The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-07

CAM pAICN OPENS.
Hudson City Ablaze With
Enthusiasm Saturday
Night
CANDIDATES PLEDGE THEMSELVES
Rousing Speeches Of the
Nominees Meet With
Ringing Cheers.

The Democratic campaign In Hudson
CITY was opened ON Saturday night by
the German-American Democratic CLUB ol
that locality, which held largely at
tended meeting at Liederkranz Hail
Much enthusiasm was manifested. Prior
euo sthe meeting there was parade
through the principal streets of the VI
cinity Central avenue was ablaze WIFE
fireworks. Bonfires blazed on corners
The parade was headed by band Of mu-
sic.
The Eleventh Ward Democratic Clue
attended in a body headed by fife and
drum CORPS Liederkranz Hall is one ol
the largest in that locality and It was
nearly filled.
The meeting was called to order py
President Gustav KIingenstein, VINO IN
troduced Assembly Candidate Carl Scnu-
mann as chairman. Mr.. Schumann made
a short speech of thanks. He declared
that if elected to the Legislature he would
work to secure legislation in the interest
of the masses
Mr.. Crane addressed the meeting. His
address was devoted principally TO an ar
raienment of the present State admins
tration which, he declared, had increased
per cent. in seven years. and all they hao
to show for it was couple Of scandals a.
Trenton.
Mr.. Cranes speech was interrupted py
The appearance of Police Justice Muir
ply, who received big ovation de mas
become very popular with the hudson
City folks The justice later on made an
address in which he said he took but ut
tie stock in cries OF REFORM The records
of parties, he said, must be looked ul'
while they were in power and they must
be dealt with accordingly. The justice al
luded to the fate of several school pliis
that he had introduced looking to the
purchase of more school houses and sala
mat if the Democrats were in control they
would find way to provide full day
schooling for every child in the city
j Counselor Eugene Dewitt eulogized the
steadfastness of the Hudson County
democracy. and Assembly Candidate
John r. Tracey arraigned the Republican
tactics of arrogating to themselves all
morality and denouncing others of oppos-
ite political faith.
Assemblyman Anthony Hauck, who has
Just returned from trip to Europe ana
who is very popular in Hudson City, ex-
cused himself from making speech on
the ground that he was too hoarse TO
speak. He was suffering with severe
cold.
Assembly Candidate Kilian " Lutz
nromised. If elected, to work in the in
terest OF all He received quite an ova-
ton.
Surrogate James T. Lillis made prle1
but pointed speech in which he alluded
to his record in the Surrogates Office
and promised If reelected Surrogate to
run the office on the same lines.
DR.. o. Albanesius and Godfrey Mat
taeus. who were rivals with Chairman
schumann for place on the Assembly
ticket, each pledged his heartiest sup
port to him and the ticket. Mr.. Matthews
said he had had his coat off, metaphor
ically speaking. ever since Mr.. Schu-
mann had been decided upon, and had all
ready been at work among his friends to
strengthen Mr.. Schumanns support.
The entire ticket from Seymour down
was ratified in a most enthusiastic man
ner.
Refreshments were serYed-