The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-08
VICTORY IN TIE AIR
Enthusiastic Meetings of
Citizens Portend Demo-
cratic Success Tor
morrow.
PREPARING FOR THE BATTLE
Chief Murphy's Arrangement for
Thorough and Systematic
Returns.
PREPARING FOR THE BATTLE

"A mass meeting was held on Saturday
night under the auspices of the Bergen
4 Democratic Association in their new cluh
rooms, at No. 1853 Monticello avenue
X The rooms were handsomely decorated
. with flags and streamers. President VIII
liam Speer, Jr, presided until the latter
.neyt of the meeting, when he left tc
end another meeting. He stated thai
le meeting was for the purpose OF
atifying the nominations made by the
Democratic party.
THE convention he said, has put in
- nomination men deserving of our high.
est support and commendation.'
He defined the principles of the Demo
cracy and contrasted them with those
of the Republican party.
After a short talk on national matters
he said
This city is being ruined by sci
of scamps, who seem to think that a pub
lie office is a private pudding. We must
get rid of the scarnps and put men in
> Office that know what the city needs
kSand will give it to us. We have here
N election for Street and Water Com
\ missioner and Alderman-at-Large II
q GEMS to me that with the publicity
z iven to the rottenness of the present
z i2ard the people must see the need of a
Z ts.enange, and the election of the Demo
cratic candidates should be an assured
thing"
Mr. John j. voorhis was introduced
and in an able and witty address clearly
set forth the issues at stake in this cleo
I tion.
EXCELLENT CANDIDATES.
I'VE now have" he said, "a line of can
didates that can not be assailed.''
lTIa sraya Shnrf Skatpb of zach of fhe
e candidates. and showed them all to be
fessional politicians. They could none OF
3ols of any boss. No boss had any hand
the nomination Of the, candidates. Mr..
Lampson La sIei in nsla nomination. min I Surely,
s said. II can't be accused of being a
nHe speaker reviewed THE promises
II lie by the Wanser reform administra-
81 4 I,-pure water, clean streets and lower
mi mises h had IAenu BEEN kens. @ He E told of the
~ Il perienees of the. committees from the
ssard of Trade who waited on the re-
4seuaa taxation. These committees were
asked for the State Water si bill they
sas55 salaaI gst it They do9ldn't even ,.
water rhS from the Sheds of Tie East jersey
Conn Is, by paying fair price for II.
sign tlldl the pcOHtS etS-rSifA 4oA eiAC
reform, Good Government Clubs have
been organized all over the city, and these
clubs have endorsed four of the five
Democratic candddates-s He closed by
1ikening the reform administration to a
pawnbrokers shop. It is full of unre-
StISd 'oWGHT fro TO SUPPoRT DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. Spengeman said that every man
that loves his home ought to support the
Democratic candidates
Counsellor Robert Carey made clever
speech, in which he set forth the issues
the water question and the subject of un-
just taxation. There are thirteen vacant
houses on the block he lives on, and the
filthy water supplied to Greenvifle citi-
zens is responsible for It,
Secretary George Tenant, who took
the chair on the departure Of sMr. Speer,
said that talking was all very well in its
place, but that what was wanted in this
Campaign was work. Every man must
get In touch with his neighbors and see
that they not only get to the polls. but
National questions don't AFFECT the
water we have had to use Is a matter
that touches the heart and soul of every
citizen of Jersey City. At the close. of
the meeting Mr.. Tennant distributed slips
reprinted from sThe News" of Aprf1 l.
explaining the way the candidates are
running.
CITY ELECTION TOMORROW.
Polls open. .........................k6 Am.
Polls close. .,...................,.a..7 P!M.