The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-09
SENATOR HUDSPHTH.
His Manly Speech to the
Democratic Con-
vention.
REPUBLICAN FRAUD DENOUNo !.
Brief Addresses bYDirector-at- Large
Bruggemann aud Surrogate
James h. Q'Neil.

The full and complete extra" edition
issued by THE NEWS yesterday afternoon,
brought the proceedings of the Demo-
cratic Convention down to late hour.
All that the extra" contained will be
found upon the inside pages Of this issue.
The remaining proceedings are reported
IN full.
A committee of one from each district
was appointed to bring the candidates be-
fore the convention, and recess was
taken until they returned. The commit
tee soon came back. and the nominees,
who were received with cheers and con-
lucted to seats on the platform. Mr..
Hudspeth was first introduced, and
Said:-
SENATOR HUDsPETHs SPEECH.
"It affords me great pleasure to have
the opportunity to thank you for the
great unanimity with which you have
nominated me for this high office. | have
received honors at the hands of the Demo-
cratic party in the past, and want to say
that as my course has been in the past SO
my aim will be in the future not to betray
the trust reposed in me. One year ego l
Joined with you in righting the great
wrong which was done by partisan
Senate to our fellow citizen Edward +.
MCDOnatu. utQ uOb .butuh uudu w ACA
placed him In nomination for Congress
was making q place for myself. MY
nomination might be properly called the
poetry of politics."
Mr.. Hudspeth then dwelt upon the
great wrong which the Republican SEN
ate Of 1890 did Hudson county. and said
that the result was that the people OF
New JERSEY, irrespective of party, felt
that the course of that Senate was revo-
lutionary and in the election that fol-
lowed they elected Legislature strongly
Democratic in both branches. Then the
Senate restored Mr.. Mcdonald to his
rights.
"In accepting the nomination." Mr..
Hudspeth continued, II want to say that
the Democracy of the State has nothing
to be ashamed of, and the Democracy Of
Hudson county has nothing to blush
for"
He paid a warm tribute to Governor
Albeit aud said that the convention took
pride in the fact that Leon Albeit was a
product of Hudson Democracy. The
convention had done wisely and we'll in
making the nominations they had. Mr..
Hudspeth warmly eulogized Surrogate
O'Neirs business qualities and Mr..
The greatest duty the men nominated
for Coroners would have to do, was to sit
upon the corpse of the Republican party
next month. Mr.. Hudspeth closed with
an appeal to the delegates to work hard
and faithfully for the election OF the
nominees and the establishment of the
/ principals of Democracy.
THE OTHER CANDIDATES.
Mr.. O'Neil being next introduced,
said he regretted his inability to express
his thanks for the nomination, and
pledged himself to conduct the office
faithfully and in manner creditable TO
himself and the party.
Mr.. Bruggemann also thanked the con-
vention for his nomination. He had tried
to discharge the duties Of the office to
which he had been nominated, and which
he had filled during the past two years. in
creditable manner and to the best of his
ability. He promised to fill the, office
during the next two years, if elected, as
faithfully as he had in the past.
The usual committee of one from each
district to fill any vacancy on the ticket
which may arise from death or otherwise,
as provided for by the ballot reform law,
was appointed and the convention ad-
journed sine die, with cheers for the
ii icket.