The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-16
BLACK FOR GOVERNOR.
HUDSON COUNTY MAN NAMED
BY DEMOCRATS IN NEW JERSEY.
Much Opposition to Him In Convention
Few Cheers for Parker-The Plat.
form Declares for Increased Taxa.
ton OF the Railroads and Canals.

TRENTON, n. D., Sept. 15.-Charles L.
Black OF Jersey City was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for Governor to-day
at one Of the most listless and perfunctory
State conventions on record in New Jersey.
There was but one spontaneous burst Of
enthusiasm to enliven the monotony of the
proceedings and that was evoked by an
eloquent reference to the late Gov. Leon
Albeit made by Congressman Allen McDer-
mott in presenting to the convention the
platform prepared by the Democratic State
committee.
When the name OF Judge Alton B. Parker
came before the convention there was but
a scattering response among the delegates,
and the prolonged efforts Of half dozen
leaders to get the convention on its feet
failed. 1t was transparent fact from the
outset that the Hudson delegation, with
its slogan of in creasing the taxes on rail-
roads, formed almost the entire support OF
MIR. Black. From every other section OF
the State his reception was frost.
Early in the day it developed that Mr..
Black, as the slated candidate for the nomi-
nation, was far from acceptable to many
of the county delegations. Mercer county
was pressing vigorously the claims OF
Mayor Frank s. Katzenbach Of this city,
who was nominated by Bayard Stockton
Of Princeton. Gloucester, supported by
a batch of the southern counties insisted
that Senator Thomas N. Terrell, who was
candidate for the nomination against
James NJ. Seymour three years ago. was
the logical nominee of the party, while
Hunterdon made a similar claim for ex-
Senator William c. Gebbhart
HIT In
Smith, DR., retained his attitude Of indif-
ference to Mr.. Black to the last, and there
were scores OF faithful who but waited his
sanction to join movement to stampede
the convention for another candidate.
However he might manifest his personal
inclinations, Mr.. Smith was too astute and
farseeing a politician to antagonize the
wishes Of SO large Democratic following
as is contained in Hudson county, and in
the face Of an election which is an almost
self-confessed defeat for the party. With
possibility of success Mr.. Smith would
never have been quiescent in the making
Of a gubernatorial nomination.
With threatened opposition to Mr.. Black
staring them in the face the Hudson men
lost no chance to bolster up their candidate.
and, with telling effect, told the various
delegations that his nomination would be
followed by the moral, if not the open Sup
port Of the Republican organization of Hud-
son county. They asserted boldly, and
made no secret of the fact, that Mr.. Black
had been In consultation with Mayor Pagan
and Corporation Counsel George l.. Record
Of jersey CITY. when the latter was p repair
ing the railroad taxation plank. which they
hoped to have inserted in the Republican
platform last week.
AS proof Of the fact that Black, Pagan
and Record had complete understanding,
the evidence Of their proposed plank, iden-
tical in substance with that adopted at to-
days convention, was offered.
The convention proper. was called to
order by Chairman William B; Gourley
introduced John r. Hardin OF Newark as
the temporary chairman. After the organ
ization, platform was adopted. denounc-
ing the Republican administration as a
carnival OF corruption, and pledging the
Democratic party in the first year it should
be in power TO enact the following propo-
sitions:
First-That the property. except fran
chises. of every railroad and canal company
New shall BE- IL eaos 9un
the, property of private owners. Dollar for
dollar In assessment Of valuation. Dollar 70
Second-That the personal property and
franchises of railroad and canal companies
shall be subject o state tax OF one-half Of
Third-That expert kno Wedge being neoes-
sary to determine the values Of railways
Values S snail b be made by W state BOARD the
taxes collected by the state and paid to the
taxing, districts in which the property is
To the enactment Of laws for this system
Of taxation we pledge the Democratic party
Of Of this con CONVEX shall be bound. in honor
by his acceptance Of the nomination to see
that our pledge is kept in letter and spirit
of this State will. under Democratic admins
tration. be so economically contncted that
T nh o people o SeN JERSEY
Mr.. Black was nominated on the first
ballot. The convention selected the fol-
lowing candidates for Presidential electors:
At large-Richard V. Lindabury of Newark,
Howard Carrow, Camden. Electors--First
district, John ". WestGott, Ocean; Second
Third district, Isaac W. Carmichael, Cam
den; Fourth district, Robert l.. Stevens,
Somerset; Fifth district. William j. Curtis, |
Union; Sixth district, Jacob M. L. Burnell, |
Sussex; Seventh district, augustus H.
W. Crane, Newark; Ninth district, John J.
Voorhees,, Jersey City; Tenth district,
Edwin A. Stevens, Hudson.
The new State committee was announced |
by the several county delegations as fol-
lows:
Atlantic. William A. F9unee; Bergen
Wills; Camden, William H. Davis; Cape |
May, Matthew Jefferson; Cumberland,
Samuel Iredell; Essex, James r. Nugent;
Gloucester, E. f. Grosscup; Hudson, Will |
W. Pidcock; Mercer, Michael Hurley; Mid |
dlesex, Oliver Kelly; Monmouth, David |
S. Crater; Morris, William W. Cutler; Ocean, !
c. L. Rogers; Passaic. Louis F. Braun; |
Salem. Robert Gwynne; Somerset, Samuel |
Peter Egenoff; Warren, johnson Cornish.
Chairman Cortelyou In washington.
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