The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-27

'B0OMS AND DANCES
Great Gathering of Political
and Social Leaders at
the Davis Ball.
DAILY TOO Ill TO ATTEND
William MeAdoo Mentioned for
Governor, and Colonel Smith
for Police Commissioner.
DAILY TOO Ill TO ATTEND
The Standard Bearer Leads III
Grand March-Those Who
We're There.

mann's last night.
A great many big politieo-social affairs
have been held at that resort in the last
decade, but it is safe TO say that. viewed
from every standpoint. that held under
the auspices of the Davis Association last
night eclipsed them all. 1t was a success
full affair, considered from either a po-
lftical or social standpoint. Of course
no one believes that there could be such
a gathering of politicians without the
usual tendency to aunch booms, fol
politicians came from every section of the
county. 1t wa noticed that only a few
of the real politicians danced. Blu that
did not interfere with that feature. The
fair women who graced the occasion with
their presence found plenty of gallants
to guide them through the may. delight
full steps of the waltz, the polka, the
two-step and other dances. But the poll
ticians, as a rule. preferred to hobnob
with each other in efforts to ascertain
the details of the political status of the
county. Mr.. Davis gave it out, in a most
emphatic manner. hat the evening was
to be devoted entirely to social pleasures,
and even went so far as to say that any
man who launched a political boom last
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dead" All the same, there were rumors
current.
Senator Daily was not present. He sent
a note by his son George. regretting that
a sudden severe attack of rheumatism
a prevented his appearance. A senti-
ment gained ground in favor of McAdoo
for Governor. but it was SAID that Nc
Adoo is not a resident.
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who himself was present, maintained
that there was a strong sentiment in
| favor of the eloquent and somewhat
loquaeious counsellor for the State Sen
atorship. This sentiment apparently was
strongly rooted.
Some of the friends of Colonel Robert
Smith were booming him for Police Com
| missioner, to succeed John p. Feeney.
| AS usual. Mr.. Feeney was saying little,
but apparently saving wood. From the
very best authority it was Cleaned that
the Colonel would never land in the Po-
lice Board, but probably might succeed
Mr.. Brown in the Street and Water
Board.
James Hennessey's friends were not
slow in pushing his claims for a Com
missioner's seat in the Fire Board. Mr..
Cones friends, however, were numerous.
Friends of Alderman Moran and Chair
| man John Erickson, of the County Com
mittee, were pushing the claims of their
respective favorites for John P. Feeney's
| seat in the Police Board.
John Zeller of Gutenberg and County
Committeeman Kiesewetter of North
Bergen had their scouts out looking for
the scalps of any who opposed the selec-
ton of their favorite as leader of the
Eleventh Assembly district. There APP
pears to be a still-hunt in search of a
Moses among the bulrushes of that
far-off district.
There were some Tammany Hall poll
ticians present. This New York party
included Commissioner of Docks Charles
Murphy, Councilman Thomas Foley,
State Senator Timothy D. Sullivan, Deputy
Sheriff Roberts and Florence Sullivan,
Chief of Bureau Encumbrances.
Political talk in no way interfered with
the festivities.
Standard Bearer Davis led the march
with Mrs. Quinn, wife of School Director
William H. Quinn. The march covered
both floors.
The scene was inspiriting. 1t was one
of beauty. 1t was interesting. Politicians
sat in group and conversed upon various
themes; their conversation was at times
HAIL uIOWliCu ny In 1GIIS pOpPlilS VI
..corks.'' Beautiful women in handsome
costumes moved gracefully through the
crowds seated at the tables as they passed
from floor to floor. The decorations were
a triumph of the decorators art and
every glance of the eye was met with a
harmony of color. The chief of the deco
rations was the Stars and Stripes, soft
ened by tinted fabric. Closely festooned
bands Of sky blue tarletan, with a freize
of National colors, pinioned to pillars
with metallic shields, formed a canopy
beneath which the merry throng danced
in the main pavilion, while the winter
hall above-weli. was a fit setting for a
fairy scene in some big spectacular play.
The canopy was that of festooned strings
of April buds and blossoms. The stage
drop curtain was covered with folds of
sky blue carleton and the stage front was
lined with palms and ferns. The centre
piece was a portrait of the associations
standard bearer framed in the National
colors.
The stairway, the supper room and the
bar room were partially eurtained off by
bunting and lace. Pohlmann's resort had
never been SO tastefully and beautifully
decorated. The interior of the building
fairly swarmed with gallant men and fair
women. From every section of the coun-
going all night. The real fact is that
Hudson.s Democracy was thoroughly rep
resented.
the standar bearer and committees of
the association, Mayor Edward Hoos Of
Jersey City, Sheriff William Heller, Presi-
dent Boltwood of the Street and Water
Board and Commissioners Nolan and
Hauck, surrogate James LilIis, Leon Alb
bett, Jr., Hugh Mclaughlin, Deputy In
ternat revenue Collector Joseph Farmer.
Police COMMISSIONS John p. Feeney,
Ere COMMISSIONS John j.. Cone, ex-Fire
Chief John Brown Clerk Charles Ester
brook OF the Jersey City Fire Board.
prosecutors Detective Maurice Stack.
Acting Clerk William Tolson of the Street
and Water Board, County Superintend-
ent ~ Smith, ~ex-County Superintend-
ent Cannon, ex-Police Commissioner JAS
Kelly, ex-Street and Water Commission
ers John T.. Madden and Edward Dugan.
Hugh j. Kelly, ex-Freeholder John Kelly
Stephen Egan. Emil Seggel, Police Jus
tice John J. Nevin, ex-City Treasurer
John Nugenf. Bernard Foley, Matthew
LaWless, Coroner Delaney, Counsellor
John ~. Griffin, William Winberry, Will
lam Symes,~ ex-Coroner James Murrer.
ex-Alderman Michael Day, ex-Alderman
Losel, Henry Byrne. ex-Alderman Con-
molly, Freebooter Frank McNally. ex-
Judge Henry Puster, Assemblymen Hor-
ace Allen and James Murphy. Cornelius
J.. Rooney, Tax Appeals Commissioners
Mortimer Lampson, Henry MehI and
Charles Dayton, Police Captains John n.
Kelly, Moses Nugent, Thomas Nugent and
son of the County Committee and Secre-
tary Patrick II. Murphy, ex-Assembly-
man James Norton, Assemblyman James
p. Hall, WilliamS Dunno, the Oldest man
at the ball; City Clerk Michael j. O,Don-
nell, ex-Assemblyman Calf Ruempler,
Warusl John Grimes OF Snake Hill Peni-
tentiary, Warden Ryan of Snake Hill
Insane Asylum, Postmaster Robert Jor-
ia, Xeof Thomac Mfc-I