The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-28
THE GALLANT SIXTH.
Splendid Rally in the Republi-
can Stronghold-Ri
Speeches.

Speeches.
The second of the series of campaign
meetings inaugurated by the Democratic
party managers was held Saturday even
ing at the Belvidere House, in Greenyflle,
under the auspices Of the Sixth District
Democracy.
Though iu the very heart of a Repub-
lican stronghold the large hall was
filled.
The audience was composed largely of
enthuslastic,b business men and other tax
PAYERS who listened aJtentively to an in
telligenu discussion of the issues involved
in the present campaign. Many faces
familiar in the councils of the District
Tax Payers Association were noted. 1t
was disappointment to many that
Allan l.. McDermott was not present.
Mr.. McDermott will talk to the voters OF
the district at another mass meeting to
be held in Greenville before the end OF
the campaign. There were other earnest
and eloquent speakers present. however.
Judge Henry Puster presided. The
Police Justice Frank KimmerIy, &. w.
Wright. George Bouton, Justice of the
Peace Jacob Lowey, James Braden,
james Baker and Thomas Jacobs. Will
lam Ritter was Secretary. George A.
Heaney, Judge Thomas Noonan aud AS
SlSbiuU ETOS6CutOE JOSCPa Aus ANSOhoh
also occupied seats upon the stage.
After very short but eloquent address
by Judge Puster, Mr.. George Young,
secretary and treasurer of the New Jer-
sey Title Guarantee and Trust Company,
who seconded Allan L. McDermotts
nomination in the convention. was in
troduced.
A BUSINESS MANS SHEET.
Mr.. Young admitted he was but little
versed in political methods. He had here
tofore been regarded as strict business
man, but he had often wondered why the
business men of this city took so little
interest in municipal politics. Until
and fro between my home and my
place of business as business
man. l have noticed the dirty streets
with banks of mud besmeared snow piled
along the curbs waiting for the small boy
to Kick them into the gutter. or the rains
to wash them away, and have asked my
self, Wherein does the necessity for this
exist, and what is the remedyr Mean
while was regarded by my fellowmen
simply as q quiet fellow. | studied the
water question. Our drinking water
was nauseating to my stomach. drank
an occasional glass OF apollinaris and
thought of reforms that might be inaug-
urated. Finally concluded that a resi-
dence of quarter of century in this
city entitled me to have say as to who
should be put at the head OF our munich
pal government. Along with what / con-
slider eminent and honorable Democrats
signed petition urging upon Allan l..
McDermott to accept a Democratic nomi-
nation for the Office of Mayor.
II thought we were all respectable citi-
Zens. The next day partisan paper
across the river branded us as a
lot of nincompoops. The men who
signed that petition were men whose in
telllgence and moral integrity had never
before been questioned. Then l under
sometimes loath to take an active interest
in the political affairs of fourmunicipality.
Lembeck, one of your most
upright fellow citizens, and the others of
equal integrity who signed that petition,
were nincompoops, L was glad to be
placed in the same category. l deemed it
an honor to second the nomination of AL
Ian l.. McDermott Before the con-
vention met that nominated him
/ was regarded by the EUe7linq
Journal of this city as apparently re-
spectacle man. But the next day after
the convention l was informed by the
Journal that seconded Mr.. McDermott's
nomination for purpose. did second it
for a purpose. (Applause.) wanted a
clean man for Mayor. Cheers and ap-
plause.) And We'll all have one in the
person of Allan i. McDermott. (Contin-
uous applause.) He is man who keeps
his promises to the people. He has held
many offices, some of which he wanted,
other he did not want. Col. Wanser wanted
as many, but he did not get them. Allan
l.. McDermott is regarded as something
more than an ordinary man. Entering
the political arena at the age OF twenty
five, one finds him at the age of twenty
six in the Assembly. at twenty-eight q
~ A.so Ind nd of af
twenty-nine filling the position of Presi-
dent of the. Finance Board, wnere he
saved the city between three and four
millions of dollars. His reputation is
not confined to the limits of this city.
Thrc ughout the State he is acknowledged
to be a leader among leaders, most pro-
nounced Democrat amoDg Democrats.
and a man of ability and unquestionable
integrity. In his candidacy for Mayor we
will all pledge him our hearty support" :"
TCEeers and prolonged applause.
JUDGE NooNAN's TRIBUTE.
When the Chairman introduced Judge
Thomas f. Noonan that erudite speaker
said:-"I presume that during the few
years I have been in public life | have
been given the opportunity of advocating
as many candidates as any man of my
age, | can say that of all these candi-
dates none ever filed me with the en-
thusiasm and pride that Allan l.. McDer-
mott uOeS. III LnoSe tuluRS WHICH
concern our city 1 shall tonight confine
myself to facts. In 1871 the consolidation
of Bergen. Greenville, Hudson City and
Jersey City took place. Then the COM
munity was Democratic and the total
debt was but "a. 600. 900. The Republican
party crapt into power and by legislative
commissions robbed the people of their
rights. From 1871 to 1879 these Republi-
can commissions increased the city's debt
to $4,000, 600. Think of It'll added $11,-
100000 to the debt Of the city in seven
years.
"Since 1879 the people in this city have
been trying experiments, and have elected
Mayors of different characters, and once
as one of these experiments they elected
q Republican. The time has approached
once more to select Mayor. The Re-
publicans have nominated man they
call good fellow and the Democrats
have nominated Allan l.. McDermott.
We are proud of our candidate He is a
printer and a lawyer. He graduated
from that Democratic stronghold, Leon
Abbett's law office, and he started out for
himself In 1879 he became Corporation
Attorney, and while he held that Office he
tried more cases than any other Gorpor-
alton Attorney had for twenty-five years
before In 1880 he was elected TO the
Assembly, and had the honor of nomin-
ating him in the convention. He made an
excellent Assemblyman. and never forgot
that he had the interest of the city at
heart In 1888 he was appointed District