The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-30
THE Governor.
Hudson Salutes the
Rising Sun Of New
Jerseys Dem
ocracy.
sEYnOuR's NIGHT Of GLORY
Tremendous 0Vations in
Crowded Streets and
Still Mo- Crowded
Halls.
TRIUMPHAL PROGRESS
Candidate Escorted Through
Jersey City and Hoboken
by the stalwart
Davis Cohorts.
PRocLAIMING THE ISSUES
Orators Expound the Party
Doctrines to Enthusiastic
Audiences.
GEORGE 7. SMITH ENDORSED.
Jersey Cisy's Next Mayor Has
Host Of Friends and
Supporters.
GEORGE 7. SMITH ENDORSED.
Jersey Cisy's Next Mayor Has q
Host of Friends and
Supporters.

There can be no possible doubt who
are the choice of the people of Hud-
son County for Governor of New Jersey
and of the citizens of Jersey City for
their chief Magistrate after the magni-
fieent reception which they gave James
NJ Seymour of Newark and George T..
Smith last evening" Through streets lined
with people packed so close together that
progress through the crowds was diff
cult matter, and ablaze with red fire and
pyrotechEics which made the scene as
light as day, these two men rode in the
same carriage while the throngs demon
strated their loyalty to the popular choice
with shouts and cheers which came from
the heart.
Old campaigners said they had never
seen anything like it in Hudson before
and that the demonstration was even
greater than that which was given
William J. Bryan when he visited this
county last fall. But last evening ova-
ton was in strong contrast to that of a
year ago. Although the crowds were
larger, it was in their attitude toward
the candidates that the difference was
most marked. Last year the throngs
were the same as those which crowd the
streets to see a circus parade or some
great curiosity pass by. They stood stol-
idly along the curb and looked with curl
Gus attention upon the spectacle as it
passed by. But they were undemon-
strative and the manifestations of APP
proval which they gave were only those
which are bestowed upon a passing show.
which pleases. Last evenings demon
stration, however, was Of a wholly differ
ent kind. The cheers and yells which
greeted the candidates as they drove
along were hearty genuine and sincere
and sprang forth. unrestrained. form the
enthusiasm of mighty host banded to-
gether in righteous cause. 1t is not to
be wondered at, then, that Mayor Sey-
mour was affected and feelingly said he
had never seen anything like it before.
It was 7.10 o'clock when Mayor Sey-
mour arrived in the Pennsylvania Rail-
road station from his home in Newark.
He was accompanied by his son, David,
his ever-faithful guardian, Major Robert
Haggerty, Judge George H. Lambert,
Peter o'Toole, Charles Herr, president of
the Seymour Association Of Newark, and
George 7. Neary. Although he was
twenty minutes ahead of the time sched-
uIed for his arrival, he found party Of
Hudson. Democrats awaiting his coming.
These were Edward F. C. Young, Gem
eral William G. Heppenheimer. Dr. John
d. McGiIl, Assemblymen John DENIM
and Edward Rice, OF Harrison; United
States Commissioner Edward G. Russ, of
Hoboken; ex-Assemblyman William Pin
tard. of Red Bank; William andrews. Of
Atlantic Highlands; ex-Prosecutor Will
lam S. Sfryker, of Warren; Edgar vree-
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