The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-04-13
HUDSON FOR
PARKER
Delegates to the State Con-
vention Decide In Cau-
Gus to Support the
New Yerk Man
LEADER DAVIS DELEGATE AT-LARGE
District Men Chosen Last
Night-Ex Senator Ed
wards Prophesies Vic
tory.
LEADER DAVIS DELEGATE AT-LARGE


the Democratic State Convention in
Trenton tomorrow, the twenty -four dele
gates to the National Convention viii be
instructed for. Judge Parker
The caucus of the 2O3 delegates that
will represent this county was held last
night at the club house of the Robert
Davis Association, and before it ended
Judge Parker's candidacy was endorsed
in such a manner as to leave no doubt
as to the attitude of the organization
Democracy.
After the district delegates had been
chosen and Robert Davis endorsed for
one of the four delegates-at-large for
mer State Senator William D. Edwards,
who had been invited to make speech,
Asprang surprise on the delegates. 1t
proved an agreeable surprise, too Mr.
Edwards started off by declaring that
the outlook for Democratic success in
the Nation and State never looked
brighter. This pleased the delegates and
they cheered
With conservative man at the head
of the National ticket" continued Mr..
Edwards, the country win be redeemed
from Republican misrule. There is one
man who can sweep the country and his
name is Alton Parker"
At the mention of the name of New
Yorkps famous jurist. the delegates
leaped to their feet and the cheers that
Followed lasted several seconds. TREY
We're rendered with even more yigor
when Mr.. Edwards declared that Hud-
son County should go to the convention
at Trenton determined that the dele
gates to the National Convention be in
structed to cast their votes for the New
York candidate
4 Mr.. Davis. who was an attentive lis
tener, nodded his approval. and motion
embodying Mr.. Edwards's suggestion
was carried with a hurrah.
1t looks like Parker said Mr.. Davis
with smile of satisfaction on his face
81 believe the Democratic sentiment in
New Jersey is for his nomination. That
being the case, l see no reason why the
delegates should not be instructed for
him.
| As the Ninth and Tenth Congressional
Districts are within the boundaries of
the county, a joint caucus was held in
order to facilitate matters. Former
Mayor Egbert Seymour Of Bayonne was
chosen chairman and ii the convention
tomorrow he will be at the head of the
United Hudson County delegation. The
unit rule win prevail and Mr.. Seymour
will cast the solid vote on all matters
requiring rolA call.
/ The district delegates chosen at the
caucus we're:
| Ninth District-Dr. L. F. Donahue
of Bayonne and John Mehl. Jr., Of this
city.
| Tenth Congressional District John
Mullins Of this city and E. A. S. Lew
of Hoboken.
| The alternates are:-Robert P. yree-
land for DR.. Donahue, Eugene Kinkead
for Mr.. Mehl and Conrad Dietz for Mr..
Lewis. The alternate for Mr. Mullins
was not named
These committee appointments were
made
Rules Robert Stewart and John
Fitzpatrick.
Resolutions Thomas Il. Noonan and
J. e. Walsciied.
Credentials-George NJ. Henry and
Anton Markly. Jr.
| Organiz3t tion-Jo Joseph ]. Cuneo and
Dennis Mclaughlin.
j DR.. Mortimer Lampson and Thomas
F. Donnelly win be Hudsons vice presi-
dents and the secretaries will be Patrick
Phalen and John T. Dunn
Among the Hudson delegates who win
sit in the State Convention is former
Governor George T. Werts
The caheus passed off without a muir
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