The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-02
SECONDS ROUSER.
The Avenue House Crowded With
Enthusiastic DEM
Ocrats.

The big ball room of the Aveuue House
was crowded last evening during the
meeting held under the auspices OF the
Second District Democratic Society.
Several eloquent speeches were made.
The speakers were: EX-Sheriff Ferdinand
Heintz. who presided; Counsellor James
j. Murphy, j. j. Hickey and Senator
William D. Daley J. J. Coogau and
Daniel Davis were chosen vice presidents,
ana Charles Lillis secretary. The speakers
were all listened to attentlvelY aud were
frequently interrupted by applause. The
meeting adjourue with three rousing
cheers for Stan ton, Brackuer and kelia-
her, led by the chairman. Mr.. Heintz
said he had just come from sick room
and felt scarcely able to preside over a
such large meeting; but he accepted the
houor because he was q democrat. He
said he wanted to see all the democrats
elected. It was true. he said, that there
was Democratic ring, but every organ
ized body should have head. But
Colonel Toffey was nominated by State
ring. Men came from Camden and
Trenton, and other parts of the State
and named MIN as the candidate of the
Republican party. He was practically
the nominee OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
Mr.. Heintz said he had known Mr.
Stanton for twenty years, and more
efficient officer ne never knew in his
life. 1t was wrong to blame him for not
indictiDg this or that man. One OF Stau~
tons Grand Juries, of which he. the
speaker, was q nembsr. found twenty
During Colouel Toffey's term of three
years only forty-two such iudictments
were found. In the present campaign
the speaker said that Mr.. Stanton's
chances of electiop were growing bright
er everv day. and his hearers would find
next Tuesday night that Mr.. Stanton
would be their Sheriff for the next three
years.
CAMPAIGN OF ABUSE.
Councillor james J. Murphy made al
excellent effort. He said that, accordin &
to circular issued by the Repu blican
State Committee some weeks ago, the
Republican campaign was to be fought
on State and National issues. Evidently
the managers had changed their minds.
as throughout the campaign on their
side it had consisted of nothing but vi.
tuperatlon and abuse That platform
| was suggested bv tne New York World
| The motion to adopt it was male oy the
Rev. Mr.. Scudder, and it was seconded
| by Hattie Adams Parkhurst: but up to
the present time it had not met with the
approval of respectable citizens.
Mr.. Murphy alluded 10 some one
| down town who got rich on one of the
most dsmnable aud infamous games ever
devised by man, who might have bsen
| indicted by one CT Toffey's juries.
| Toffey, too. When his term rs
State Treasurer expired, SO manipu-
lated Republican Senate as
to prevent an election of his success
sor. The speaker said he had doubts
| as to whether such man SHOULD have
the power to draw Grand Juries. AS to
himself. the speaker, as younger mem-
ber of the bar. wished to aid his tesrl
| mpny with that of the other members,
from the Judiciary down, as to the fitness
of Sheriff Stanton TO" the ottic. which he
now ndorns. Sheriff Stanton was always
found at his post, transacting the busi-
ness of the Office. No matter what time
one called between the hours of nine A.
M. aud five P. NJ. Stanton was always
found at his post.
A TELLING INCIDENT.
II recall an Incident" said the speaker.
that will better illustrate what / have
TO say In this connection. There was a
| man who wished TO bring suit against
another who, after having made a
fraudulent purchase, was about to sail
for Europe. The papers were left in the
Sheriff's office. 1t took some time to
make them out, and NJ. Station
agreed to wait IN his of6cs until
they reached there. | helped s to
make them out. had almost forgotten
the transaction. l had business with
another gentleman at Taylor's Hotel that
night and | called to see him. l saw
Sheriff Stanton standing near The regis
ter. did not fully understand what he
was there for uutil afterwards His wife
was at the Academy of Music. He W u
watching for the man who WAS to sail for
Europe at six O'Clock next morning.
That man Was in New York. but Was TO