The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
ToFFEY VS.. THE RAIN.
Even the Elements Have Set In
Against the Republican
Candidate.


last evening during the mass meeting
held under the auspices of tine Eighth
District Republican Committee. The
stormy condition of the weather, drove
many in doors, as there was practically
nothing else In the way of amusement
going on In the district.
Ex- Assem- blymau Henry Brautigan
presided. On the platform sat Frank y.
Cole. j. Frank Sutherland, Bruce Linn,
j. Herbert Potts, Freeholder John
Doscher aud Thomas McEwan. Republi-
cap candidate for Assemolyman, and a
augmented by the presence of Colonel
Toffey. 1t was noticeable fact that
every speaker lauded In Il special manner
the personal character Of Mr.. Stanton.
The cry was. "War on the Democratic
ring" Mr.. Sutherland. who really made
q brilliant effort. even went SO far as to
say that his personal nowledge OF Mr..
Stanton's character was such that. were
he not the Democratic rings candidate.
he. Mr.. Sutherland, would not have been
standing there advocating the election OF
Colonel Tpffey. Mr.. Bruce. who also
made splendid effort also paid tribute
to the character Of Mr.. Stanton, but in
sisted the cry was-" war on the Ring"
aud no IN sttsr who should be its caudi-
date he would be knocked down. just as
was Allan McDsrmott. lone of the ablest
men in the State" Mr.. Bruce. however.
while taking issue with editorial remarks
In The JERSEY CITY NEWS Of yesterday.
said very Kind word in the papers be-
half. "Do You read it?" he asked, as he
picked up COPY from table near him.
'If you don't you ought TO. It's very
interesting paper" But then Mr.. Bruce
attempted to make 1t appear that the
paper. In advocating the elec-
% ton of Stanton. tried. "as would
any good lawyer'' Ito which profess
sion Mr.. Bruce belongs by the way
TO cover up bad points or keep them
in the back grounds by raising of false
issues. He then read the four charges
from yesterdays editorial leader. which
The NEWS claimed were the principal
ones, as ordinarily stated against MI.
Stanton, to wit, that ne had not indicted
the race track gamblers; that he
had not indicted the policy players
aud hackers; that he had not To-
dcted the Street and Water Board.
that he was political .y ally
the assertion thar the first three charges
were those of Republicans were false, as
the Republicans already knew that Mr..
Stanton coEld not 1ndtct anybody. but
the last charge was true and that the
Republicans were opposed TO Davis Mr..
Bruce QlQ not TeAu tH0 OtHSI SeAiou'
points in the editorial. intimating thai
he did not believe In reading newspaper
extracts at length during a political
speech. Mr.. Bruce simply reserved
those salient points for his own purposes.
W itnout bringing out clearly the ATTACK
T HE NEWS made upon Davis. Fortun
ately for The NEWS it ts widely read ir
the Eighth district, and no doubt many
in the audience soon detected that Mr.
Bruce Gas aood lRwyer'O was guilty IL
certain sense of doing the very thing he
mad accused the paper of doing In adve-
eating Stauton's election. a....I, h.. .
Frank O.. Cole. Thomas McEwau and
Herbert Potts also addressed the audi
ence. but Colonel Toffey. the llou of the
occasion, could not be heard. As though
the fates were against him, just as he
was announced, the rain poured upon
the tin roof of the structure with such 8
roaring sound that Colonel ToHey's voice
could not possibly be heard above the
din, and, 10 add to the confusion, tn
Democratic boys in the galleries begat
to applaud the rain. The Colonel
stopped talking and sat down. The
band tried to drown the sound OF the
| rain. and after it got through playing,
the Colonel again stepped forward
Again the rain began to pelt the ROOT
furiously. The Colonel went through
his speech, but o one. except possibl
| those on ;the stage and directly In front,
heard what he said.