The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-02
DESPERATE
VOORHEES,
Certainty Of the Loss Of the
Labor Vote Inspires At
tack On Labor
Leader.
PRODUCES CHECK OF Mr.. DAVIS
Was Drawn to the Order
Of H. ]. Gottloeb
and Was for
s25.
FOSTERS MEAN INSIEUATI0N
Mr.. Davis, However, Promptly
Knocks the Life Out
of it.
Mr.. Davis, However. Promptly
Knocks the Life Out
of Ii
WAS FOR ADVERTISING BILL
Republicans Slow In Reaching Out
for That $4,000 Crane
Bet.


Tonight Mr. Voorhees, produced a
check made to the order Of H. J.. Gott-
| loeb Chairman, drawn upon the Second
National Bank of Jersey City, for So
and signed by Robert Davis: The cneck S
today. After reading the check and
turning il over and over, Mr.. Voor-
! hees went on to ask in running way:
L wonder if this is entirely Mr. Davis
contribution to the labor party, or is 1t
the Democratic partys contribution to
the labor party? May be it's only a
monthly installment or p perhaps Its rs =, a
demand? Then Mr.. Voorhees, pretended
not to be able to vouch for the identity
of the men whose names appear on the
check, but he said he would leave that
to the audience
The above appeared in this mornings s
SUM-, under a Paterson date line. Mr.
Voorhees,, the Republican Gubernatorial
candidate, addressed an audience in APP
ollo Hall, that city, last night. In no
part of his speech did he refer to the
important issues of the campaign. He
devoted his whole time to libelling Lead
er Robert Davis, throwing mud at work.
ing men, and denouncing labor organic
ations.
The H. j. Gottloeb referred to by Voor-
hees, is Chairman of the State Federation
of Trades and Labor Unions No man III
the whole State has more confidence re-
posed in him by laboring men than Mr.
Gottloeb That Candidate Voorhees,
should assail the honesty of Mr.. Gottioeb,
and at the same time cast a stigma upon
the honesty of purpose of every toiler
has aroused the members of labor asso-
Citations, and he Will have TO answer 10
them for his conduct.
Leader Davis does not deny having
drawn the check to the order OF MI
Gottloeb. What he has to say on the
subject is this
II gave Mr.. Gottloeb that check in pay
ment of legitimately contracted debt:
Upon my authorization the names OF
certain candidates were placed in the
Labor Standard a paper devoted to
the interests Of the laboring classes, as
an advertisement The space taken by
me cost $25. When the bill was presented
paid it. That is certainly great crime.
Doubtless Republicans would have re-
pudiated it, but / paid it.. Any debt /
contract | will pay, no matter who the
recipient may be. I have no desire to
accuse anyone of peculiar work, but this
whole thing makes me feel very much
as though the Republicans We're at the
bottom of it. / contracted debt rather
reluctantly. and paid it willingly Then.
strangely enough my check is produced
as a campaign document That sort of
business won't go. / have done my duty
Perhaps if all the Republicans who con-
tract debts could produce such a receipt
as check is they would stand better
with the people. Instead Of being
ashamed of this transaction, as the Re-
publcans say, | am proud of it. Foster
Voorhees, nor any other man can impeach
my honesty
The fact that Foster Voorhees, resorts
to any such scheme to secure votes has
done him more harm than good There
is a belief among Democrats that checks
can be produced which will cause Mr..
Voorhees, much embarrassment. Foster
Voorhees, the Democratic workers Say.
has spent too much time denying things
which he did while in office to be sup
ported by fair-minded voters His rea-
sons for asking an election to the Cover
nor's chair are too limited, it is con-
tended to win for him votes of thinking
men.