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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1886
Page
2
The article reports a Republican convention praising orderly conduct and unity. It highlights support for Governor candidate Benjamin F. Howey, and nominates Ron. John Kean Jr. for Third Congressional District, with expectations of victory. It also notes Judge Buchanan's unanimous nomination for Congress in the Second District and praise from Congressman Boutelle of Maine.
The Third Congressional district Republican convention met in Library Hall Elizabeth to nominate for Congress. John Kean was unanimously nominated after speeches by Congressman Boutelle of Maine and others. The delegation from Monmouth backed Nevins in caucus before withdrawing support.
Benjamin Franklin Howey born near Swedesboro Gloucester County New Jersey in 1828 came from Quaker stock. He built a slate business, served as Warren County Sheriff, and won a 1882 Congress seat in a Democratic stronghold. A Jersey City thief and a Philadelphia railroad expansion debate are noted quirks.
A letter from Bishop Fuster and remarks by I E Kennedy warn that universal suffrage and foreign-born citizens threaten America. They cite German Irish and Chinese influence, caution against lax vigilance, and urge vigilance to preserve liberty. A notice signals court proceedings for Catherine A Apple by administrator John M Berrien dated September 1883.
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