The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
TFrom a stan Correspondent !

TRENTON, Sept 25.-With not more
than half the delegates elected at Tues
days primaries present, the slimest at
tended and quietest Republican state
convention in many years was called
to order in historic Taylor Opera House
in this city today to nominate candf-
dates for presidential electors.
There never was much difficulty in
getting full slate, and when the Con-
vention opened two congressional dis
tricts, the Seventh, made up of Essex
territory, and the Ninth, OF Hudson.
had made no selections.
Senator Everett Colby, who smashed
his party organization in Essex County
tuesday and won denomination. was.
the biggest figure In the convention, He
came down OH an early train with Sher-
iff Frank H. Sommer, who was q dele-
gate and who Is a member large OF
the State committee.
Regulars in some cases were inclined
to be cold to him in the State House
during the morning, but he received
congratulations from hundreds of his
old friends and many were prepared to
doff to victorious general.
Senator Colby was not a delegate.
He had Assemblyman William p. Mar
tin, of Newark, as Eleventh ward
proxy.
"More Ginger Needed In Party.s
II think we ought to give three cheers
for our candidate before we go hoine,''
said Senator Kean after the electoral
candidates had been named. What we
want in the Republican party Is lit
tie more ginger and a little less inter-
est in ball games.
There must be work." said Senator
Kean, ''if New Jersey is not to be in
the background with its electoral vote
in November"
Former Governor Stokes and Senator
Colby were called for by the delegates.
and the former was finally taken to the
platform, where he made an address.
Under the protection of the heavy
artillery fire from the White House." ~
said. in the course of his speech, "the
infantry will move forward and attack
Bryan camp. This republic has no con-
tinuous rule and no HEREDITARY sover-
eign, but 1t has a man whose only pro-
fession is being a candidate for Presi-
dent. Mr. Bryan has made a living
through failure, and next November he
will add another to his list of success
full failures. | do not forget, however.
that history sometimes repeats itself'
Murphy Introduces Chairman.
Secretary of State Elihu Root, United
States Senator Foraker, Vice. Presiden-
tial Candidate James S. Sherman, Gem
eral Stewart l.. Woodford, all have in
turn been advertised as the national
orator to thrill the convention" None
of them put in an appearance.
Sommer Changes Tariff Plank.
Sheriff Sommer. during a recess after
committees were named, went before
the committee on resolutions and after
sharp contest obtained a change in
the tariff plank. In the original draft
by Governor Stokes, it was resolved thar
"If' the tariff were revised, Jerseys
congressman insist on continuance OF
the policy of protection. Sommer in-
sisted that the eff was contrary to the
national platform spirit and finally got
promise that the "If' would be (
changed so the instruction by the con-
vention to the Republican candidates
for Congress would admonish them to
stand for the protective tariff in any
tariff revision that may be proposed
Sheriff Sommer and Senator Colby
consented to support the platform with
that one change and it was adopted
without comment.
State Chairman Franklin Murphy, OF
Newark, introduced as chairman OF the
convention United States Senator John
Kean.
Interest contered chiefly in the reso-
lutions presented.
There was plan last night for 3us<
three resolutions to ~ presented. oa6