The age-herald., 1901-10-02
Convention Nominates a Stan- dard Bearer After a Bit-
 ter Struggle
DISCUSS ONLY STATE ISSUES
There Were Five Candidates for the Nomination and at Times the Proceedings Became
 Turbulent. t

Trenton, N. J., October 1.-Mayor James M. Seymour of Newark was nominated on the second ballot today as the Demo- cratic 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 Ill temper than is frequently the case with Democratic state conventions.
 State Chairman William Gourley was permanent chairman of the convention. The first voting showed that the Seymour and anti-Seymour forces were almost evenly divided, and had the anti-Seymour vote on single candidate they might have won However, there was strong undercurrent among the delegates for Seymour, and it 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 vic- tory for E. F. c. Young and Robert Davis of Hudson County and Col. E. L. Price of Essex County.
 The anti-Seymour people made an effort to concentrate their vote on ex-Congress- man Tomas M. Terrell of Gloucester County, and succeeded to the extent Of securing for him on the first ballot 4S0 votes. which was only eight less than the vote given to Seymour.
 There were 4443 delegates in the con- vention and on tne second ballot the scat tering vote went largely to Seymour and accomplished his nomination.
 Platform Sticks to State Issues.
 The platform adopted was confined to state issues, and embraced a general con- demnation of Republicans in the conduct of state affairs.
 State Chairman Gourley called the con- yention to order and named ex-Judge Robert S. Woodruff of Mercer as tempor- ary chairman
 At the close of Judge Woodruff's speech in which he made feeling reference to the late President Mckinley the band played Nearer, My God, to Thee" The vast as- semblage 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, D. w. l Crane, the candidate of three years ago | for Governor and an anti-Seymour man l to whom County Chairman Nugent had given credentials, arose as chairman of the Essex delegation to present the names of Essex representation on the a1ay an, Seymour delegate. arose to present the names selected by the Seymour men. Immediately pandemonium broke loose, and for fully five minutes the convention | was yelling itself hoarse. Chairman Woodruff could not obtain order, and the band was finally ordered to begin playing. Judge Woodruff then ordered Essex passed for the present
 Turbulent Scenes In Convention. When the counties had been called and before any decision had been rendered by Chairman Woodruff on the two Essex lists the convention again broke loose Finally MT. Crane managed to be heard long enough to say that the list he pre- scented was of delegates having creden- tials, and they were possessed of a 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 talk en, the result of which decision gave the anti-Seymour followers the Essex repre- sentation on the committee on creden- tials and permanent organization. Cheers for Crane followed and then began more | disorder.
 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-