The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-30
BIG OUTDOOR MEETING.
Crescent Avenue Thronged with
an Enthusiastic Sound
Money Crowd.

Crescent avenue last night, from Has
brouck's Hall at Communipaw avenue to
Crescent Hall at Belmont avenue. was
crowded with a mass of moving people,
while for 100 feet each side of the stand
facing BrinclSerhoff street where the open
air meeting was held and for a distance
up the street the thoroughfare was liter
ally packed. There were fully 5000 people
on that avenue.
The great majority of the houses in the
vicinity were lighted up from top TO bot
tom while many of them were prettily
decorated with American flags, Japanese
lanterns and streamers of red, white and
blue bunting. Ex-Governor Werts' resi-
denee at the head of Brinkerhoff street
was one of the most brilliantly lighted
houses in the neighborhood.
The platform from which the speakers
addressed the crowds was entirely COW
cred with American bunting, while from
the railing were suspended red, white and
blue lanterns, and from the top cross
beams depended japanese lanterns. Large
pictures of Mckinley and Hobart in
frames of American flags hung at the
back of the stand.
AS early as seven o'clock people began
70 gamer at Hasbrouck Hall, and by eight
O'Clock when that place was filled and the
ponce refused to allow any more to enter
they commenced to scengregate in front
OF lae platform; It was NOT long after
wards before the street was filed and
then a clamor went up for the meeting
GO open, but 1t went up in vain, as none
q the speakers had arrived as yet, and
Mr.. John r. Virgins who had charge of
the meeting was in state of mind
About nine o'clock the faint sounds of
prass band were heard in the distance,
which announced that the veterans were
sa thelr way, and that the speakers would
soon be on hand. The parade which con-
sisted of about 200 Grand Army men
headed by the Jersey City Letter Car
Flefs Band, marched up Crescent avenue
IN single file to Astor place, where ii
turned back and counterm arched until
the veterans were evenly distributed in
front OF the stand. With the parade came
Colonel Dudley, an old warhorSse who Is
He was the first and chief speaker of the
Mr.. Virgins in calling the meeting to
order said that as the hour was late he
would make no speech, for as Moses had
MS Joshua behind him, 80 he (Mr. Wig
glnsl had his Joshua in the person of Col
onel dudley He said, however, that he
was glad to see SO many people turn out.
for it reminded him of the time thirty-five
years ago. when the people rose up ia
save the country from dishonor and dis
luPttOA+ lney were rising now, he added
TO save 1t from riot and repudiaton. He
then introduced Colonel Dudley. The Col
onel said
ades-and see many faces among
you familiar to me-patriots of '61, all OF
US went TO the front, like Major McKin-
ley as private TO save this Union and
we are now ready to go again next Tues
DAY, only in a different manner, to save
1t again The country needs saving, be-
cause If Bryan wins at this election the
Chicago platform. which sets forth thai
the President shall not interfere in any
individual State to suppress riots, strikes
ana mob fights, unless asked to do so by
the Governor Of the State, will be stls-
tanned. And then what will become OF
tho Union? What would have become Of
this Union If Lincoln had waited to be
invited by the Governor Of South Caro-
lfna to suppress the rebellion?
He then gave a lot of statistics re.
garding the national currency, and men.
toned the handsome headquarters of thu
silver mine owners IN Washington, whers
there was a corps Of clerks employed
sending out letters and circulars, pleading
for the free and unlimited coinage O.
silver. That brought him back TO fhs
Chicago platform, which. ne said. was
Oiled with revolutionary changes, and ths