The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-20
HUDSPETH'S
WARD.
Seventh Gives Next State
Senator. a Great
Ovation.
HIS MANLY SPEECH
Tells Greenville Citizens He
Is Willing to Make the
Fight on His Record.
HIS MANLY SPEECH


the New York Bay House was held there
last night The crowd began to arrive
shortly after half past seven, and by
eight O'Clock, the time OF the opening
of the meeting, the hall was packed with
as enthusiastic gathering as any orator
could wish. 1t was the first appearance
this campaign of Judge Hudspeth at
mass meeting in his own ward, and his
ward turned out in force and cheered him
to the echo. The ovation given him was
the feature of the meeting.
Chairman Joseph Blaese called the
meeting to order and introduced County
Committeeman Michael I. Fagan, who
opened the meeting with an appeal to the
voters to get out next Tuesday and reg
lister, and also get all the Republicans
who were against imperialism and ex-
pansion to come out and register.
Allan L. McDermott was next intro
dueed. He was given a very warm well
come from the crowd of men, who by
this time had filled the hall outside of
the room in which the meeting was held
and extended half way down the stairs.
Mr. McDermott began his address on the
money question. He said he thought that
neither side was entirely right on the
question, and that. in his opinion, the
law of supply and demand governed it
alone. He also said that the question
was entirely out of this campaign as the
Senate was controlled by Republicans
and would be for the next four years. Mr..
McDermott next spoke of the manner in
which a platform was made for cam
paign and said that his idea was, in
stead of thinking of everything that had
happened for the past forty years and
calling on your friends to think with you,
to insert the clause, This administra-
tion will be governed on the Jefersenian
theory of Democracy" and then stop. Mr..
McDermott was Justify cheered at this
point. He next spoke of the reform need
ed in the manner of electing State Sem
ators, which should be done not by the
amount of money which man could
spend but by the will of the people. In
regard to the tariff question, Mr.. McDer-
mott said
'sThe imposition of tariff on Porto
Rico is the same az if a tariff were placed
on goods taken from New Jersey to New
York, and is a means of preventing active
competition against the interests of this
administration and Havermeyer's millions.
Spain in her treatment to the Porto
Rieans never did worse. The duty of the
next Congress is to wipe this blot from
the statute books and relieve the suffering
people of that beautiful island" Gap
plause)
In speaking of the trusts he said that
the State Legislatures could better con-
troll them than the Federal Government,
and the trusts should be made. to divide
its profits among its stockholders at some
time every year instead of laying by an
enormous surplus with which to crush
any individual who would try to compete
with it.
The question of expansion was next
dwelt on by Mr.. McDermott He was
heartily applauded all through his speech.
In closing Mr.. McDermott said that the
watchword for this campaign should be
God Save the United States of America"
Mr.. James A. Hamill next took the
platform He discussed the evil of the
trust.
Police Justice James J. Murphy was
next introduced. He spoke of the local
candidates, saying that all of them if
elected would represent the people as well
as if not better than they were ever rep
resented before. Mr.. Murphy caused a
great deal of merriment when speaking
on expansion by saying that some Re
pubiicans had said to him that Bryan
was responsible for the war in the Philip
lines because a Nebraskan soldier had
fired the shot which killed the first
Filipino. Mr.. Murphy also said that the
title which we ho.d to the Philippines is
so defective that a lawyer with any regard
whatever for his reputation would not
pass title to $500 lot under the same con-
ditions
Maurice Marks was introduced. He made
expansion his topic.
George A. Honneeker, of Connecticut
defended the Democrats against the at
tacks on their bravery by Roosevelt and
also denied the claims of the present ad-
ministration to the credit Of the prosperity
OF the country. Trusts and corporations
were handled without gloves by Mr.. Hon
necker, who was loudly applauded for his
attitude against trusts.
Chairman Blaise next introduced Robert
S. Hudspeth. AT the mention of his name
the crowd went wild. AS the Judge came
in he was cheered to the echo. He could
mot be heard for some minutes. The
people in the rear of the hall had a hard
time as the crowd outside was trying to
get in to hear the Judge and had no re-
spect for feet or the feelings of those in
front. The Judges address was as fol-
lows
II thank you gentlemen for your hearty
welcome and I am glad to address so
many of my immediate neighbors and
friends AS / have been doing duty on
the platform elsewhere tonight my throat
is not in the besct of condition, but will
endeavor to make myself heard. My
home has been in this neighborhood for
the past twenty-seven years, and / have
served as public official in one capacity
or another since the time when this was
the Sixth Assembly district.
THE record which | have made must
speak for itself. I have served the people
end my party to the best of my ability,
and have made mistakes that is my
misfortune, and where have done well
] am entitled to your appreciation and APP
~ Old ana Well Tried r Remedy