson He was in the best of spir-
its and those in the mob that want to
get next to what they consider the next
administration evinced burning desire
to make his acquaintance and let him
know that next to him they were the
original Murphy men. The general Inn
preston is that Sammy will have great
influence with Mr. Murphy If he is elect
ed.
About eleven o'clock ex-Attorney Gen
era1 Griggs, attired in deep mourning for
his friend. President Mckinley, drove up
in the Kuser family's carriage: This ms gave s
were looking all around last night for the
Ex-Governor and wondering why he did
not come around and shake hands with
the boys he was enjoying himself at the
Kuser farm, a mile or two out IN the
country.
Although Warren street, in front of the
Trenton House., was packed SO as to be
| impassable to teams, with throng of
delegates and citizens Of Trenton, Mr.
Griggs was received in silence Someone
told Congressman Harry Loudenslager,
who was half way down the block, that
Mr.. Griggs had arrived and he began to
clap his hands and those near him took
up the applause. The Ex-Governor bowed
slightly and smiled that smile OF his
which sent the thermometer down several
degrees and made the crowd shiyer. Mr.
Griggs hurried up to room 100, where ne
greeted Mr.. Murphy and held reception.
f-~k III fl1c
6arkened and a flash light picture was
taken. Mr. Murphy stood between John
Kean and Davy Baird, while Dick Read
| ing stood behind fim
| 10:3E train, and struggled in twos and
threes to the Trenton House. They wore
a blue delegates badge and the pretty ps
were soon followed by the Essex delega-
tion, which was every thing but enthusi-
astic Carl Lentz without his moustache,
There was decided departure from the
stereotyped decorations of the Opera
House Back of the stage was large
picture of President Mckinley artistically
Al single National flag caught up py q
shield hung between the two rows OF
proscenium boxes and that was all
Shortly after twelve o'clock W1nkler s
band, playing a spirited march: started
for the Taylor Opera House, followed by
the delegates and hangers-on. The band
While wai ptheea the delegates n COX their @ Seats
Just before the convention was called
to order the band struck up Nearer MY
God TO Thee The , entlre nouSe Sss,,s arose rose
followed by Lead Kindly Light. which
was also sung. The scene was most af-
! fecting and there were many VET EYES ,ss
among the usually callous and stolid
Senator. senator Stokes then called the conven-
/ tion to order and prayer was onered q. py
the Rev Henry p Eobinson e ,,ln,, the flrs5 s
| the call and Mr.. Stokes introduced Gem
! eral Griggs as temporary chairman ana
! the secretaries agreed upon by the State
/ Of Hudson was made reading clerk
/ Senator Stokes then said" With
these simple ceremonies we meet to nom-
mate the next Governor OF New ts Jersey :sy
! ers of this State have entrusted their
1 affairs to our keeping. We are soon to
! appeal to them again. confident that the
hour viii meet with their approval. !" He
| alluded to the death Of President Nc
4 Kinley and said:-"L Let us, In convention
| ed and patriotic purpose, pledge to the
! living President the support Of his eff
! forts to uphold the policy Of tne departed
leader and t. that END we y y eaFnsst1y
ism to victory next November.
1 s'C1osely associated with our martyred
President, member Of his Cabinet, q
Solving Solving the most difficult problems Of
state Is one, Of whom every Jerseyman
Il proud and whom all Jerseymen love
hsaT T. fns asms TaG replv e wf6 fo
&I5ayne, set at rest All doubts as 70 the
power OF our Constifu tuition, this dis
iinsuished Jersey1aa1a ~ 3. terms not lsss
fhaf America n Institutions are hot limited
~ the confines Of q continent, but may