The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-17

Weirum, a Montclair lawyer. on the
Assembly slate, after a hard fight,
and 1t took some time to ascertain that
the Thirteenth Warder had broken the
slate and won out.
Thomas ]. Mead was not on the
ticket because of his city position, and
John G. Groel, of the Sixth Ward,
vas left out of the Assembly slate for
no given reason. Mr.. Groel did not
know this had been done until he
reached the hall. and then he left the
convention before things were in work.
ing order.
While the convention was not as
fiery as some of those of former days,
there was considerable confusion, and
errors in counting ballots threatened
several times to cause serious trouble
Braun was nominated for county clerk
by a large majority despite the fight
made against him by the delegates
from East Orange, his home city. The
East Orange delegation shouted o
and long for Edward HART, but from
the first 1t was easy to see that Braun
would get the nomination, but when
the official announcement of the fact
was made by the chairman a number
of the East Orange delegation hooted,
but their efforts were drowned by the
cheering of the other delegates and the
crowd in the gallery.
The gallery demonstration for the
county clerk candidate was loud and
long, and the efforts of opponents to
express their disapproval of the NOM
ination were drowned.
The delegates eemed more confident
of victory this year than last
year. They didn't do any Sc
rious fighting against the organiza-
ton, and when 1t was all over, while
there was talk of cutting and some
dissatisfaction it was not very general
and there was nc more of 1t than fol-
lows the usual convention.
The organization didn't seem to be very
much upset over the nomination OF Meyer.
as he is a regular party man. 1t was a
fight between him and Wierum without in-
terference, and the city man beat the sub
urbanite.
Jacob L. Newman presided over the con-
vention after Tyler Parmly, as acting
chairman of the county committee, had
called 1t to order. Mr.. Newma announced
his secretaries and committees as follows:
James j. Rush, East orange; Edmund j.
Keane, Sixth Ward; John Baumach, Four
zenith Ward.
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HurIburt. Second Ward; John It. Carey,
Fourth Ward: Daniel Spillane, Fifth
Ward; Joseph Bovine. Fift zenith Ward;
Henry A. Connolly, Nutley.
Committee on Rules = ]. Frank
Parmly. Eleventh Ward; Louis Butchers,
Eighth Ward; John M. Judge, Sixteenth
. Ward; John j.. Magovern. South Orange;
Charles Jaeger.
Committee on esolutions-Jo j. Malo-
ro,v Iroc4 nra N un. TAhn " UallaCa Mani
clair; Thomas F.. Butler, Seventh Ward;
Edward w. Whitehead, First Ward; ]. II.
Bedell, Ninth Ward.
Committee on Vacancies-Peter Calm, sr.,
Sixth Ward; r.. II. Molter, Thirteenth
Ward; Benjamin Seligman, Second Wand;
Edward Hart, East Orange; Terrence j.
Devine, Orange.
The chairman. before getting down to
the business before him, made quite an ex-
tended address.
Mr.. Newman said: 1 do not con-
slider this a proper time nor place to
make any extended remarks, but l do feel
that l ought 10 call your attention to a
single pertinent fact. The Democratic AS
sembly has been in power for one year
and during that year they have accom-
plished much for advancement and reform,
In spite of a hostile Senate. A single IL
lustration Will suffice to make my mean
ing clear.
The Investigation committee appointed
by the Democratic Assembly of the State
of New Jersey has by its magnificent
work. integrity and devotion to its duties,
uncovered many shameful practises that
have grown up under Republican rule.
Corruptions and abuses exist in numerous
State Institutions, and the record Of this
committee puts to shame the record of
that other investigation committee, APP
pointed under n Republican administra-
ton. who by a sham investigation in the
affairs of the life insurance companies of
this State. made us the laughing stock
of the entire country. The latter investi-
cation in the language of a Newark paper
was conducted in a ladylike manner, in
fact. apologize all the, way through. with
evident determination that nobody's feel
ing should be hurt, and nobody's reputa-
ton smlrched. and it may be said on this
line 1t was eminently successful.
Now the evils. and abuses that have been
discovered and are yet to be discovered by
the present investigation will require a
careful and conservative judgment and d
fearless and energetic activity in dealing