Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-05
SH|P SAILS FOR EVANS JERSEY REPUBLICANS
Admiral Thomas Flag Hauled State Convention at Trenton
Down Today. Today Lively Affair.
FORMER NOW IN COMMAND CONTEST AMONG LEADERS
Unique Barbecue for the Men After Honor of Delegate the Ma
Grove. tiona Meeting.
MANY CHILDREN VISIT SHIPS TALK ABOUT INSTRUCTION
Be
o Tomor Adopted-Former Murphy
Making Strong Fight
CONTEST AMONG LEADERS
After Honor Of Delegate to the Ma
tional Meeting.
x ABOUT INSTRUCTION
Reported Unit Rule Will Not Be
Adopted-Former Gov. Murphy
Making Strong Fight

TRENTON.N j., May 5.-The contest
for delegates at large to the republican
national convention. which will be fought
out in today's convention. is attracting
more than usual interest. The six candi-
dates for the four places. who are all
leaders I'm their respective fields, are Gov.
Fort. former Gov. Franklin Murphy.
John W. Griggs. United States Senators
Kean and Briggs and State Assessor
David Baird Of Camden. The early in
dications are that Gov Fort and Senators
Kean and Briggs and Mr.. Baird will win.
Former Gov. Murphy is putting up q
strong fight for one of the places. Gov.
Fort and former Gov. Griggs are avowed
Taft men.
There is some uncertainty to what
the convention will do with regard to
the matter of instructing the delegates. II
Is generally believed however. that the
delegates will not he pledged to vote for
any particular candidate. although an
vention indorse the nomination of Secre-
tary Taft. The district delegates not
already selected will be chosen by eau
cllses prior to the convention.
So far as can he learned most of those
already named are favorable to the nOmt-
nation of Taft. 1t is understood that no
unit rule will be adopted by the conven-
tion. which will be an advantage to the
Secretary of War.
What talk there has been of presenting
a resolution to the state convention favor
ing Gov. Fort for the vice presidential
nomination ceased today. when 1t became
known that the governor had expressed q
desire to serve out his term as governor.
Trying to Avoid a Clash.
During the morning the republican lead
ers were hard at work to prevent a clash
in the convention. At 10 o'clock former
Gov. Franklin Murphy of Newark. after
a conference with former Gov. Stokes.
State Assessor David Baird OF Camden,
and State Senator Bradley, agreed to
withdraw as one Of the candidates for
delegate al large.
This reduces the number of aspirants
to five. Former John w. Griggs persists
In refusing to step aside, and said today IL
was not q matter for a state committee,
but for the state convention to settle. and
that II the st ate convention did not want
to send him to Chicago he was perfectly
willing to be defeated.
There was talk this morning Of favoring
the Endorsement Of former Gov. Murphy
for the vice presidential nomination.
State Chairman Murphy called the con-
vention to order at 1890 o'clock in Tay-
lor Opera House. The convention was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Judson
Conklin Of Trenton Chairman Murphy
then introduced as the presiding ofYacer
former United States Senator John r.
Dryden fvho was received with rousing
applause.
Following an address by Senator Dry
den the usual committees were named.
and the convention took recess for two
hours In order to give the committee on
credentials ample time to hear the con-
test case of Hudson county. The Pagan
men are contesting the seats Of about
fifty of the delegates from that county,
who are known as Rotterdam men or
regulars. 1t Is charged that there was
great deal of fraudulent voting In the
Hudson county primaries.
District Delegates Selected.
Prior to the opening of the convention
the several district conferences were held
and these district delegates to the ma
tional convention were selected:
First district-Representativ II. c. LOU
denslager of Gloucester; Amber ARM
strong, Camden.
Second district-Robert E. Hand, Cape
May; Samuel X. Robbins. Burlington.
Third district-Thomas N. McCarter.
Monmouth: George C. Smith. Ocean.
Fourth district-F. w. Roebling. sr.,
Mercer; d. Ledyard Blair. Somerset.
Union: Richard Williams. Norris.
Sixth district-William Barbour, pas
sale: John r. Ramsey. Bergen.
Seventh district-Winton c. Garrison
and Thomas d. Webb. Essex.
Eighth district-Leslie D. Ward and
William F. Allen. Essex.
Ninth district-Joseph A. Dear, ST., and
Pierre Garven. Hudson.
Tenth district-John A. Blair and George
Gonzales, Hudson.
In his speech Mr.. Dryden said that
President Roosevelt has unequivocally
eliminated himself from the contest for
the presidential nomination and that he
Is entitled to have his declaration received
in good faith and his wish respected. Aft
er speaking I'm praise of the other men
whose names have been mentioned as can
didates for the presidential nomination.
MFR. Dryden said that II Secretary Taft
were nominated and elected. as now SEEM
ed probable to him, the country would
have a President courageous. progressive
but conservative in judgment. diplomatic.
learned In the law, effective in execution
and wise and just in administration
Senator Dryden's Views.
Discussing the public questions to be
solved In the next presidential term. Mr..
Dryden said that the country's financial
system has passed it's day of usefulness;
that II is insufficient and unsuited to
present needs and has become a menace.
II cannot continue without remedial ac-
ton. he said. and that action should be
taken by the party whose record entities
II to public confidence.
He declared that If the tariff is to be re-
yised II must be done by it's friends. not
by its enemies.
In the next presidential term he said.
four justices of the United States Supreme
Court viii have a right to retire. and he
roN nj
to the country that the right kind OF
President should nominate their success
sors.