The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-24


the next ballot severaf OF the South Jer-
sey contingent remained with Griggs,
while others went to Baird. The ballot
stood:-Griggs, 10: Dryden, "a; Stokes, II;
Gardner, 2; Baird, s; Gummere, 2.
Then came the conference of the South
Jerseymen and the eighteenth ballot,
| which narrowed down to Stokes, Griggs
and Dryden and resulted dryden, "a;
Stokes, "A, and Griggs 15
Matters were at a fever heat when the
| clerk began to cali the roll for the nine
teenth ballot. It was believed that the
end was coming and every one held his
| breath. 1t soon became evident that
South Jersey was going to Stokes and th.-
Griggs men to Dryden. Senators Wakelee
| of Bergen and Cross CT Union and Assem-
blyman Holman of Union however refus-
ed to desert Grsggs and stood by him AS
the vote ran SO evenly between Stokes
and Dryden an ominous hush fell over
the chamber. When Father Wright Of
Burlington, the last man on the roll had
| voted Tor stokes the pailot STOOD OrNueh
81: Stokes, 2s, and Griggs, 3. Before the
| clerk could make the announcement Sen
ator Cross changed his vote and the pent-
up feelings OF those in the chamber burst
fcrth into cheers and applause senator
McCarter, Wno mad oeeh chleI engineer
oT the DRYDEN pooIn' was a spectacie,
Durlng me pasiet ne had peeli v,sipis e,
cnea. He hefVous'y .e"ifieu eilo save'
"b'ch ne neia as pfesiuins oiiiee.'
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| s,.s1,xo5 ~ Dr,,da, tba abo,ca of the
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co.a.s 1ru,,a;. 4r;aa ~ oat IN the
ra,d ,aoor hu moving "a make the nom1
n,tia,, ,,nani,,,ons and his motion was
o,,r;ad
| rba e,a, ba1lot unon which Mr.. Dry
aan 1,as e1ected stood as follows.-
| Eor DRYDEN Senators Cross of Union,
| Mor,artar Of Essav Mckee of Passaic,
| c+rono of M;ddIesex Assenblyrnen Bach
4 orar f.arrahrants Howe. Brown Shar-
| ,,,al1 cobr,,dt cnicbtel Williams. Cum
| ,oinss Povd and Lord of Essex Stalter,
| I,a,.iasa,, Lxa.s,or 12onart and Van
| 1,larao~,, of psseaio Whitford. Jackson
ard aror+goYnarv of Middlesex. Brown of
| uorrie Hale r Miller and Newcorn of
Union Hoffman of Monmouth, Laire of
| warren Mereer and TiIlotson of Bergen,
| paga of Mercer Total. 20.
/ For stakes Senators Francis of Mon
month Haines of Burlington, Hand of
! Cane Nav. Hutchinson of Mercer, John
| son of Camden. Lee of Atlantic, Miller
| of Salem. Minch of Cumberland, Reed of
| Somerset. shinn of Ocean, Stanger Of
| Gloucester. Welsh of Morris, Assembly
! men Avis of Gloucester, Bradley of Cam
| den. Champion of Monmouth, Cresse of
/ cane Nav. Elvins of Atlantic, Gill of
| Camden. Gulick and Leavitt of Mercer,
Hoagland of Somerset, Horner of Burl-
! ington. Howland of Monmouth, L. H.
Miller of Cumberland, Moore of Cumber-
land, Tyler of Salem Waite of Camden.
Whitehead of Morris, Wright of Burling-
ton.
For Griggs- Senator wakelee of Ber-
gen and Assemblyman Holman of Ocean.
| While the banoting was going on the
| corridors leading to the assembly chamber
| were crowded with an excited throng.
! Among them were Congressman Fow.er,
| Elisha Gaddis. Frank Bergen and ex-
Aasemblyman Meeker, but the majority
was comnosed of small fry. The candi-
datas were an in the State House. Mr..
| DRYDEN was in Custodian Weseman's Of
| e. Nsr crioe, in Adintant- General OIL
-s.a,,4.. ,fsae ,na Mr. Raird in. tbe office
80, ess..a % of Assossory If which
ar,a,.,-.r f,,,,,,,,ore rested IN
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known II was sieeeeu VIZ -.
tne hiiei oa1ioe gu so @
there was great rusi @ ioi eile 81 :,
room ana mt Dryoeh was oVerwileiiiieu
with congratulations. among the hrSt 70
| grasp his hand was MT. Grlggs.
| Mr. Dryden, ! congratulate you, sald
| the ex-Attorney General IL is Dig
honor any man might be proud oil.