The Jersey City news., 1898-11-05
An Enthusiastic Democratic
Meeting In st. Joseph's
Hall Last Night.
ROBEST DAVIS WISE ADVICE
Eloquent Addresses by Allan
McDermott, 7. F. Noonan
and Others--v VOORHEES,
F'layed.

in ST Joseph's Hall. Payonia avenue, last
night The room holds more tran q
thousand seats. and not only were those
seats occupied, but men stood at the
doors, in the aisles and lined the walls.
1t was an earnest. intelligent, enthusias-
tic crowd eager to hear the issues dis
cussed.
Promptly at eight o'clock. Mr., Robert
Davis, as Chairman of the Campaign Com
mittee. ascended the platform accom-
panied by Fire Commissioner ]. ]. Cone.
e. A. S. Lewis. Mayor Vim. Gorsuch OF
kearny, Surrogate J. T. Lillis, ex-Surro-
gate j. II. O'Neil ex-Judge T. +. Noonan.
John p. Noonan, G. ]. Rooney, ex-Assem-
blyman Carl Ruempler Thos. Reddy,
Charles A. Austin. Mervyn Armstrong,
FFeehoider Jos. Fitzsimmons, John iNiel-
nan, Martin Adams, Commissioners e
He.ntze. James Mnrrer ]. McGrath Com
missioner J. S. Nolan, NJ. 3.
Holmes and E. O'Donnell When
Mr.. Davis stepped to the front to
| formally open the meeting, he was greet
ed with bust of cheering which was re-
peated again and again, When silence
Slyas restored he said
Fellow Democrats, as Chairman OF
the Campaign Committee have the hon
! or to open this meeting. 1Cheers)
wish, in the first place, to point out to
you the advisability of carefully looking
up the voters. You have a registration
of 675 here, and many Of these have
registered by affidavit. Now, if some of
these don't appear the Republicans will
ring in repeaters say this for the Re-
publican press to take hold of. CAP
1faa
here have been negotiating in New York
to bring over men here. II can flnd
out any of these men l will publish them
in Mondays papers. lCheers.) The Re-
publicans are always accusing us OF
fraud, which they themselves practice
right along, and what ! have Just said
defy any man to contradict. (Cheers)
.sYou have a candidate for Freeholder
here (Joseph Fitzsimmons), continued
Mr.. Davis, whose record is clear on the
board He is loyal to his party and by
your united work you can send him
back there Cloud cheers and cries OF
I'VE will.')
Mr.. Davis warned the voters against
trading off votes in the Boulevard Com
missionership, or scratching in favor OF
Urauhart al the expense of Birdsall. lie
pointed out the Importance Of Democrats
voting for the whole ticket from top 10
bottom, and recommended to their atten-
ton the Assembly candidates and candi-
date for State Senator and Congress
Then Mr.. Davis, in closing an effective
speech. devoted some attention to Foster
M voorhees, and the SIS check matter,
arousing much laughter and applause by
his sarcastic hits at the Republican caadi-
date for Governor.
.sThese gentlemen he said, have
somehow got hold of my check. Well, /
gave it in payment of an 'ad in the
labor newspaper They took whole
sheet. but being short Of funds can't pay
their bills and that's why my check IS
floating about (Roars Of laughtef)
Fire Commissioner John ]. Cone was
presented as chairman and In brief
but favorable address sketehed out the
duty of Democrats in this election. Mr..
chas. A. Austin. being elected secretary
he read the following list Of vice-presi-
dents: Henry Lembeci, j. j. Kinkead, u.
W. Gilmore +. P. Fernane, Louis Heiier,
Jr.. Carl Ruempler. J. P. Egan, John v.
Burke, j. J. Gaffney, Martin a. ADAMS
Marcus Beach E. ODonuell. j. j. Keilt,
Michael Connolly Fred Schriyer. James
Murrer, Chas. Ruffer, Sam Kane, Meryyn
Armstrong, Ignatius Noonan, T. e Kin
kead, Max f. Staples. Martin J. Reddy,
James T, Lillis, J. II. O'Neil, Henry !.
Simon, f. Heintze, John J. Gone, John J.
Nevin. Nat e. Smith. Thos. Meany, Geo.
Coughlin, G. D. Van Reypen, Gotham w.
Wakernan, ]. J. Brndsehuh, J. j. O'Neil,
]. w. Mcdonald. ). Kiernan, Luke Clark,
and Joseph Vincent
After the reading of the foregoing
names. Chairman Cone introduced Coun-
seIlor E. A. S. Lewis, of Hoboken. whose
simple but direct style made a splendid
impression. He made his audience laugh
when he described the large gathering as
worthy Of Hoboken. and again when he
said there was no place like that naughty
city. In passing he paid a graceful COM
pliment to the able leadership of Robert
Davis, whom he termed the Napoleon Of
politics. Mr. Lewis then plunged into
National issues and riddled the claim of
the Republicans that to them belonged
the successes of the late war.
aThey say continued Mr.. Lewis, that
the election of Democrats weuid mean a
reputation of that war and would mean
that we were not proud of the deeds OF
our soldiers and sailors. How preposter-
GUS is that claim. / wish emphatically to
say that when Republicans say that the
victories we have achieved are the di-
rect result Of their acts they state that
which is not true. Cloud cheering.) When
war was imminent who was it who guided
the interests Of the American people in
that grave crisis sFitzhugh Lee (Cheers)
Who was it who destroyed Spain,s fleet at
Manila? eCheers and cries of Dewey'o
Yes. my friends, it was Dewey, and a
Democrat Renewed cheers). Who was
it who, although on a sick bed insisted
on being carried to the front to direct the
fight, and cried to his men Give those
| Yankees HELP (Checrs and cries Of Joe
Wheeier.D Yes. it was Wheeler, a Demo-
crat Then came Hobson (cfeers) another
Democrat. SO you See how false is the
Republican who claims all the glories of
| that war ! protest against such claim.
! It was the whole country which respond
ed; not Democrats, not Republicans, but
Americans. loud appiause.)
Ex Judge Thomas r. Noonan followed
and gave the audience a specimen Of his
old time eloquence which has so often
thrilled Democratic audiences in the
comfy Mr.. Noonan's voice was not in
! very good shape but he made himself
heard and almost every sentence was
punct11ated with applause Particularly