The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-19
A BOOM FOR DAVIS
The Grand jury Dinner De-
veloped a Strong Feel
ing for the Little
Sheriff.
HE rs NAMED FOR MAYOR
Cleveland Coldly Receiyed---He
Hears Davis Boldly Pro-
claimed His Sue
cessor.

On the banks of the Kill Won Kull is
located at Bergen Point the celebrated
Shore House and Charles Mum. The
latter is the more important, for he was
q Grand Juryman and the Shore House
was only place where the other Grand
Jurymen went to have good dinner last
night. Charlie knew they were coming
and his preparations were made accord
ingly, and the programme of the evening
was carried out in a most delightful
manner.
BY six o'clock the half dozen walters
that Mr.. Mum had borrowed from Del
1nonico's and added to his regular staff,
had seated all the Grand, Jurors except
ing two, Messrs. Charles Laws and
Charles Turner, at the three tables in
the long dining room. These Grand
Jurymen, Mr.. Mum concluded ought
not to sit at the same table together, for
they might forget themselves and indict
him for Keeping a diSOrderly house or for
conspiring with his walters to lead them
astray by too generous display of wine,
and SO he located them in such man
ner that each table had q bountifuly sup
ply-enough to watch the guests and
silver.
AT the first table were seated Foreman
Joseph Warren, and on either side of him
we're Mayor Newman, of Bayonne, and
Mayor Cleveland, of this city. Next to
him the big bald head of Sheriff Davis
was noticed, because OF the shadow cast
by Councilman Stanton's mustache on it,
which seemed to tickle Recorder Besher
to an alarming extent. Mr. M. j. 'Donnell,
Tax Commissioner, grave and sober-it
was early then-discussed with John
Hart the impropriety of increas-
ing the price of ale and
beer, and ex-Treasurer P. H.
Nugent and Finance Commissioner
John Edelstein quietly talked about the
Weather-and those who should be Mayor.
John Parnel Feeney was an attentive
listener to all that took place and John
Mullins, who was beside him, looked as
happy as a clam at high tide. Surrogate
ONeil, Corporation Attorney Minturn of
Hoboken and County Clerk Mclaughlin
were conspicuous by the bouquets in their
coats.
WHO WERE THERE.
At the other tables were ex-Com-
missioner Nathan, James Hunt, w. g.
Smith, Commissioners Charles Somers,
Z Clerk James Connolly, OF the Tax Office;
Counsellor James Manning, Clerk to the
Grand Jury, Under Sheriff John Nc
Fniiips, Richard Gsrricss, James Wise
man. Director OF Education Philip Null
of the Democratic County Committee;
Gustave Metzler, Marty McDermott,
City Clerk of Hoboken; Patrick McArdle,
president Of the Liquor Dealers Associa-
tion ex-Sheriff Heintze, Colonel Michael
Brown, Raymond Cook, Henry McCartin
and j. Rich.
This was what they ate:-
Oysters on half she'll Little Neck CLAIMS.
Boiled salmon trout, oyster sauce.
Beef Tongue Lobster salad.
Fiiet de beef, mushrooms.
Baked potoes. French peas.
Fruits and nuts Assorted ice cream.
French Coffee Roquefort cheese.
Mayor Newman welcomed all present
to Bayonne and was glad that Jersey City
had invaded it, backed up by Hoboken
and Weehawken. The Mayor then dwelt
on the prosperity OF Bayonne and the
g9ad showing he gave it made some Jer-
S City people thoughtful.
Foreman Joseph Warren, on behalf of
the Grand Jury, said that he was more
than pleased to meet all present and re-
gretted the absence OF Prosecutor Win
field, for his eloquence would be missed.
DAVIS FOR MAYOR.
'sOur Sheriff. Qong applause and loud |
cheers than whom honestly believe, |
no man in the city or county has SO |
firmly fixed himself in the affections of
the people, is one of the most capable ex-
ecutive officers the county and party ever
had,u said Mr. Warren. "He won fame |
and deserved it. lie began life as poor |
boy, but by his faithful fidelity to his |
friends and party, has reached that |
political height that the press and people |
have united in advocating him for the |
highest position in the gift of the people |
OF the city, that of Mayor"
Mr.. Warren concluded his remarks by |
saving that he had been told that in time |
Jersey City would include Bayonne, Ho- |
boken, Weehawken and Simon Kelly and |
he doubted the assertion OF President |
Feeney that Bayonne was the most God |
forsaken country in existence
II will add that am firmly convinced |
that no Grand Juryman left the meeting |
room at the last term OF court without |
having done his duty to the best of his |
ability.
Sheriff Davis was the next speaker, aud |
he was humorous. After saying that he |
was never in the GrandsJury room but |
once during the term, and that was over
a complaint that should have gone to the
Prosecutors office, he explained the rea-
son.
.Feeney was away, Assistant Prose
cutor Noonan was sick, Stanton was OUT |
of town, the Prosecutor was absent, and |
Godfrey Dilloway was the only man rum
ming tile Prosecutors office. You all |
know Godfrey" (Laughter.)
NO WARRANTS FOR FEENEY.
The Sheriff congratulated the Grand |
Jury on the work they had done, and par
ticulariy so for not paying any attention
to number of clothes line fights" He /
then jokingly paid his respects to Mr.
Feeney, who, he said, had not served a I
warrant since he was made Police Com
missioner as it was beneath the dignity
,of an ex-member of the Legislature and |
q President of the Police Commissioners
10 do so. The Sheriff said Mayor Kelly
Of WeehawlSen, had informed him that
some evil disposed persons, principally |
Senator Gardner, had been talking about
him and ballot boxes, SO he went to [
Trenton one day and saw the Senator,
who said, Good evening" and that was
Iii. This made the Sheriff believe that
he had done something very wrong, and
tosfiud out what it was he had concluded
"a draw ap aristoeratic Grand jury for
the next term. He was convinced that
aristocrats were the only ones that could I
discover the wrong and he wanted to give
them a chance.
aBut, z said he, with emphasis, "no one
here or elsewhere shall influence my se-
lection. don't care whether they are
hank burglars, reporters or other Grim
inais. me foreman OF the next Graud
jury will do his duty, irrespective o. poll
tics cloud applause). People say Pm
snolitician. We'll, can't help that. |
WAS nominated by Democrats, have al
ways been Democrat, and will always
he With the Democrats, and If that makes
me politician, guess am one" Cap
plause).