The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-08
CHALLENGED.
Bob Davis Reveals His
: Secretly Planned
TreacherY.
L%ACKING THE BIG CHIEFS
3 Throws Down the Gloves
to the Democracy Of
New Jersey.
POLITICAL CIRCLES EXCITED.
The Joker Boss Threatens Albeit,
McDermott, Ross and Smith
With His Vengeance.
POLITICAL CIRCLES EXCITED

The early morning secrets OF that Grand
Jury dinner are leaking out in sections.
One by one they march to the front to
command attention afresh for that notable
feast, The most sensational Of them all
managed to keep itself in seclusion till
this morning.
When festivities were at the height the
Joker Boss of the ballot box suffers
arose to his feet to make a speech, aud
before he had got down into his seat again
he succeeded in turning his mind good
deal more inside out than, il he had been
in complete control of his emotions, he
would probably have allowed himself TO
do.
A BOLD CHALLENGE.
Rumors had reached his ears that the
chief men of tho.State were not favorable
to the.longer continuance of his rule or the
longer prevalence of the methods that
have covered the party upon which be
has fastened himself with disgrace; and
he had received intimation that, with a
view OF putting an end 10 both, they are
preparing to make determined move
against the exertion of the Hudson inffu-
ence at the coming session of the Legisla-
fture.
4 The Joker Boss would not probobly
ehave let himself out on so powerful a
combination early in the evening; but
early in the morning ne was In a less eau
tious humor, and he rose to remark that
he had heard something about the Big
Four of the State-Governor Abbett.
Miles Ross, OF Middlesex; James Smith,
Jr, of Essex, and Allan McDermott, the
lchairman of the State Democratic Com
ruittee-having determined to fight Hud-
Itlon, the Little Joker understands he Is
a a.u - n hal r
A"In fact,n he went on, II understand
HAT Hudson amt going to get nothing
Tut out of the next Legislature; that
Everything we want is not going to be
given to us because we happen to be from
Hudson. Well, the Big Four amt so
big as they thinks they are. and we'Il
Just wipe the floor with them next fail -
This may not be the exact verbiage of
his address; but 1t Is the substance OF it,
:. and pretty much like it in words too.
n The fact that this diminutiye heeler of
the Ward type had thrown down the
glove TO the Democracy of New Jersey,
aud challenged everything that Is
decent and correct In the
party to combat, was not
long In getting abroad. and the poll
ticians have boen talking about it under
their breath ever since it occvrred. The
State leaders have heard of it, of course,
and It has stiffened their resolve to de-
stroy the Little Boss beyond all hope of
resurrection.
BOB SAYS HE DIDN'T.
happened to meet the little ex-Sheriff
IN City Clerk Scott's Office this morning,
and bluntiy asked him about the speech.
He was in that early evening humor in
which his discretion would heye sup
pressed his frankness, and he looked
sheepishly at the floor when l questioned
him.
II wouldn't be so foolish as to say any
thing like that he finally muttered.
why should / say It when when they
have the thing all IN their own hands
and can do as they please with us.'
This Is not the first time the little Boss
has emptled his inner soul out for the in
formation of those who would know what
his real purposes are. and who never ex-
pect TO learn them from what he says.
His expressions at the banquet are in a
line with others he dropped when in con-
vivial humor to his associates in a saloon
on the Hill recently.