Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-09-18
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CON
vENTIoN.

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District of New Jersey in Woodbury. yester-
day was marked by an earnestness and an
enthusiasm which dispells all doubts as to
the party's purpose to be worthy OF tie
confidence and support Of it's own adherents,
and that of all men who in this election
seek the publication Of political conditions
in this district, and the welfare OF the
masses of our people.
The delegates assembled in Green's
Opera House and at noon Robert Gwynne,
of Salem, called the assemblage to order,
Mr.. Fred J. Halsinger, of Camden, was
elected Secretary, and the various COM
mittees were promptly appointed.
Adjournment was then taken until 2
O'Clock
At the afternoon session the committee
on credentials reported full representation
from each county, and no contests
Camden being entitled to las votes, Glou-
cester 10 and Salem So.
The Committee on Rules reported an
amendment as to representation on the
Committee on Resolutions, recommending
that in future Conventions each county
have three representatives on that Com
mittee. Adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton named J. d. Carpenter, of Woodbury.,
as permanent chairman, and the recon-
mendation was unanimously adopted. The
chair appointed Messrs. Harley, OF Camden;
Ferrell of Gloucester, and Bell, OF Salem,
TO bring the chairman before the Conven-
tion.
Mr.. Carpenter thanked the delegates for
the honor so unanimously conferred, and
said Woodbury. extended cordial welcome
to the representatives of the Democracy,
coming as they did with clean hands to the
performance Of their highest political duty.
The report of the Committee on Resolu-
tions was then requested, and j. Walter
Pancoast, chairman Of that committee,
presented the following, which were read
by Robert Gwynne, OF Salem.
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of the First Con-
gressional District of New Jersey recognize
in the present campaign much more than a
mere party contest, though it must be
fought on the old Democratic grounds OF
doctrine.
The great question to-day is simply
resolved to this:-That the great body
of American citizenship rights which
money grasping combines are bound to
respect? In the issue must stand or fall
the Trusts assumption to set at fiagrant de-
fiance the laws of this great land, and ex-
tort tolls on the living needs OF great
people by ways which that peoples laws
condemn as criminal, while the toilers of
the land are imprisoned without Constitu-
tional trial when they manfully unite for
their right to living wage and the light
of home"
We believe that never before since the
Declaration of independence was their such
reason for affirmation motion and trl-
umphant re-establishmento of that old motto
and principle of Democracy: Equal Rights
for All; Special Privileges for None.
Retracting nothing from the Democratic
party's declarations on other issues and in
better DAYS, we urge on our fellow citizens
the immediate importance of several acts of
legislation by Congress, and pledge to them
the nominee of this Convention if he be
elected over the candidate and plant tool
of the Trusts:
l. To make monopoly as abhorrent to
the law as it is to the Spirit OF the Repub-
lie.
2. To make combines in restraint OF
trade or natural production and dlstrl-
button crime which no President, nor
Attorney General nor Court can have OPP
ton to ignore, and in every case compelling
summary trial and punishment OF the per-
son and forfeit of charters and property
rights so far as they enter into the inhuman
conspiracy.
g. To have tariff protection forfeited in
every case by the mere fact of the forma-
ton of Trust to monopolize the Ameri-
can market or production of any commod-
ity.
f. To relieve our country at once from
the exactions and the shame put upon our
people by the Tobacco and Sugar Trusts
dictation of the Cuban policy of our coun-
try.
5. To cut short as can be, wisely and
rightly, the recent first experiment of our
Republic in imperial exploitation. The
government of remote provinces has
no place in the American plan. Colonial
carpet baggism in its worst form-pestilent of
evil which must every year and every
month grow worse. 1t puts inculculable
and never ceasing cost upon our country
for which there can never be return ex-
oept to the selfish, specializing combina-
lions whose scheme it is.
We favor the early building of an 18th
milan canal by our Government as meas
ure of good to our country and of security
both against foreign foes and the predatory
of the trans-continental railroads.
We oppose and denounce the subsidy
schemes of the Shipping Trust, now pend
ng in Congress.
We appeal to the manhood and patrlo-
ism of the voters of this District, whatever
,heir party heretofore, to join with us IN
ending the rule of the monsters of monopoly |
n our land, which have come and are COM
ng in increasing numbers and rapidity to
prey upon us all alike.
Z. We favor the election of United
States Senators by vote of the people.
Believing that vote buying in general
elections, has, from small, beginnings, so
that it now threatens the con-
,inued existence of Republican institutions,
RESOLVED, That true patriotism demands
it shall cease, and we pledge our party to
obey the law governing elections and our
iull power to its strict enforcement, that
our opponents may also be compelled to
obey it or incur the penalty.
The resolutions were unanimously adop-
ted.
A motion to proceed with the n0mina
lions of candidate for Congress prevailed,
and the following named gentlemen were
placed in nomination -
Callingham, of Camden, Richard I.
Miller, Of Camden, Samuel M. Roberts, of
Camden, Robert Gwynne, Of Salem. Mr..
Gwynne thanked his county's representa-
5ives for the honor, but positively de-
,lined.
On motion it was ordered that the vote
be taken by townships, wards and boroughs,
and the Secretary proceeded to make the
call in that way with the following result
Miller Roberts Callinghan
Camden AZ 5 "
Gloucester 6S% 36%
Salem SO ii