New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-30
MAyORALTY MASS MEETING IN JERSEY

A Macs Meeting Of the friends of the Hon. David
D Manners the Mayor Of Jersey City for three years
past was held at Commercial Hall last evening, and
was largely atended-many of the first citizens in re-
speetabili.y and wealth being present. and actively
participating In the proceedings. ABRAHAM VAN
SasIvooRD was The President Of the meeting; Ex-
Mayor GIIoHRIsT, ExMsyor ID. S. GREGORY, Judge
aRIIFITHs ALLX. WILSON, SAMUEL DAVIDSON, {.
N. HANKIYs & NJ. HANcOX, and JOSEPH DIXON,
we're Vice Presidents; and GILcHRIsT, Jr, was
Secretary.
The meeting, at its opening, nominated Mr.. MAN
MRS by acclsmaton for reelection and Messrs. Rob
Ht Giichrst, l. w. Scudder, ID. s. Gregory, Ro5t.
Morrel and VIM Gaul, were appointed Committee
10 visit upon him and inform bin OF his denomination.
Messrs j. ID. Miller, A. o Zabriske and jacob
W,srt were appointed Committee on Resolutions.
While the Committee were out the meeting was
addressed by Mr. j. Dixon aud X. GILcHRIsT, JR +,
who congratulated the citizens that they had an hon.
est feniess, judicious Mayor, and hoped that hs
would be persuaded to be their Mayor another year,
The Committee appointed to wait upon the NJ ayor,
nturned, and reported that he was not at home and
While they could not report by authority that he
soud consent to be reelected, yet they hoped that
hewould consent, and should call upon him to day to
obtain il.
The Committee on Resolutions, through Mr.. WEST.
Then reported the following
Warsa. The Hon Drid s Manners has been thrice ale
cate has 6lsd that ushed poition with rre., ersS
hn,e sDd 10 the people who have given him their
nd import not only giving character e which he
kn filed, but to city.
.na sAs His tern Of Office ia about to expire and a, the
demands OF the city require that he be continuei
usSiein be can be prevailed upon 10 do So bsn
nesd That the thanks OF ths meeting be unarh,or.v
e1cea 70 hs Honor David Manues for the
no ~nehes services which he has given TO this cy-o the
ySs & o. the saue as s Chief Magistrate, well
to uoahe services render ed 10 poor Of thi, city
n ne osesses OF the past wiater-whch services have
IsI.eu sy ierdered without view to pecunary re-
.Res',,pS pp TIC. slsy r And be
a snst we have ever found in him supporter
provision OF the Cbatte-a man mnafu of the sacred
tnouso OF the osths Of ofee-horonghy scau.inted with
- wy soNetnmen-warm and Jealous In - of
-. M, ny we citzopsand watchN that the peo
BY BOT be drawn from the city treasury and
Rs,olt>d That wSSS..'d and exuavasaDt legislation.
81 ~. teon,nty ne has been placed In tryng o ,ns
n onositon TO that OF ~ to set his pinion
flI.,;,v ana incnss Common Council thersbv r.sios
tps he should be me dsP.es.ure of his fellow
anon occasions opinions yet a. all times
ain 70 exercise thar most sautary las u.eossNg io
vstsve swsys found him equal 49, Vuo es1 nes'AgeJ
sst 40 cary that will into eject be aae but WITH reso
~ or,.Sor N'ehee rsgArile OF
hsolred That the growing wants o, this ej,y So. -,
" have euipently found combined The 81 VII u
MAJ nas We therefore, without distineoe OF psrty .
Htuy ftnsinaie him the candidate d. a,
speOpss the coming Charter Eee:'oa for a. next My
Gysrsey CIV. 'S0'
tsa rbs. all persons present, aud those who s,ned N
~ sa uA Vigilance Committee in support OF a. NO n
ss;iof. ~
The resolutions were supported by Messrs. WEAs,
40. ZsBIIsKEI, w. ScuDDER, and others. The
@We adopted without dissent, ADD the meeting att,
fning tbrte cheers for Mayor Manners, adjourned.