The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-09-20

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cent. for State uses.
Third That expert knowledge be-
ing necessary to determine the values
Of railroad and canal properties, the
assessment Of values shall be made by
a State board, the taxes collected by
the State, and paid to the taxing dis
tricts In which the property Is found.
To the enactment of laws for this
system Of taxation we pledge the Dem-
ocratic party Of New Jersey. and de-
clare that the nominee of this c0nven-
tion shall be bound in honor, by his
acceptance of the nomination, to see
that our pledge is kept in letter and
spirit.
The following are the Presidential
Electors selected By the State Conn
mittee:
At large Richard VI. Lindabury, Of
Somerset county Howard Carrow, Of
Camden county.
lst John w. Wescott, Camden
county.
lid B. Frank Hines, Cumberland.
Hid Isaac w. Carmichael, Ocean.
NTH Robert Ii Stevens, Somerset.
With iAlSalfi4J Curtis, Onion.
VIth-Jacob T.. Bunnell, Sussex.
VIIth--Augustus II. Vanderpool,
Essex.
With Elyin w. Crane, Essex.
IXth-JOhn ]. Voorhees,, Hudson.
Xth Edwin Al. Stevens, Hudson.
The member of the Democratic
State Committee from Morris county
is Willard w. Cutler.
Hon. Dewitt @. Flanagan was ap-
pointed on the Committee to notify
Mr.. Black of his nomination.
Afro-American Baptist Association.
The Afro-American Baptist Associa-
tion recently convened In the Mt.
Olive Baptist Church, at Plainfield,
N. J. 1t has changed it's name to that
of Afro-American Baptist State Con-
vention. The Rev. G. e.. Morris, ID.
d., Of Morristown, was elected presi-
dent, and the Rev. A. Smallwood, Of
Long Branch, vice-president; the Rev.
w. T. Watkins, B. D., OF Orange, re-
cording secretary the Rev. r. d.
Wynn, D. d., of Jersey City, cores
ponding secretary the Rev. M. W.
Vaughan, d. ID, Of Newark, treasurer !;
Foreign Mission Board, the Rev. j. @.
Love, Of Montclair, chairman the
Rev. G.. w. Krygar, of East Orange,
secretary Home Mission Board, the
Rev. J. L. Burton, of Trenton, chair
man; the Rev. A. G. Young, ID. D.. of
New Brunswick, secretary and field
missionary Educational Board, the
Rev. VIM. p. Lawrence, Phi. D., Of
Elizabeth, chairman the Rev. w. S.
Smith, Of Jersey City, secretary, and
statistical secretary, the Rev. e. Ell
lott, of Newark. The convention
raised about 1900 this year for mis-
sions. 1t meets next year at Mont
clair, N. J.
Whippany Church Celebration.
The congregation OF the Church Of
Our Lady Of Mercy, Of Whippany is
to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary Of
the laying of the cornerstone Of the
church, which occurred on September
rs, 1854. The church has been reno
waited and reftted in anticipation Of
the occasion. On the day Of the cele-
bration the Rev. Michael j. Brennan.
a former rector, will deliver histori-
cal address. Daniel Coghlan founded
the church for Catholics who were en-
ployed by him In the manufacture Of
paper. Unsupported the church un-
til he died, in 1877. Whippany was a
fayorite retreat for Archbishop Corri-
gan, and he frequently said mass in
this little church, as did Bishop Byrne,
Of Kansas, brother Of Mrs. Coghlan.
Summer Homes Successful season.
The Virginia Summer Home at Ber.
nardsville, closed its third season last
Saturday. This term, which lasted
thirteen weeks, has been very success
full and highly creditable to the man
agement. The total number Of child
rem cared for was 1876. They were
brought out in detachments of twenty
to thirty and remained for periods
varying from three to eight weeks. In
addition to this twenty seven mothers
were entertained, day at a tiiae at'
the expense Of the ladies' comm ittee