The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
TALKING FOR WEGMAN.
The Republican Candidate a Good
Dialect Artist-Salinger
Wants Gore.

1t it be true that the ears of the absent
hum when their possessors are talked
about, every pair of Democratic ears in
this city last night must have been red
hot.
The party was denounced by such
shining lights as Captain Jack Graham,
Senator Gardner's secret agent; Benja-
min Drachman, and Tommy Mills the
terrymaster at the Cap dozen very
youthful voters who desired to be 1n-
structed in the political economy of the
Republican party. and these old veterans
of a hundred defeats: II. w. Carr, John
NJ. Hodges, Captain A. H. Woolley,
George ]. Medole, G. G. Jewell, K. w.
Woolley, Captain John Fenner, Peter
L. McEwan and Captain Hooker.
These gentlemen all congregated at the
Federal Club House about eight O'Clock,
Herbert Potts, when selected chairman,
said they had met to congratulate Mr..
Dominicus Wegman on his being selected
by his party as It's candidate for President
OF the Board of Aldermen and to con-
graduate themselves on having Mr..
Wegman for candidate.
Concluding his eulogy, Mr.. Potts intro
duced Mr.. Wegman, who said with a
most delightful accent
Il vas you mooch Obliged to me vor dot
dot nomination, de president oof dot
Alderman Board. | likes so mooch undt
tank you vor it. / vas bald for mine zac-
rifice oof mine self alreadty now some
dimes. Oof 1 vas dot nexdI Alderman de
PRESIDENT oof dot Board, will make me
dot office honest. l vas not mooch oof a
speaker, bud l vas a worker. DaS vas allus. I"
prolonged cheers from all in general an
Alderman Max Salinger in particularly
Chairman Potts next played his trump
card. This was George 4. Perkins, who
made very brief speech, which sum-
married meant, If yon want wealth,
health and prosperity. elect Dominicus
Wegman Alderman-at-Large.
ERwIN's IDEA.
Ex-Assemblyman Erwin succeeded. He
referred to himself as one of the many
Republicans who were struck by the
Democratic cyclone last fall, but said it
mad only served to make him a better Re-
cans will give MIR. Wegman the same
support they gave the gallant Colonel
Wanser last fall, he will be elected by not
less than 500 majority"
Mr.. Thomas McEwan, who also suffered
from the Democratic cyclone last fall, was
the next speaker. He said he did not fear
fraud at the ballot boxes for the Republi-
cans would have two OF the four election
officers in each precinct. He said that
four years ago the bonded debt of Jersey
CITY was Sl7, 600 900, and today il is S19-
600, 600, an increase of 81, 900, and this
TOO in the face of So, 100000 received from
railroad taxation, the Martin act and the
excise law, which revenue the city never
had prior to four years ago. Mr.. Nc
EVAN said; add the s., ,00O, ,000 increase in
the debt and the $1,000 900 which should
have been profit and you will md that
the ciuy has squandered S5,000,000 in the
last four years. This money was all spent
1.sr. Il
from pitchers while we can only drink
beer"
MAX sALINGER's YAwP.
Alderman Max Salinger made the
speech of the night he was simply
bloodthirsty. He said he did not fear
Democratic activity, but Republican in
activity on election day. 81 don't fear the
ballot box suffers" said Max, growing
warmer, "for we can watch them, but We
must work. was once asked why was
not a Democrat in good standing, and
replied THAI to be Democrat in good
standing in the party one must be heel
er, kicker, striker and ballot box
stuffer, and that l could not be- These
men are Democrats for revenue only, aud
if we should elect Republican Mayor
next spring, these Democrats would in
less than a week be Republicans.
"Now, / want to speak about the gang
OF policemen interfering with your rights
as citizens on election day. If they inter-
fere use the same weapon they use, and /
believe you can use revolver as well as
they can. So help me Heaven i'-and the
Alderman's eyes looked dsyoutly at the
ceiling" if these policemen should in
terfere with my rights on election day /
would use the same weapon they use. and,
although am growing old. / have got a
pretty steady hand yet" loud and pro
longed applause.)
This closed tine meeting, and every one
shook hands with Mr.. Wegman.