New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-27

Sheriff John J. Tofey presided On the plat
form with him sat many Of the vice presidents Of
the meeting The vice-presidents were:
Mayor WapHser. v. y q W; coIo Goffn'
Flave McGee. a 5. Baldwin
SeeT george e. W, ASifad Harding Henry Nntzhorn,
e r Patterson Alexander Dusenbury,
G. r. Christie, J; p Landrine
louis Hennemeir. g NJ Mccarthy
7 i Rechtold Elmer W. Demarest.
TrS2t I Higgins Michael schultz. tr.
Frederick i >F'rrambach. ir., Robert McAndrews.
g9SP goSs pssp5sn r s%'' IF %sss'sH' s.a''r''
4 l. Wilson J. IL Potts
I29hr = fai.sSst ffiaoi,cSt,ss James Is F Blaekshaw.
George f. Perkins, H. T. HiuDer
other wel-known local Republicans, officials
and ex-officias were il the hall
MR.. GRIGGs LOUDLY CHEERED
At SIS O'Clock Mr. Grggs appeared on the
,latform and was enthusiastically cheered.
while the band played Hail to the Chief In
n few well-chosen words the chairman then in
troduced the candidate Of the rank and file
Of the Republican party OF New-Jersey.
Mr. Gr.ggs is a spare man OF middle height
He has a pale strong face. and spoke last night
IN a weu-moduIated voice that reached to every
part Of the hall. He wore a dark cutaway coat
and light trousers and until he reached the last
mart of his speech kept one hand in his pocket
and enphasized his words with the other. To-
ward the end Of his ncislve address, however.
his gestures and voice became more emphatic
ADDRESS OF THE CANDIDATE.
Mr. Gr,ggss speech was substantially as fol-
lows:
campalen feel very grave sense Of responsibilities
when consider that have 10 carr m M M S ato The %
cause is 50 important the interests great and
the necessity OF victory Is so sTd in
endeavoring TO proclaim before my fellow-cit!zens
Of NewJersey those principles those ques'Ums, ,'nn
which We rely for success in TINS campa,sSn, ps a., Ann n
that we are going TO fight this fight entirely ana
wholly upon it's merits. applause We 40 ,idjl n1t
propose indulge in abuse Of the opposing ~
date We shall rather rely upon the past record o o,
the sincerity Of our own promises and upon the good
faith which hope TO inspire petweeh tne Peopie S
Of this State and the Repuoiicah cahu'ua'e'
While we shall not. as have said indulge IN any any
improper reflections upon the candidate OF the otheI
marty II viii he necessary In the interests OF truth
and Justice and good government, 10 eNpTse. WIZ. n
cuar records OF Democratic adminstra,o1 n In,s as
State during the last eleySn S into
rendered the parry M as an
ganzation an object OF shame TO an the respec'aoe
members OF that party. tAppause'
ALI. DEMOCRATS NOT TO BLAME
A, the same time / want it TO be distinctly un-
6ers,ood that we do not hold responsible all the
members OF tie Democratic party lor 'noso a"
ministrative abuses it is our m'en'''" w.
proclaim We recognize the fact tha' '" w
ALWAYS been a large majority OF that pa''s WI"
have always disagreed with the iihpu'v p,,,s py
its leaders who have fought against me Ied 70
course which they pursuea VINO nose who were simply
bent upon selling political spoiIs II ma, ha pbere are
said by high DemocrSS'Gn Gnsmocrats Of the other
Democratic angels ana DsIi,o
sort. daughter ana apPlauoV ,o,,ocra,ic party in
il due to the long course o eVes en- nor nov
began here in Hudson County hd,e ~ c,tizens Of
Hudson County 10 trace in detail the history , ps
the ascendency and the decns OF inT eTseI You i've
% Ser shs sgb o0oose 20 the city Well
years backa half decade or 1o ,nnt lessons Of
Tsmmany Democrats OF New York for me pGdpsIs 3apsty
Of learning how to make ana no. l' little while in the
Tammany school they were able TO say, ne n VII Vii
~ords OF lag9; M eo o' hard with but that
better the snq loud laughter The 6a
many oi as 500 frsuduient ballots were counted ts
against the REPUBLICANS IN th,s a9crat in this
county that can say that accusation is y no sbsoInte
%hs@ thai h party set they
the corruption OF the ballot IN tiys ~
which they did not practise with success here WHY
Because right here in Hudson County was .,nne rne
the day that nsbnred in a Democratic government
9t New-Jersey They ,ae esa11sneu which could turn
through their County tOiDinNs'' ""'~'
out any majority they desired
TwO-THIRDs OF 1T MANUFACTufhD'
Six years ago on the Saturday nigh' Deiore ~.
results Of the elections were made known '''
chairman Of the Democratic state committee
cered that Hudson County would give the e""''
date OF his party for the Governors MP ulov
ityand gentlemen II did (cries OF snahei % a, nd
h'ssesl. and the Senate Investigation "e IVA
proved conclusiyelv that 5000 OF tnat insJ9rII was
faudulenty manufactured. Renewed hisslhgJ h,ob
But we were never abe 10 nnd out VINO ~ MI nnix
authority planned this scheme OF fraud; we ony
knox that forty OF these Democratic election ohl-
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