The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-26
THE LIONS ROAR
Hudson Democracy Awakes
to a Rousing Cam
paign.
TWO GREAT MASS MEETINGS.
Stanton's Excellent Record
Shown In Its True Colors
by Eloquent Speakers.
Winfield Talks in Hoboken and
Minturn and jacobs Stir
Up Jersey City.

Cp JCloCt OliJs
During career of more than twenty
years in politics, Sheriff Stanton never
received such an ovation as greetsd him
last niaht. at st. Mary's Hall, Hoboken.
The city is his home, and has been all OF
his life, and it more than once has given
the most substantial testimony to this
effect.
The political denomination given
Sheriff Stanton last night was sufficient
TO arouse in the heart Of any person a
feeling that his neighbors intended TO
honor him. On the platform during this
demonstration were some Of the most
representative men in this county and
their apparent easy and satisfied condi-
tion denoted better their belief that Mr..
Stanton would be elected, than the elo-
q ent words which were uttered during
the evening.
These men were:-Colonsl E. A.
Stevens, who presided; Freeholder Will
liam Ellis. Daniel Foster, Wald emar
Eckelman. Patrick LondriGan, John
Gaffray. Daniel Donegan. James j.
Lawson. Police Commissioner Hay
den. Alfred Thomas. Ferd. Kaye
behm. Maurice STACK. Graham SIN
clair. P. II. O'Rafferty. John
Mo-iarty. Henry Martin. William Cliff.
Berham Boyer, William N. Parslow.
Gustav Hauser. Edward Meyer, DE-. Hell
fer, ex-Mayor Grassman, Frederick BurkA
hard, joseph Hillman. Julius Schlatter
and G. J. Tahen.
THE GREAT STREET PARADE.
The great nall was crowded. and pic
ture OF Sheriff Stanton on the stage was
admired by hundreds. The calling of
the meeting to order was delayed some
by the street parade, IN which various
organizations participated, and when
these were safely installed inside the i'm
mense nall, Assemblyman Tahen intro
duced Colonel Stevens, VINO was unaui-
mousIy elected Chairman. William
O'Toole was selected for Secretary. and
the Chairman made few remarks. in
which he insisted that all people in Ho-
boken had confidence In Sheriff Stanton,
aud advised them to vote for him. and
then he read a letter from eX-Judge A.
Q. Garretson.s which was a eulogy ou
the Sheriff. The Judge said he would
have been present had It. been possible.
Colonet Stevens next formally intro
duced the speaker of the evening. Charles
H. Winfield. for ten years Prosecutor of
the Pleas. The eloquent remarks of the
speaker were frequently interrupted by
applause. and the facts set forth were not
disputed. He said:-i
Mr.. wINFIELD's ELooUENCE.
The Prosecutor said, amoag other
things, that Sheriff Stanton had been the
trusted, confidential detective in the
Prosecutors office for twenty years, and
that he had served three prosecutors sue
cessfully. The speaker denounced policy
dealing, and also the clergymen
who have said that Stanton's Grand
Juries are drawn to protect them. Mr..
Winfield said that the only Grand Jury
that Stanton had drawn and could be
held responsible for WAS that of the
April term of Court which had served
and been discharged. The present Grand
Jury had not completed its labOrs and
no one could say what it would do.
Mr.. Winfield then took up the record
of indictments found during tine term of
Sheriff Toffey. and showed that twenty
five policy dealers was the greatest nuns
Der indicted in any one term. while
the last Grand Jury, which
was drawn by Sheriff Stanton found
twenty-seven policy indictments. the
greatest number ever found by a Grand
Jury IN this county. Mr. Winfield
denounced the Interference of clergymen
in politics and with mphasis exclaimed.
MAKE RELIGION WORSE.
"They do not make politicc purer. and
they do make religion worse by SO do
ing"
been honored by the citizens of Hoboken
by being repeatedly elected con-
stable. Councilman and the
Mayor and he defied any man to point to
a single thing Mr.. Stanton ever did that
was improper or dishonest.
The speech of the Prosecutor was well
received. and he was frequently inter-
rupted by applause.
SHERIFF STANTON SPEAKS.
At the conclusion of his speech Mr.
oil rUa hos " oh E1a hor
his thanks and then made way for Sheriff
Stanton. who said:-
''Mr Chairman and fellow citizens of
Hoboken. aud In this include my neigh
bors who went with me to school, let me
call your attention to the abuse that /
have received from the New York press,
You who know me know that the attack
is unwarranted and unjust. Where In
this large hall isthere ea man who can
sayI ever cheated or defrauded himi
The New York World says / have doue
these things, but you VINO Know me are
to be my judges. aud saE to you. IL you
don't know me who does? We have
been boys and men together.
sEGUINE's OPPOSITION EXPLAINED.
4 IL desire to say few words concern
y ing mau who has had something to say
d about me. / would give the Coat off M
form. The man refer to is
interviewed by the World. Heedoes moi
think am fit man to be Sheriff ac-
cordiug to the interview. 1 desire tt
show you the value OF his opinion. The
Sheriff receives no salary and bis income
is derived from fees. have been Sheriff
but year. but during that time have
served many papers for Mr.. Segu1ne
and for these services he has not paid me
one cent. The last time he sent me
papers to serve, informed him that
would be pleased TO receive some of the
money he owed me snd his reply was,
'oh, don't be In hurry, It's all right.
Then told Mr.. Segulne that when he
wanted any papers served In the future
he must send the fees with them. That
is he reason he denounced me In the
World today. If he was an honest mai
he would paw his debls.s i wantto ash
all of you If owe you a cent.
"Charges have been made that hav'
failed to do my duty. I ask you when
where aud how this WAS done. | wan
this information. Ip every position thf
people have placed me have tried TO d.
my duty. When was elected Mayor o
this city found the tax rate So "a.
made up my mind that no appropriation
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