The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-06
ROUSNG RATIFICATION.
Eleventh Ward Heard Con-
vincing Speeohes--Den-
ocrats Cheered.

The Eleventh Ward Democrats held
rousing ratification meeting at Spatzs
Hall. Palisade avenue and Ferry streets,
last night. The speakers were Frederick
j. Mersheimer, Assemblyman James
Murphy and John Volers, candidates for
Street and Water Commissioner Ferdi-
nand Heintze and John Sullivan, Presi-
dent Hauck of the Street and Water
Board. Commissioner Nolan, and Edward
White, Aldermanic candidate.
John NJ Kelly was chairman of the
meeting and James ]. Montague secre-
tary. Chairman Kelly announce. that
| this is an important election to all tax
payers and citizens.
Frederick J. Mersheimer, after declaring
that oratory was not in his line, succeeded
| in making rafting campaign speech.
He said that as member of board con-
| nected with the administration he could
give few reasons why Mayor Hoos
should be sustained.
| Mr. Mersheimer said that Hoos is honest
and fearless. He discussed the school
question and successfully tackled the
Journals" efforts to rob the present
Democratic administration of the credit
| of building seven new schools.
Hudson City section had two men in the
| Street and Water Board, Messrs. Nolan
and Heintze, who thoroughly understood
| the needs of that section and cited i'm
provement after improvement to show
that that section had secured more inn
provements under the present admins
| tration than under any preceding one. He
pointed out especially the paving and
. so1, y.
| a natural outlet to the section below the
northern Heights, had been utterly ne
elected until the present administration
! came into power.
| Mr. Mersheimer alluded to his tttheor-
etical confrere, a member Of the Fremont
| Club, who before that body declared that
| the Board of Education was partisan and
| that its affairs should be divorced from
politics. He called attention to the fact
that the colleague had had appointments.
| If the board was partisan, said the
| speaker, the law had simply made it so.
He said we have as fine lot of teachers
| as could be found anywhere, and even If
Bob advised this or that appointment,
he would be inclined to accept the advice.
This remark brought forth considerable
applause which demonstrated the
I leaders popularity. M Mersheimer con-
/ cluded with a remark to the effect that
| there was another speaker on the plat
! form( Mr. Heintze) whom the audience
| would doubtless rather listen to than to
| him, a man whom all Hudson City knew
and respected.
Assemblyman Murphy discussed the
| efforts of the Republican leaders to take
| control of the public schools out of the
hands of the local board and place 1t in
| the hands of men from other sections of
| the State Such howl was made, how
ever that the Republicans didn't dare
| report it out of committee.
1.-THE Democratic party said Mr..
| Murphy, believes in giving every child
room in the public schools and it is do
| ing it, lAnplause.)
| Mr. Murphy again showed the hypocrisy
Of the Minkakwa Club in claiming credit
| for giving up its clubhouse for school
purposes, when profit was the real object.
| He also showed how the Democratic
administration had secured reduction
| in the price of laying asphalt pavement
| from $3.50 to $1.75 per square yard.
| John Sullivan said the Second Ward
| Would give Its old time Democratic ma
| iority He said he believed in home rule,
! plenty Of public schools. good streets,