The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-28
PRAISE FOR CLEVELAND
At the Rink Meeting Gov. Griggs
Eulogizes the President
Mr.. Hobart's Speech.


weary by an elaborate display of fire.
works and red fire. The doors were
| opened at $50 o'clock and a chosen few
were permitted to enter AT seven O'Clock
| everyone was allowed to go in and a rush
| was made for the doors. Chief Murphy
was in command of the police arrange
ments and there was no confusion. The
doors had not been open many minutes
when every seat was occupied and every
available inch of standing room occupied.
| A large block Of seats directly in front
| Of the platform were reserved for ladies
and were occupied by Police Justice Doug
lass and a large number of ladies.
1t had been announced that the Vice
Presidential candidate and his party
would arrive at the Rink promptly at 730
O'Clock The crowd was good natured
| and orderly up to that time, notwith-
standing the efforts of a villainous band
to make life miserable. Suddenly there
was stir about the door; some one cried
There they come, and there was some
cheering. 1t wasn't they however, but
a small company of prominent Republicans
| consisting of William H. Corbin OF Eliza
| BETH John E.. Macarthur, Clement DE X
Leonard, William 5. Nelson and W. y.
| Armbruster candidates for Assembly
| They took seats upon the platform while
the crowd gave vent to its disappoint-
| Inent.
1t was ten. minutes before eight o'clock
| when a shout outside told that the real
| hero of the night was coming. Then
| cheers broke out near the door and the
| distinguished party hove in sight. First
came John P. Landrine, Edward w
woolley and John j. Bechteld, the COM
mittee of the County Committee. Then
followed Mr.. Hobart, Governor Griggs, J
Frank Fort, Mayor Wanser, Aaron 8.
I m. 1F.T- -T.nx~A To-
| Gee, ex-Mayor Collins and several other
| lesser lights. The party passed up the
aisle to the platform while the band as
saulted Hail to the Chief" the women
waved their handkercniefs and the men
swung their hats and yelled. It was en-
| thusiasm no doubt, but it did not appear
| to be as hearty as it should have BEEN
When the crowd had quieted down Mr..
Landrine called the meeting to order and
| introduced Gilbert Collins as chairman.
Ladies and gentlemen" began Mr..
| Collins, when a voice in the gallery sang
out Three cheers for Bryan This was
followed by cries of Put him out" Put
! him OUT
Again Mr.. Collins attempted to go on.
when once more the voice broke OUT
Three cheers for Bryan"
This time there was cons siderable coQ-
fusion, but a policeman, under direction
| of Chief Murphy, soon yanked the dis
turber out and no more attempts were
Mr.. Collins then proceeded in peace to
say that it was the duty of a chairman
to preside not to speak, and so he would
make no speech. what does this dis
asked. 1t means that the spirit of
thirty years ago. which determined to
preserve the life of the nation, is eager
and alert to save its honor. We have
not come here tonight to hear arguments,
but to honor one OF our citizens who has
| been nominated for Vice President and
| through whom we are honored. Il now
| have the honor to introduce to you Gar
ret A . Hobart.
The appearance of Mr.. Hobart awoke
| the vast throng and cheer after cheer
rolled through the crowded rink. Finally
| it quieted down and Mr.. Hobart said
Ladies and gentlemen of Jersey City:
am glad to be with you in your. home
tonight / think I am at home here my
| self, for / often visi. your city and when
do always feel as if am at home and
among friends l would not recall to you
| unpleasant memories, but I rejoice with
| you and congratulate that when the votes
are counted in New Jersey next Tuesday
we will get an honest count. In fact in all
| parts of New jersey owing to a due ad-
ministration of law, the vote is counted
as 1t is cast. don't want to awaken
| unpleasant, memories. but I think Jersey
| City is to be congratulated on this fact.
eve don't fight alone in this fight. We
| have with US men whom you respect as
| Democrats and good citizens of Jersey
| CITY, WnOm we nave fOugnt all our lives,
rejoice with you because they are better
| patriots than Democrats. They are with
| us because they are in favor of a Su-
preme Court constituted as it is today.
| They are with US because they are not in
| favor of reputation and confscation and
hscaUse they are liberty-loving, God
fearing citizens
Mr.. Hobart then made an appeal for
the Republican local ticket. mentioning
each candidate by name. Mayor Wanser
| he particularly eulogized, and said that
he had guarded the property of citizens
so we'll during their lives that they could
trust him to take care of 1t as Surrogate
after their deaths.
1T would be most gratifying sur
prise Mr.. Hobart went on, ''if the As
semblymen should be elected from Hud-
| SON.
wonder whom he wants defeated ~
asked Squire" Martin, who sat near the
| platform.
when the campaign began" Mr. Ho-
bart went on. '.the National Committee
divided the work. The hard work was
allotted to me. while the pleasant part,
that of speaking to the delegations from
all parts of the country, was given to
my distinguished associate, William Me-
Kinley. (Cheers.) Since then he has
been speaking almost every day and his
speeches have been an inspiration TO
sound money men all over the country
They show that he is completely and
magnificently equipped to occupy the first
office in gift OF the people, the Presidency
VI biAt ClitSu oldlcS. 1 lIidIlk you Tor
all you are doing and will do for the Re-
publican cause"
Mr. Collins then introduced Governor
Griggs, who received an ovation Il have
been pretty effectually notified that I am
not to make a speech and / propose to
obey. l have done better than make
speech, have brought from Paterson.
which we now think occupies large
spot on the map of the wcrld-our dis
tinguished citizen, Garret A Hobart in
order that you may see the strength that
he has brought to the cause Of sound
money and good government. He has
been a tower of strength to that cause
and tonight he is one of the most promi-
nent features of this campaign.
with the Republicans in this fight are
the loyalty and the patriotism of the
Democratic party. The Republicans did
form; it was always broad enough and
strong enough to hold all honest citizens
The arguments of the BFyanites have
all been answered and none is left to
Them except the spoiled egg argument
The Republicans are standing today in
defence OF a Democratic Federal admin
istration while so-calied Democrats are
denounciug him. We Republicans are
applauding Grover Cleveland while some
Democrats who four years ago voted for
MN ana worked for HIM, have Joined the
ranks Of disorder and revolution
'Fhe American people. the loyal people
Of America are not afraid to trust the
keeping Of the flag to William Mckinley
/ ylle keeping of that nag TO our distIfa-
lIguished fellow citizen, Garret A. Hobart.
/ Next Tuesday they will declare Major
McKinizv the guardian and esaftid f,a essl