The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-31
Allan McDermott Is Run
ming on 1t, and He
Wants All to
Study 1t.
He Would Not Alter One
Item in 1t if He Could
Recall the Past.
SPLENDID DEMONSTRATION.
Bergen Hall Thronged With Fifth
and Sixth District
Citizens.
HEAVY BLOW TO REPUBLICANS.

AS If to refute the slanderous journal
reports of antpathy on the part OF citi-
zens of the Sixth district to Mr.. McDer-
mott, the Democracy of the old Sixth last
night got up and gave the Journal ennis
saries to the meeting at Bergen Hall un-
Unstable evidence that it had donned its
war paint, and was fully equipped for the
coming Mayoralty fight.
Such meeting!
And in Bergen Hall, tool
A hall that Frank o. Cole and other in
)elligent observers admit has heretofore
apparently hoodooded the district cam
paign managers of both parties.
A STIRRING SCENE
"What in thunder does all this meanr
asked a knowing Republican who had
come to gloat over slimly attended
meeting.
What caused his exclamation?
Why, he found crowd gethered, which
filed the hall, the stairs, the We stibule
and overflowed out into the big triaugu-
lar space where Summit avenue joins
Ivy place. Bombs and rockets were ex-
ploded in mid-air, and the Kimmerlys
from Greenville, reinforced by hundreds
Of prominent citizens from the same sec
ton. were circling around the slant of the
hill upon which the lone building stands.
The flare of torches revealed the faces
of an enthusiastic band of men, holding
aloft banners and transparencies, with
oE ,a;r 6ofo
They cheered for McDermott and were
reinforced in their cheering by Fifth
district contingency. The men marched
to the beat of drums, and when they f1led
into the flag bedecked hall they fonnd
their seats already occup led by the old
men of the district. The aisles We're
filed, the walls were lined; ana the yes :
able to gain admittance. The Younger
element were obliged to stand up.
'It's glorious" remarked one old gen.
tleman. ito see such Democratic out.
pouring as this, and such man as h. +.
G. Young presiding"-for Mr.. Young
was chosen Chairman of the meeting.
THE VICE PRESIDENTS.
The following list of Vice Presidents
was selected. Many of them occupied seats
upon the PLATFORM.
F. H. spengeman, W. H. speer John J.
Voorhees, fl. L. Herrick. James Pierce, z. H.
Kilroy, Thomas Shields, Green Voorhees, n. L.
Arms l. CLARK Henry sitp pus1er eorSe o. E. Renerd
John II. Keim, Lawrence Duval P H. Rehill,
W. N Wichauer, Charles Appelby Thomas ia
cobs Doctor Reuuich, Joshua Clark, Hugh Hart
shorne, George B. Fielder, John Cole, Fred W.
Wright, A. V. z. stebbins, James E. Jarvis
Kimmcrly, James G. Clarke John I. Knoeler,
Edward N. Harrison, Andrew Brannigan Robert
Bluitt, Peter McGuinness, Peter Shrope George
Erdwurn Jacob G. Lowey, Anthony Hauck M. F.
Keating, James ]. Degnan. J. B. Bruins, Charles
Kraft Dr. Bidwell and 2. M Roome:
Chairman Young introduced George L.
Record as the first speaker. Mr.. Record
spoke plainly and argumentatively. In
national campaign, he said, 1t was but
natural the voter should be guided less
by the personal characteristics of the
candidate than by the policy he repre-
sented. If the Democratic candidate de-
clared himself for low tariff and the Re-
publican candidate for high tariff, the
question for the voter was whether he be-
lleved in low or high tariff, and not
whether he liked the candidate or not. In
State campaign the same rule would
apply. In local campaign more de-
pended upon the character and ability of
the nominee. 1.-THE Democratic party"
he said, has put forward the man who
can, If he will, and | believe he will,
give us good municipal government.
[Applause.] | have watched closely the
points of this campaign. Mr.. McDer-
motifs ability is conceded on both sides.
We start with that point already estab-
lished. If he does not demonstrate that
ability as Mayor, he can go no higher in
his political aspirations. Nobody has yet
accused him of being fool. Not to
satisfy the people Of this city with a good
and fair administration would be folly
of which do not believe him capable.
"The only objection raised against him
is that he is politician. Well. the other
question is which one has shown the
most ability and made the best record as
a politicianP The American people love
fair play. One side cannot run q cam
paign successfully by charging the oppo-
site body with putting up politician and
then put up as its own candidate poll
tician of inferior grade"
Mr.. Records speech was listened to
very attentively and frequently pune
tuated with outbursts of applause.
MIR. M'DERMoTT'S SPEECH.
In Introducing Mr.. McDermott. Chair
man Young said:--"Mr. McDermott
should receive at your hands the largest
msiority ever received by candidate for
Mayor OF this city,"
AS Mr.. McDermott stepped forward,
the large audience arose to Its feet and
vociferously cheered him. He tried to
speak, but in vain, for the cheers arese
again and again. 1t WAS several minutes
before the tumult subsided. Mr.. McDer-
mott thanked the audience for its greet
ing. He was sorry, however, to begin his
remarks with the painful statement that
Mr.. Windecker, the candidate for Alder
man from the Sixth, had met with fam
ily afflction. Mr.. McDermott had known
Mr.. Windecker since he was a boy. A
filter or more intelligent representative
tnan MIR. Windecker could not be elected
to the Board OF Aldermen. [Applause.]
STANDING ON THE RECORD
Alluding to Mr.. Records remarks con-
cerning the matching of political candi-
dates in the race for Mayor, Mr. McDer-
mott said, with good-humored smile,
"Well, have been mixed up little in
nolitics. but after twelve years of mature
deliberation would not change a single
vote cast in the Assembly. would not
change word in that record. Tap
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