Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-06-16

Chicago, June 16.-What promis-
ed to be one of the ugliest messes in
the republican ranks In the state of
New Jersey was more or less har-
moniousiy settled, on the surface at
least. at the caucus of the delegates
from that state held at the Auditor
ium Annex here late yesterday after
noon. United States Senator Kean,
who was Governor Forts rival for
the Craftsmanship of the state dele
cation, after being declared elected
accepted and honorary election as
chairman and withdrew from the Of
flee.
Thomas Webb, one of the dele
gates from Essex county and a man
who made one of Governor Forts
twelve votes out of the twenty-four
in the convention, decided late Sun
day night that he would like to visit
Cincinnati yesterday to attend his
father and mothers fiftieth wedding
anniversary. He accordingly asked
a few Of the state leaders If they
consented to do SO until this morn
ing at 1890 O'Clock. Mr.. Webb ac-
cordingly went away. He had hard
lJ lClt DCIOlO JilO IAGdA lOlCCpf w nO
thought they controlled twelve votes
positively, and also Denman, Webb's
alternate, started a movement to
time yesterday afternoon, thus maxi
ing certain Governor Forts defeat.
Governors "Defi."
Governor Fort served notice on
them that If they carried out this
program he for one was prepared to
make trouble IN every way he could,
not only here but after he returned
to New Jersey, and his friends in
the delegation and out of 1t who are
here backed him up. The caucus
convened according to the Kean
program, but before 1t was under
way Senator Kean found that Robert
e. Hand, Senator from Cape May
county, who he had expected to vote
for him, was for the governor. Sew
eral others who had formerly favor
ed Kean were beginning to waver
because Of the way the effort was
being made to defeat the governor
AS soon as the meeting started
Senator Kean, it is said, sent word
to Governor Fort that If he would
consent to Kean's election as chair
man of the delegation he would
withdraw from the position and al
low Mr.. Fort to be elected. AS the
latter had enough votes to elect him,
he agreed to this program in the in
terest of harmony, and Kean was
first elected to the office, resigning
to be succeeded by Governor Fort.
During the morning the governor
consented to withdraw from the race
IL he was placed on the Committee
on Resolutions, as he is said to be
strongly opposed to any anti-injunc-
tion plank, and was prepared to send
in a minority report on that feature
In case 1t is incorporated in the pro-
gram.
After the chairmanship had been
disposed of G. Ledyard Blair was
unanimously chosen secretary of the
delegation and the committeeman
were chosen as follows:-Creden-
tials, Senator Samuel X. Robbins;
Rules and Order of Business, Colon
ell William Barbour Permanent Or
ganization, Joseph A. Dear Resolu-
tions. Thomas N. McCarter; Vice
President, DIR. Leslie ID. Ward; to
notify President, F. w. Roebling; to
notify Vice President, senator r. r.
Aekerman, and Member of National
Committee, Franklin Murphy.
Against Anti-Injunction
That New Jersey will not stand
for the anti-injunction plank which
President Roosevelt wants in the
platform was made evident by the
action of the delegates from that
state in the caucus when, on motion
of United States Senator Frank o.
Briggs, the following resolution was
adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That it Is the sense of
this committee that there shall be
no plank in the platform in favor OF
the anti-injunction or any reference
thereto"
The entire delegation is strongly
opposed to such a plank and this
opposition has been strengthened by
a large number of kilograms received
from manufacturers in that state
protesting against such plank.
! Governor Fort, who served several
years on the bench of the supreme
court before elected to the governor
ship. is strongly opposed to the plank
and, although he is warm admtrer
OF the President and Mr.. Taft, he Ii
prepared to fight this feature of the
platform on the floor Of the conyen-
tton.
Another resolution adopted was
| introduced by Judge e. Amber Arm
itrong, and read: Resolved, That
1 it is the sense Of this delegation that
the tariff plank in the republican
platform shall conform to the tradi-
i tional policy of the republican
party"
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