Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-18
HOW JERSEY
is STANDING
Delegation Split Up Between the
Candidates. Fort Votes Against
Change in Representation.
MURPHY BOOM PROsPERINe

Chicago, June 1S:=In the fight
for a change in the representation to
the national convention, none OF
those from New Jersey took any
part, although Colonel William Bar
bour, In the rules committee, made
q strong effort to get the rule in,
New Jersey cast twenty-three votes
for the rule and one against 1t, the
latter being Governor Fort, who be-
lieyes that representation in nations
al conventions, which have practical-
ly taken the place Of the Electoral
College. is a matter for state repre4
sentation, the electors now being
mere machines to record the result
of the action of national conyen-
tion.
The old method, Governor Fort
holds, before conventions existed
was for the electors to exercise an
independent Judgment in selecting
president, and from the foundation
Of the government until the present
time the basis Of representation IN
all bodies having to do with the sett
lection of president, has been that
of the representation In the senate
and House of Representatives in the
| United States, and the House OF
Representative Is based on popula-
tion and not political votes. He also
holds that the negroes of the south
would vote If they had the chance;
that they are all republican and thaE
they should not be punished for the
laws which the democrats infiict up+
ON them.
Men in charge of the New Jersey
headquarters are In optimistic mooo
tonight. It was given out that
Charles F. Brooker, of Connecticut
had been instructed to cast the
whole vote of the delegation of that
state for Franklin Murphy for vice
president on the first ballot. Assur-
ance also has been given the New
Jersey leaders, 1t was said at head
quarters. that when the right time
comes. Massachusetts will vote for
Mr.. Murphy This is taken to mean
THAT the Bay State delegation will
turn to Murphy, after the first COM
lplimentary ballot has been cast for
lCurtis Guild, Jr.
1t was further given out that dele
gates from Ohio, Missouri, Michigan
and Indiana had visited the New Jer-
sey leaders and expressed intentions
of supporting the candidacy of Mr..
Murphy for the vice presidency.
AT a dinner given to the Jersey
men by Senator Frelinghuysen at the
South Side Country Club 1t was de-
clarcd by the governor that since he
had retired from the bench to politi-
cal life the newspapers had tried to
create the impression that he did not
have the most friendly relations
with the so-called bosses and leaders
of the party in the statey but that In
spite of the fact he had yet to hear
single utterance against the per-
sonal honesty of any of them, add
ling that New Jersey had occasion tc
be proud of the character of the mer
who were active in the conduct Of
1.-THE party in the state. A mock ma
Itional convention was held, with
Senator Hillery as temporary chair
man and Uzal H. McCarter the per
lmanent chairman. David Baird wai
nominated unanimously for Presi
dent.
New Jerseys delegation is all spill
lup now on the Presidency. Colone
Barbour will vote for Fairbanks, hi
says, and David Baird and Senator
Briggs are said to favor Knox, Rep
resentative Loudenslager and Judg'
Blair favor Mr.. Cannon, and Georg'
Gonzales, of Hoboken, Is for Roose
lvelt. There may be other defec
tions. but who they will be Is no
known. 1t seems to be the impress
sion that this split will help Mr.
Murphy.