The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-05
THE LAST GUN
With a Roar and j Boom
II Was Fired at St.
Bridget's Hall.
RAMPANT ENTHUsIASM
Crowds Throng the Building
and Yell for the
Ticket.
IN FAeAN's OWN WARD
Smiths Name Greeted With
Cheers-Great Demonstra-
ton for All the Candi-
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IN FAGAN's OWN WARD

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Vote for George T. Smith. a vote
for Mark Pagan means vote, vote for
Johnny Johnny Macarthur, Jack Graham and
all the rest of the Wanser crew.
| Personal friendship doesn't count
Don't be trapped into voting for
| lot Of fellows for whom you have the
| utmost contempt.-John ]. Mulvaney
The last political gun was fred last
night by Democrats in the Fifth Ward at
/ ST. Bridget's Hall, corner of Mercer and
Brunswick Streets The meeting was
largely attended and the enthusiasm over
| the success of the Democratic ticket was
| intense Every time the name Of a
| Democratic nominee was mentioned the
audience gave rousing cheer. The Fifth
/ is Fagan's own ward and every effort
was made by the Republican candidate
friends to keep voters from attending the
/ meeting Despite their efforts, however,
the hall was crowded and there was not
| a voice raised for Pagan during the en-
| tire meeting.
! The meeting was one Of the largest and
most enthusiastic held in the Fifth ward
4 in the campaign. 1t was looked upon as
| a clear demonstration of how the ward
was going to go. Every effort has been.
made by the Republican machine to coax
the Democrats in the ward to vote for
Pagan ON the ground that he is their
friend and neighbor. The Democrats,
| however, see through the trick and are
not going to sacrifice their party prin-
ciples for Fagan or anyone else on tho
Republican ticket. That the meeting
! was thoroughly Democratic was evident
i from the applause that came from every
! corner Of the hall. By nine O'Clock the
| hall was so crowded that there was not
| even standing room. The entrance was
| jammed to the sidewalk.
! Thomas j. Burns called the meeting to
order. He introduced as chairman Presi-
| dent John ]. Mulvaney Of the Board Of
Education.
| Mr. Mulvaney's speech reused enthusi-
asm at the start. He said Vote for
! George T. Smith A vote for Mark Pagan
4 means vote for Sammy Dickinson, Ed.
| Woolley Johnny Macarthur, Jack Graham
! and all the rest OF the Wanser crew.
Personal friendship doesn't count. Don't
be trapped into voting for lot Of fell
lows for whom you have the utmost con-
/ tempt
There is always something doing in
| the Fifth Ward. Here in the Fifth Ward
| every other point in the campaign IS
overshadowed by the Mayoralty contest.
The Republican candidate for Mayor lives
| here Now, Mr.. Pagan has carried this
ward before and he has lost it. You are
! asked to support him on various grounds
such as friendship and neighborliness. In
/ this ward you are asked to vote for Mr..
| Pagan because he is your neighbor-
Now, it is a good thing for a man to
/ have a good neighbor. But it's a sorry
thing for a man to find after election
| that he has put his friends party in con-
troll and not his friend (Applause.)
mine years ago the Wanser crew prom
ised that we would have non-partisan
business administration of affairs in Jer-
sey city That same promise is given
now. Mr. Fagan will consult his party,
| not his friends. When question Of dis
tributing patronage comes up before the
Republican machine it will go where the
Republican ticket is the strongest Per-
sonal friendship doesn't count.
There is absolutely no reason why you
should not vote the straight Democratic
ticket DO not be trapped into voting for
| a lot Of fellows for whom you have the
| utmost contempt Vote for George r
! Smith and every candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket" Cloud cheers.l
The next speaker was Lawyer Warren
Dixon. Mr. Dixon referred to the vain
attempt Of the Republican press to I'M
timidate voters by slandering the Demo-
cratic party. He added;--"The Republic
| cans think that the people don't think
But think that by tomorrow they will
think that the people thought that they
didn't think. Gaughter.)
i ssYou have presented for your suffrages
i tomorrow the best ticket the Democratic
party has presented In many years, from
lstop to bottom. except no candidate.
(Cheers.) have met more than one hum
dred Republicans who are going to vote
for George 7. Smith for Mayor. !" (More
cheers.)
Free Library Trustee James Luby was
then introduced Mr.. Luby dwelt upon
Mr. Fagan's statement in his letter Of
acceptance to the effect that he would
| have the extension of the cify's water
mains done By contract Instead Of by
city laborers Mayor Seymour of New
ark, the speaker said, proved that It
didn't cost that city one cent more to
have the city work done by daily labor
and the wages Of the laborers were
raised thereby from $l.225 to 81 q day.
(adore cheers and cries Of We've got ne
use for Pagan s.
Somebody IN the audience asked Mr.
Luby to say something about Police JUS
tice Hoos sss
u was going u ~ word about him 4
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