The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-16
DANS'S
PLAIN TALK
Democratic Leader Says
Committeeman Must
Hustle for the
Ticket.
NO ROASTING ALLOWED
Candidates Are the Regular
Nominees and Must Be
Supported as Such.
NO INDICTED men NAMED
All the Nominees Have Clean
Records and Differ Therein
From the C. o. P. Ones.

Leader Davis is ineensed at the atti-
tude of certain Democratic County Com
mitteenen toward the local ticket. or,
more properly, certain candidates. This
morning he had this to say
TT has reached me that some of our
best committeeman are doing little
roasting. For the sake of argument, we
will say that Allan L. McDermott, Robert
IIudspeth and some of the Freeholder
candidates are the targets. I know no
harm is meant, but harm is done unwlt-
ungly The gentlemen should all bear in
mind that these candidates are the regu-
lar nominees of the party That should
be a. IS sufficient to secure them the
loyal support of every loyal Democrat.
Now if a voter assails any of our candi-
dates it is the duty of devery committee
man at least TO help those candidates. He
should find out what objaction is made
and then reason it out with the voter, dis
abuse his mind and get him TO get in line
for all our candidates. That IS the way
to pile up a big majority. 1t canot be
done in any other way.
Just let me tell you that our candi-
dates are goodlones- The ticket, from top
TO bottom, is a good one, and I do not
hesitate to characterize it as one of the
best we have ever named. That being the
case all Democrats should give it the
same support that they would expect
from Democrats if they were candida te
themselves and depending upon the ener-
gies of their friends. Our candidates are
good men, and they will stand by us. If
we want or need favors they may ggive
them to us. We certainly can expect no
1eniency from our enemies. Favors must
come from our own camp.
1.-The Republicans have named Mr.. Van
Wrinkle against Mr.. McDermott. The
young gentleman is agreeable socially.
But he is Republican, and a machine
Republican at that. Consequently we
want none of him, and he should not get
the vote of a Democrat. If we can get
votes from him that is our business-that
is our plain duty"
Mr.. Davis's remarks were the result of
frequent reports made to him that Mr..
McDermott and Mr.. Hudspeth were not
being Loyalty supported The names of
the offending committeeman are known
to Leader Davis and he has sent for
them. After he interviews them all room
for complaint will doubtless be removed.
about the Freeholder nominees. This is
what it was
"Our Freeholder ticket is a good one and
not word can be said against our candi-
dates But the Republicans have had the
femerity to nominate some choice hot
house beauties. The names of Edwin
Cadmus and Edward Sergeant are there.
Some afternoon look up their records.
And 1 am confident that if the information
obtained is used judiciously there will be
votes by the score for the good, clean
men we have named.
"In the Republican Freeholder list
also find the name of William H. Lange.
You must all know Lange. The people
must know him. He is the ex-InsDector
of police.
'He is pensfoner of the city and now
SEEKS an elective Office which has a salary
attached.
II have also heard his name connected
with one Vaughn. Vaughn, I believe,
runs some kind of a slot machine game,
and If l am not very much mistaken the
gentleman enjoys what some people have
in time gone by referred to as police pro-
lection. The story goes that Vaughn's
machines are not touched, while all other
by the police. Where Candidate Lange
figures in al this don't know, but peoplt
viii talk.
$50 far as the Republican Assembly
ticket Is concerned can say nothing.
do not know the men, nor does anyone
else that I come in contact with. Theirs
an easy ticket to beat, and we should
bury their candidate good and dep. Bury
all animosities and work early and late
for the success of our ticket"
Mark Pagan has been named for Sena
tor Well. l haven't much to say abou
HIM but he is not to be contrasted for {
moment with orr candidate for Senator
Robert Hudspeth. You will all doubles:
remember that he was in the Board o.
Freeholders. What may be expected iron
him can be gathered from looking over hi
record while he was a county official LIE
me tell you however that II our party
had named men for public onice VINO hat
the experience with the Grand Jury sew
eral of the Republicans have had tn
Evening Journal would denounce US II
letters six inches long. But that is not ou
fault What we want is victory, and !
will be ours If good old time work Il
done"
Mr. Davis has reference to the fact tina
come of the gentlement who have beel
renominated by the Republicans hav'
been Indicted for malfeasance in office
The Democratic party has renomlnatet
none who have incurred this reproacn-
Taking up another branch of polllca
work Mr. Davis said: -:
1T pleases me, Of course, TO see ou
workers hustling. Our party IS made "
cf hlstlers We want no dead ones u
our Gang. But this year think some
the gentlemen are misdirecting thei
Rnergies For instance. the entire count
ls beiag deI1ged with banners and trans
Sa.encies OF Bryan and Stevenson aud tn