The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-04-15

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was greeted with round after round Of
applause and it was several moments
before he could regain order so that the
convention could proceed with business.
The roll of counties was called for
nominations Of Officers Of the convention
and in several counties there We're con-
testing delegations, and for moment it
looked as though the Hearst men would
withdraw, but upon the chair ruling that
all credentials would be accepted and
passed upon by the committee on creden-
tials the threatened bok for the time
being was averted and the convention
was soon able to take recess of an
hour to give the committee time to do
their work.
During the recess the State Commit
tee held conference and so did the
leaders of the Hearst factions.
Robert g. Brenner, leader of the
Hearst men from Passaic County, told
his fellow conferrees that he would I'M
der no consideration bolt.
1--WE are Democrats and not bolters.
We will accept the will of the majority,
no matter what that is The only way
you can get us out of the convention
hall is to knock.us down with club and
drag us out
He was followed by similar declara-
tions by the leaders of the Hearst dele
cations from Sussex and Bergen Coun-
ties, and it was then thought that the
delegations would remain in the regular
convention
When the convention was called to
order after the recess and the Commit
tee on Credentials had made its report
it was found that several of the con-
testing delegations We're not given a seat
in the convention and an attempt was
made to get the Hearst men to adjourn
to the Masonic Temple, but not over
hundred of them withdrew, even Colonel
Price of Newark with a delegation of
II Hearst men not leaving the hail.
Nominations were then called for for
delegates-at-large and for alternates and
resulted in the unanimous election of
former Senator James Smith, Jr.. John
ston Cornish, Howard Carrow and Rob
ert Davis for delegatss-at-large and
Judge Robert s. Woodruff, Edward S.
Grouscup, David Crater and Nelson Y.
DUNCAN for alternate delegates-at-large.
The districts were called next and the
names of the delegates selected and they
were ratified without any difficulty.
At this point the Committee on Reso-
lntions reported and read the platform
which was short and direct The read
ing of the platform was frequently in
terrupted with applause and it was
unanimously adopted
A resolution was then offered, to the
effect that the State delegation be EN-
powered, if it saw fit, to vote as a unit
for the candidates for president and vice
president. This apparent adoption of
the unit rule started the Hearst men
going again and few more left the
convention hall to join their co-workers
in Masonic Temple.
1t transpired during the afternoon
that at the meeting of the State Com
mittee, during the recess had been dis
cussed the advisability of instructing the
delegation for some one candidate
Former United States Senator Smith
opposed this unless that candidate be
Grover Cleveland, but in the face Of
I Mr.. Cleveland's reiterated declination
this was considered unwise. Robert
Davis tried to persuade the committee
to consent to have the delegation in
structed for Parker, but Senator Smith
had his way.
But when the platform had been
adopted gentleman from Hudson
offered a resolution to the effect that
the delegation be instructed for Parker
and amid cheers for Parker the con-
vention voted to adjourn, and the dele
gates will go to st. Louis uninstructed.