The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-04-25
DEMOCRATS HAVE
MOST HARMONIOUS
OF CONVENTIONS
Col. Price NOminates City Coun.
sci Nugent for Member OF
the State Committee.
UNANIMOUS CHOICE OF
SMITH FOR DELEGATE
Names of Former United States
Senator and of City Counsel
Received with Cheers.

Harmony such as has not been seen
in Essex County in years prevailed
last night at the convention to choose
delegates to the national Democratic
convention in Denver from the Sew
enth and Eighteenth congressional dis
tricts and at the caucus which was
held to settle on the Essex delegations s
/ Trenton next Tuesday.
Colonel E. L. Price gave public tes-
| timony that he is again in accord with
the other clements of the party. He
nominated City Counsel James r. Nu-
gent for member of the State Com
mittee to succeed himself.
! Alderman John F. Sinnott was also in
line and remained quiescent during the
evening, but he was one of the men
honored in the Seventh congressional
district convention, having been chosen
with John r. Hardin to represent it as
a national delegate.
1t was on the motion of Colonel Price
also, that the Essex men decided to be
governed by the unit rule in casting
their votes at the State convention.
Only one contest was made and that
was between two Bryanites for alter
nate in the Seventh district. Frank A.
O'Connor, of West Orange, and William
P. O'Rourke. of this city, were both
named. Mr.. OConnor won out easily.
Former Assemblyman Simon p. Hahn
was named for chairman of the delega-
ton, after Alderman John Bolan, Of
Orange. had opened the meeting as
temporary chairman. Washington M.
Cross, secretary of the county commit
, tee, was chosen secretary of the delega-
ton.
The first business taken up was that
of electing the county member of the
State committee. When Colonel Price
arose, many of the delegates who were
not informed about the condition OF
things within the party, did not know
W at was going to happen, and some
were prepared at once for a contest.
However, when the colonel made a
speech laudatory of the work of Mr..
Nugent and telling of the need of an
able man in the State committee. the
nomination was received with enthusi-
astic cheers both for Mr.. Nugent and
for the colonel. The election was de-
clared unanimous. The term Is four
years, from one presidential election to
another.
Another great outburst of applause
was given when Owen F. Conlon named
! former United States Senator James
| Smith, jr., as the candidate whom
Essex County would support in the
State convention for delegate-at large
to the national convention. No opposi-
tion was made from any source and the
! Senator's name was ratified by accla-
nation. John S. Bell was named as
| alternate on the suggestion of Free.
holder Charles ]. Watson.
| When nominations for delegates tt
the national convention from the SIv,
enth congressional district were called
for, Judge David L. Howell presented
the name of John r, Hardin, and ke
was selected without opposition. as wa.
John F. Sinnott, who was named by
Philip MCGUIRE. Richard ]. Franz
Mr.. O'Connor and Mr.. O'Rourke were
named as alternates, Franz and O'Con
nor being chosen. Mr.. O'Connor is
Bryan man.
Benjamin r. Seligman named City
Counsel Nugent as one of the delegate
from the Eighth district, and Edward
HART, of East Orange, nominated Wal
ter l. Mccoy, of South Orange, as tn,
other, both being chosen unanimously
Judge Charles F. Herr, of this city
and Edward F. Anderson, of Eas
Orange, were selected as alternatel
without opposition.
recommendations of Essex Count!
delegates as members of the various
committees to be named by the Stat
convention were made and ratified a.
follows:
For president, DIR. Andrew G
Vogt.
For resolutions committee, Col e. L
Price.
For credentials committee, Francis
Dughi.
For organization committee, JOIN
Seymour.
For rules committee. Owen F. Con
lon.