The Jersey City news., 1905-10-28
Democratic Candidates Re-
soeive Ov- tions ata Crowd
ed Meeting atst. Bridget's
Hall.
NS. HAMILL's GREAT SPEECH
REPUBLICAN INCOMPETENCE
AND INsINCERITY EXPOSED
COUNSELLOR TUMULTY
URGES SUPPORT OF THE DEM
oCRATIC NOMINEES AND IS AN
swERED BY CHEERS.
INCOMPETENCE

. W ERED III LII EE1tS.
The Fifth Ward Democracy asserted
itself last night. The meeting at St.
Bridget's Hall, in Mayor Fagan's Ward,
and near his home, was as largely att
tended as was that Of the great Pagan
rally in the same hall few nights ago.
: The big hall was densely packed. Of
course, this means that there We're many
Faganites in the hall. but they. listened
intently to the addresses of James A.
Hamlll. Mayoralty Candidate A. NJ.
Henry, Shrieyalty Candidate Egbert
Seymour, Counsellor Joseph Tumulty and
Others. Thomas F. Byrnes presided and
he incidentally threw in several short
speeches that had weight. There was
fully as much enthusiasm as was display
ed at the recent Fagan rally in the same
hall. But with all the brilliant speeches
nothing so impressed the big audience as
n banner swung over the stage with a
great big black square and under it a
finy one showing the comparative diff
ference between the sale of bonds under
the Hoos administration, when they sold
$40 above par, and those sold under the
Fagan administration which could only
be sold for thirty cents above par.
Both candidates Henry and Seymour
were. accorded splendid oyations.
When Assemblyman Hamill in reeiting
the history of the Democratic fight for
equal taxation declared that Mayor Fa-
gan and George Z. Record betrayed the
people when they placed themselves un-.
der the banner of E. C. Stokes, there
We're cries from all over the audience:
You are right That's sol'' and it
was at this juncture that Candidates
Seymour and Henry entered the hall and
as they marched down the aisle the hall
rang with cheers and applause.
Leaving the discussion of the question
of equal taxation, Mr.. Hamill touched
upon the subject of the proposed new
Hospital. He said that the condition of
affairs demanded that present ramshac
kle buildings should be demolished and
a new up-to-date Hospital be constructed
and he called attention to the fact that
the Legislature four years ago gave the
city power to issue bonds for the pur-
pose, but that the new Hospital had not
yet been built, because of wrangle as
to who should be the architect who should
boss the job" Then the speaker call
ed attention to the flaming posters that
announce what the Pagan administration
is doing in the matter of converting the
old reservoir in Hudson City into play
ground and explained the facts as COM
pared with the professions. He told of
former Alderman Kinkeads efforts to
raise a popular subscription for the ac-
comp.ishment of the work, and Of the adj
minfstration being finally forced to re-
deem its broken pledges.
Mr. Hamill paid a glowing tribute to
Mr.. Henry, the Mayoralty candidate,
and declared his belief that Mr.. Henry
would give the city s.sound. conserya-
tive and business.like administration. y
He also declared that the party had made
no. mistake when it nominated Mr.. Hem
ny for Mayor. He declared that the
city's affairs have not been conducted
along business lines under the Pagan adj
ministration, and must be in the future,
and that the city demands that new
Mayor be installed.
When Egbert Seymour, the Shrievalty
candidate, was introduced, he caused a
hearty. laugh by remarkiRg that he
hadn't slept in six months that he had
kept on going and didn't propose to stop
going until he landed as Sheriff of Hud-
- = County. And vet he was in prime
condition. On the sixth of November,
he said, he would take good. long nap
and he wasn't afraid of waking up to
end that he had been beaten Il know, =
he said. 'sthatI am going TO be elected .
Right you are" came in chorus
from the audience that was harmonious
Once again. boys, said Mr., Seymour.
who though four times elscted Mayor of
syvzssS sss6 sacssa as refused nomin-
alton for fifth term, because Of busi-
ess pressure, is fond Of calling himself
boy, were all pulling together. III