The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-22
WATSON KICKING
It Is Said He Has Already
Refused To Pay For
His Fun.
DAVIS IS CONFIDENT
City Convention Meets To-
night Platform To Be
Continuance OF Present
Administration.

The.SDemocratic City Committee VIII
mesE as convention tonight at the
Robert Davis Association to ratify the
nominations made at the open primaries.
Secretary P. H. Murphy will have the
certificates of nomination all ready Tor
the signatures of the candidates as soon
as the nominations > are ratified. The
candidates are expected to be present to
sign them. y
Leader Davis wishes to eorsu'+ vi
them, it is said, relative to the plan Of
campaign to he adopted.
1t was thought probable that Mayor
Hoos would be present to file a letter of
acceptance. The Mayor, however, has
decided to refrain from communicating
with the committee at present. He may
review the work of his administration as
the campaign progresses.
1t is a question if platform will be
adopted. The convention will merely
pledge the people a continuance of the
present business-like administration
Leader Davis has looked over the ground
carefully and he is confident Of success.
every man the Democratic party has
renominated has made a record of which
any man might feel proud, said Mr.
Davis this morning" The new candidates
are representative business men and are
worthy the support of every property
owner irrespective of party. We have
made an effort to find good clean can
didates and we succeeded well.
$50 far as / can learn harmony prevails
everywhere and precinct committeeman
inform me that voters seem united Tor
our candidates The Republicans are
pretty well split up and IT, doubt if they
will be able to patch up their fences. ID
ssThe record of the Republican party
while it was in power makes it seem
highly improbable to me that the people
want to return to that form of govern
men. Our city is being well and economi-
cally managed and that condition of af-
fairs will continue just as long as the
Democratic administration continues.
Colonel Dickinson, the Republican
leader, pretends to be hopeful, but his
most intimate friends admit that he
knows he has no chance of electing any
of his men. 1t is also reported on ex-
cellent authority that the Colonel is wor-
ried a good deal about Thomas McEwan' S
candidacy. He seems to fear that Nc
Evan will poll greater vote than his
man Watson.
t'It is said that if McEwan does run on
an Independent ticket the Dickinson
machine will not rest until McEwan and
all his supporters are read out of the
party. The McEwanites say that if their
leader will run and cut up the machine
vote they will be able to build up an or
ganization of their own which will pre-
vent the Dickinson machine from con-
trolling conventions in future.
Mr. Watson, the Republican Mayoralty
candidate, is preparing letter of accept
ance
1t is rumored that he has called into
consultation Martin Finck as an exponent
of Dickinsons views.
Watson it is reported has made his first
kick already. An effort was made to tap
his barrel and it is reported he replied
81 am not spending any money this
trip. Funds must be procured from the
Republican City Committee not from
me-
The Republican Committe is out of
funds and the consequence is that a
canvass of very light calibre will be made
by Watson, Menagh & Co. Menagh it is
said is going out of town until after
election. He realizes that he hasn't a
ghost of a show.