The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-15
THE WINNING CAUSE
Gold Sentiment Gaining
Strength Rapidly in
All Quarters.
JERSEY CITY'S LEAGUERS
Earnest Meeting Of Prominent
Citizens to Fight Repudia-
tion on Democratic
Lines.
THE LOCAL TICKET ISSUE
An Amicable and Fruitful Discus
sion as to The Policy of the
" Third Party.
NAMES SPLENDID SHOWING
Very chilly weather at the Popo-
cratic Gathering at Buffalo
NAMES SPLENDID SHOWING
Very Chilly weather at the Popo-
cratic Gathering at Buffalo
Feiicitating Mckinley.

Eeltcftat1ng McAinleys
For the purpose of defeating Bryanism
the Democratic Honest Money League Of
Hudson County was organized last night
at a meeting of prominent Democrats held
in the Hotel Washington. With the cleo
ton last night of permanent officers and
headquarters established in the Davidson
Building. the League is now fairly launch
ed to do effective work in, as the cir
cular sent out by them says, antagoniz-
ing the undemocratic principles enunciated
IN the platform of the Chicago conven-
ton
Mr. Otto Grouse, of the Provisional
Committee, opened the meeting. Among
the gathering were:-Dr. Leonard j..
Gordon, ex-senator w. D. Edwards,
George L. Record. ex-Finance Commits
sioners John Frazer and Alva A. Bedell,
James Luby, President A. ]. Corcoran of
the Board of Trade, Messrs W. c. Cud-
hpp Warren Dixon, r. J.. Wortendyke,
John F. Kiumpp, Charles L. Carrick,
DIR. Cropper, w. R. Starrett, E. Manners,
N. J. H. Edge. F. G. Wolbert, L. H.
Nettleton of Hoboken.
Mr. OTOuSe DIltlly Outl1I1eu llie ODJSSlS
of the meeting, which in the main was to
organize in the interest of sound money.
Primarily the object of the meeting was
patriotic one. Those who were in sym
pathy with the League were not poll
ticians. They were not in the fight for
the loayes and fishes; they were not met
TO determine whether Palmer or Buck
ner, Bryan or Sewall or Watson. or Nc
Kinley and Hobart should be endorsed;
their duty was simply to promote, by
whatever means possible, the cause of
sound money
The sound money convention at Indian
apolis he continued, at which he was a
delegate, was the most representative and
the most enthusiastic ever held on the
lines of order. 1t was magnificent sight
and a great privilege to listen to the
patriotic sentiments uttered there by dis
tinguished Democrats. Inspired by that
convention, the projectors of the present
movement in Hudson county came back
to head off, as 1t were, in their way the
craze headed by Bryan. All Democrats
would be welcomed. The object was to
put party affiliations in the background
and by disseminating literature through
out the county to advance the object of
the League.
Secretary William r. Starrett read let
ters from sympathtzers with the move
ment One from George Schmolze, of Rose
Pioneer Verein, said;-"Free coinage of
silver at is TO / is simply highway rob
berry and any man in the United States
Senate who votes for such a measure
should be sent to the lunatic asylum at
once"
Another from w. P. Westcott. Jr., de-
neuneed Mckinley and Hobart saying
These men are on platform which is
as dishonest as the Chicago plank de-
manding the free coinage of silver. There
Is no moral difference between the demand
that the Government shall force a man
to receive a 53-cent dollar and encourage
ing a manufacturer to demand a dollar
and forty cents for a dollars worth of
goods. It is the cowardice and COM
promise OF the Republicans that have
brought the silver issue to its present
strength and thrown the country into
this awful panie.'
2. A. S Lewis. of Hoboken, wrote that
ne was IN hearty sympathy with the
movement and utterly opposed to BRYAN
ism and repudiation. General W. G.
Heppenhein1er and George L. Winn wrote
IN a similar strain. Lists were read with
Ine IolloWlng names as supporters of the
League;-W F.. McIlroy. d. G. Hughes,
y z: Arrowsmfth, d. H. Lockwood, E.
l.. McBurney, =. A. Thomas, W. E.
81; Seudder j. T. Ilumpp n L. Scott. J.
" fs:o,a r.. BesSons q; J. Ducker, R. Stevens:
Hoboken, J. A. Brown, Colonel p. A
stevens of Hobolken, Palmer Campbell of
h2poken: j. AeMaster, w. C. Heppen-
w.
Watson, w. B. Gilmore. G l., Winn.
A. Rossier, Otto ". Kaiser, Joseph Wor-
5enoyke; A. II. Barkalow, R. J. Franklin,
!; Sr, n; Bogardus. g.. u. White, NJ. F.
Powell, J.. D. Combs, P. 8. westcott
James Luby, w. D. Edwards A.
Pedeh Ieaeb 2. 4; Toft t,l I. Myers, Jr.. j. 9.
2. Frazer, j. j. Addgate. r. Perkins
G. A. Beach, L. J. Gordon. Otto cro,,se
warren DIXON, r. G. MacEleath, W. T.
s19al' T. a: vessels and many others
The meeting then proceeded to elect
permanent officers with this resuif:-Offo
Grouse, President; William r. Starrett
secretary and John f. Klumpp. Treas
@ urer, me President will appoint a FL
nance Committee by the next meeting
rms business out the way. the meeting
entered INTO a long and extremely inter-
ffselng discussion as to the scope of the
regard to the local ticket. M Tsres
LuoE started the debate by asking
Presldsnt Grouse for more light on the
methods proposed by the League NJ
lsuby thought that many desired 10 know,
the definite purposes Of the League and to
Nnal extent 1t was political or an edi1-
catonal movement
In reply Mr.. Grouse said the Teaoua
was both educational and political and
proposed by working on broad lines to
defeat the enemies of sound nancy 50 far
as the political work was concerned the
League would take some action. but
what that action was he was not pre-
IldFed 10 cay. JHePe were many DaYna-
Gratis who proposed to vote FOR McE<in-
ley. others for Palmer, white others were
n oouDt- fhc e3eue would endeayor
TO attract all sound money men Sfo i, u u
Mr.. Luby was not satisfied with iho
definition and asked for more specific
statement as to the attitude Of the
League with regard TO ticket. but M M
Grouse replied that the League couldn't
7efine what action il would take
p. a. Vessels thought II would be
r.s meddle in local politics Bet
-. - the League work to National
seld D. Edwards also wished for
soAy He pointed out that there
~ ~ nds of Democrats In the coun-
cut loose from old associa-