New-York tribune., 1908-05-06
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fbrestened to split the party. Both live in Es-
sex County and both wanted TO be delegates-at-
large The leaders had declared that oniy one
delegate at large should come from Essex. 1hey
put it up to the county to decide, and Wheh tley
heard that the majority of the Essex delegation
favored Murphy they began to get worried ior
not one of them could muster enough courage 10
vote against Governor Fort. Early TINS morn
ing David Baird induced Governor Fort ana eN-
Governor Murphy to talk the matter over ana
after a brief conference the state chairman an
nounced that for the sake of harmony IN the
party he had withdrawn from the contest for
delegate-at-large.
BIG FOUR" NOT UNANIMOUS CHOICE.
The selection of Messrs. Fort, Kean. Briggs
and Baird was not the unanimous choice or the
convention, however Ex-Governor John w.
Griggs. of Passaic stayed in the contest until
the end. He had been urged by his friehds 10
fight it out in the hope that the sentiment IN
his favor would reach proportions large enough
to insure his choice. He received III 16-lW
votes The vote for the other delegates-at-iarse
was: Fort, $50 "a 100: Kean, 60ol2; Briggs,
59II2. and Baird, o6S.
Ex-senator John +. Dryden. the chairman of
The convention spoke in glowing terms of the
Republican party and its principles and read
the statement of President Roosevelt IN when
he declared that under no circumstances Noui"
he be a candidate for accept another nomina-
ton
After a recess, during which charges of pri-
mary frauds were heard by the committee on
contested delegations, nominations were made
for delegates-at-large After the platform had
been read Surrogate George E. Russell OF Essex
offered the resolution, which had been preVl-
ouslv adopted by the Essex delegation, lndors-
ing Mr. Murphy for Vice-Presdent. 1t also in
structed the delegates to the convention to use
their best endeavOrs to bring about Mr.
Murphy's nomination. 1t was carried unan-
mously, amid the greatest enthusiasm.
J. H Bachelor of Essex, then moved the
adoption of a resolution which declared that it
was the sense OF the convention that Secretary
Taft should receive the Republican nomination
for President. The delegation burst into loud
cheers and when quiet had been restored James
g. Blauvelt, of Passaic, offered amendment
that 1t was the sense of the convention that
Theodore Roosevelt be nominated. and again the
enthusiasm became wild. Senator Joseph s.
Frelinghuysen of Somerset, moved that both
resolutions lay on the table So great the
roar in the hall at this that Chairman Dryden
forgot himself in putting the Frenghuysen mo-
/. l. He asked for the ayes and declared the
motion carried. When his attention called
to the fact that he had not asked for the noes
he apologized to the convention. After hearing
the negative vote he declared both resolutions
We're laid on the table.
Just before the convention adjourned United
States Senator Frank O. Briggs offered resO-
luton that the sympathy of the conyention be
extended 10 that distinguished New Jersey citi-
zen. Grover Cleveland, and his family, and the
hope extended for a speedy recovery from his
illness. 1t adopted by rising vote