The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-03
MUSIC IN
The AIR
All the City Rings
With Democratic
Oratory and
Applause.
FOUR MONSTER MEETINGS
Great Gatherings Of Voters
in the Second, Seventh,
Ninth and Eleventh
Wards.
ISSUES PLAINLY STATED
Democratic Economy In This
City and County Contrast
ed With Republican
Extravaganza In
the State.
JOHN ]. ERWIN'S HYPOCRISY
Records of Ruempler, Stack
and Clarke Compared With
Those of Their OPP
ponents.
Speeches BY William D. Edwards
Congressman DAILY, John T.
Dunn and Others.

Democrats from the Eighth, Ninth and
Tenth Wards, Joined in a monster mass
meeting held last evening in Foye Hall
There was enthusiasm to burn. This en-
couraging manifestation of interest,
shows without doubt the true condition
prevailing in these wards. Earnest work
has wrought a surprising change in the
political aspect of these wards, and the
meeting last evening clearly demonstrated
that the efforts of the Democratic work
ers. are to be rewarded on election day.
Foye Hall, could not hold the entflu
siastic gathering. Every seat was filed
and the rear of the hall was packed five
deep. The speakers and vice presidents
occupied seats on the platform. Not only
was the audience appreciatiye, but un-
usually attentive. Every point a speaker
made was readily grasped by the intelli-
gent audience. Applause was frequently
bestowed upon the orators.
Commissioner Daniel Y. Lewis opened
the meeting by introducing Judge John
Garrick as chairman, who, he said, was
a life long Democrat and one Of the
partys staunchest supporters.
I'VE are here,' said the chairman, ito
ratify the nominations as presented to
the voters of Hudson county by the Dem
ocratie party. 1t Is an undisputed fact
that during the last i've or six years,
when other counties have failed to remain
loyal to the Democracy, Hudson has stood
bravely and staunchly by the grand party
with her convincing majorities. And why
has she done so? There are two good
reasons. One, because we have a system
of primaries here that cannot but prove
acceptable to all fair-minded Democrats
a system that is faultless and fair. And
at these primaries you can select your
own men, your own candidates, for whom
you wish to vote.
Another reason Is the stand Hudson
has taken for equal taxation. Years and
years have the representatives from this
county gone to Trenton to battle for the
peoples rights A great amount of rail-
road property has been taken out of the
tax levy. Jersey City is laboring under
a heavy debt and the tax levy is regard
ed by some as being high. But why is
it SO? Because the city is forced to pay
off its debts, and the money derived from
the taxation of property is used to some
extent in paying off these debts. A big
surplus would be In our treasury IL the
funds derived from the taxation of prop
erty were used to pay the expenses Of
running the city. Railroads pay too much
money to the State. The Republicans
could give the people equal taxation, but
they have refused to touch the question
since they have been in the majority at
Trenton. Their pretensions are false.
they never mean to do what is right by
the people"
Secretary John J. Ryan then read this
list of vice presidents
E. F. C. Young, James F. Fielder,
Daniel Y. Lewis, E. L. Young. Francis
Scott, G. T. Smith, Thomas F, Bedle
James Woodmancey, Samuel McBurney,
John Griffin, Daniel Cleary, John
Edelstein, Joseph D. Bedle. John Pearson.
James Wheelihan, James J. Furey, Owen
Carroll, John Corcoran. John Gable, M.
Furey, DR.. Brinkerhoff, George Holmes,
Charles French, John Heye, Winfield s..
Weed, Frank Fallin, Timothy Burke,
James Ellington, Elias Roberts, Martin
Collins James Manning, F. H. SPENCE
man, Samuel B. Ellis, John NJ. Kelly,
Henry Moser, A. Cable, N E. Furey,
William S. Herrick, John Herman, Rich
ard Powell. Dr. W. Fl. Arrowsmith, Will
lam J. Merrity, John Wetjan, Cornelius J..
Rooney, Fergus Kellaher, William A..
Burke. Stephen F. Wyse Jacob Sieben,
John ]. Duffy. Gregory Judge. William
J, Dooley. James Murray. Herman RohIfs,
Henry F. Shield, Carl Badendick, Thomas
b. Mettam. John M Rowe, John B. KERN
and August stoeckel
John J. Falion, the Assembly candidate