The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-17
Harmonious City OnVentiOn
RenOminateS Former for
Board of Works.
CRITICISM IN PLATFORM
Says General Inc0mpefency Has
Been Shown-S Ommer Praises
Record of Commissioner Whs
Will Run Again. County
Platform Is Endorsed.

For City Home Trustee, Louis v
The Republican city convention held
at the Republican headquarters,
Academy and Halsey streets, last
night was a harmonious gathering,
with the delegates of both wings of
the Republican party working in uni
ron, and the two candidates named
above were nominated amid the cheers
of the delegates from the sixteen
wards.
When the convention was called to
order the platform adopted last week
by the county convention was unani-
mously Endorsed, and then Sheriff Som
mer placed in nomination the name of
Commissioner Augustus F. Eggers, of
the Board of Works to succeed himself
for another term.
Mr.. Eggers was escorted before the
convention by a committee. He made
a brief speech of acceptance.
Mr.. Aronson, the City Home trustee
nominee, was out of the city, it was
said, but his name was heartily cheered
and later he was advised of his nomi-
nation at his home by a large number
of friends, among whom were many
of his supporters at the convention.
County Chairman Alfred N. Dali
rymple raped for order at sos O'Clock
and suggested the name of Henry
Young, jr., who leads the Republican
Assembly ticket from Essex County,
as chairman of the convention. Mr..
Young was elected by reclamation.
Accepting the craftsmanship he said:
TT is a pleasure to act as chair
man of a convention of this character,
and l thank you, gentlemen, for the
honor. At the county convention
the delegates adopted a plat
form every Republican car without
hesitation stand for. 1t is sincere and
honest in that it pledges it's Repub-
lican candidates to Legislation of bene-
fit to the people. l can see nothing
but victory ahead for a united Re-
publican party this fall. At the
Gubernatoli al, Assembly, and other
county offices, Board of Works, and
City Home trustees elections no doubt
: will he loft where New Jersey stands.
1t will be shown at the State, county
and city elections that she stands for
the policies of Theodore Roosevelt"
The convention got down to business
quickly. Alderman Thomas McLaugh-
lin, of the Seventh Ward; John r.
Lang, Of the Third Ward, and Will
lam A. Hall, jr.. of the Second Ward.
were elected secretaries. On motion of
Surrogate George e. Russell. a dele
gate from the Fourth Ward. Chair
man Young named the following COM
mittees on rules, resolutions and Gre
dentials:
Rules-Greger Zeckhausen, chairman.
Third Ward; John Goehring, Sixteenth
Ward; Gustave C. Filler, Fourteenth
Ward; William Povery, Twelfth Ward;
Theodore ]. Sayre, Seventh Ward.
Northumberland Parker. chair
man, Second Ward; Albert Bendert.
Fifth Ward; Paul Weckmueller, Sew
enth Ward; Frank p. Laughlin. Tenth
Ward; Louis M. Finger, Second Ward.
Credentials - David e. Benedict,
chairman, Eleventh Ward; William
Hornich, Thirteenth Ward; Antonio
Fierro. Sixteenth Ward; C. p. Gulick,
First Ward; John e. Park, Sixth
Ward.
A brief recess was taken to allow the
committees to prepare reports. When
the convention r~eassembled the COM
mittee On rules submitted a set of rules
for the government of the convention.
Sheriff Sommer objected to Rule /,
WHICH prov iutu IHdL all IcSolullOIlS
should be presented in writing and re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions
without debate. The Eleventh Ward
delegation. he said, was in favor of a
full and free debate and merely wanted
a formal objection noted. The rules
were then adopted.
Chairman Benedict, of the credentials
committee, reported no contests. Frank
pa FlaF nhniFrAan n nF fhn VnaAlpftAaa
committee, handed i'm the platform at
the secretary's desk. 1t was adopted
unanimously, without debate.
When nominations for the Board of
Works were in order the First Ward
gave way to the Eleventh ward, and
Sheriff Sommer proceeded TO place in
nomination Mr.. Eggers, of thai ward.
"The office for which you are now
to make a nomination" said the sheriff
lis both an administrative and execu-
tive one. 1t needs a man of administra-
tive and executive ability. We desire to
place before the convention a MAJ of
such calibre. lie is from our ward,
but I have not always agreed with him
on many important questions, but
whenever | went before the B%ard of
Works he was always courteous and
gentlemanly, and, even though our
opinions differed, voices were not raised
above an ordinary tone. He always ex-
ercised his best Judgment, and no man
was ever heard to say that he was not
honest in the conclusions he reached.
1t would be a serious loss to lose his
services. We do not believe a new
man, an untried man. could success
fully fill his place, no matter row sim
cere and honest a new man might, be.
Our candidate a that sincerity and
honesty, we'll tempered by years of
faithful experience. | take pleasure in
nominating Augustus F. Eggers. of the
Eleventh Ward"
No other nominations were made,
and on motion Of Henry Reinhardt, of
the Fourth Ward, the nomination was
made by reclamation, the delegates
shouting a rousing aye" when Chair
man Young called for the vote. The
secretary cast a formal ballot and Mr..
Eggers was declared the nominee.
Louis v. Aronson's anne for City
Home trustee vas presented by the
First Ward. When Aronson's own
ward, the Seventh. was reached in the
r~ollcall, Paul Weckmueller said:
IT can't make a speech like