New Jersey as a colony and as a state, one of the original thirteen . ncock a majority in New Jersey of 2,010,his total vote ]>eing 122,565. The vote of JamesA. Garfield, his Republican opponent, was 120,555. 1883: Republican.—The Republican conventionin 1883 had before it the names of Jonathan Dixon,John Hill, Israel S. Adams, and Frederick Associate Supreme Court Justice Dixonwas nominated upon the first ballot. A brief platform endorsed the national Repub-lican administration, genuine civil service re-form, protection to home labor and industry,development of State and national
New Jersey as a colony and as a state, one of the original thirteen . ncock a majority in New Jersey of 2,010,his total vote ]>eing 122,565. The vote of JamesA. Garfield, his Republican opponent, was 120,555. 1883: Republican.—The Republican conventionin 1883 had before it the names of Jonathan Dixon,John Hill, Israel S. Adams, and Frederick Associate Supreme Court Justice Dixonwas nominated upon the first ballot. A brief platform endorsed the national Repub-lican administration, genuine civil service re-form, protection to home labor and industry,development of State and national resources, pro-tection of honest labor from unfair compe-tition, equal taxation, the control of oppressivemonopolies, and the adequate protection andfurther developrhent of our fisheries. 1883: Democratic—There were nine candidatesbefore the Democratic convention of 1883: LeonAbbett (who secured the nomination), Andrew Al-bright, Jonathan S. Whitaker, Charles E. Hen-drickson, Augustus W. Cutler, Clayton Black,Augustus A. Hardenberg, and Lewis Cochrane. [Vol. 4]. ITS NEW JERSEY AS A COLONY The name of Cliaiicellor Runyon was also pre-sented, but withdrawn. The party platform declared for proper sover-eignty of the States, and. with the usual chargesagainst the opposition, denounced the shammethods of the Civil Service Commission. TheaboKtion of internal revenue taxes, a nursery ofspoils and informers. was recommended, and thepreservation of public lands for settlers was anti-monopoly tariff for revenue was advo-cated, as was equal taxation on all propertieswithin the State, whether that of individuals orcorporations. Abbett secured and Dixon , the National candidate, had , andParsons, Prohibitionist, 4,153 votes. The Demo-cratic plurality was 6,809. The following year (1884) Grover Cleveland,Democratic nominee for President received 127,-784 votes, and James G. Blaine, his opponent,123,433. Clevelands majority was 4,351. JAMB8 6. BLAINE
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