Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-09-19
JERSEY DEMOCRATS
NOMINATE KBIIENBAGR
Favorite son OF Mercer County swept
all opposition before him and wen
the delegates in splendid
show of strength.
O EoUcnkTER sTooD soAID

The Democratic State Convention Wnlcn
nominated former Mayor Frank S. Katzeu-
bach, Jr., of Trenton for Governor on Tues
day was one in which old-time Jeffefsonian
it was rampant.
AS the roll was called Of counties and the
vote of each was announced, wave after wave
of cheers swept the vast audience that filed
every seat in Taylor Opera House, Trenton.
Flags waved, the bands played and the en-
thusiastic delegates clapped their hands and
stamped their feet both at the same time, SO
great was their joy. The first ballot polled
showed the vote of the convention to be for
Katzenbach, 1095z for MARITIME, 1043 for
Hinchliffe, II for Childs, l. The votes
for ''favorite sons' were in the main COM
plimentary, their casters realizing from the
expressions when the nominations were
made that everything for the day was Kat
zenbaeh. But they had pledged their home
voters to support their favorites and even
for the sake of harmony they would not fall
ter
the middle Of the afternoon session the ex-
citement was intense Atlantic County, the
top Of the list, set the spark to the bonfire by
announcing 43 votes solid for Mercer's boy.
Then Bergen, which had nominated William
Hughes announced that with the consent of
Mr.. Hughes they would cast their solid to-
k.l ~e 90 e.r Ur+1,rbaoh purlinofo, xuhinh
had for MARITIME and Al for Katzenbach
when called. on to speak more plainly came
out solid with AZ for Katzenbaeh. Camden,
which il the nominating had given way to
Union which nominated MARITIME, saw the
way the straws were blowing and cast their
100 for Katzenbach sin the interest Of har-
mony" Cape May and Cumberland gave
10 and 80 respectively for Katzenbach.
Essex cast 1853 for Katzenbaeh and J for
MARITIME, the cid vote being cast by a
delegate who had not been to the caucus
and who objected to haying his vote cast
with those who caucussed. Former Sena-
tor Thomas NJ Ferrell announced that Glou
cester gave "a solid for Katzenbach and
Hudson followed with 23S, Hunterdon 27;
for Katzenbach, for MARITIME Mercer 81
for Katzenbach, Middlesex Withdrew Sena-
tor Selzer's name and cast 49 for Katzen-
bach as did Monmouth with So, Morris 80
for MARITIME, 10 for Katzenbach, for Childs
and / for Hinchcliffe, Ocean "a for Katzen-
bach, Passaic "a for Hinchliffe, Salem Is for
Katzenbach. Somerset 81 for the Trenton
man after they had withdrawn the name of
ChiIds, then followed Sussex with 81, Union
with 20 for MARITIME and Warren 81 for Kat
zenbach
Hardly had the roll been called before the
Union delegation were on their feet plead
ing for chance TO withdraw the name of
MARITIME and cast all their votes for the Tren-
ton mayor and as they talked Passaic fol-
lowed suit. Gladstone strains from the banu
only stopped the other counties who had
cast votes for other favorite sons from get
ing their votes on record for Katzenbach.
1t was just such harmony as this that
characterized the convention. Before the
convention was called to order at noon, the
several counties had been in caucus, and as
sentiment for the Mercer man seemed
strongest the majority of delegates came
out for him.
Bands in the street kept feeling running
high, and when the convention convened
all we're happy.
The Convention was called to order by
State Chairman, Robert S. Hudspeth. Clar-
ence L. Cole, of Atlantic, was made tenn
porary chairman, and William B. Gourley,
permanent chairman. Prayer was offered
by the Rev. DR.. Otis A. Glazebook, Of Eli
zabeth, who was applauded for invoking
success on the party in eloquent terms
Mr.. Cole in taking up the gavel put fire
into the enthusiasm Of the audience by an
eloquent address in which he reviewed the
principles of democracy, the stand in the
past and the hopes for the future. His
reference to the abolition of the voting ma
chine struck great favor. Then the nomin-
ations for the several Committees on Organ
ization being made, recess from ! O'Clock
until was ordered.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Ii was nearly 2 30 when the convention
was called together for the final session and
when the gayel raped for order oyer 1000
persons were in the house. Mr.. Gourley
was behind the gayel and the little
NapoleanD Of Passaic was roundly applaud
ed during q speech thanking the conven-
tion fer the honor given him.
The committee on credentials reported
10 CONTESTS. When the committee On resoIn