The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-25
KENNY ABUSIVE.
The East Newark Seceder
Says Nasty Things About
Robert Davis.
DAVIS CRUSHING REPLY
ISLANDERS Refuted and Ridicu-
lous Blunders Exposed
A Traitor to Hudson.
The following appeared in the Newark
"Evening News of yesterday

"Evening News of yesterday
so Mr.. Robert Davis has been talking
about US, has he?" said Mayor Edward
Kenny, of East Newark Borough, this
buted to the Hudson County. Democratic
leader. '.Well, Bob is awfully funny
when he talks. But wish he would talk X
at the right time, and | wish he'd tell
the. truth, though that might be funnier
still. He might have talked, for instance,
when his Sheriff's brother was charged
with running poolroom in his county
and he might have talked when ms
Freeholders held up the Essex Board and
compelled the launching of the Fourth
street bridge at Jackson street instead of
Madison place. where it ought to be,
and he, might have talked when his hi
first time in the history of the world
compelled the town to pay for the, ap-
proach to a bridge. He might have
who have helped him SO often. instead
of abusing them.
But 1 suppose Bob had to talk and he
of the fees of his Sheriff and his Regis
ter and his Surrogate and his other OH.
cials being cut down by the annexation or
sore, too, because he can't run these
East Newark towns as he runs the rest
of Hudson county, and he is sore because
this section alone of Hudson county re-
fused to have a table at the Davis CUB
fair, and refused to- contribute to tnat
great charity.
to compel the Legislature and the Govern
or to keep us in Hudson county, in spite
of the wishes of our people. Well, l don
believe this Legislature. or Governor
Voorhees, either. is going to accept the die
tation of Bob Davis.
LAS for Bob's abuse of me. care moth
ing Maybeeit's fun for him, and
wouldn't interfere with his pleasures for
anything. I never asked anything from
him and I never will. When littlesBob un-
dertakes to drive me out Of the Demo-
io ms fhOHQh-WHD. there
$50 Edward Kenny, East Newark's
marvellous Mayor. assails me, eh?" re-
marked Robert Davis this morning.
'.That is good and 1 am really pleased
to hear it Edward Kenny is an ASA
consummate asst that is the stupidest
: type the world knows Of"
After putting on a perfecto a moment.
Leader Davis continued:-'We have
County Physician Converse and DR.. King
on our county pay roll and they are
paid for making inquiry into a mans
sanity 1 think there is something for
them to do out beyond the Hackensack.
Kenny's assertion that I am sore because
he did not subscribe to the fair Of the
Robert Davis Association demonstrates
the calibre of the man. Anybody who
knows me knows that such a thing would
that. / requested no one to aid the fair.
If 1 had. you may bet your life I never
would have gone to him. do not really
believe that any one connected with the
association expected anything from Ken
ny. We could hardly expect anything
for the fair when we never receive
penny from that quarter for election pur-
poses.
Kenny takes himself too seriously. He
should look at himself often and doubt
less he would become convinced that he
should look at the bright side of every
thing.
seWhen he says that I am mad because
the Sheriff will lose the fees of his office,
1 want to repeat that he is fine speci-
men of that long cared fraternity. Per-
haps the great statesman is not aware
that next year the Sheriff. County Clerk
and Register will all be on salary of
$500.
81 have thought the situation over. and
I am firmly convinced that Kenny could
be induced to accept county Office at ST.
300 year. Candidly think it would not
be difficult to convince him that he
should remain in this eounty-the one he
is apparently so anxious to get out Of
under such circumstances. Kenny is
really amusing. I conclude that he is
little exercised because he was caught,
so early in the game, playing traitor to
Hudson. His scheme to get Harrison,
East Newark and Kearny annexed to
Essex is a great one, and one that such
an ass as he is might be expected to be
found mixed up in.
"It is too early in the morning to pay
my respects to Kenny in the manner
should like. I may think the matter over
later. I will have to look over his politi-
cal career before I can size him up
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