The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
BERGEN DEMOCRATS
Great Gathering at Bergen
Hall-Governor Werts
Pfesides.

The Bergen Democratic ASSOCIATION
wound up the campaign on the Hill with a
glorious mass meeting at Bergen Hall on
Saturday evening. Governor Werts pre-
sided. Allan L. McDermott and Judge
Chauncey Beasley, of Trenton, were the
speakers, and the crowd that assembled
filled the hail. aisles and all, to the doors and
to the gallery ceiling.
Before t. . meeting the association marched
from the association rooms on Monticello
avenue to Governor Werts' house and es-
corted him to the hall, going through Com
munipaw avenue, Park street, Astor place
and Summit avenue. filling the night with
red fire and music as they went along
The gathering in the hall was as enthusi-
astic as it was big. Every speaker was sa>
luted with thunders of applause, and when
Chancellor McGill's name was mentioned
the crowd all but shook the hail down with
their cheers and stamping of feet.
Mr. George G.. Tenant called the meeting
to order. In few words he introduced the
Governor as the presiding officer of the
meeting, and there was shout of applause
that must have made the members in the
Wanser Clubrooms, block distant, feel
sick. The following vlce-presidents We're
also announced:-J Warren Hardenbergh,
James G. Hasking, Frank Fl. Kimnerly,
Judge Henry Puster, William H. Speer, Jr.,
Register George B. Fielder, Daniel Y. Lewis,
E. f. C. Young, Dr. Mortimer Lampson,
William D. Edwards. Edlow w. Harrison,
Thomas Kinds and John j. Voorhees,.
GOVERNOR WERTS SPEECH.
In opening the meeting Governor Werts
id:-ssIt affords mo extreme qualification
to be called to preside at this meeting of
Democrats at the close Of the campaign.
New Jersey will continue its long line of
Democratic Governors, and on next Tuesday
evening this county, the Gibraltar of De-
nocracy. will have proved itself a firm rock.
81 am compelled to announce with great
disappointment that Attorney General
Stockton, to whom we were to have listened
tonight, is confined to his bed with sickness
in Philadelphia. I received telegram from
him this afternoon, in which he expressed
his regret at not being able to be present
He desires me to say to this audience that he
has entire confidence in the results of next
Tuesday, and that we can count on another
Democratic Governor in the person of Cham
cellor McGill. [Cheering.l
81 take great pleasure in introducing to
youas the first speaker noble son OF Deinoc-
racy, than whom, think, there is none bet
ter fitted to discuss the issues of this CAM
paign, Allan L. McDermott."
MDERMOTT ON THE ISSUES.
Mr. McDermott was again greeted with
vociferous applause. He said:
s. Every campaign has its issue. The Re-
publicans this campaign are crying as theirs,
Reformation of State Let US see if they
are honests The constitution of this State
imposes upon the Executive only veto
power, and the majority in the Legislature
which enacts law in tine first place can
pass it, over the Governors veto, If it
chooses to do so. The Republicans have had
that power for two years ROW. and II there
was anything wrong they should have fixed
it, If wanted reform | would not hire
the Republican party to carry it out. We
have had specimen of Republican reform
in Jersey City.
"The chief Issue Of this campaign is equal
taxation, and it isja question which interests
every citizen in this city. Those who pay
rent pay the taxes And stepping a little
aside from State issues, will say that mu-
nicipal government is no farce. National'
government is of slight consequence, cont
ared with municipal government. Three
years ago there was reform campaign in
this city, which resulted in the sReformers,