The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-19
SOMERSET AWAKE
The Citizens Receive Mayor
Seymour With Enthusiz
astic Cheers.
PREDICT HIS ELECTION
Big Mass Meeting at Nmer.
vile Warmly Applaud
His Views on State
Issues.
IspeeIal 10 ..rhs Jsrssy cIty Nsws.Yl


Especial TO "The Jersey city News."I
SOMERvILLE. Oct 49, 1901. Compared
with the chilly, spir.tless reception given
to the Republican candidate for Governor,
| Franklin Murphy, when he was here carry
in the week the manner in which the citi-
zens Of this Republican county turned out
/, to greet Mayor Seymour yesterday was
an enthusiastic ovation.
The. Mayor after the hearty receptions
given him at the Kruger Auditorium in
Newark Thursday night. went to his
home for the night 1t was the first night
he had spent at home since Sunday and
the rest that it gave him was most bene-
ficial He arose yesterday morning much
refreshed and went to his Office in the
City Hall. where he transacted consider
able municipal business. Ex-Senat9c>
William J. Keys member OF the Syets
Committee from Somerset met hiw There
shortly after noon and started with him
for Somerville. They tooB-the one o'claelr
train on the New Jersey Central Railroad.
AT Elizabeth, where change of cars was
made, the Mayor was recognized by the
people on the station platform who in
tsisted upon shaking hands with .the next
Governor of New Jersey as they ex-
pressed it. Everyone who met the Mayor
was much impressed with his manner and
personality and many declared that he was
/ the man wanted for Governor While the
Mayor was waiting for the train at Elixa-
beth several locomotives came putting into
the station and he shook hands with the
engineers and firemen. One or two held
back saying their hands were greasy and
grimy. but the Mayor captured their
hearts by telling them that he once
| worked at bench himself and he was
not afraid of the CRIME and grease OF
honest labor.
At Piainfield the Mayor was Joined by
James E. MARITIME the farmer orator Of
Union, who was one of the most ardent
supporters William J. Bryan had in this
State. He is just as ardent supporter
of Mayor Seymour and was greeted heart-
lily by the nominee. A large crowd had
gathered at the Plainfeld station and
cheered Justify for the Mayor when the
train drew up there. When the train ran
into Bound Brook large throng which
was on the depot platform set up a cheer
as the Mayor alighted from the train He
was met by delegation from the Somer-
set County Committee. In the throng
were :-Ex-Speaker James j. Bergen,
Sheriff S. S. Shoonmaker,. Major Nelson
DUNCAN, ex-Assemblyman Jacob Klotz,
Alvah A. Clark, David S. Carney. secre-
tary of the County Committee; Calvin D.
MeMurtie, candidate for Sheriff and
Samuel S. Childs, nominee for Assembly
The Mayor was escorted to the Bound
Brook Hotel, where he held an informal
reception. For almost an hour he shook
hands with the citizens of that vicinity
In the throng were noticed many who
have heretofore voted the Republican
ticket and several Of them were heard to
declare that they would vote for the
Mayor. About five O'Clock an open trolley
was boarded by the Mayor and his party
and they were taken to Charles Furey's
4 hotel at Somerville Here the Mayor held
another large reception and for some time
was kept busy shaking hands with the
rural population and acknowledging the
/ many wishes for his success. Among
those who greeted the Mayor here was
ex-Asseinblyman Frank ]. Somers, the
Republican County Clerk. One grizzled
/ old war horse who was presented to the
Mayor said he had six sons all of whom
would vote for him for Governor.
Although I'm nigh onto eighty year"
said the old man, II came all the way
from MiddIesex today to see the next
Governor The Mayer pressed the ola
mans hand warmly and the worthy agri-
lculturist returned to his ''craps an cattle
the proudest man in Middlesex county.
At the close of the reception the Mayor
and his party were entertained at dinner
at Furey's Hotel. After a procession OF
the leading citizens of Somerset was
formed and headed by brass band es-
corted the Mayor to Germania Hall
where a mass meeting was held. As the
proce scion passed through the main street
it was loudly cheered by the throngs on
the idewalks and in the brightly illuni-
mated windows along the route.
Germania Hall is the largest building OF
its kind in Somerviile and when comfort-
ably crowded will hold 800 people. 1t was
taxed to It's utmost capacity to accommo-
ldate the throng which packed 1t last night
The meeting was organized by the selec-
tion of Major DUNCAN as chairman, who
introduced Comptroller Frederick T. john
son as the first speaker Of the evening.
iMr. johnson dwelt some time upon the
uitous legislation hostile to the best
lterests of the people which the Repub-
+ licans have enacted since they have been
in complete control Of the State govern
ment. Then he spoke of Mayor Seymours
4 career aS the Chief Magistrate OF Newark
and told why the people Of that Repnb-
4 lican stronghold three times elected him
4 to govern them He said he had been
intimately connected with the Mayor in
his management of the affairs of Somef-
set county and knew whereof he spoke.
AS he dwelt upon the upright, fearless
manner in which Mr.. Seymour discharged
4 hia duties as Mayor and declared that he
would in the same manner discharge the
duties of Governor, the vast throng broke
| out into cheers and chies of That's the
kind OF a man we want were heard from
all parts OF the house.
Major DUNCAN then introduced Mayor
Seymour, whose appearance vas the sag-
nal for storms of enthusiastic cheers The
Mayor said in part
.sThe Democratic Convention has been
described by our opponents as a riotous
| AFFAIR. well was not present at that
i convention, ! was close by, however. and
i am not ashamed to make comparison
d between il and the one that nominated
my opponet. The Republicans enjoyed
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