Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-09-19
THE REPUBLICAN
COUNTY CONVENTION.
CattelI, for Assembly; sturgess, for
County Clerk: Dr. kdwards.
for Coroner

the rostrum in Prehls Hall and called the
delegates to the Republican County Con-
vention to order This was G unity Chair
man Readings duty, but he was absent.
The convention was supposed TO consist Of
AZ delegates of whom were of the
Sturgess faction and Is Of the Avis faction
The Union League delegates occupied the
west side of the ball, and were DIVIDED
from the Avis delegates by a wide aisle 1t
was foregone conclusion who would run
the machine this time, so when leader F.
B. Davis named George W. F. Gaunt, the
celebrated Granger for chairman the Avis
delegates bowed their heads TO the yoke.
In taking the gavel from Mr.. Pierson
Mr.. Gaunt thanked the delegates for the
honor, and in brief speech asserted that
the Republican party stood for everything
that was just and fair and equitable, and
this convention would act for the welfare
Of the Republican party. Chas. H. Lincoln
was elected secretary.
Leader Dayis moved that the chair ap-
point the committees of the convention,
which was carried, and Mr.. Gaunt read the
list as follows:-
Credentials -Millard F. Dubois, Edward
Fl. Turner, Charles A North,
Permanent Organization s. Sharp,
A. F. Oliver, James MeWilliams.
Rules-Charles Foster, Leon A GoffraY
Jerome Young
Resolutions Herbert Brown, Henry
Stanley, Albert A. AlIaire.
A brief recess was taken and the COM
mittess shook hands and reported their la
bors complete.
The temporary officers were made per-
manent officers. and the roll was ordered
called for nominations for County Clerk
Clayton township, third on the roll,
yielded to Glassboro, when Freeholder
George Dudley Whitney took the floor and
in well rounded sentences nominated Ed
ward L. Sturgess. He paid glowing tri-
butte to county clerks who have gone be-
fore and prophesied that Mr.. Sturgess if
elected would sustain the record of effici-
ENJOY made by them. He prophesied Re-
publican victory in case Mr.. Sturgess was
made the nominee, saying Mr.. S. was a
man Of courage, tact, strong character.
spotless reputation and absolute honesty.
/ George P. Pierson then named William
NJ Carter. Mr. Pierson said in opening:-
I'm behalf of the members of this con-
yention, representing the Townships OF
/ Deptford, Greenwich, Mantua, South Har-
rison, West Deptford and Woolwioh, the
Boroughs Of National Park, Pitman, Pauls-
boro and Wenonah, and that old Gibraltar
of Republican strength, the Second Ward
Of Woodbury., the home Of Senator Avis
and Banking Commissioner Watkins. with
its substantial majority in support of its
delegates, desire to place in nomination
for the Office OF County Clerk the name Of
William Mickle Carter"
/ He then told los of good things about
Mr.. Carter which everybody knows to be
true, but it was evident to the observer
that those 30 Sturgess votes that Mr.. Pier
son knew were seated across the aisle, had
a depressing effect on him, and she
lpolitleal fires in his heart would not burn.
The vote was then taken and 80 were
cast for Mr.. Sturgess and Is for Mr.. Carter
the Avis delegates from Mantua and
Greenwich not being present.
4 ]. Preston Potter, of Clayton, and DIR. J.
G. Edwards, Of Monroe, were nominated
for Coroner. The latter received 90 votes
and the former 49,
When leader Davis arose aud read list
OF names and moved that they constitute
the Republican Executive Committee, a
storm arose.
DIR. James Hunter said everybody knew
he was follower Of Watkins and Avis and
he warned the majority they were skating
on thin ice. A delegate among the powerful
so also protested against this method Of
choosing the committee. He said the COM
mittee ought to be chosen from the ranks Of
the party and not selected by the party
leader. He took this stand year ago when
he was in the minority and he held ii yet
when he was in the majority.
A recess was taken, during which Editor
Albright cornered leader Davis, and plead
with him to be merciful, and not disrupt
the party. Davis finally broke away and
was surrounded BY Millard +. Dubois,
s'Ikeo Mofiett, Dudley Whitney, George
w. F. Gaunt, and when the convention re-
conYened, his motion went through 80 to
is, and Loudenslager committee was In
stalled. They are:
Clayton John w. Farley.
Deptford Henry Stanley.
East Greenwich Edgar Haines.