The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-17
THE KICKING TWINS,
Jaeob-Lewis Combination Sticks
Taeks in It's Heels For To-
night Modest Would
be Kenny.

Mayor Edward Kenny of East Newark,
who is just aching for the Democratic
nomination for Congressman from this
district on the Bryan ticket, made a
speech last night in the Avenue House to
members Of the Association for Fair
Primaries" as the Lewis kickers style
themselves.
He first complained that these wicked
newspapers wouldn't take him seriously
and give him assistance. Alasi all the
press, he said, in this part of the country
had been subsidized to fight for banks
and corporations, and it was no use look
ing to them for assistance. (Groans fol
lowed this wail.) Then again, the Ma p ;
complained. that he and his friends had
to buck against that awful machine, the
Davis. Then Kenny started in to tell his
audience how he came to enter the race
for the Congressional domination. His
friends and everybody had told him that
Mr.. Allan l.. McDermott didn't want it,
or. couldn't get it, he was not sure which.
and he thought he might run as well as
anybody else. He admitted, with engag-
ing ~frankness, that there were others
who might be considered better and
ADLER men, but he stood for a principle,
he did, and for that reason there was no
better man in the Ounty than Mayor
Edward Kenny of East Newark.
This part of the business having been
disposed of. the would-be Congressman
devoted a little attention to the Demo
cratic Sound Money Leagues meeting in
the Hotel Washington, which he was
pleased to call "a party formed in a
wine room to disrupt the Democratic
party. He had scanned the names, he
said, of those in attendance at the meet
ing, and they were all men whom the
Democratic party had enriched. The
Mayor was fast becoming enthusiastic
over himself, and a little matter like
accuracy didn't bother him. Having in
his vain imagination disposed of the
Sound Money League, he plunged into
free silver, anarchy and reputation, and
wound uD with a war whoop for Bryan
and Sewali and Tomtit Watson. not for
getting this modest statement about him
self
Il am a Democrat and l can fill the
bill. ! know my defects better han any,
body else, but l can represent you well
if you will give me an Opportunity
The meeting then cooled down to a mild
er temperature, n Chairman D.. Y. Lewis
carefully coached by Secretary NJ. I. ia
cob, gave instructions 10 watchers at to-
nights primaries.
What shall We do if the other fellows
won't let US into the poll?"asked one gen.
tleman, with blood in his eye.
Arrest the whole shooting match re-
Piled the Chairman, who supplemented
that piece Of advice by saying that he
guaranteed that where he would be sta
toned tonight no one would put him
away.
Secretary Jacob read to the watchers
the law of 1884 regulating the primaries
and warned them to see that every officer
had first taken the oath If be had not
then go before Justice Potts, who would
be sitting down town. and swear out
warrants for every officer.
But who will serve these warrants?"
INQUIRED another watcher.
Chief Murphy has promised all the
men we need" replied Mr.. Jacob.
Then the Secretary dropped that part
campaign speeches for which he was
famous in daES of wore.