The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-19
FIRST STWARDHOLDS
A monster RALLY
Democratic Speakers Cheered
and Votes for the Entire
Ticket Pledged by Hum
dreds.
ADMINISTRATOR RlDDLED


JOHN a. DRIsCoLL CALLS IT A
COMBINATION OF RECORD
AND DIs-ooRD-w. G. FARMER
AND JOSEPH TUMUITY URGE
PARTY PRINCIPLES.
Tie Democratic rally under the aus
pices of the First Ward Democratic
Club at Jackson Hall last night remind
ed all old campaigners of the days when
the Democracy of the Ward was thor
oughly united and Democratic TO the
core. The hail was jsmmed with an
enthusiastic audience of voters, who APP
piauded every point made by the speak
srs. Frank McKenna. president of the
First Ward Democratic Club, presided.
1t looked for time as if there was a
deara of speakers. Egbert Seymour,
the Democratic Shrievalty candidate,
sent word that former political engage
ments would preclude the possibility of
his reaching the hail in time to address
the meeting and Mayora1ty candidate A.
NJ Nsnry was in the same dx. But
there as no hack of volunteer speakers.
who talked Democracy straight from the
shoulder and kept the audience constant
ily aroused to the highest pitch of en-
<husiasm. Counsellor Joseph Tumulty
left the play at the Academy of Music
to make one Of the most brilliant adj
dresses Of the ceuspa ign. John a. Dris-
cen was the Grst speaker and he made
an address that added much to the en-
thusiassn that prevailed. William c.
Farmer, president of the John ]. Hea-
vey Association. aud Patrick Sullivan
and John H. Sullivan also spoke. With
the short '.heart to heart talks of Pres
ident McKenna the prograinme Of speech
making was one of the best of any otf
the ward meetings that has occurred in
the present campaign.
John a. Driscoll, who was the first
speaker, declared that the Fagan admin-
istration. which be alluded TO as "our
separated brethren" had increased the
cost Of the city government in most ex-
traordinary manner and had taxed ev-
erything. even to the shirt man wears.
AT another point of his speech he sum
med up the Fagan administration as con-
sisting at present of "Re-cord and Dis
cord" He discussed the various issues
of the campaign and put in good word
for all the candidates.
William G. Farmer spoke distinctively
as First Warder. He said the Dem
ocracy of the First Ward was keenly
alive to the present situation and recog-
nized the fact that the present admins
traion was rotten" He paid personal
tribute to the wise leadership of Robert
Davis. at the mention Of whose name
the crowd let forth volley of cheers.
Mr.. Farmer alluded TO the City Hospital
muddae and caused an outburst of hearty
laughter by calling it "0ur Proposed
New Hospital" He called attention to
the fact that the present old ram-shack-
lie building will accommodate 200 pa
tients, whereas the plans for the new
hospital are those of building that
could, if built, accommodate but one
hundred and twenty Eve patients.
"God only knows" he said, when
that building viii be completed. In the
two preceding campaigns it has simply
appeared on paper
Mr.. Farmer paid higR tribute to Mr..
Henry,s personal character as a busi-
ness man of high executive ability and
declared that no man would work
harder for Egbert Seymour for Sheriff
than he will, even if he did oppose his
nomination in the interest of John j.
Heavey, who, by the way, was in the
audience. His assertion, and the fact
of Mr.. Heavey appearing at the meet
ing brought forth volume of cheers.
One Of the speakers best appeals. how
ever, was in the interest of Mark SuIli-
van, the First Wards candidate for the
Assembly. Mr.. Farmer said he knew
the young lawyer personally and knew
him to be bright and energetic in his
profession.
John H. Sullivan was called upon by
the chairman for speech.
.'Tm no speech h-maker." he said.
"rhe deuce you amt yelled friend.
And Mr.. Sullivan got busy and made a
splendid appeal to the audience to sup
port every man named on the Democratic
ticket.
AR Sullivan was followed by Counsel
Rich, xarm ,,,;, healthy blood j. given py HOOD.