The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-28
Mr.. RECORDS BOOM
Fifth District Democrats
Crowd a Hall to Hear
His Nomination
Urged.
OTTO GROUSE ON REFORM
Michael ]. o'Donnell's Ae i've
Canvass for Second Place
on the Ticket.
Meetings in Harrison and Kearny
Assembly Candidates
Looming Up.
OTTO GROUSE ON REFORM

The lodge room in McCoobery's Hall,
on Erie street, was crowded to the doors
last night by members and friends of
the North End Democratic Club of the
Fifth Assembly district to hear the cause
of the Reform party. The leaders of the
club were careful to point out that it
was strictly not political affair in the
general sense, but a social club meeting
TO which Messrs. Record, Hexamer and
Garrick We're invited Just to say few
words" as Chairman Mulligans said. The
three candidates for Congress, County
Clerk and Register were, however de-
tanned in Harrison at another meeting,
and Mr.. Otto Grouse represented them.
Mr.. VIM. a. Coreoran, Democratic As
sembly candidate for the district, opened
the meeting with a speech on the origin
and strength of the North End Club He
made a capital speech, which aroused
great enthusiasm, particularly when he
said that the club was growing and
meant to do good work for the Demo-
cratic party.
When he had finished he introduced
Mr.. Otto Grouse as one of the ''essences
of that element of the Democratic party
party which is known as the Reform
party"
QlSCldlIH llldl bS5cll WI =
Grouse. q don't want to be known as
a Reformer, a Short Hair or a Silk Stock
ing. but a member of the Democratic
party (Cheers)
Mr. Grouse told the history of the So
called Reform party. which was, he said,
Instituted simply to wrest from gang
of INSCRIPTIONS men, who were respon-
sfble for dishonesty at the polls. the con-
troll of the party.
.'The time came when that gang was
downed, and they came to us and asked
us to meet them,' he continued Eve
agreed on a plan, a constitution, new
system unknown before. By this sys-
TEN we can have our own ticket Be
fore, the gang came to us and founced
their ticket in our faces, and, if we didn't
vote that we were traitors. Well,
would rather be traitor than vote their
ticket" (Cheering.)
WHAT THE REFORM IDEA Is
Mr.. Grouse graphically told the history
of hacked and bought conventions, of
stuffed ballot boxes and fraudulent regis
fry lists, and said that the new system
will in a measure abolish the first two
evils, and with honest men taking an
interest. which, under the present sys-
tenn. they are now for the first time en-
abled, the last two will disappear
He urged the members TO get out and
work among the people, so that this idea
of reform would be carried out. The
idea is,,' he said. that every Democrat
should have the right to vote. What Is
that right to vote? To have a ticket
thrust into your hand next November
with scoundrel on it?
.Nou he said, '.if you think Mr.. Record
or your Chairman or any other person
suitable man to represent you in Con-
eress you can put him on your ticket,
and if that person has the greatest
number of votes, he is the candidate,
Mr. Grouse pointed out that the sys-
tenn had defects, but, with the enrolment
first fraud could scarcely operate. lie
claimed it was the best scheme devised
and if, on the 10th day of November
there can be proved any fraud at the
urinary, that primary will be thrown
out.
1--WE as a County Committee will see
fair play, and if 1t is necessary to throw
out whole district we will. The COM
mittee Of Twenty-four will come mere
and hold the primary to get an honest
vote" cloud cheering)
ROUGH ON q. BRAGG.
.sNow YOU are going to have the op-
portunity to vote for whom you please.
I'm going to vote for George L. record
for Congress, for he stands for some
thing. (Cheers.) He's no block to put
on a ticket; but he is man OF prains.
since you've turned down MeAdoo you We
got no man of brains in Congress Tor
New Jersey You haven't got any rep
resentative for Hudson county. Where
IS he? AS for John Garrick, he is an
honest man, an upright lawyer, and one
who will fill the Office of Register OF
Deeds Then for County Clerk want
YOU to vote for Mr.. Hexamer, for ne is
also an honest man, and these are the
men whom you want to represent you.
a,oud applause during which Mr.. Grouse
resumed his seat)
REFORM TICKET ENDORSED
After the speech from Mr Grouse
which the club immensely admired MT.
w. A. Corcoran read the following reso-
lutions, which were unanimously anu
most enthusiastically carried
..Resolyed. That the North End Demo
cratic ClAb hereby affirms its adherence
+o the fundamental principles of the
Damocratic party. we are heartily in
accord with President Cleveland, Hon.
the House of Representatives, in their eff
forts to have the Democratic party carry
mt its promises of tariff reform. We
regret that the efforts of the so-called
Conservatives in the Senate prevented
fhe accomplishment of the full measure
Of this reform. We favor free raw ma
terials and lower tariff on manufacture
ed articles.
..In local matters we heartily favor the
new primary system which has been
adopted by the Democratic party 1t
affords to every one desiring to be a can
didate for public office an opportunity to
do SO without the consent Of any boss,
with no obligations except to the people.
1--WE are opposed to the corrupt leader
ship which has lead the Democratic
party in this county to defeat, ana we