The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-21
selves could not get into the pavilion.
SMITH ENTHUSIASM
Mass Meeting at Pohl-
mann's an Old Time
Democratic Rati-
fieation.

Inc Dig Democfdtlc meeting a = oitt-
mann's Saturday night under the auspices
| Of the Eleventh Ward Democratic Club
| was one of the finest and most enthusi-
! astic political gatherings ever held in the
! Hudson City section. over two thousand
! people were packed in the big pavilion.
! The police were obliged to close the doors
| to prevent a jam. While it was intensely
/ enthusiastic it was of most orderly
! character The audience was composed
| principally of the leading citizens Of the
| Hudson City section. The ovation ten
dered all the candidates were enthusiastic
and genuine.
|. Mayoralty Candidate George 7. Smith
| was warmly received His appearances IN
| the hail was the signal for tremendous
outburst of applause that lasted Tor sew
! eral minutes. He was also cheered time
+! and again as he arose to speak and While
! he was speaking. He made one promise
| alone that cemented the two wards sol
| idly in his favor, and that was, If elected,
/ he would do everything IN his power TO
bring about the issuing of transfers be-
| tween the lines of the North Hudson
County Railway and the North Jersey
Street Railway Companies. This promise
! from a man in Mr.. Smiths position is
regarded as a great gain for the resi-
dents of that section, who have for years
I fought in every manner to bring about
4 tins much desired consumrnation-
! The meeting was presided over by DE-.
! John Connell Charles Esterbrook was
! GUIDED Colonel Smith and his colleagues
I nf the Street and Water Board, Commits
/ sioners Heintze. Hauck Nolan and SuliI-
! Charles Hart, Gustav Bahr, Hugo Grum-
! bach William Hackett. Claus Meyer
! Dominick Mahon, Herman Castens, Cta'.S
(. Wilins Louis Palmer. Henry Cox Lud-
/ wig Seggel. William Crempien, John Vo,-
! lers Joseph ]. Cuneo. Most OF these oc-
| cupied seats the platform, upon which
| O'Donnell, John Melll Jr., Justice Of the
| Peace George Macs, Boulevard Commis-
! sioner Charles Birdsall, Timothy Cagney,
Aibanesius. Charles dwell. Alderman Ed
ward White. Assembly Candidates Carl
schumann. John J. Treacey, James
Hamil William "a Murey asSsa ana Alien nehns
Senator Robert Hudspeth was the first
i speaker. He was greeted with cheers and
applause. The Senator declared that the
/ condition Of affairs in this State had
reached a point through Republican tdc-
tics where d few set themselves up 10
said had been surely growing since. the
Democratic party in the State had been
overturned in the State six years ago:
Democratic Governors in this State and
hear them alluded to by our opponents as
the same old gang. he said, 1T makes
my blood boil.
The Senator declared that while clouds
Of disaster had overshadowed other Sec
tions of the State Hudson Invariably sent
out words of good cheer. This year Huds
son would send out the same words OF
good cheer. The Speaker said that Lea1ei
Davis would carry the banner oI success
for the Democratic GubernatoriaI candi-
date James M Seymour who had grown
from the loins of the people and who ma
grown greater and broader
voked wild cheering and tumultuous ap-
planse. ,,.o , ss,,ea sxvbo Il
- ~ rad q
Is Murphy?' Well Murphy is an affable,
educated and fortunate man. who through
high tariff has made fortune. Inc Inc
only elective office he ever held was tnat
of a Newark Alderman: l nave hearq y
said that he has been heard to say tnat
81 day was enough Tor any worhal iilaa G,,,
candidate, Mr.. Seymour (Applause) rose
up from a workingman's bench APP
piause) He has ever proved himself
az know of no man who is more compe-
tent to centralize and focus all the pow
ers of the G. Q. 3 at Irenton at1 e. taiS fbop- op-
oughly patriotic man, wonderful MAJ ns.,
q man of great common sense, sell eou-
Gated, who by his 9wn ;ta apl,ty mas pnvs plsNss
the laboring mans wants he IS one q
''p It was at this point that Mayoralty Can, n
didate Smith came In and received tne
biggest ovation Of the evening People
stood on the seats of their chairs and
shouted themselves hoarse.
story illustrating the kindheartedness OF
Mr. Seymour. He said poor little poy
had committed some offense against lns s
ilaW He was arraigned in court ana
given the choice of paying heavy hne OF
going to jail Mr.. Seymour's big heart
went out to the little felloW. He not only
work IN his employ. The Senator, who
remembered the incident of years ago,
recently met Mr.. Seymour and asked nlm nm