The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-03-26
COUNTY COMMITTEE
ENDORSES W. H. TAFT
Amendments Adopted Providing
for County Convention.

At meeting OF the Motifs Coun-
ty Republican committee on Wednes-
day amendments to the bylaws were
adopted that provide for a county
convention of the party to nominate
candidates for support of the organ
ization at the primaries. A commit
tee of five members each is provided
for from each election district in the
county. These committees are to
meet together in convention in June
of each year and adopt platform
and nominate candidates. The mem
bers are to learn the sentiments of
their districts regarding nominees and
platform planks and are to vote ac-
cordingly, majority vote sufficing
to nominate or adopt.
The committee took up the nomina-
ton of county commissioners to re-
place the present board of freeholders
State Treasurer Daniel S. Voorhees,
reported the passage by the senate of
a bill validating the small board cleo
tions last fall and its probable pass
age by the house. As there were
legal flaws In the election in Morris
county last fall this measure if passed
by the legislature will clear them up.
The county committee appointed a
committee OF five to recommend the
boundaries Of five imaginary districts
in the county from each of which to
choose a candidate for the county
commission, so that there would not
be more than one candidate from any
one section of the county SO far as
the organization candidates are con-
cerned. This committee, to report at
the next meeting consists of former
Senator Jacob w. Welsh, of German
Valley, chairman; Elias B. Mott. of
Rockaway; DR.. Gustave A. Becker,
Morristown: Charles A. Johnson, of
Chatham; John G. Taylor, Dover; and
former Sheriff Abraham Ryerson, of
Lincoln Park.
The county committee unanimously
adopted resolutions favoring the re-
nomination and reelection of Presi-
dent Taft, as follows:-
| Whereas, The Morris County Re
publican committee, regularly Assem-.
bled March goth, 1912, desires to give
expression Of its high regard for Will
lam Howard Taft. President Of the
United States, and to make public its
great regard for his administration ;
therefore,
Be 1t Resolved, That we admire hin
as one of the nations greatest citi-
zens because of the able manner in
which he has discharged the duties
OF every public trust committed to
him, whether appointive or elective
and because of the sturdy manhood,
and judicial temperament he has uni.
formly exhibited in dealing with the
weighty problems of state which have
confronted him during his administra-
tion.
Resolved, That we observe with
great pride and satisfaction his calm,
mastery and dignified treatment OF
national and international questions
and his disposition of them in a
statesmanlike and judicial manner
without emotional display.
Resolved, That we admire his re-
spect for the constitution Of the United
States and its fundamental principles
upon which our people have pros.
pered, and under which our nation
has waxed strong.
Resolved, That our confidence in
him as leader and as one capable OF
guiding the affairs of the nation with
dignity and with honor to our flag
ig constant, and We do hereby in com
mittee assembled pledge to him our
hearty support and cooperation in the
campaign for denomination and re-
election.
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