The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-06

DAVIS APPROVAL.
Association Ratified the
Democratic Candidates
Last Night.
NOONAN'S STRONG SPEECH
Gave Convincing Reasons For
the Election of the En-
tire Ticket

tng was held last night under the auspices
of the Robert Davis Association, in the
Mercer street clubhouse. The new as
sen1bly hall was packed to overf1owing II
was pleasing fact that many OLD time
Democrats who have been out OF harness
were on hand taking an active part
Thomas higgins was the presiding omcer'
The speakers were Joseph M. Noonan, +.
H. Spengeman, John Totten and f. n.
ONeill.
Mr.. Noonan aid:-'We are now engaged
in a campaign. which we would hardly
know is fact were it not that the law OF
the State requires an election to pc heio'
SO sleepy and inactive is the Republican
party But although there is no chance
of any change being made in the admins
tration of our public affairs, the sprihs
election serves to keep us in practlce, ana
inspires new effort and awakens eiielss
TO continue in power the Democratic par
ty which protects the interest," OIL tne
people.
s.At the head of our ticket we nave
candidate who has been tried and proven
to be a most conscientious and pubic
spirited executive, equal in ability and
business capacity to any this city has ever
had-one who by every act has conferred
nOQOr upon the CITY 1O0AAAAo
years Edward Hoos has been Mayor of
the city his able administration has re-
fected the utmost credit upon the Demo-
cratic party. of the principles of which he
has been an honest and faithful expo
nent.
ION the other side we have a candidate
who is exclusively engaged in frantic
endeavor to prove that he is not some
aURrUn0QV tnat
he is not selling sewing machines and
spring beds. met the other Watson the
Republican candidate is trying to prove is
not he and told him that it is highly
necessary if he desires maintain his
reputation to stand out " III brass band
and the ringing of bells and proclaim that
he is not the other fellow, VINO is atrald
he will be taken for him.
This Edward Watson, mind you, not
George. is running for Mayor merely as
d joke and he is not running fast enough
to keep himself warm. In view of the
lethargy OF the Republican party it seems
in a measure that these Democratic meet,
ing are superfluous, but they are an
fnceative TO the advancement Of politics
and serve to promote interest and unity
IN the associations Of the party. 1t is
well known fact that without the en-
dorsement of the Robert Davis Assoeia-
ton no candidate can be elected in this
city and therefore it is essential to the
success of the ticket that it be ratified by
this association.
s.Mr. Midlge our candidate for Alder
man-at-Large, and Ferdinand Heintze for
Street and Water Commissioner, have
both 5r the last two years filled, to the
,,+,,,ncf coticfootiop of the Ubolp DGOplo
the offices to which they have been re-
nominated They have served well and
faithfully and the honest and able SER
vice they have rendered will receive the
grateful endorsement of their constitu-
ents Mr.. Sullivan, the other candidate
for Street>and Water Commissioner, is
a new candidate, but possesses all the
qualifications to fit him for the position,
which he will without doubt fill with
honor both to himself and the city.
eve have remarkably fine array OF
candidates for Aldermen, even if they
have little more to do than to license pea
nut stands and grant permissions to erect
barber poles, though sometimes they may
runninate upon the opening of corner
saloon. But the Democratic candidates
are all good men and what they have to
do will be done ina business-like and sat
tsfactory manner. have not the re-
notest idea who are the candidates on the
other side, but whoever they may be they
have my sympathy.
Every member of this association
should take personal interest in the
election on next Tuesday and thus pre-
mare for the contest next fall, for if
one did not have two elections a year one
TUESDAY,
next not simply the election of our ticket,
but an overwhelming majority in sub
stantial endorsement of the party's ad-
ministration for the last two years.
Mr.. Noonan referred to the action of
the Republican Police Commissioners in
the attempted dismissal of Prison-keeper
+ Aleck Watson, denouncing it as an inhu-
maa attack upon public servant while
an< his death bed, after nineteen years
faithful service for the city, in which he
had contracted the disease which now
disables him.
.sThese Commissioners" he said, have
cited Watson to appear before them to
answer the charge of not performing ms
duty. AS well might a soldier of the late
war carried from the battlefield, wounded
and dying. be taken before drum head
court ndrt1aI as a QtscI tCi. <>iAts @AiS PNA
pose of Watson,s removal is solely to put
In. his place Republican who.ef all the
Republicans in this city, has the most un-
sayory reputation This detestable, das-
tardly and illegal action of Messrs. Aber-
nethy and West will not be approved by
the people and they will rebuke them. It
will, however, strengthen the Democratic
ticket
During his term of Office Mayor Hoos
had reduced the tax rate and also the
municipal expenses and deserves en-
who are the ones who pay the taxes; HIS
opponent is a nonenity of whom we know
nothing except that he Is a printer ana
: does not sell sewing machines mayor
HooS has during his term of two years
secured contract for a new supply OF
water which his predecessor was undpie
to do In five years.
Two years record of the Democratic
narty is thus put against that of the Re-
publican party for five years, to the great
adrantage of the latter. AS for watson
for Mayor. we might as well invite Agui-
r:s.fIo 10 come here and govern our city
He would doubtless make more lively
aGs iaistration.
~, Davis Association to the Democratlc
Dals which is loyal 10 the people, ana
Urged thatdn the coming ELECTION they
si,6v ~ fi1e same loyalty to Leader Robert
iSavas 91 under whose guidance the great vic,
: ff,rv Of last fall was achieved, as they dlo
then and there will be No doubt as TO the