New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
JERSEY AGAINST BRYAN
DELEGATES UNPLEDGED.
Unit RuIe 4dopted Indicates Sm'th
VIII S7cing State for Gray.


Trenton April 2s--New Jersey will send an un-
instructed anti-Bryan delegation to the Democratic
convention At Denver. After an almost riotous
convention here to-day James Smith Jr. OF Essex
Senator John HinchIife Of Passaic; Frank 8 Kat
zen!,ach jr OF Mercer. and ex-Judge Howard car
row of Camden. were elected delegates-at-large'
All four OF these delegates are unfavoTapIe 10
Bryan. The convention also adopted reso!uli'n
that the entire delegation vote as unit hx-oeL-
ator Smith who probably will be chairman OF the
delegation favors ex-Judge Gray. OF Delaware
The followers of Bryan made futile attempt %
win the observation-disclosures their slate being RooeTt
Davis O. Hudson; James z. MARITIME, OF ChlOh'
James H Birch of Burlington. and Johnston Cor
nish of Warren. Senator Cornish refused 70 aiio"
his name to go before the convention, however
and TIE Pryanites tEen voted for Hinchlife Ihey
mustered only 461 votes for Davis out Of total OF
Davis afterward moved that the vote by Whica i
the Smith slate went through be made unanimous
He will now go as delegate from the 10Th district
shorty before the convention adjourned an al
tempt made by the Davis men TO nave tAe
delegation instructed Bryan. Most Of the dele
gates with the exception OF the Hudson men. had
left the theatre Ex-Congressran Allan Benny.
Of Bayolre told the chairman he had resolution
to offer It declared that It the sense OF the
convention that the delegates should vote fOr Bry
Smith looked about the theatre and saw that most
Of his followers had gone away. few came run
ming back Smith then jumped TO his feet and
moved that the resolution be laid upon the tao-e-
The chairman declared ex-senator Smiths motion
carried although the noes were clearly IN the ma
ioritv \ motion was hurriedly made 10 adjourn
Ex-senator Smith controlled the convention aDso-
IuteIy After trying in vain TO get Mayor witt
penn of Jersey City, Robert Hudspeth, the state
chairman or some other Hudson man 10 take the
fourth place on the delegation-at-larse he finally
capitulated 10 the followers Of Davis who would
listen to no other name than that of the Hudson
boss and agreed 10 stand for him, in the mean
time arranging for the adoption Of the unit rule
Shortly before the convention called 10 order
however James h Nugen-, OF Essex, handed Ist
Of the delegates at-Iarge Michael w Devlne. OF
Atlantic the county to vote Devine rebeIied,
and declared that under circumstances would ne
| or his followers vote for Davis. He was soon
Joined in his protest by the delegates from Mercer,
Niddlesex and other counties. and Smith was
forced 10 substitute the Of ex-Judge Carron,
| OF Camden.
Ex-Judge Robert :. Hudspeth. of Hudson. called
the convention to order at 80 o'clock The Hud-
son and Essex delegations had been delayed by the
train wreck at Eliza beth. After William +. Dev-
ereaux. the secretary, had read the call ex-Mayor
George A Viehmann of New Brunswick took his
seat as temporary chairman Mr. Niehmann spoke
on JefTersonia1r DenocraC., and said some tart
things abou, the way Republicans had ig-
nored the pledges 10 the people at the last session
Of the legislature