The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-07
HUDSPETH CHOSEN
To Be NATIONAL
COMMITTEEMAN
Continued from First Psge.)

rather see Senator Smith, as a more
experienced man, chosen for the place.
His diffidence was o~verruled, however,
and he was elected.
Police Judge Charles f. Herr was
chosen secretary and Congressman
Hamill was chosen vice-chairman of
the delegation. For the committee on
permanent organization, John r. Har-
din, of Essex, was named; for the rules
committee, Senator John Hinchliffe; to
notify the presidential nominee, Rob-
ert Davis; to notify the Vice-presi-
Dental nominee, Clarence w. Cole.
When it came to the election Of a ma
tional committeeman, Judge Howard
Carrow, of Camden, was named with
out opposition, but he sprang a sur
prise upon the delegates by declining
the honor, declaring that ne could not
possibly give the position the attention
1t ought TO have. Senator Smith said
that, while Mr.. Carrow had been called
to do a good deal of work for his party
without any reward, he had not served
on the committee very long, and Il
think we ought to ask him to continue,
so that we might have the benefit of
his ability and experience"
Gray Resolution Goes Through.
Judge Carrow was insistent, however,
the resignation was accepted,
though it was with marked reluctance.
The name of James r. Nugent was
then presented, but Mr.. Nugent declined
and named State Chairman Robert S.
Hudspeth, of Hudson, n he was
chosen unanimously. Mr.. Nugent
moved that the State chairman of the
delegation cast the vote of the State
as a unit in favor of George Gray, Of
Delaware. The motion went through,
the Davis men having onfy three
votes. Congressman Hamill opposed
the move.
Farmer Orator" James e. MARITIME
did the honors at Jersey headquarters
for all the visitors, aided by Senator
Hinchliffe, of Passaic.
State Committeeman Gallagher has
made a new politoical find in the per-
son of Melvin A. Rice, of Monmouth,
one of the delegates from the Third
district, and a protege of Surrogate
David S. Crater, the Democratic leader,
This is Mr.. Rice's first national con-
vention-indeed, 1t is really his intro
dution to New Jersey politics. He is a
manufacturer of Brooklyn, but lives in
a handsome home in Monmouth. He
made many friends on the special Jer-
sey train. He Is to be a member of
the committee on credentials.
Mr.. MARITIME and Mr.. Nugent a a lit
tie r in last night, when Mr.. Mar
tome, thoroughly saturated with the
Bryan bug" as Mr.. Nugent puts it, in
sisted upon making speeches for the Me-
braskan at every turn Mr.. Nugent de-
clared that he anne out with the Jer-
sey party merely because they liked
him, n that he was misrepresenting
the States delegates when he insisted
so persistently in pushing the Bryan
propaganda. He said Mr.. MARITIME was
one of the men of talk who were back
of the Bryan movement. Mr.. MARITIME,
made husky by his numerous oratorical
efforts, simply laughed the criticism
over, n said that Bryan would be
elected.
Delegation Sticks to Business.
While a few of the New Jersey dele
gates O advantage of the bright
weather to see some of the wonders
which nature has lavishly thrust upon
Colorado, most of them lowered about
headquarters at the Brown Palace
Hotel during the day. Robert Davis,
the Hudson leader, was slightly ill dur
ing the day, and was unable to attend
to business, but former United States
Senator Smith was busy all day trying
to take up some of the end of the
fight to defeat Bryan. He was in con-
s%ultation this afternoon with some Of
the leaders of the anti-Bryan propa-
ganda n some plans for heading off
the Nebraskan, of which they have not
yet lost hope. were gone over. but there
did not seem very much prospect of ac-
complishing anything tangible.
The Gray boom was given a boost
by the New Jersey men who tackled up
on the door of the quarters, Head
quarters of George r. Gray" Former
Police Chief William H. Davis, OF Cam
den, n Of the first district delegates,
was wearing a Johnson button, but
some of his friends declare that that
does not mean much.