Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-07-07
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At CauSuS Held Last Night Was
Decided to Enforce The
Unit Rule.
Committeeman NAMED
Incidents Of The Trip OutDuring
Which Record Time Was
Made by Special.

Denver, Col, July 7:-The New
Jersey delegation to the national
democratic convention caucused late
last night, and voted to enforce the
unit rule, and to cast the solid vote
for Judge George Gray, of Delaware,
for president This Is In line with
the bitter fight that former Senator
James Smith, Jr., has engaged in,
with the object of lining up the anti
Bryan forces in a desperate effort to
defeat the Nebraskan. The caucus
had little squabble at its opening,
for the Bryan men questioned its
regularity without formal notice
They were over-ruled, and the caucus
opened with Judge Howard Carrow
in the chair. It's first action was to
elect former Mayor Katzenbach, OF
Trenton, chairman of the delegation
Mr.. Katzenbach wished this honor to
go to Mr. Smith, but he was forced
into the position.
son, was elected vice chairman, and
Charles F. Herr, secretary.
Committee elections were made as
follows; Resolutions, former Sena-
tor Smith; permanent organization,
John r. Hardin; rules, John Hinch-
life; to notify nominee for president,
Robert Davis; to notify nominee for
vice president, Clarence w. Cole.
Former Judge Howard Carrow, of
Camden, was chosen national COM
mitteeman by acclamation, but re-
fused the honor. Senator Smith
urged him to accept, but he was firm.
James r. Nugent was next proposed,
but he also refused. State Chairman
Robert Hudspeth, of Hudson, was
then proposed and elected.
On motion of James R. Nugent the
delegation then voted to adopt the
unit rule, and that the chairman
should cast the whole New Jersey
vote for Judge Gray for president
The Bryan men fought hard, but un-
availingly against this.
The New Jersey special train made
the trip from Jersey City in the rec
ord time of fifty-two hours and fif-
teen minutes actual time.
Charles H. Gallagher, of Trenton
was responsible for the record. Al
McCook, Neb., yesterday morning,
Gallagher discovered that although
there was a clear track ahead the
special was scheduled to make only
thirty-five miles an hour. BY a dis
play of tact and much insistence, Mr.
Gallagher obtained authority to have
the train depart from Its local sched-
ule and do its best. For the re-
mainder of the distance the average
speed was fifty miles an hour. on
the last division a slow freight en-.
gine was put on to haul the train
but the crew caught Gallagher's en-
thusiasm for fast time, and the en-.
gine was fired so fast and furiously
that finally the roof of one of the
coaches caught fire from the burning
soft coal thrown out of the smoke.
stack, and stop had to be made to
put out the fire.
A slight mlshap to City Counsel
James r. Nugent, of Newark, was
the only unpleasant incident of the
trip reported. Some time Friday af.
ternoon a lurch Of the train threw
Nugent heavily against a partition az
he walked through the train, bruls-
ing his forehead and cutting his nose
The injury was not serious and 9
plastered nose and slightly dtsoolor.
ed eye are the only evidences re.
naming of the accident.