The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-16
Democrats Choose Him for
Governor on First Ballot
Gets 749I1 Votes.
SPEECH STIRS CONVENTION
Candidate Makes Automobile Dash
to Trenton and Accepts,
Defining Issues.

TRENToS sept rs President Woodrow
Wilson Of Princeton was nominated for
Governor nv tho Democrats Of New Jersey
In their State convention held here to-day.
DIR Wilson won handily on the first ballot.
with a vote Of 5iei,. ~. more than he
needed
Frank = katzsnhach of Trenton. who
ran against Gov Fort two years ago. got
372 votes u. had some support in all
but three Of the twenty -one COUNTIES.
FL Senator George y. Silzer ran third.
with 2iO Mayor otto II wittpenn of
Jersey city got ia !. "a, Of which slipped
from Leader Bot Davis's grip in the
Hudson county delegation. Sheriff Will
lam Harrigan of Essex county ran ffth.
with votes
With DIR Wilson looming as the certain
victor. Middle-sx county switched its
siNty-two votes from Slzer To Wilson
before Warren county's chairman had
uttered it, vote. ~ Secretary D.vereux
recorded DR. Wilson a. having Sill, votas
His actual fighting strength before they
started To climb on the wagon was 7DiI.
Immediately after the result had been
announced there were a dozen motions
Ia make the nomination unanimous. the
hackers Of the defeated candidates join
ing Justify in tho hurrah
DR.. Wilson was playing golf at Prince
ton when h. got the fash He had no
time To waste at the outdoor game when
no found he had beaten the Colonel BoRey
Of the indoor game on the first ballot The
convention was shouting for him and
Princeton was only twelve miles away.
30 the Jersey Democrats new general
liz out for his army aud his automobils
made some speed on the good hard road
WILSON DEFINES rHE ISSUES.
he dropped in on the shouters like a
neiEhbor making n social call. You saw
his smile before you noticed his gray felt
hat or the dark suit he wore. He gave
the delegates two or three minutes 10
open up the enthusiasm valves and then
he made them half hour speech a sober.
clearly put exposition of his views on
what he termed the three main issues
reorganization and economy in admin
istration. the equalization Or taxation
and the control of corporations
Half the delegates followed him to
his machine. A squad Of twenty Prince
ton undergraduate. all the early birds
that could ~ melted on the campus,
s-boomed him. and hack he went to
Princeton.
" appeared To an onlooker ~ IL the
.autor that had been developed by tho
InCessant squabbles Of hallotinR had been
melted by the doctors smile and that
the delegates meant what they said whom
they promised him undivided support.
Tn" convention wasn't a Bible class
gathering by any means. New Jersey
seldom are. but this year
thoy didn't hang each other over tho
head with chairs.
II ~ triI" that an elderly delegate from
Atlantic hrnk" his stout walking stick
over ia" head 81 anoiher delegate from
Atlantic. but IA" old gentleman Appeared
20 haV" provOCatIon. An attempt was
made to RESTRAIN him from masking
n i,.'.ch aud h" hadn't addressed his fellow
citizens for going on eighteen years.
Tier. was no misiaking tho bitterness
Z hat spuri"d mp from katZenhaChs fol-
lowers or the sore disappOint ment ~
Sillsr'- and these things were mani
Tested in the split delegations and the
angry demands for poll But ~ 10
turned ont everybody seemed To Ia gat-
isGsd released with the candidate, the
speech and tho platform
The feeling of confidence that they would
win ~ November WIS as palpable as the
"a gar smoke.
TN CoNvENTIoN ORGANIZER
~ -.
House. l.Gi1 urbanites and Countrymsn
A. earnest a. Jurymsn state Chairman
James X Nugeat after the Rev Dr Oii-
GlazehrooE 81 Elizabeth had prayed
FOR Democratic Success pat forward
John X Hardin of FssaN. Princeton NJ.
~ the temporary chairman
Mr. Hardin. unanimously approved.
took charge and allowed no nonsenss
What he said went William X peysr"IN
n Monmouth was named a. the secretary
and Mr. DevereuN filled the job adequately.
a. they say Of passable actors. even II
he did tell = bunch Of bowling delegates
from Mercer county thai they were a lot
u vars with wooden ears
Chairman Hardin sailed StraightAvay
nto mis- speech. a denunciation 81 the
wicked Republicans and an exposition
II al the virtues the Jersey Democrats
nave or hope 80 have While he spoke
me had a chance Ia look around The
,alerie. were full II KatzRnbach sup
,ortsr- who made No end of nos" and
W. ,ed every chanc" Ia batter IN" AIR
rith their candidatrs nam" Siizsrs
packers we're many and throaty. and
the Nutp"nn folk turned
oo-c d battery 81 mcgarhon"s
Bui the auditorium vas solid With
y ilSon men They sat close and silent.
their fire. ne, 80 smiling. Rsysr
turning WhiI. ih.. ka's"nhach or Silver
" Wutpsnn hurrshs rang l0udest When
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