The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-28
REFORMERs IN HARRISON.

IEessrs. Record, Garrick and rzexa-
mer Address a Large Meeting.
The Record-Garriek-He anti
ring ticket held a large and enthusiastic
meeting of over three hundred voters
last evening in Louis Hall, in the Town
of Harrison. Chairman Edward Kenney
introduced the speakers, and gave
short history of the reform movement
for the last year, which has resulted in
the adoption of the new scheme of open
primaries for nominating candidates, in
stead of the old convention way He
said 1t was a new era in the history of
the Democratic party of Hudson County
and the Chairman predicted a better state
of things therefrom.
The first speaker of the evening was
the candidate for Congress, George L.
Record. He gave a clear explanation of
the new enrolment and primary system
showing what a simple and efflcacious
plan it was for making nominations He
also outlined his policy on National
affairs. in favor of further tariff reform
against free coinage Of silver, and de-
| nounced Senatorial conservatism" and
machine politics." His remarks were
| listened to with attention. the subject
arousinS evident interest in the Masses
| 10 whom an actual direct participation
| i'll the naming of the candidates for
office was an entirely new function
The Speaker next showed the result of
| the present boss" system of politics in
| the production of subservient tools in the
Legislature who are controlled absolutely
| by the persons who nominate them in the
conventions, and the subsequent results
of their work in the Legislature in sell
ing their votes to great monopolies and
| trusts; the control of the Legislature i'll
| selling out to the coal combine, in selling
out to the race track in the next year.
and the refusal of the last Legislature
| to pass the bill for tWo-cent ferriages,
and other reforms demanded by the peo-
| pie, were cited as instances in point.
| He occupied about an hour and quar-
| ters time. and his various points were
closely followed and applauded to the
echo The speaker dwelt upon the i'm
portance of nlling the Offices Of Register
| and County Clerk with honest and capa-
| BILE men, and stated the claims of Messrs.
| Garrick and Hexamer on the voters.
The candidate for County Clerk, A.
| Philip Hexamer, made short speech, in
| which he stated his intentions to make an
| honest open fight for the nomination,
and to support whomever the people at the
| primaries might nominate for that office.
| Mr.. Hexamer declared he had come into
| the fight very reluctantly, not needing
| or desiring any office, but merely wishing
| to help inaugurate and fairly launch the
| new system of enrolment and open prim-
| aries upon the party. He was well re-
| ceived and listened to with attention.
| Candidate for Register John Garrick
| spoke for about half an hour, touching
| briefly on the new primary plan, and
| congratulated the people that they now
| had it in their hands for the first time
| to say directly who should be their can
didate for the various offices to be filled,
1 and asked that they seriously consider
/ the ticket that the Reformers had put in
| the field, and, if it met their approval to
| advocate and vote for it,
The meeting adjourned at half-past
| ten O'Clock. The next meeting of the Re-
i formers will be held in West Hoboken
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