Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-24
Stacey Wins Over
Hanson by Vote
of n to 81.
CROW1HER TOO.


county convention this afternoon are
as follows:
/ SuirOgate-Dr. Frank Crowther,
of Perth Amboy.
/ Assemblymen--Edwa McKabe,
New Brunswick; Adolph Steingraft,
of Piscataway and William c. Voos
hees of Cranbury.
| FreehOlders-WilIi T. Stacey,
of Perth Amboy; Frank H. Pownall,
Jamesburg; John f. Montgomery,
South AmbOy, G. S. Bunting, of Pis-
Getaway; A. L. Mundy, of New Bruns-
wick.
Mr.. Stacey defeatee ldr. Hanson by
a vote of 77 to 81. Hanson got six
out of the 20 votes from Perth kU-
boy. ~
Mr.. Steingraft on the Asselnbr
ticket, is a new idea man.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept "a
The convention was called to order
at 1880 O'Clock in Y. M. 6. A. hall.
/ by County Chairman R. H. Wilson.
He was made temporary chairman
and Charles M. MacWilliam, of Perth
Amboy, was temporary secretary.
| Before getting down to business the
I chairman announced that John
Franklin Fort, the party's candidate
| for governor, was in the city and
| would like to meet the delegates. A
| mi ,vVait tnn xnn faI 90 A~s-
| him in. When he appeared the band
played Hail to the Chief" and the
delegates aroused themselves to a
high pitch of enthusiasm
Mr.. Fort said it was a new role for
him to appear in Middlesex coupty-GSe
political way, as he had herd touff 5000
for six years while on the supr41SS
court bench. He said he was glad the
convention was not being held in the
court house, but in Y. NJ. C. A. hall
instead adding that both were good
places and the republican party wass
good enough for either of them. Het
said he would not discuss the issues aso
this time, but he pleaded with the patty
workers to exert every endeavor f0r
success. He declared it was not easEto
win victory, but said there was no
reason why the republicans should not
win this year with as big majorig as
in former years. Mr.. Fort stated that
harmony was the keynote of the. cam
paign and that everything up his way
was love feast He asked why
shouldn't it be? The republican party,
l. said. was big enough for all and it
is Sreat and courageous enough to
i.eet every issue.
IF by your vote am elected COVER
nor" the speaker said in conclusion.
1 the door of the executive chamber will
| be open to every republican in the state
l IF No lar xxyi1f ho II
door. Every man who is a republican
| and supports the principles of the re-
| publican party will stand on equal foot
, ing with every other republican. and
every man, be he democrat or republic
an, will get the same hearing and re-
ceive the same consideration on any
I.question of state policy"
! Following the speech reception was
held. during which all the delegates
shook hands with the candidate. He
then hurried to the station and took the
1912 train for Hackensack, where he
will address the Bergen county dele
gates this afternoon.
The following committees were then
appointed:
Credentials-William Hamilton South
Plainfield William Banker, New Bruins
wick; Nicholas Vreeland, Monmouth
Junction.
Rules-Ira B. Tice. Perth Amboy: J.
New Brunswick.
Permanent Organization--L C. John
son. New Brunswick; John Pfeiffer,
Perth Amboy; William Stults. Cranbury-
Resolutions-Alfred S. March. New.
Brunswick; F. E. DeGraw, South AM
boy; Wilson Frederick. Dunellen-
The convention adjourned for
committees to meet.
The convention reassembied at 1880
o'clock this afternoon. When Alfred
s March presented the platform.
Charles Brown. of Woodbridge, the
leader of the New Idea people. offered
eight amendments to the platform en-
bodying the principles of the Colby
movement and which were adopted at
the regular convention in Essex county
These amendments We're lost. Mr.
Brown then offered two of the planks,
one for direct primary and the other
for a public utility law. These were
also lost.
Before the platform was adopted a
fight occurred over the adoption of the
rules Rule s provided that all resolu-
tions relating to the platform be re-
ferred to the committee on rules with
out debate. Mr.. Brown said this was
, gag rule. He wanted any differences
as to the planks fought out on the floor
!, of the convention. His motion to
strike out this rule was lost by vote
of 60 to AS
The majority of the delegates to
the republican county convention
from this city left at 10 o'clock this
morning for New Brunswick. With
them went George J. Haney, DR..
Frank Crowther and others. not dele
gates, on the extra trolley car which
followed the regular car.
Thetalk was all of the convention
. and the sentiment was practically
unanimous for DR.. Crowther as the
nominee for the surrogateship. As
to the freeholdership, many stated
! that, if the other four members Of
the present board were renominated,
John Hanson should also be renamed,
but it was tacitly believed that
i, Stacey had the better chance to win
. u x,Ia,, Won tixax, fadau