Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-29
BRYAN TURNED DOWN
New Jersey Convention Refuses
 to Instruct For Him.
FOUR DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN
katzenbach, Smith, HinchIiffe and Oar row Will Represent State at Denver. Will Vote Under Unit Rule - State Committee Elected.

Trenton, x. J April 29.-Never in the history of New Jersey Democracy have there been such sensational scenes as were witnessed at the state Democratic convention. The routing of Bryan, the downing of one of the most prominent leaders in the state, an attempt to stampede the conven- tion for Bryan. an assault on the stanchness of Hudson county Demo- crats-which brought about bitter clash-were among the many happen ings of the session. Bob Davis. many years leader of Hudson county. who wanted to be ! delegate at large to the Denver con 1 vention. was defeated. and the con | vention was controlled by former i United States Senator James Smith, ti-Bryan Democrat.
 l The delegates at large selected are: | Frank s. katzenbach, Jr.. Governor Forts opponent in the last guberna- torial campaign: former Senator James l Smith of Newark. State Senator John Hinchliffe of Passaic and former Judge Howard Carrow of Camden.
 Davis District Delegate.
 It looked for q time as if Leader ] Davis would have to stay at home l during the Denver convention. but in l the closing hours of the convention be was elected as one of the district dele gates. '4'
 The first thing the convention did was to adopt the unit rule. thus pre- cluding any possibility of Bryan get ting single vote from New Jersey.
 Immediately following the adoption of the unit rule James Maritime of Un- ion county. the farmer orator. de- clined nomination as alternate dele gate at large, saying he wanted to be positive of going to Denver to aid Bryan in getting the nomination. His attempt to stampede the convention for Bryan utterly failed.
 l A resolution to instruct for Bryan was almost unanimously defeated.
 During the closing hours of the con- yention, after blows between MT. Tu- multry and Charles Gallagher, Mer. cer leader, had been narrowly averted, an effort was made to rush through a resolution instructing the delegates for Bryan. Leader Smith had the resolu- ton tabled.
 State Committee Chosen. II The following state committee was announced just before the convention adjourned:
 Atlantic. William A. Faunce: Der gen, Cook Conklin; Burlington, B. P. l Wills; Camden. William H. Davis; Cape May, Michael Kearns: Cumber. land. George Hampton: Essex, James R. Nugent; Gloucester. K. E. Gross, cup; Hudson. Robert s. Hudspeth, Hunterdon, William D. Bloom; Mer cer, Charles H. Gallagher; Middlesex, Oliver c. Kelly: Monmouth. David s Crater: Morris. W. W. Cutler; Ocean, William ]. Harrison; Passaic. Thomas Flynn: Salem, Robert Gwynne: Som erset. s. s. Childs: Union, D. r. Col. lins, and Warren. Johnston Cornish.
 During the election of delegates al large the convention was in a contin. ual uproar. and many bitter things were said by delegates against Hudson county, to which Congressman Hamill speaking for Hudson. denied disloyalty to the state ticket last fall on the part of Hudson and accused Essex county of having been disloyal to James NJ Seymour when he was Democratic candidate for governor against Frank. lin Murphy.
 Eugene Kinkead a Hudson delegate called upon Mir. Katzenbach. who wal present. to say whether he had been the victim of treachery fin Hudson county last fall. Mir. Katzenbach rose 10 reply and was greeted with great applause. He was called to the plat form and made short speech. fin which he said that he had accused nc one of treachery to him or to the party fin last falls election. He said the re suit in Hudson county was no doubt due to the system of combining state
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