The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-07
The FIRST GUN.
Crowded Democratic Mass
Meeting in Bergen
Hall on Saturday
Night.
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR M'GILL
Parade Of Democratic Clubs
Throughout the Principal
Streets of the
District.
Stirring Speeches by Massrs'
Kalisch and Daly-Griggs'
Record Held Up.

mr. ers+ Democratic gun of the CUB
ernatoriaI campaign was hred Oh
day evening by the Bergen Deia
CI,h under whose auspices a rousi,s
mass meeting was held at bergen 20
Although practically a new conner ~
tbe p~olieital field the club made a SNOW
ing of which many older ciups Hight
well feel proud. I'D
r. seemed as though all Bergen hao
tanned out to do honor to the Denio
cratic standard bearer, Chancellor AieA-
ander It. McGil and when rhe nieinDts
of the club turned out several nuHureu
strong. headed by a band ana d ms o.
drum corps to parade through the prih-
cinal t-horoughfares they were greeleu
with cheers that made sleepy oefsp
wake up and rub its eyes.
Al the hall the greatest enlhusas
was manifested, the large gathelAhe
cheering at every opportunity. sYn
the club members arrived, each !
ing an American flag. cheers We're grNen
as the speakers and vice FresiuenV7
took their places upon the pialioN
there were more cheers; ana WneleSei
the name of New Jerseys next GoVernoi
Chancellor McGill, was mentioheu sne
audience cheered until 1t seemed 40
though me TOOL WOu1d NC
The hall was crowded to its fuiles1
conaoitv EVERY seat was occupied while
the gallery was full to o~vercroWoahg
Those who came too late TO secure
SEATS and there were many OF theni'
orowded the space at the rear OF the
hall. 35l1
There were but two speakers, Senator
william d. DAILY and ex-Assempiyman
co-5,al Il o1icehE- of Newark.
Mr.. William H. Speer, Jr., President OF
the Bergen Democratic Club called the
meeting to order and announced lhe
vice Presidents as follows:-Frank II
Kimmerly, Judge Henry Puster, James
Luby, John F. Kirnell, Bernard McNal-
" Charles Young, Max Erdwurm, Df:
Pred. Wright, Patrick D Sweeney, MOT
ris F.. Michigan, Frederick Scott, Henry
Lembech, Robert Carey, John J.. murray,
James ]. Degnan, F. D. Spengenan and
r. b. Fisk. He then introduced the
CHAIRMAN OF me s mgeei a. foilows:N
Mr.. CROSSES STIRRING WORDS.
.sFelleW citizens and fellow Democrats.
This campaign is the most inperta a.
10 YOU and the Democratic party OF New
Jersey ever waged Our opponents nave
pratuitously outlined the course Oh PIo-
cedure We thank them for this gratulty'
but We propose to carry on the cam,
paign on lines the most CONSISTENT WIZ
truth and honesty.GIf any Wro oa{.,a II
laid at the door of a DEMOCRATIC oIhclal
YOU and l stand ready to repudlate lnls
wrong. We propose to fight TINS am
paign upon the records OF pour pate,es'
We viii stand by the party hat STANDS
between you and corporate monopoLeS'
the same party that gave you R Z GeoTgs
q LUDLOW, Leon Albeit, Robert ;.
Green and George IT.. Werts and by the
grace of God and by, arguments Wnleh
- @f4-u-fh fhGrh Will ne dQd-
ed another brilliant name to that list-a
name of one as true as steel. that
name is Alexander T.. McGln TAP
MI. Grouse. here introduced ex-Assem-
bIyman Kalisch, who addressed the
meeting as follows, ans T
am glad to be with you tonight; glad IT. to
see that so many realize the importance
Of his campaign ng g.aa de 70 every see en Section
Of the State. 1t indicates that we VIII T
carry the State by a large majority IaH J Tor
a few things regarding Brother Grlggs;
I desire to attack no mar un3gust iysn Du.
Mr.. Griggs has a reeora. Ron an to criitieism
nan has a K rsioFs Il ss 8 SRsR q sEIsle'sln'
TT has been claimed by the hepup-
the Charges? The Democratic party has
the closest scrutiny into the record q
the Democratic administration OF this
State to bring to llght any ACT Oh I[auu
upon the part of public officials winch
may be cast upon the Democratic party.
It was said hat a reform was necessary.
This has always been the cry of the outs,
who. aving not fed at the POLITICAL crib,
find starvation staring them in the face.
When they a no means by which they
can return to power their last EFFORT
is a cry of reform. So the last Leg1s-
lature appointed a committee which was
to show a INSTRUMENTATION upon the
part of Democratic officials which would
cause the State to rise in arms. Now
whom did they appoint on his commit
tee? They appointed four Republicans
and one Democrat, my friend here point
ing to Senator Daly).
PROCEEDING UNFAIR.
tfThere was but one counSel, ana pc a
Republican. The Democratic party was
not represented by Democratic counsel.
From the very commencement it was
unfair. What was the result? They
s~ubpoenaed everybody, spent a lot of
money, made a great noise in the news
papers, and the result was they indicted
a few outsiders and a woman-a woman
Qaughter) who ran a newspaper in New
ark. They indicted a manager Of a
newspaper, a publisher of maps n a
furniture dealer. But where were the
officials?
ing malfeasance on the part of the. Re
publican party Mr.. Voorhees, suddenly
discovered that he needed a rest. So the
committee adjourned never to resume the