The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-25
IMuENSB ENTHUSIASM
st. Luey's Hall Crowded Last
Night Prosecutor Hen
erickson Speaks.

Democrats in the old Horseshoe district
turned out last night in large numbers to at
tend mass meeting in st. Lucy's Hall. 1t
looked like old times to see such crowd of
enthusiastic Democrats cheering the speak
ers and, as one of them said, s'whooping it
up"
Mr.. Dennis B. Sweeney was the chairman
after the meeting had been opened by Com
mitteeman John Kenny.
On the platform were Senator W. D. DAILY.
Charles E. Hendrickson, prosecutor of Bur-
lington County; John w. Queen. Pierce j.
Fleming, David H. Cagney, Alexander Simp-
son, John c. Sweeney, John W. Donelan and
others.
Senator DAILY, who was in hurry to get
away to Bayonne, spoke first. and in his ac-
customed vigorous style aroused the audience
to high pitch of enthusiasm. If the pres
ent enthusiasm, he said, for Chancellor Nc
Gill keeps up. there will be an old-time ma
jority for him from Hudson. He euIogized
the Chancellor and all the candidates. As
for himself, he said, he had always been a
Democrat, would go back to Trenton if
elected, a Democrat, and would remain a
Democrat until his term expired. [Chcers.
Prosecutor Hendrickson followed, and he
made an able speech, which practically COW
cred every issue raised. He dwelt on the
character of the head of the ticket, with
whom he had been at school III Princeton
and praised individually the Assembly can
didates, particularly Mr.. Pierce ]. Fleming,
the nominee from the Horseshoe.
Mr.. Hendrickson told his audience that be-
cause the Chancellor could leave his judi
cial duties to attend to his campaign every
Democrat should make the Chancellor's
cause his own and do his best to get out the
vote. [Cries of ssWe WHIP and cheers.]
why should we not triumph?" he asked
"If we carried Werts, who was on the BENCH
by 1000 against that hustling Kean, why
can we not carry McGin by 10,oo0?n loud
cheers.]
SHAM INVESTIGATION.
The speaker then denounced the charges
made by Republican speakers that the State
House frauds were the acts Of the Democratic
party. The investigation, he said was a
sham and simply gotten up for party uses
and it was a queer thiDg that even when
some Democrats were Indicted and tried
they had been acquitted before Republican
judge and by jury drawn by Republican
Sheriff.
81 am sorry he said, ito see the Repub-
Iican speakers doing nothing else but MUD
Singing. They say it is the same old gang
behind McGill. Now ana sure you and they
know that there is no danger that Chancel-
lor McGil will be led by any one. He is
untrammeled and fearless
Passing to review of Mr.. Griggs, the
speaker pointed out his relations with Gar
ret A. Hobart and the East Jersey water
syndicate He ridiculed Griggs' pretensions
and held him up as the enemy of labor. By
his votes, the speaker said. ON labor ques-
tions he has shown on what side he is.
AS for reform, the Democratic party is
the true party for reform. Be united, close
your ranks, and you will astonish the people
in the State [Cheers.
Mr.. John Z. Sweeney, the next speaker,
dlved into certain passages of Mr.. Griggs'
legislative life, and showed how he had
squelched bills devised for the benefit Of the
people.
Mr.. SIMPSON sTIRs THE MEETING.
After few words from Mr. John w.
Donelan, there were loud cries for Alexan-
der Simpson. who made one of his stirring
speeches. Mr. Simpson was s.loaded for
BAR and his telling shots delighted the all-
dience, who cheered him to the echo. He
was particularly effective in dealing with
Mr. Griggs, and became indeed eloquent
Nnen ne aluded 70 the same old gang which
extracted Magma Charta from John, Habeas
Corpus from Charles, Independence from
British rule, and now the State from Repub-
icanisin.
Mr.. John w. Queen succeeded Mr.. Sinp-
son, and he made a good impression by his
handling of the issues. Mr.. Queens speech
was direct and convincing and he was much
cheered
Equally good were the speeches Of Candi-
dates Pierce j Fleming and David Fl Gag
hey. It is true they were brief, but the hour