The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-31
A ROUSING BIG MEETING.
Was Casino Crowded With Cheering
Democrats.

Was Casino Crowded With Cheering
Democrats.
When the West New York Drum and
Fife Corps, under the command of Cap
tain Krobatsch, marched into Was
Casino last night the hall was crowded
with enthusiastic Democrats. The hall
was t~astefully decorated. Streamers and
banners fell in graceful folds from the
ceiling.
A Handsomely framed portrait OF Leon
Albeit, swathed IN flags, occupied the
place of honor over the platform. A silver
water pitcher was on the table iii front of
the speakers
Chairman August Rottmann called the
meeting to order shortly after eight
O'Clock, and introduced Judge John Nc
Grath, the counsellor of the Board of
Freeholders, as the first speaker of the
evening.
Mr.; McGrath plunged right into the
middle of his subject. He paid his com
pliments to the Kickers and in scathing
terms pulled their fulsome platform to
pieces.
"a republican who has the courage of
his convictions said the speaker. sis
worthy of respect, but the fusionists are
worthy of the respect of no man." The
question of equal taxation was handled
with intelligence and explained with
eloquence.
Judge McGrath said eloquent words in
favor of the different candidates, and re-
peated his assertions, which he produced
statistics to prove, that the last Board of
Freeholders had been the most economi-
cal in the history of the county. He then
concluded, and left for the mass meeting
at PohImann's.
During Judge McGrath's speech, Ed
ward f. Mcdonald and Thomas Busher
entered the hall and were greeted with
hearty applause. Mr.. Mcdonald was
then introduced to the audience, and
made q plain, straightforward speech.
He eulogized Leon Albeit and found
words of praise to say for equal taxation.
Mr.. Mcdonald then modestly spoke of
his own record as q soldier in the Seventh
New Jersey Volunteers and denounced
in vigorous terms the accusation that he
was a deserter from the Tnirty-Fourth
New Jersey, a regiment which he had
never even seen.
The speaker was cheered to an echo
when he ceased, and the applause clearly
showed that he had lost non of his old
time popularity.
Captain George B. Fielder, the candi-
date for Register, in a happy way kept
the audience laughing and applauding.
His earnest, manly words for his fellow
candidates were received with loud
cheering.
The Captain tore c. D. j. Noelke's
record to pieces and made mince-meat of
him and his pretensions.
Freebooter Noonan made a practical
statement of the condition of the county's
finances, and was greeted in a way that
showed his election to be a sure thing.
Mr.. Schlesinger, the editor of the Ne1g
Jersey ZeitltRg, addressed the audience in
German and played a rogue's march on
the liquor plank in the Republican plat
form. The jolly Teutons in the audience
keenly enjoyed his wit and generously
applauded him.
SENATOR AI ~ hf ioliI"ea Ma. scnies-
touched on the main issues Of the cam
paign and p~rophesied a glorious victory.
August -Bruggemann was greeted with
applause and assured of his election.
Freebooter Waes, Clerk Ahles and all
the prominent Democrats of North Hud.
son were present at the meeting.