The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-02
Met IN Dover Tuesday and De-
cIared Allegiance to Jeffer-
son-Jackson Principles.
A GO-AS-YOU-PLEASE AFFAIR
John V.Wise for County Clerk. Lesser
Lights are Augustus S. Bryant, of
Roxbury, and A. Philetus Konkle, a
Newark Lawyer who sleeps in Chat
ham. Convention ga Thing of Beau
ty and JOY Forever

The Democratic County Convention
held in Dover last Tuesday was a
+" thing of beauty and a joy forever +"
to all good Republicans. When the
convention was called to order it
seemed as though those assembled had
come together for no fixed purpose, but
simply because it was the proper thing
to do and no great harm could be done
by their being present.
The delegates began arriving in Do
yer as early as o'clock, and from that
time until the convention was called
to order the most frantic efforts were
put forth by the faithful few to get
some one to allow his name to be used
on the ticket for county clerk. 1t
seemed as though it was loves labor
lost, however, for when the convention
was called to order at 11.30 O'Clock no
one had been found who was rash
enough to enter the lists against the
Republican nominee, Mr.. Voorhees,.
Mr.. Elias Christopher Drake, of Ches-
ter, chairman of the Democratic Coun-
ty Committee, called the meeting
to order and said that it gave him
great pleasure to nominate Mr.. Irving
E. Salmon, of Boonton, as temporary
chairman. Mr.. Elias Christopher
Drake was reminded that Mr.. Salmon
was from Morristown; he corrected
himself, and Mr.. Salmon was elected.
Upon taking the chair Mr., Salmon
nominated and elected Mr.. Abraham
Kaufman, of Rockaway, secretary, and
then announced that the secretary
would read the call. Here came the
first hitch No one had thought to
bring the call and it looked for time
as though the the convention would
have to forego the pleasure. Happily
a reporter for Democratic paper
was found who had concealed a copy of
the Dover Index in his pocket and the
dignity of the Morris County Demo-
cratic Convention was safe for the
time.
The call having been read the next
business of the assembled delegates
was the calling of the townships. Here
was another hitch. The leaders had
evidently thought this a waste of time
and energy and had notsupplied them
selves or the chairman with any list Of
the townships, and after some whis-
perings it was decided to call such as
the chair or anyone else in the hall
could remember. Rather haphazard
way of conducting political conven-
tion: but this was a Democratic con-
vention.
This proceeding over the chair an
nOunced the committees on rules, Gre
dentials, resolutions, and permanent
organization, and adjourned the con-
vention to p. m.
During the dinner hour more work
was done and this time with greater
success, so much so that when the con-
vention reassembled at 2.30 the chair
announced with great pleasure" that
"a name had been mentioned on the
streets of Dover who, he felt sure,
would accept the nomination for coun-
ty clerk and who had not filed any Of
tice-in some years. -
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended that the tempo
rary organization be made permanent,
and this was done. Mr.. Salmon imme-
diately made his speech and in it urged
the Democrats to get together. "Try
and get united as we used to be-" said
he. Fifteen years ago the Republi-
cans were as much disorganized as we
are now. If we only can get united
we may possibly elect an assembly
man." With these and other equally
remarks the chair encour-
aged the delegates to select good men
for their standard-bearers during the
coming campaign.
Upon calling for nominations for the
Office of county clerk the old Demo-
cratic war-horse, Eugene S. Burke,
putin nomination the name of John V.
Wise. Mr.. Wise accepted the nomina-
tion without a murmur and the deed
was done. Wild applause from three
or four strenuous Democrats interrupt
ed the proceedings at this point and it
was some three or four seconds before
the chairman could announce the vote.
In like manner the convention nom-
mated Augustus S. Bryant, of Rox-
bury, and A. Philetus Konkle, of Chat
ham and Newark, for members of the
General Assembly.