Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-07-24

tlon. We desire that they shall share
IN the present great prosperity.
I'VE cheerfully accord President
Roosevelt our heartiest endorsement
OF his conduct in public position.
Assuming the responsibilities of office
at time of grave difficulty, he has
proved by his wisdom his fearless in
tegrity, his energy and his patriotic
conduct a worthy successor to the
great President whom he followed.
He has with signal success fulfilled
his declared purpose to continue to
carry out the policies of William Nc
Kinley.
We, heartily commend Hon. John
j. Gardner for his careful attention
and loyal devotion to the interests of
his constituents and his country, and
express our cordial approval of the
wise, able and conscientious manner
in which he has discharged his legis-
lative duties. We pledge our earn
est efforts in behalf of the election of
the nominee of this Convention, and
we bespeak for him the support of all
who desire the continuance of the
prosperity and good times that began
with the election of William McKin-
ley
While all other counties simply
seconded the nomination of Gardner,
it remained for ex-senator Stokes to
make the speech of the day He is a
gifted orator, and in his choice way
he placed Gardner's name before the
convention, surrounding it with an
oratorical burst that would have done
credit to older heads who have al
ready made their mark in the world
Senator Stokes said among other
things: II fully share the spirit Of
this occasion with you. We are
drawn hitherto not under an inspira-
tion OF a contest or struggle. We are
here in response to unanimous de-
votion to Republican principles. As
near as can remember Atlantic
county strolled away from US about 80
years ago, and this convention is a
sort OF family re-union. Atlantic
now returns to us-a welcome prodi-
gal-to the family with an addition.
We accept her, and the addition, can
didate and all, and will now kill the
fatted calf in honor of her return and
for her favored son, Hon. John Gard
ner. I knew Gardner when he was
in the State Senate. sat at his feet
and learned lessons from his large ex-
perience and wisdom. His wisdom in
the Senate laid the foundation for
Republican success in this State by
exposing the ballot box frauds of
Hudson county, even at the risk of
losing his life, as he had been threat
ened by letter and otherwise when he
started the undertaking. In his career
in the Senate he made his name a
household word. He has fought his
battles without stain and he has well
earned what he now worthily wears
he is an ideal representative at Wash
ington. need not refer to his war
record, as you all know he has one,
but seldom does he break the mod
esty of silence on this subject to talk
of his war deeds. He is now a con-
spicuous leader in the committee
room and on the floor of Congress.
I will now second the nomination of
the Hon. John J. Gardner, of Allan
tic, for candidate for Congress from
the Second District of New Jersey"
z Congressman Gardner, in his ad-
dress to the Convention said:
'Mr. President, officers of the con-
vention, delegates and fellow Repub-
licans: I have not witnessed all the
proceedings. I don't know what you
have done while was absent, and
really do not know where to begin.
1t is matter of great qualification to
me to receive this, the sixth nomina-
tion, and to receive it unanimously,
but more so now that it comes from a
district that is partly new, having
but recently been reconstructed and
in the bringing together in close
political association these strangers
as it were. congratulate you as a
Republican assemblage that there is
nothing visible on which our prosper
ity can rely except on the Republican
party. We suddenly find ourselves,
the United States, I mean, a world
power, when we find without any
previous calculation, the flag of this
country planted on the other side of
the earth. We can but realize that
there is mighty move of nations in
which we must take q part, whethe
it be of our own volition or not.
"There is no other party confront
ing us to-day, except what was at one
time the old remnants of the one time
Democratic party. This party re-