New-York tribune., 1902-01-24
CROSS DOES THE WORK.
HE CHANGES FROM GRIGGS TO DRYDEN
ON LAST BALLOT AND CASTS
DECIDING VOTE.

JOAiAN caucus Oh the NeW-JerSey legislature o.
night nominated John F. Dryden. OF Newark.
Tor United States Senator on the nineteenth bal
lot This insures Mr.. Dryden's election by the
legislature at an early date. The result came as
a surprise near the end of the baunting in so
far as ex-Attorney General Griggs was con-
cerned- II had been thought by many Repub-
Means who were supposed TO be In possession OF
the Oest information that ultimately the support
OF ex-senator Stokes would go to Mr. Griggs.
Persistent efforts made in conferences and on
the floor during the several recesses taken by
the caucus failed to accomplish this result. and
on the eighteenth ballot the supporters Of Stokes
showed their hand. when the vote stood as fol-
lows: GriSgs. 10; Dryden, "A; Stokes, "a. 1t
was now apparent that Mr.. Stokes who had
been growing to be a dangerous competitor OF
Mr.. Dryden after the sixteenth ballot was to
have the preference over Griggs and that the
South Jersey delegation was ready to unite
upon him. The result OF the nineteenth ballot
showed that they had done so with their entire
twenty-eight votes. and had gained one from
North Jersey.
The critical moment came at the end of the
nineteenth ballot, which stood before 1t was an
nounced: Griggs, 3; Dryden. 81: Stokes 2e
! Senator Cross. of Union County. who had on
every one OF the nineteen ballots voted resoIute-
ly for Mr.. Griggs. and who watchfuIly had kept
the tally sheet before him. suddenly arose to his
! feet and changed his vote from Griggs to Dry
den thus giving to Mr. Dryden the thirty-two
votes necessary to a choice. The final ballot was
as follows:
For Dryden-Bacheller, Boyd, Brown, r. w;
Brown, W. T.; Cross. Cummings. Davidson.
Garrab abrants Gnichtel. Hall, Hoffman, Howe
jackson. Keasler, Laire. Lord McCarter. Nc
kee. Mercer Miller, f.; Montgomery. Newcorn.
Page, Schmidt. Sharwell. Slater, Strong TiIIot-
son. Van BlarcOm. Welsh. Whitford. Williams
80
For Stokes-Avis. Bogert. Bradley Champion.
Creese. Elvins. Francis. Gill. Gulck, Haines,
Hand, Hoagland. Horner. Howland. Hutchinson.
Johnson. Leavitt. Lee. Miller. L. H: Miller. R.
c.. Minch. Moore. Reed. shinn. Stanger. Tyler,
Waite Whitehead. wright-S9.
For Griggs-Holman Wakelee-2
DRYDEN LEADS FROM THE BEGINNING.
The first ballot was in but one way an index
| of what was to follow. Mr.. Dryder took the
lead and kept it. but between the three lead
ing candidates the margin of difference in the
vote was SO small that ordinarily the SUPPOSE
ton that either of them might win fair
one. The first ballot stood thus: Griggs 15
Dryden. 10; Stokes, IL: Gardner 3: Baird a.
Gummere. 8. On the second ballot the change
was slight. Griggs losing one vote. Dryden gain
ing two. Stokes and Gardner holding their own
Baird gaining and Gummere losing two
teen votes. Dryden gained one. Stokes retained
his eleven. Gardner had fve Baird seven and
Gummere four. The fourth fifth and sixth bal
lots were repetitions CT the third. with the
ception of gain OF one vote for Stokes and {.
loss OF one to GummeTe.
Dryden and Stokes each gained one vote on
the seventh ballot. and Gummere lost two votes
The eighth ballot stood: Griggs Is, a gain OF
two; Dryden. %, a gain of one; Stokes 10. a.
loss Of two; Gardner. 5; Baird, :, and Gummere
,. There was no change in the vote of Griggs
or Dryden on the ninth ballot, but Stokes and
Gardner each lost vote in the tenth ballot.
which raised Bairds total TO nine and reduced
Gummeres TO one. The eleventh ballot stood:
Gardner, D. Gummere in that ballot had been
dropped. The twelfth and thirteenth ballots
were repetitiOns Of the eleventh.
Senator Reed absent when these three
ballots were taken There had been some see
saving upon the part OF few members up to
this time. but nothing had occurred to warrant
any estimate OF what would be the result. This
seesawing was continued in the fourteenth and
hrteenth ballots On the fourteenth CIrtggS re-
Ceived 10 votes. Dryden, %; Stokes. s; Gardner
4; Baird. 4. and. Senator Reed having returned
to the caucus Gumnere received one vote
Grfggs gained vote in the fifteenth ballot and
Dryden went back one: Stokes gained one. Gard
ner and Baird lost two each, and Gummere
ceived four votes
STOKES BECOMES DANGEROUS.
1t was in the sixteenth ballot that Stokes be-
came. The Tribune had predicted he would
from nine to sixteen. which caused visible
anxiety among the Dryden men. who. however,
held themselves well in hand and voted steadily
for their choice. 1t was in this ballot that
Stokes for the first time led Griggs. The vote
was: Griggs. 10; Dryden. 24; Stokes. IS: Gard
ner, 1; Baird, 4; Gummere, 3. On the seven-
teenth ballot Stokes fell back to IL again. Griggs
had 10; Dryden. "a; Gardner. 2; Baird. s. and
Gummere. .
1t had now become clear 20 the South Jersey
members that they could not move to any hope
ful extent either the Griggs the Dryden men
by shifting a few votes at a time. The Dryden
supporters refused to bulge from their solid
twenty-four and the fifteen votes for Griggs did
not vary sufficiently to offer any encouragement,
Moreover, II becoming apparent that IL
anything effective was going to be done by
South Jersey it must be done quickly.
A recess was taken, and the South Jersey iere-
cation went into conference after the seven-.
teenth ballot. When the twenty-eight members.
from South Jersey came out Of their Conference
Senator Cross cool headed and vigiIant looked
over his glasses at them and smiled. Bacheller
Of Essex alert and active, whispered 10 Rovi
In the adjoining seat, While Williams. another
Essex member, restlessly walked about the
chamber. Speaker Bradley, who had led the
Baird forces, was at the head Of the South Jer-
seymen when they came out OF his private room,
but 1t was impossible TO read IN his face any-
thing definite as 10 what action had been taken
Inc other members wore grave faces, which be-,
trayed nothing OF their purpose
Senator McCarter again called the caucus IN
order, and the rollcan was begun. The voice OF
Avis. OF Gloucester County, who had unwayer-
fngly voted for Stokes from the beginning had
not changed in tone. But when Speaker Bradley
who had veliantly led the Baird forces from the
start cast his vote for Stokes the cue to the
OF the South JerseyTnen stood revealed Sem
ator Cross smiled and went keeping tally
as IL nothing unusual had happened. The efsb-
teenth ballot follows: Griggs Is: Dry
mere had been completely dropped out of the
contest.