The Jersey City news., 1905-10-18
Democrats Gave Egbart Sey-
mour an, Ovation Last
Night at Their Grand
Street Headquarters.
HAMILI ON EQUAL TAXATION
ACTION OF THE TWO PARTIES
ON THE QUESTION IN THE
LEGISLATURE ABLY con
TRAsTED-oTHER FINE
SPEECHES.


TRASTED-oTHERF FINE
SPEECHES.
The Eighth Ward Democrats held an
enthusiastic rally at their headquarters
No. 1856 Grand street last night. Egbert
Seymour, the Democratic Shrieyalty cam
didate, who since he even started out
for the nomination at the primaries has
been making a whirlwind canvass. was
one of the principal speakers. He was
given a most cordial ovation. Old cam
paigners are wondering how he man
ages TO travel throughout the county, at
tending half a dozen meetings from Bay
onne to Gutenberg and yet show up
night after night as bright as gold
double eagle just coined. That he is
constantly winning new friends is appa-
rent at every meeting. Though he has
brilliant political record, he talks lit
tie about himself and speaks in man
ner that wins for the support of the
entire Democratic ticket. His speech
last night aroused the audience to the
hig!.est pitch of enthusiasm. He left to
attend the banner raising of the Elev-
enth Ward Democratic Club and several
other political gatherings, at each of
which he made speech.
Mr.. Henry, the Democratic Mayoralty
candidate, was speaking at other meet-
ings and was unable to be present be-
fore the meeting adjourned, but the au-
dience listened to inspiring addresses by
the eloquent Assenblsnian James 4.
Hamill. Counsellor Eugene v. Leake.
County Counsel John Griffin, and Will
lam c, Farmer. president of the John J.
Heavey Association. who is canyassing
heartily for Mr.. Seymour's election and
the other Democratic candidates. Daniel
2. Byrnes presided over the meeting.
He also made a short but telling address.
Assemblyman Hamill's address vas
listened to with especial interest, as he
gave our some inside information as to
the efforts to pass an equal taxation bill
at the last session of the Legislature.
He said that Mayor Fagan and Corpo-
ration Counsel Record could get no Re
publican member of the Legislature to
introduce such bill and that they found
no trouble in securing Democratic As
semblymen to do so. because they could
not consistently refuse. the bill as drawn
having embodied all that was set forth
in the Democratic platform on the sub
jeet. He clinched his argument by ask
ing why. if Mayor Pagan and Mr.. Rec
ord were absolutely sincere in their fight
for equal taxation. they voted for Ed
ward Stokes, a foe to the measure, for
Governor. and why it was Mr.. Record.
who nominated Stokes for Governor.
Mr.. Hanill drew brilliant contrast
between the attitudes of the two parties
in the Legislature on the question. He
declared that the Republicans refused to
follow the Democrats in order to bring
about Equal Taxation but that the Dem
ocrats did not hesitate for moment to
follow even Republicans to bring about
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cans who were greatly in the majority
refused to lead. He closed splendid
address by paying handsome compli-
ments to every man on the Democratic
ticket. His tribute to Mr.. Henry's ex-
ecu'tive business ability was one of the
features of his splendid address.
County Counsel John w Grimm also
made telling address in which lie told
something that surprised many in the au-
d:ence who had not been keeping track
of the county's history. He did not un-
dertake TO defend any corporation, much
less the Public Service Corporation. but
aliudlng to the fact that Mayor Fagan' $
managers were running his campaign on
the cry that the railroads and the Pub
lie Service Corporation had been system
atically robbing the people, the fact that
the Public Service Corporation had con-
tributed ss5o,ooo ii support Of the coun-
ty government should not be lost sight
Of. He explained this BY reeiting the
share the Public Service Corporation had
borne in carrying ont costly and much
needed county Improvements and gave
the actual figures Of the cost in each in
stance. Jersey City got It's share, he
said.