The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-11
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RINGING WORDS
Addressed to a Throng
of Democrats.
STATE CLUBS AT NEWARK.
A Powerful Organization
That Will Help Elect
Leon Albeit.
Tariff and Taxation Doctrines Ex-
pounded, and Republican
Lies Nailed.

There were 725 enthusiastic delegates,
representing 100 clubs, seated in the
spacious and magnifcently decorated
auditorium of the Academy of Music at
Newark yesterday when the afternoon
session of the convention of the State
Association of Democratic Clubs was
called to order by Chairman F. A. Don
nelly, of Trenton.
In front seats to the left facing the
stage sat the Hudson county represen-
tatives, next to Essex the largest delega-
tion present. They were nearly one hun
dred strong and were headed by Sheriff
Davis. Others I noticed were City Col
lector, P. H. O'Neill. Dr. Dimond, Alder
man John Prigge, Water Assessor Will
liam F. Heller. Harbor Master p. H.
Daley, Frank Woodcock and Joseph Buck
ridge, of the p. H.O'Neill Association; City
Marshal Tim Long, William Fallahee,
David Mcintyre, John O'Donnell and Joe
Kennedy. of the Jeffersonian Club;
Thomas Doyle, Secretary John Hart, of
Sullivan, of the Tilden Club, and the
Independent Pioneers of Hoboken.
The Committee on New Officers reported
Colonel f. A. Stevens, of Hudson, for
permanent president; w. S. Mexican, OF
Essex. for permanent secretary, and Sol
omon Reineman, of Mercer, for perman-
ent treasurer
COLONEL STEVENS ACCEPTANCE.
Colonel Stevens, in accepting the office
of president. thanked the convention for
the honor conferred upon him, and said
he looked upon the selection as a recogni-
tion of Hudson's unbroken loyalty. He
made strongly encouraging speech; but
cold fhnrQ work nhRQd and that,
work must not be slighted.
"This association" he continued, must
vindicate the principles of Democratic
fathers by electing Leon Albeit"
He predicted 10000 majority for Albeit,
and, after outlining the work to be done
shall have been put in perfect working
trim the State can easily be carried by
from II, 900 to 20, 600 majority
The General Committee sent in special
report suggesting an amendment TO the
constitution, changing the phrase 'club," /"
as in Jefferson's time, to society" Gov
ernor Black, president of the National
Association of Democratic Clubs; Grover
Cleveland and Governor Hill all favor the
change. The report was adopted. Another
amendment changing the name of the
association to "The New Jersey Demo-
cratic Society was also adopted.
A DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
Chairman Perry Belmont, of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, reported the fol-
lowing address,
The Democratic Clubs of New Jersey in con-
vention most earnestly ratify and endorse the
platforms adopted by the last Democratic State
Convention in Trenton and by the National Con-
vention in ST. Louis in 1888
The clubs call on all good citizens and loyal
Jerseymen to rally to the support of the party
Of equal taxation, personal liberty and freedom
and purity of the ballot.
They denounce the interference in politics of
rad corr,oratianS nv fha RpDd1hItrQu
both in this State and in the halls of Congress-
They demand and will exact such a measure of
reform of our election laws as will give to every
citizen the same voice in the management of the
affairs OF State They denounce the attempt of
the last Republican majority in the Legislature
to debar working men from their rights as
voters.
They call the attention of all citizens to the
vast sums that have been paid to the State
Treasury under the legislation instigated by
Leon Albeit, and to the fact that such legisa-
ton has rendered the imposition OF q State tax
unnecessary, and they warn the people of the
aI . narty Which has shown Itself at ali times and
in all places subservient to the dictates of every
moneyed monopoly.
have the welfare of the State at heart to unite in
support of the principles and candidates of the
Democratic party; and in order to achieve such
q triumph as the interests of the State demand
over a party relying only on the dead issues of
the past and without a positive policy for the
present the Association of Democrat Clubs in
yiteS all Interested III, tue cause Oh SOOQ ROVeru
ment to organize and swell the majority that will
once again vindicate the devotion of New Jersey
TO the principles of jefferson and jackson and
its loyalty to its chosen leader and steadfast
friend, Leon Albeit.
George H. Monroe, of the Executive
Committee of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs, in o short address,
replete with excellent suggestions in the
matter of thorough organization. re-
gretted the absence of President Chaun-
cey f. Black, and that it fell to his lot as
a New Yorker to speak of the duty of
Jersey after the latter's showing in the
last national contest He gave short
history of the organization, reviewed the
objects previously set forth in these col
umns, and said it was a good training
school for men who may hereafter serve
on State and National committees.
''o'NEILL, OF HUDSoNl''
At the conclusion of Mr.. Monroe's ad-
dress the convention was about to adj
journ, when it was suggested that there
were many Democratic patriots in the
hall whom the great crowd assembled
from all parts of the State would be glad
to listen to. Some one called out "O'Neill,
of Hudson" Hundreds of voices took up
the cry. Our City Collector looked
awfully frightened. He insisted that
some OF his brother delegates had put up
every quarter, and the call drowned the
Mr. O'Neill, after considerable hesita-
tion, arose amid enthusiastic applause,
and asked to be excused from making
speech. Some one in the rear was heard
to exclaim. ''We can't hear you; go to the
platform" The applause was tumultu-
Gus, and Mr. O'Neill was forced to make
his appearance on the stage. He was in
troduced by the chairman.
sI'll commence" he said, "by stating
that you all might have saved yourselves
a pile of trouble and me frightful
amount Of agony. Pm no talker, but Pm
q worker. Ihave been identified with the
Democratic party for twenty-five years,
and am glad to say in all those years
have fought in the front. ranks by the
side of the leaders. was born Demo
crat, have lived Democrat, and will die
q Democrat [Deafening applause.l
have had the honor to represent New Jer-
sew in the Legislature, and helped to
secure the nomination of that old fash
toned Democrat, John r. Mcpherson.
rAnnlausel fought hard against the