The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-31
Leader Davis Talks Of Pos
sible Mayoralty Can
didates.
HUDSPETH, HEIN7zE, HAUcK
All Are Good Men He Tells
Greenville's Guests.

exercises at Columbia Park yesterday
morning the guests of the committee Were
| invited by Charles Armbruster to partaKe
| of a little luncheon at Armnruster
Hotel. Greenyille Schuetzen Park. me
| little luncheon turned out to be an excel
| lent dinner. which was the more appre-
ciated as 1t was a surprise. 1t was quiet
affair and thoroughly enjoyed. President
of the Flag Committee Henry Gottharot
did the honors.
Seated around the table were:-City Col
lector Robert Davis Mayor Hoos, ex-
Judge Robert Hudspeth, ex-Judge Henry
Puster. Commissioner Ferdinand Heintze,
Commissioner Anthony Hauck, Commis-
sioner James Nolan, Commissioner Sulli-
van. Director of Education George f.
witt Charles Armbruster, Chairman OF
| tba Fxecutiye Committee of the Republi-
can County Committee Edward Fry,
William Armbruster. Joseph 9. Heloer
and William Bowly. Mr.. Fry was the
lone Republican in the gathering put ne
appeared to enjoy his position
| After the guests grew tired OF eatlng
and were leisurely putting cigars Mr.. Gott-
hardt sprung a surprise by calling upon
Mr.. Davis for a speech. Mr.. Davis iookeu
surprised, but was. as usual equal TO the
occasion.
'I don't know what you want me 10
talk for said Mr.. Davis. Il am not
looking for political Office and you know
that only people seeking office make
sneeches am glad to be in such good
company and assure you that 1t makes
mo bannv to see the residents of Green
Vile happy. I congratulate you on the
success of the flag project and sincerely
hope that success will always crown your
efforts.
.While not personally seeking office, l
see about me three HsIHudspeth'
Heintze ard Hauck-who, rumor says
would like to be Mayor of Jersey Clty.
| They are all good men and gooo Demo
| Gratis. but who can tell which 1t Will pef
Ex-Judge Hudspeth and Commissioner
Heintze laughingly denied that they hao
| anv ambition in that direction, but NAT.
Davis only smiled.
| Mavor Hoos was called upon and ne
said:-"It is always great pleasure Tor
me to participate in any event In whlcn
! the people of Jersey City are interested
| During nv term of Office I have striven
to benefit the people and have directed
4
necessary improvements. Even should !
! retire from office leaving an increased tax
rate. I would feel perfectly satisfied If l
have the knowledge that the people OF
| Jersey City have been benefited. The most
axnensive and handsome public schools in
| this State is now being erected in Green
Vile. and I for one am greatly pleased
| that it is so. I am III favor of all Inn
provements affecting the people and whiie
| in office will strive to secure them.
| The Mayor was applauded and was
about to sit down when Commissioner
| Nolan said:-"How about the MinkakWa
| dinner speech, Mayor"
| The Mayor smiled and briefly answered:
! st haven't changed"
Commissioner Hauck was called upon
next. He said:-.T am a Democrat and
| you all know what that means. If the
party leaders and the people want to
nominate me for Mayor all well and good.
| If they select some one else, then | will
| take off my coat and hustle to secure his
| election I have always been ready to
4 sacrifice personal ambition for the inter-
| ests of the Democratic party, and can
assure you that I will never waver in my
allegiance, but will always be loyal to the
organization.
Ex-Judge Robert Hudspeth when called
upon for speech, said that he was only
a plain citizen, without political aspira-
tions Every one smiled at this but Mr..
Hudspeth kept straight face and began
a eulogy of Mr. Davis and Mayor Hoos.
"The administration of Mayor Hoos,"
said he will go down in history as one
of the best Jersey City has ever had, and
the people should and do appreciate his
efforts in their behalf. There have been
rumors af1oat for some time to the effect
that if Mayor Hoos did not succeed in get
ting the nomination for third term he
would run on an independent ticket. Now
I want to say right here that do not be-
lieve such rumors; knowing as I do the
character of the Mayor and his loyalty
to the Democratic party, such thing
would be impossible, and all stories to
that effect are without foundation. Mayor
Hoos, I positively believe, is a true Demo-
crat and will always be loyal to the
Democratic party.
'sI do not wish to be accused of fattery
and doubtless Mr.. Davis will pardon me
| if express admiration at the great power
and success attained by the Democratic
party IN HUDSON county uHueF tilt leducl- :
ship of Mr. Robert Davis. He. too, has
always had the interests of the people ut
! heart. and they have shown their appre-
citation by placing him where he is today
at the head of a powerful organization
| Commissioner Heintze made short
speech in which he said his boom for the
Mayoralty nomination had been launched
| without his knowledge and without his
| consent, but he did not say that the nonli-
nation would not be agreeable.
| Mr. Fry. who is a power in the Repub-
| lican party in the State, listened atten-
lively to the various speeches and accept
ed goodnaturedly the many lacetious
illusions to his ambitions and party
| Affiliations. Some one suggested that he
was seeking the Mayoraity nomination.
Mr.. Davis jokingly remarked that Fry
might possibly be developed into a good
Democrat.
When called upon for a speech Mr.. Fry
took advantage of the occasion to urge
that the city provide flags, to be flown
daily, from the liberty poles in Columbia
Park and Bays.de Park. The flags pur-
chased by the people, he said. should be
preserved in the new Public Library
Speeches were also made by Director Of
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