The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-15
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Mr.. Tdeaey thea lSutipcd his pet plan
to secure representation Of the inde2en-
dent men in the County Committee under
So new primary Law aad under police
protection and sail that if that were not
forthcoming TO lei the Organization 90
into the field aud elect candidates of its
own. Let us form a district organization
to so before the people and form a new
organization"
Lawrence Pagan. who served several
terms as Mayor of Hoboken, receiving
the support of the regular organization,
said that the views of Mr.. Lippincctt,
who had denounced the present manage
ment of the party, reelected his views.
Mr. Davis" he said, is not the right
man in the right place. I'll be Demo
erat if can. Ii not, I'll have to be
something else. You know how hate
Davfs!''
Mayor Lankering, of Hoboken, said
that Mr.. Treacy had spoken his senti-
ments and said he was ready to assist
any movement TO the best of his ability
to upbuild the party.
Charles Parks said the only way to do
that was to form an independent party.
Former Assemblyman James Fielder
took up the cudgels fer Mr.. Davis and
the management of the party. He said
IN part;-'.We are here to try and bet
ter the interests of the party. In our
efforts to do so / believe it mistake
to attack any man. Mr.. DAVIS is my
personal friend l don't agree with him
in all matters pertaining to politics, but
we are still good friends. / resent any
personal attack upon him or his follow
ers, machine men who worked so hard
for the success of men who are here
ready to denounce the so-called machine.
don't think you should say they lack
intelligence. would remind you that
there are numerous thousands who d-dn'c
vote at the primaries. Perhaps some of
those who are performing their duties to
their political party in a perfunctory
manner are here ready to denounce the
party's management. I think the atti-
tude we should take is that cur efforts
should be broad enough to take in a
plan that will better the condition of the
party. but within cur own organization.
We may not reach the pinnacle or ideal
to which We are climbing and for which
we are striving in the line of reform. but
we can accomplish much within our own
lines. " do not believe it right to elecI
members of the County Committee if
they will not work in harmony with the
party. The principle is the thing"
Other speakers expressed various
views and then former Senator Hud-
sspeth arose. He said in part
Il feel more nervous than if was ad-
dressing three or four thousand people
in larger hail. When l entered these
rooms l was looked at suspiciously.
have always been independent. l am al
ways glad to be present at meeting of
men gathered together apparently for a
good and laudable purpose, but l want
to say after listening to the abuse heared
upon the head of our Democratic leader,
that in all my career as a legislator
the House of Assembly. in the Senate
that I was never asked by Mr.. DAVIS
to vote for any measure that / could not
conseieniiousIy vote for
81 believe in Democracy. in untram-
meled and free speech. l made one mis-
take in my early career. but no man in
public life ever tried SO hard to make
amends. But l see men in tbs room
who received the support Of the Demo-
cratic party's .eader and the regular or
ganization to boost them into office and
who are now ready TO snlite the leader
and the Organization in the face 1t i'll
behooycs them to do it. Rumor is idle
and often mistaken. What do you
want? Recognizable tion? DO you know
what it means? Hundreds Of precincts
are involved. Do you think you are go
ing to sweep that party out of power
/ | remember when such giants. such Illus
trious men as Winfield. Lipp.ncott and
others tried it. and they made sincere
fight. If You want reform don't abuse
! Mr.. Davis, especially at this time, when
the clouds are lowering over the party.
1 I am not here to espouse Mr.. Davis 5
cause. / have no further tol ticsl asnj-
rations. though | have had even higher
llonors than l haYe titus tar eisoset. lsn-
dered me by the organization, Lut !
stepped aside because | thought it in
the best interests of the party.
lIr. Hudspcth discussed the question
/ Of equal taxation and showed that it was
4 a Democratic measure and the ReDubii.