The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-25
Delaware Club Held the
Campaigns Finest Meet
ing at Hasbrouok Hall
Last Night.
HuDsPETH AND HAMilL SPOKE
DEMOCRATIC ORATORS STRIP
PED FAGAN AND RECORD OF
THE LAST HYPocRITICAL Gov
ERrNG AND EXPOSED THEIR
INsINCERITY CANDIDATES
RECEIVED OyATIONS.


RECEIVED OyATIONS.
At big and enthusiastic Democratic
meeting held under the auspices of the
Delaware Club. at Hasbrouck Hall last
night, Assembiynan James A. Hamili
and former Senator Robert Hudspeth, in
the most eloquent speeches of their ca
reers. fairly riddled the Fagan-Record
municipal administration and showed up
its Hypocrisy and insincerity through
truth based upon facts and figures.
The hall was packed with! the best ele-
ment of Jersey City's population. and
there were so many women in the audi
ence that it reminded one more of a
church congregation or a social enter
tainment than political meeting.
Though he did not make a speech,
Charles C. Black occupied a prominent
seat on the stage, and TO the right was
exhibited fine portrait of the great
champion of equal taxation, wDo as pres
ident of the State Tav Feas7 lis
Democratic ticket for Governor. Among
those seated on the stage as vice-pres-
John C. Payne, who was the president
of Mayor Fagap's appointiye Street and
Water Board. Egbert Seymour also oc-
cupied prominent seat John J. Voor-
hees presided.
1t was announced through the Chair
plan ard other speakers that the Della
ware Club entered upon this campaign
as an independent body; that it is COM
posed principally of young men who be-
lieye thai tre cause Of Democracy, es1
peciaily in tins campaign. is just and be-
lieve that it would be for the welfare of
the people of this county and city to
elect the Democratic candidates.
A set of resolutions endorsing the prin-
ciplee of the Delaware Club was unani-
mously adopted. The preamble and res
buttons set forth thas during the four
years of Mr.. Fagan's administration the
expenses of the city had increased $780,
900, and that there has been no adequate
return of the money; that there have been
no Improvements except upon the issue
of bonds; that even the sinking funds
had been drawn upon. and that in view
of the increased indebtedness the sinking
funds should remain intact. The resolu-
tions also denounced the insincerity OF
the Republican party in the matter OF
equal taxation. the fake tax rate, the
new Hospital muddIe and the inadequa-
cy of the city's law department as being
required to go outside the department to
hire extra legal talent and thus putting
the city to expense.
Assemblyman Han1il prefaced his
splendid address with brilliant compli-
ment to the ladies in the audience. Then
he plunged into a most eloquent discus
sion Of the equal tax problem and in a
manner that showed he knew what
he was talking about, and that he
was speaking the truth. He reiterated
his assertions previously made that when
Mayor Pagan and Mr. Record attempted
TO get an equal tax bill passed by Re
publican Legislature they could get nc
Republican member Of the Board TO in
troduce it. Every effort, said the speaker,
was ground under the heel Of Republican
domination. He asked the men why, il
they were honest in their demands fol
equal taxation. should they not join the
forces and follow under the banner OF
Charles @. Black. Mr.. Blacks name was
cheered to the echo. The speaker said
that when Messrs. Fagan and Record
advised the people Of this city to vote
for e. c. Stokes for Governor Of the
State, the cause Of equal taxation was
deserted and betrayed By those who
claimed to be its warmest advocates and
that their present attitude shows gross
inconsisteIlcy; that they show no rule tt
explain why sbey deserted at least ths
Democratic Assembly ticket The speaker
denounced the delay Of several years il
the building OF q new hospital simply or
account of petty wrangle as to wht
should be the architect to supervise thu
job He declared that had James ]
Murphy been elected Mayor at the las
election the new hospital would have
been already been an accomplished fact