Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-10-11
CO. CONVENTION
William, O.. .Cattell, OF wenonah, for
Assembly. Dr. james Hunter, Of
NewboId, for Coroner.

NeWbOId, for Coroner.
Forty-eight delegates, representing the
Republican Organization met in Prehps
Hall last Saturday, TO nominate candidate
for Assembly and Coroner. Two sets Of
delegates had been elected, but with few
exceptions the personnel of both conven-
tions was the same.
Dr. George Evans Reading, chairman OF
tile County Executive Committee. called
tile Assembly Convention to order and con-
graduated the delegates on two things
Having candidate tried and true, and
no opposition to his nomination. y
C. Preston Potter, an undertaken, Of
Clayton, who also recently became proprie-
tor Of the Clayton Reporter, was chosen
chairman, and Selah P Clark hustling
young merchant of Pitman, Secretary.
On motion the chair appointed the follow
ing committees:
CredentiaIs-H. V. Bodine, Joshua s.
Joyce, Jonathan Murphy.
Rules-Frank Mattson, c. A. Shaw. G.
F. Barnard.
Permanent Organization -Elwood Lacy,
lC. e. Justice, F. P. Stone.
Resolutions w. H. Leap, John Rambo,
George Hubbard.
A recess was then taken to allow the
committees opportunity fer conference.
The resolutions applaud everything and
everybody Republican from Dan to Beer
saeba.
Ex-senator A. D Harlan, of Wenonah,
in very neat speech, presented the name
OF Mr.. Cattell, and the Secretary cast the
unanimous vote Of the delegates for his
nomination. MI Cattell was then brought
before the Conyention. In his speech o.
acceptance Mr.. Cattell thanked the conven-
ton for the honor and said he was proud
to be member Of party that had pro-
duced Theodore Roosevelt, an Edward G.
Stokes, and John Boyd Avis. He forgot
HI. C. Loudenslager and NJ. F. Cattell, also
certain Chosen Freeholder). Later, how
ever, he asked every delegate to vote for
Mr.. Loudenslager for Congress.
! Adjournment was about to be taken
when DR.. L. NJ. Halsey, Of Monroe, was
recognized and asked the privilege Of intro
lducing resolution entirely foreign to poll
4 tics, one in which all the people were
seriously interested. He spoke Of the
ravages of tuberculosis and the efforts made
to eliminate it as a destructive agent, and
the advanced position New jersey had
taken in all humanitarian movements. He
then read the following, which was adopted
by unanimous vote -
WHEREAS, Investigation by competent OBJ
observers has shown to the lay mind as
we'll as those having medical instruction,
that there is an intimate relationship
between tuberculosis and our milk sup
ply and realizing the importance to the
whole community OF the Introduction OF
means to prevent as far as possible the
spread Of the dreaded disease from such
4 sources. It is the sense of this Conven-
tion that legislation be passed providing
! for an efficient inspection OF cattle, and
i milk supply and dairies OF the State IN
4 order to remove that source of infection.
i DR.. HaIsey was pleased, but he had
another resolution on the same lines. He
spoke Of the effort to require manufacturers
OF partially prepared foods to eliminate all
ldeleterious substances frcm their prepara-
8 tions, and then read the following resolu-
ltion:-
! WHEREAS, Congress, at the last session,
passed the Hepburn Pure Food law; and
WHEREAS, The passage Of this bill was
urged by all sections Of the Union; and
i endeavor to compel manufacturers to give
i to the public absolutely pure food pro-
| ducts, therefore be it
ResoLued, That our candidate for Assem-
bly be urged to introduce and have passed
by the Legislature of New Jersey pure
food bill as near identical with the National
measure as is applicable to the statutes OF
4 New Jersey.
i He asked the privilege Of the floor for
Dr. George E. Reading, and when that was
granted, that gentleman spoke of the wide
spread use Of acids in preserved fruits,
vegetables, meats, etc, and the use OF
alum in baking powders, The movements
to require manufacturers to stop the intro
duction Of these was national, and all men
agree in the desirability Of such laws. The
resolution was then adopted.
i The Convention then adjourned.
In the Coroner's convention DIR. James
Hunter was nominated over Mr.. J. Z.
Drummer,
4 IThe above was prepared for last weeks
issue, but was crowded out.