The Jersey City news., 1898-10-28
IN GREENV|LLE.
Ex-Judge Hudspeth Makes
an Eloquent Plea for
His Party.

His Party.
.Greenville never had such a mass
meeting before said a prominent Demo-
crat last evening at the mass meeting IL
Belvidere Hall, Old Bergen Road and Dan
forth avenue. And this opinion was uni
versal in that section. The hall was
packed and the meeting was in strong
contrast to the Republican meeting held
earlier in the week, which was a very
apathetic affair There was enthusiasm
to burn and enough left for several ordi-
nary meetings. In the audience were
many Republicans, who listened intently
to the good Democratic doctrines enun-
ciated by the orators. They were forcible
and convincing, especially ex-Judge Rob-
ert Hudspeth, who was fairly lionized by
his fellow townsmen. He was the Huds-
peth of old, and mis- address carried much
weight II was about $50 when Robert
Davis, acting as temporary chairman,
called the meeting to order He began
by saying that 1t was absolutely neces-
sary for the people of that ward to elect
their Freeholder candidate, Joseph Muir
ray, because if they did not they would
never get anything. He said he believed
that the registry lists in the Republican
wards had been padded, and cited figures
to bear out his statements He laid par
ticular stress upon the fact that hundreds
of names were put down on affidavit. In
some wards, he said. there are two or
three hundred so registered. No man
knows $50 men who have not registered
he said 'and in many cases that many
names have been registered by affidavit.
They could not get that many names un-
less they went to the cemetery and cop
led the names from the tombstones, as
they charged us with doing some time
ago.
G. Witte was chosen chairman and John
A. DENIM Secretary. Mr.. DENIM read
the following list of Vice Presidents
Robert Mulcahy. Robert Mulcahy, Jr.,
G. F. Witte. Henry Harms, George
Harms, George Hammell, Frederick Ham
nell. James O'Meaffa, James Broder, j.
B. Vreeland. John Fullen, Edward Car
lock- John Marthaler, James Mccarthy
Charles OhNeill, Peter El1hart, Charles
Hopper, Edgar Vreeland, Charles Luttor,
James Degman, James Murphy. Edward
Barry, John Fitzgerald, James Halliday,
Patrick Dawson, Joseph Murray, Joseph
Blaese, Frederick Roeder Thomas Lillis,
Richard Routh, Raymond Schroeder
Frank Helm Edward Flaherty Frank
Chase, John Martin, Henry Puster, Ben
jamin Buck, Paul Jaehne, Henry Jaehne,
Charles Jaehne, D. Higgins, ]. Finn,
Frank Rosenbeck, John DENIM, John
Murray John Rowe, Louis Uhl, Henry
woeckner, James Sullivan, John OaNeiil,
John Chordley, Henry Lembeck, George
Bouton, w. Collins, Robert Hudspeth,
Stephen Harvey, w. Sanborn Patrick
Reilly, Thomas Coogan, Edward Barr,
Thomas Fagen, Miles McCarron, NJ. Zim-
mermann, Henry Gotthardt, Joseph Hell
der, George Clark and Joseph Hieber
Chairman Witte said that he thought
the people had come to the conclusion
that this State had been in the hands of
the Republican party long enough, and
now propose to place it back where it
belongs-in the ranks of the Democracy
While he was speaking, delegations from
four Democratic clubs marched into the
hail. each accompanied by fife and drum
corps. The haI at that time was COM
fortably filed but the late arrivals had
to stand four deep at the rear. The band
about five minutes and the speakers voice
was drowned.
Allan McDermott received very fiat
tering ovation. He said in part:-.sAll
the Democratic bands in the State are
playing together and it is a sign of har-
rnony and unity in the ranks of the De-
mocracy, and also a sure sign of victory.
It is party that is most dear to us.
That party is marching on, for it is one
Of vindication. He then spoke of the
destruction of the Maine, drew a picture
of the recent war, and enumerated the
sufferings of the troops. He said that
the food this country sent to the starv-
ing Cubans was confiscated for the bene-
fit of the Spanish Army, which was bet
ter fed than our own soldiers He spoke
of the naval battles, and said that the
credit did not belong to the Republican
Administration as the Republicans had
claimed. He said that neither Dewey nor
Hobson was Republican; that the troops
were landed in Cuba half starved, and
horse doctors were employed to amputate
their arms and legs The only way this
country can be properly controlled is by
the Democrats, and Democratic House
of Representatives should be elected to
investigate the proceedings of the recent
war.
Where a flag is placed in the hour
of conquest, there it should stay he
said There shall not be any alliance
between this country and any monarchy
He alluded to the Wars of 1776. 1872 and
1861, and said that England had often
been called the mother Of this country,
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