The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-30
TO KANSAS CITY
Delegates to Democratic
National Convention Off
Tomorrow Evening
at 6.l3.
Mr.. DAVIS WILL NOT GO
His Absence Occasioned by
a Continuance of the
Tax Sales.
Il NEW YORK PAPERS CANARD
Interview on the Silver oues-
ton Characterized as a
Gigantic Lie.
4 NEW YORK PAPERS CANARD

Tomorrow evening, by the 6.13 train
from the P. R. R. depot, the delegates will
leave for the National Democratic con-
vention to open in Kansas City on July 4.
Mr.. Robert Davis will not be able to go
with them. Unfortunately it occurred
that the Board of Finance ordered the tax
sales, and, as Collector, Mr.. Davis is in
duty bound to see them through in prop
er order They began on Wednesday and
are not finished yet. There is such a
vast mass of details, office work, etc,
ETC.. arising from a sale like that now in
progress which makes it imperative that
the head of the office should be on hand.
A New York paper this morning printed
an article in big headlines, "State Leader
Davis Refuses to Countenance Silver
Champion and goes on to give an inter-
view with Mr.. Davis, quoting him freely.
The plain truth of the matter is that Mr.
Davis never gave an interview with the
representative of that paper and certain
w never said what was credited to him.
When it was shown to him this morning
Mr.. Davis laughed heartily. He is so ac-
customsd to see his actions misrepresent-
ed and his views distorted by certain
newspapers that he pays little heed to
what they say.
..That paper simply Nes,' he said after
glancing over the article, "and the man
who wrote it in addition to being a liar is
a fool. 1 never saw him and have not
given out or. authorized any statement to
The effect thatNI did not wish to be iden-
tiffed in any way witi-eAe nomination OF
William Jennings Bryan. I see this sheet
also states that l. by my influence in the
State Convention of May 81, caused that
} body 10 reject a proposition to instruct
the New Jersey delegation for Bryan and
/ reject the adoption of the free silver
plank. If that were true it would be fiat
: tering to me that could do such thing,
wouldn't it? The statements are SO absurd
;, on the face of them that it is not peces-
sary for me to deny them"
I Dismissing that subject Mr.. Davis
talked about the convention in Kansas,
and regretted that his official duties here
preyented him from going there He had
only few minutes before been for some
time in consultation with Comptroller
Robert Jordan about the tax sales and
the work yet to be done to close them up,
and it was only on realizing what labor
was ahead that all thoughts of going to
the convention had to be abandoned.
From now OH 1OI dl ACooh - s'oN--
clerk in the Collectors and Comptrollers
offices. will be up to his ears in work
.sNo holiday for us for some time" ex-
claimed the Collector, and then he re-
verted to politics.
81 expect that New jersey will play an
important part in the convention next
week. Congressman DAILY will, 1 expect,
be chairman Of the State delegation. He
.,1.tT nm "a
acquired national reputation. He is
warm friend of Mr.. Bryan and ] Wouldn't
be surprised if he was asked to second
Bryan's nomination"
Mr.. Davis speaking of the Vice Presi-
dent nomination, said that there We're
MANY good men. Little Macs son, Con-
gressmah Mcclellan, David B. Hill, Elliot
n. Danforth. William Sulzer, were all
available men and would make good
run. Bryan's nomination, of course. said
Mr. Davis. was a certainty. and he had
no doubt of an overwhelming Democratic
majority.
..You can rest assured of one thing"
said Mr. Davis in conclusion, "that New
Jersey Democrats will support the
Kansas City Convention ticket and plat
form. and. what is more. work for it,
Mayor Hoos wore a smart bright suit
this morning while he was clearing off
the official work preparatory to going to-
morrow to Kansas He laughingly said
that it would be hot in Kansas and
he had provided himself with a very cool
suit Of linen to wear at the convention.
His Honor looked as if he intended to
enjoy his trip West. Holidays are rare
with him and he means to make the most
of this one. He had, he said, no particu-
lar choice for Vice President.
.sThose already named are good men.
Do I think General Joe Wheeler would
make a strong man? I do, but I
have no particular choice yet. We will
find a strong running mate for Colonel
Bryan, never fear
Besides Mayor Hoos from this city to
go tomorrow there will be Police Justice
Murphy. alternate; Police Commissioner
Adolph Walter Tax Commissioner c. H.
Dayton, j. Sullivan and a few others just
to see what a convention looks like. Con-
gresham W. D. DAILY will bring few
friends from Hoboken, and there win be
crowd in the depot to see them off.