The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-12
PRAISE FOR HOOS.
Citizens Irrespective Of Party
Congratulate Him on
His Election.
HIS H0NoR's THANKS.
Senator McDermott's. Reply
to Slander About Jersey
City's Government.

the City Hall this morning he found on
his desk a small neutrality-suspicious.
of respect and offerings of congratula-
ton from his friends on the splendid VIC
tory of yesterday People of both sides,
Republicans and Democrats, fiocked in to
shake the Mayors hand and say all sorts
of pretty things, and they were sincere,
too. To a News representative His
Honor said:--
1.-The verdict rendered by the people
yesterday 1 honestly believe justifies me
in saying that they heartily endorsed my
administration and showed what is most
1attering to me, that they appreciated my
sincere endeavors to do my duty by my
city. I honestly tried and will continue to
perform my duty to all citizens ire
spective of party. The newspapers as
whole have treated me fairly The people
are able to pick out of an article the truth
contained therein and in their ability to
get at the facts in any case rests the se-
curity of a man in public life.
II take this opportunity of publicly ex-
pressing my hearty thanks to the Demo-
cratic leader and the Executive Commit
tee for the efficient way in which the
campaign was conducted.
1.-THE Citys interests are my own is
my motto can say no more but thank
the people for their confidence in me and
assure them. that 1t is not misplaced.
A big bundle of mail was on the
Mayors desk, and among the many let
ters of congratulations was this from the
Corporation Counsel:-
Hon. Edward Hoos:-
Dear Mayor-I congratulate you, but
Jersey City, who have again chosen you
to the highest office within our municipal
Legislature, the Senator from Morris
County Mr. Pitney, slandered your ad-
ministration l took pleasure in writing
him to pay careful attention to the re-
turns to be read today.
'.1'he people of Jersey City have an
swered your slanderer and renewed
their expression OF faith IN
never had more faithful ser
want Without appeal to party, prac-
tically without attempt to argue your
cause your administration has been sub
mitted to your fellow citizens, and they
have answered with unprecedented voice,
well done, good and faithful servant,
Sincerely yours,
ALLAN Il. McDEftMOFT.
There were also kilograms and letters
from F. Herterich. John Ledgerbilger,
Captain Fuller of the Germania Schuetzen
Bund, Greenville Liederkranz, Adolph
Klee, Fire Commissioner John Erickson,
Police Commissioner A. Walter, Garwood
Ferris and Louis G. Finke of the Pioneer
Verein. There was one tribute at which
the Mayor laughed heartily. He was
chatting with his son and private secre-
tary, Edward H Hoos, Commissioner
Walter and 1.-The News" representative.
This tribute was a sheet of music. 1t
was written in what musicians call fugal
form and was supposed to convey an al
lusion to the fleeing of Candidate Wat
son of unfortunate memory. The words
were:-
Gloria in excelsis, for the fight is made
and won.
The Mayor was naturally pleased with
these tributes, many of them coming
from people opposed to him politically,
and he had a very busy quarter of an
hour shaking hands and answering tele-
phone calls from prominent citizens. He
bore his honors modestly and merely re-
piled that if the people were satisfied, as
their vote implied, he was. He was, he
said, greatly indebted to the leaders of the
Democratic party for their labors during
the days tjreceding election. and he was
party traditions to the winds and voted
as they declared for one in whom they
had confidence. His Honor was overjoyed
at the Democratic victories in the Seventh
and Ninth Wards hitherto Republican
strongholds. The election of Major Thos.
Bedle and w. Ritter was particularly
pleasing to him. 1t only shows, COM
mented the Mayor, that the people have
confidence in Democratic administra
tiont We do not pretend to be perfect; We
only try to carry out the wishes of those
who placed us in authority. II out party
principles mean anything at all they
mean on honest administrator OF NUM-
cipal affairs, and that is only attained by
vigilant regard of the public's good.
Returns were received in the webster
avenue station house from precincts IN
the Eleventh and Twelfth Wards early
indications were that, while l1ght vote
had been polled it was decidedly Demo-
cratic Even before the votes or various
precincts were announced and when moth
ing more than the figures of the total vote
poled was read off, skilled politicians of
that section, including School Director
Frederick Mersheimer and Assemblyman
John Vollers, announced that not more
than fifty five per cent. OF the vote had
been polled. To these men it meant that.
notwithstanding the Republican wealth
err, the Republicans disgusted had re-
mained away from the polls
A Democratic sweep was predicted. In
the Twelfth Ward a stronghold of the
| McEwanites it was evident that there
| was. as there had been throughout the
campaign, apparent apathy despite the
assertions of the McEwanites that they
were still Republicans and would fight
| sswithin the breastworks. Many of them
wero at the polls. 1t is believed they
! worked fairly for the success of the Re-
publican ticket
| The Republican campaign features of
| the entire campaign in the Twelfth Ward
were burlesque on politics. Hoos.
Heintze and the entire Democratic ticket
| were in popular favor. Mr.. McEwan had
| little to do with this state of affairs.
| In the Eleventh Ward there was from
! the first no question as to how the ward
| would CO. The Jefferson Club, in swing
| ing away from Democratic moorings, sim
ply lost prestige. In refusing to endorse
| the regular Democratic nominee for AL
dermari they made a bad break. They.
| did not cut the figure the members ex-
pected.
| Mr.. Macarthur. the defeated candidate,