The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-17
ON TO TREN TON
Democratic Cohorts Start
on Their Triumph
ant Campaign.
ALL The HILL AWAKE
Great Crowds Cheer the
Party Standard Bearers
Both North and
South.
ELVIN v. CRANES SPEECH
Proves That Democrats Caus-
ed the States Financial
Prosperity.
ALLAN H'DERHoTT's ARRAIGNaENT
Exposes the Rottenness fthe
McKinIey Administration
in the Late War.
SENATOR DAILY ON STATE AFFAIRS
Assembly Candidates Make Excel
lent Impressions With
Their Speeches.
SENATOR DAILY ON STATE AFFAIRS

The Democrats of the Bergen section OF
Jersey City filled Library Hall on Satur-
day night last, gave a rousing welcome 10
the candidates. enthusiastically ratified
the platform of the Democratic party ana
endorsed the nomination of every man on
the ticket from candidate for Governor TO
F'reeholder Those who had charge OF
the mass meeting were themselves as
tonished at the numbers crowding into
the old hall and long before the meeting
opened the gallery was packed and there
was standing room only 1t was crowd
of good old Democratic times who believed
in whooping it up and generously ap-
plauding the speakers TO the echo. The
points made by the speakers were Quick
" perceived andSa more intelligent or ap-.
preciative audience never gathered in that
old building
An hour before the time for beginning
the meeting the members of the Bergen
Democratic and Ninth Ward Associations
tramped through the streets of Bergen
with drum, music firecraekers and all
the things which go to make up well
ordered political parade and to their
praiseworthy efforts the success of the at
tendance was undoubtedly due.
AT eight O'Clock they were back in the
hall and the band noisly regaled the
audience with patriotic tunes while the
speakers and guests were taking their
seats. Great cheering greeted ex-Gov G.
T. Werts, who appeared with Elvin w.
Crane and Senator W. d. DAILY. Then fol-
lowed Finance Commissioner w. c. Hep
penheimer, ex-Finance Commissioner Alva
A. Bedell, George G. Tenant, City Al
torney ]. yvahl Queen. Register G. B.
Fielder. ex-Judge Robert S. Hudspeth,
State Tax Commissioner Charles G. Black,
ex-Judge Henry Puster, DR.. Finn, AS
semblyman ]. P. Hall, James F. Wood
mency, Tax Commissioner James c.
Clark, Commissioner Edward Barr, Alder
man P. Erhart, James G. Hasking, Frank
OCole, DR.. w. w. varick, Edward A.
Hoos, R. Bedle, James Hunt F. H.
spengeman, ex-sheriff Hausmann, of
Essex, Assemblyman A. Benny. ex-Post-
master R. D. Jordan, Alderman w. F.
Midlige. Louis W. Duesing, ex-Judge It.
F. Noonan, Max Erdwurn and others.
The band having considerably stopped,
the drummer being tired or the cornet out
of wind, the meeting was permitted to
begin and Tax Commissioner j. C.. Clark
briefly presented Ex-Governor Werts as
chairman.
Il thank you,e gentlemen, for the
honor began the chairman, sin desig-
mating me to preside over this assemblage
of Hudson County Democrats. assure
you that / appreciate the distinction for
the Democracy of Hudson county is ever
faithful and always foremost in the ranks
Cheers. The challenge Of your foes is
the signal for harmonious and united ag-
gressive Democratic action to which
every Hudson man is proud TO respond
(cheers). The convention has been held
and the candidates nominated. Personal
obligations and preferences are forgotten;
all animosities, jealousies and prejudices
are buried, and 1t is this attribute this
spirit of party discipline which will ever
keep this county of Hudson the Gibraltar
of Democracy cloud cheers). 1t is mat
ter of congratulation that attributes like
these are at this time not confined to
this county alone. From all over comes
the cheering intelligence that Democrats
disregarding past differences and dissen-
sions are united as one man marching
to the conquest of the State Qoud ap-
plause).~ This is a sign Of good omen
The paramount questions involved are of
domestic concern They are economical
State administration. fair equal and i'm
partial taxation, municipal home rule
and reform. proper relations between cap
ital and labor, proper relations between
employer and employe and restraint of
undue influence of corporations and
trusts in legislative, political and business
affairs. These questions are all of inter-
nal domestic economy by the Democratic