The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
VIND|CAT|ON.
Leader Robert Davis Says
Yesterdays Victory
Refutes Repub-
lican SLAM
der.
A UNIQUE SPRING ELECTION
Even Democrats Surprised at
the Enthusiastic Party
HOW THE G. o. P. TAKES IT
Fry Is Philosophical, Wanser
Not Worried, and Others
Say "Just What We
Expected"

Naturally the Democrats throughout the
city were gratif1ed at the result of yester-
days election and none more so than MI.
Robert Davis. He looked for a light vote
ana his estimate of the Democratic
majority yesterday uttered on the morn
ing OF the election showed his remark
able Judgment in matters political.
..sThe majority yesterday" he said,
.'conclusively proves, that their interests
are perfectly safe when Democrats are
ahead Notwithstanding the shout of Re
pu.blicans that our administration has
been all wrong, the people have seen mt
to give US big majority again. They
made a great fuss about grade crossings
and passing of resolutions over the
Mayors veto and you see how much at
tention has been paid to the so called
misconduct of the Street and Water
Board. The people see what Demo-
cratic government has done for them, inn
provements new water plant, better and
more schools and lower tax rate and
they uphold US and will not trust Repuibli-
cans who promise and do nothing"
Mayor Hoos was pleased with the result
and said that the commentator of the
people in the matter of the raising of
gratifying He. too, emphasized the fact
that the big majority meant an endorse
ment of the Democratic administration in
the city.
ssThe citizens, said His Honor" t.rea1-
ize that good results can only be obtained
by good methods The Democrats have
endeavored to give the taxpayers-and
without any vanity I may say I have also
IAN honest and economical government.
Yesterdays majority was an endorsement
Of that policy"
Director ]. ]. Cullen of the Board of
Education, who was prominent in advo-
eating before the Legislature the passage
of the salaries bill. was also in a happy
mood today, and SO was every official
whom one could meet. The only growl
was among Republicans, who bitterly de-
nopnced certain local paper for it's
apathy.
.4How on earth can we be successful" !"
one very big Republican said, "when we
have a so-caled organ which persistently
stabs US in the back on every OCCASION.
Ex-Assemblyman James T. Norton,
said.-.It is due to the splendid organiza-
tion of the Democratic party under the
leadership of Robert Davis and to the
good records of the Democratic candi-
dates.
John Cleary:-'Tt. was a light xote, but
the Second Ward gave splendid
majority This shows that the two fac
tions pulled splendidly to get there
Assistant Clerk William A. Tolson, of
the Street and Water Board said, "There
was a big Republican funeral in this
CITY Yesterday
Edward Sehult, who is one of the lead
ing spirits among the McEwanites, point
ing out the fact this morning that the
Democrats of the Eighth Ward had elect
ed their Alderman, said:-"Now will
Woolley get out? If matters keep on as
they are at present it will not surprise
any one very much to hear of the Nc
Evan Association declaring openly for
Bryan if he is nominated"
The Eighth Ward is Mr.. Woolley's own
ward