The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-22
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TOM M'EWAN'S BOOM.
Enthusiastic Meeting Of His
Followers Last
Evening.
OPPOSED TO COL. DICKINSON
Sweeping Platform Approved
Compliments for Loyal
Democrats.

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faithful followers gathered at the home
of Major William b.. Simmons, No. II
James street, last night, and formed the
Thomas MeEwan Association.
The association has for its purpose an
attempt to secure the Congressional nom
nation. Majer Simmons announced that
since the announcement of the preliminary
organization seven hundred names had
been enrolled and that he had received
letters from eighty-six persons yesterday
regretting their inability to be present
at last nights meeting asking that they
be allowed to vote by proxy.
Mr.. w. O. Jennings was the temporary
chairman. The permanent officers elected
last night were:-Ga;naliel Christie. of
West Hoboken. President; ex-Alderman
C. A. Bornemann, First Vice President;
Robert Jennings, Second Vice President;
Robert H. Nance, Third Vice President:
Robert P. Ingraham, Treasurer; c. T.
Financial Secretary. The president APP
pointed w. o. Jennings. Sergeant-at-Arms.
Major Simmons was elected Chairman of
the Executive Committee.
In his speech thanking the members for
the honor conferred upon him, President
Christie incidentally remarked
We'll show Dickinson hat we have the
delegates of Jersey CITY,
A committee of three composed of
Messrs CA. Bornemann. w. o. Jennings
and John Stieh was appointed to wait
upon all the Republican organizations in
the county and all of Mr.. McEwan's
admirers to cooperate in securing his
denomination for Congress. 1t was decided
to issue a call for a meeting at the Avenue
House next Thursday evening. The as
ISOLATION will probably make the Avenue
House it's permanent headquarters.
The following platform, which will be
engrafted in the constitution and by laws
was unanimously adopted
We hold with the well beloved Lincoln.
that ours ought to be a Government of
the people, b. the people and for the peo-
sition that all men are created equal. and
that this country. with its institutions.
belongs to the people who inhabit it. that
they. as the Declaration of independence
states, are endowed with the i~nalienable
rights of life, liberty and the pursuits
Of happiness"
That ito secure these rights Govern
ments are instituted among men that
t.ftsS ociLFC IA J~'t po"S
consent of the governed
We hold hat 1.-THE consent of the gov
erned" in this country. means the con-
sent Of q malorlly. lhls u penencens
the views of the majority would bring
greater good to the greatest numpef.
1t would do ava with special privileges:
1t would abolish trusts and combinations
Of capital that restrain trade and control
production and prices:1t would effect by
judicious laws a greater demand for la
Dor. and give employment to the idle VINO
labor would result III higher wages, and
the end would be that Happiness meant
by the Declaration of independence. and
~ 80 Consfi+1tlcp of the JTuifed states
~ T. 800 .nroroota ranaral wal
farrei.
We tbarefora hold that the renresenfa-
+i,,ss If nc neonla yvhetner state or nation
llse = - ~ = ene s3n sle,, onjy for
q, ousIi 20 = 81 a. s,saa 49, iagis-
Ing paplre sly ~. oarnnrafinns and The
late alone LOT cofpofdtols 3Au =
Wealtny. they are hoL on4y opposils ~
intention Oh the atAsss " -
and the public spirit of the INSTITUTIONS.
both of our State and our Nation put are
making theb burden of life among the rest
of the people heavier to bear ana doing
that which does OF insure domestic tran
ouillity.n
Mindful that the Veterans of the war
Of 1S61-65. were Instruments in perpetu-
sling o,1r Government we feel that no
a,1idenee ~ o,lr gratitude can be too
49, W. o,9sb+ eonstantiv Ia show our
great. w nusnt ISL tbai, x-aior ana
respect = ISL, - ~ rive honest a.
sHeI oppolsuim.s nn re naadx, onas
preference in public work.
We favor the enactment 81 pai.la.y i9m
fSimida9lon or threat Of loss Of employ
ment. give their expression to their pref
ersnce Tor candidales 70 papiic olilJe- rcr,
keening the wage carriers too long with
nj the;r nav fhe nroneness 10 buy on
credit the fsnptatior to extravaganza
that hereby arises and the consequent
prevention Of saving. We therefore fa-