The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-30
MORRIS COUNTY REPUBLICANS NAME FULL
COUNTY TICKET AND ADOPT A PLATFORM
Almost the Full Quota Of Delegates in Attendance at County
Convention Held in Lyceum Theatre Thursday


local committeeman who failed to
attend the county republican conven.
ton in the Lyceum theatre Thursday
morning. Though there were lively
contests for the conventions en-
dorsement there was no acrimony dis
played. The convention nominated
the following ticket for the support
of the regular organization republi-
cans at the September primaries:-
/ For assembly-W. Reginald Baker,
of Madison; Harry w. Mutchler. OF
Rockaway.
| For urrogate-Nathanie C. Toms,
of Morristown.
For coroner-Fred C. Reeves, OF
Morristown.
/ For county commissioners-Ha
l.. Mills, of Morristown; Edward F.
Frenz, of Madison; George A. Estler,
of Boonton township; Calhoun Orr,
of Rockaway; John c.. Welsh, OF
German Valley.
/ The following platform was adopted
The republican party of the Coun-
ty of Morris in the State of New
Jersey, in convention assembled, do
hereby ratify and approve the plat
form adopted by the republican party
at the national convention held June
last in Chicago, and we do pledge
our loyal support of the nominees of
that convention, William Howard
Taft and James S. Sherman.
! We believe that the policy of pro-
lection for which the republican par
ty has stood for so many years has
done more for the material progress
, and advancement of the nation than
any other one cause, and that the
threatened overthrow of this policy
by the democratic party, if success
! full, is sufficient reason for all to
unite in the support of our party
ticket.
/ We believe vote for William
Howard Taft is vote for true republi-
can principles, and for the integrity
and life of the republican party, the
party of action and progress and
achievement from Lincoln to Taft
covering half a century of our ma
tional history. 1t saved the national
unity, freed a race, resumed specie
credit, fixed the gold standard, re-
stored prosperity ruined by demo
cratic legislation and administration,
udS plOFeu oqudl W cfSiy eMOt t6chSy
and win provide the additional legis-
lation the country requires.
We believe that it is not in heat,
in temper or in passion that the next
president of the United States will
be chosen. He will be the deliberate
choice of the American people after
they have had time to think, after
they have had time to weigh the at
! tacks upon the foundation of their
government, and after they have had
time to contemplate the almost i'm
measurable distance which separates
that progress which is true and last
ing from that progress which is false
and destructive.
We approve the record of our as
semblymen, Messrs. William F.
Birch and Joseph G. Willis, believing
that at all times they had the inter
est of the people of the state and of
this county at heart.
We believe that Lake Hopatcong
should be preserved to the people
of this state, as a health and pleas
ure resort, and we deprecate any ac
tion that will tend to destroy it
and we especially denounce as con
fiscatory any legislation that will sur
render the waters of said lake fol
any other purpose without making
just and adequate compensation tt
riparian owners about its shores.
We pledge our candidates for mem
ber of the assembly to support the
candidate for United States senator
on the republican ticket who shal
receive the highest vote in the state
at the ensuing primary election.
We pledge to the several persons
endorsed by this convention ou
hearty and earnest support.
We pledge our candidates TO
chosen freeholders to an economical
efficient, honest and business-lik,
administration of the county affairs
The improved roads should be pu
in repair, and further extension
made as rapidly as conditions will
warrant, and in such localities wher'
the public will derive the creates
good therefrom- We urge that al
of such roads shall be systematicall,
cared for and improved.
Former Senator Jacob W. Welsh
of German Valley, chairman of tn
republican county committee, callet
the convention to order and appointe
John j. A. Owens, of this town, a.
temporary secretary. Mr.. owens reat
the call and called the roll Thoma
ID. Leonard, of Morris Plains, was ap
pointed as temporary chairman AM
; County Clerk Elias Bertram Mott an,
Fire Chief Wilbur F. Day, jr.,
committee to escort the officers ant
! candidates to the platform.
Mr.. Leonard, in accepting the chail
manship, spoke as follows:-
Gentlemen of Morris county
thank you for the honor you hav,
conferred upon me in electing m,
temporary chairman of this conven
tion, and | will endeavor to officiat,
with fairness and iInpartiality.
1T is particularly fitting and prope
at this time that the workings o
this convention brand as utterl,
false and discreditable the rumor
and insinuations that we have heart
, both by word of mouth and in sew
eral newspapers of late throughou
the state that this is a boss riddsr
convention and not a representative
republican one.
There are here three hundred anC
ten delegates representing over ST,
thousand republican voters in thi.
county. That means each delegate
sitting in this hall is responsible tt
over two hundred voters This j;
big responsibility and no man has
any right to his seat here who ha;
not first obtained the sentiment o.
the republican voters of his respec
tive election district relative to the