The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-11
ENTHUSIASM
TO BURN.
Democrats Throng to the
Ratification Of the
Second Ward
Club.
CHEERS FOR The TICKET
Speeches Of the Candidates
and Campaign Orators
Interrupted With Ring
ing Applause.
HooHAH HAS FUN WITH G. 0. P.
Pokes Jokes at Local and
State Republican Cam
dates.
HooHAH HAS FUN WITH G. 0. P.


notwithstanding that no fireworks
were set off or other efforts put forward
to attract a big crowd the ratification
meeting of the Second Ward Democratic
Club was largely attended and a consid-
erable amount of enthusiasm was mani
Tested. The large gymnasium hall was
crowded to the doors, though seats were
only placed IN less than the front half
of the hall. Most Of the crowd was oblig-
ed to stand. 1t was the opening of the
Democratic campaign.
Mr.. Charles Cassidy presided and Pierce
Flemming was secretary. The following
We're the vice presidents DIR. P. Hoff-
man, John ]. Heavey, NJ. J. Kenny, Jo-
seph Cowan, Richard Fallahee, John
Jacobus, Thomas F. Carey, Thomas J..
higgins, John Seacraft, Charles Egan,
Edward Murphy, Edward Faherty, Mat
thew Fallahee, Michael Curry, James
Waters, John Wolf, F. Tillier, William
Newell William Hawkes., Patrick Rear
don, Edward Barnes, William King
Thomas Corydon, Peter Flynn. James
Farley, Commissioner John Sullivan, p
J. Kennedy and William Sweeney.
The first speaker was John c. Sweeney,
with those of the Republican party and
alluded to the fact that the Republican
County Convention was run by renegade
Democrats. He alluded to the Guberna-
torial candidate, Seymour, as Zone like
ourselves, his hands stained with toll, an
architect of his own fortunes, a man of
intellectual attributes, great hearted and
broad minded" He declared Seymour the
strongest man the Democrats had put for
ward since Leon Albeit was nominated
He called the attention of his hearers to
Hudsons responsibility in rolling up a
majority that will wipe out Republican
majorities in smaller counties and the inn
portance of the Second District in piling
up that majority.
Mr. Sweeney said that the party's can-
didate was a credit to himself and mis-
party, and as to the Mayoralty candidate.
Mr.. George T. Smith, he was "a hard
worker dutiful son, who had cared.
while working his way up, for mother
and sister The speaker said he knew OF
nothing more honorable than that. some
people might object to his being identified
with a corporation. The city, he said, was
filed from one end to the other with
corporations that furnished employment
for many people, but that did not enslave
them He himself worked for corpora
tion for many years; at the close of the
day he was as free as the air. He said
there was no doubt about Mr.. Smith $
election
AS to Colonel Smith. who is running to
succeed himself as Street and Water
Commissioner, Mr.. Sweeney said, being
Intimately acquainted with him, the
speaker knew him to be one Of the manli-
est Of men. Mr.. Sweeney added
know manly man when I meet him.
He is broad minded, liberal and charita-
BILE. No one is more entitled to your
suffrage" CApplause.)
Mr. Sweeney paid his respects to the
Republican candidate for Mayor He call
ed him political mendicant," who was
resortihg to the most despicable method
Of securing votes.'' Said Mr.. Sweeney
IF a man has not the courage to stand
or fall regardless of his religious connec-
tions he should fall He is the rankest
kind of a coward who introduces his re-
ligious faith into campaign, and when
he does so he ceases to be man.
Arthur M Gray, who followed Mr..
Sweeney. said that "the man who would
drag religion into politics was an infa-
nous scoundrel and hypocrite. He's a
coward who hides himself behind any
thing except the real issues" Mr.. Gray
discussed the character of the Demo-
cratic candidates and hit upon equal tax
alton and other State issues. He insisted
that United States Senators should be
elected by the people.
Candidate for Alderman William M.