The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-09
Mayor Hoos Will Vote for
the Democratic Candidates
of Whose Success He
Is Certain.
KANSAS CITY REcoLLEcTIoNs
Stirring Collision Between
Texas and New Jersey
The Mayors Charge.

ence in the convention.
ssYes," he said in answer to a question
from News representative, u enjoyed
myself immensely and wouldn't have
missed that convention for anything.
believe Bryan and Stevenson will be elect
ed and l. of course, will vote that ticket
even if no other person in the State does
With the New Jersey delegation, he left
Jersey City on July 1, reaching Kansas
City on Thursday morning, and found the
hotels so crowded that he was obliged to
room it with Frank McDermit and j. Lis
ter, of Newark. Kansas City he found to
be a very fine place and he was enthusias-
tic in its praises, particularly its water
supply and the conduct of it's trolley sys-
TEN.
Wasn't it extremely hot?'' he was
asked.
well, no. was the reply. 1.-THE first
day of the convention L went into the hall
and found It cooler there than it is here
today. My collar WASH. wilted one bit,
and was as comfortable as possible
Every now and then in some places in the
hall a small tornado of hot air would
sweep down, but that was not often. The
excitement of the occasion made people
hot 1t didn't make me and 1 was 1t
tie excited naturally. 1t was, however, a
most orderly gathering, and our exper-
ience was only marred by the attitude of
the Texas delegation when they stole New
Jerseys seats on the last day of tie con-
yention''
On that day, the Mayor said, when the
New Jersey men entered the convention
they found their standard removed and
the Texas standard in its place. The day
previous the Texans were several rows be-
hind while New Jersey was well up in
front of the platform. Expostulations
We're useless, the Texans wouldn't bulge.
Delegate at Large w. B. Gourley of Pas
sale, turning to one of the Southern gen.
tlemen, angrily said
.sYou have a he'll of a cheek to do this
Il want you to understand, suh that we
are gentlemen and I am a gentleman"
shouted the Texan, moving his right hand
to his hip pocket.
Congressman W. D. DAILY rushed up and
was just about to seize the Texas stan
dard and remove it, when the burly Ser
geant-at-Arms Martin bore down the aisle
and grabbed DAILY. Then there was a
scuffle, ending by Martin ordering the
pages to bring in seats for the Jerseymen,
who were put back several rows from
those they had previously occupied.
81 am afraid" continued Mayor Hoos,
''these western and southern people
haven't any use for US in New Jersey. I
met several of the delegates from these
sections of the country and when they
saw my badge they invariably said.
'Humph, you are from New Jersey, why
that State is a hotbed of trusts and then
they would make a sour face "
In describing the scenes in the conven-
Mayor modestly refrained from telling
what an ovation he himself received. But
another delegate let the cat out of the
bag When the nomination was made
Mayor Hoos seized New Jerseys flag and
led mass of cheering delegates around
the entire circuit of the hall, leaping over
distractions and charging over fences in
the most approved San Juan style AS
the Mayor and his rough riders passed
the Wisconsin delegation, one of that
body who is a candidate for Governor of
that State, a Mr.. Bohmer,, recognized the
Mayor and shouted:-
Three cheers for the Mayor of Jersey
CITY," and the Wisconsin boys sent up a
mighty response which made the big men
in the hall turn their heads Richard
Croker stopped saying things about David
while Brother Gus raised his eyes from
the pad, on which he had been figuring
ice dividends to ask who was the new
possibility for Vice President
Its Wisconsin cheering the Jersey
men, replied Johnny Carroll, ..guess it
looks as if the Mayor of Jersey City was
Vice Presidential possibility
"Why?" asked Brother Gus.
81 know he has had a long talk with
Dave Hill," was the reply.
That's true,'' said Mayor Hoos, laugh
ing, when discussing the incident, st did
have pleasant talk with Mr. Hill in his
private room, but the other is absurd, a
joke Returning to the main thing, the
paramount issue in our platform is anti
Imperialism and miitarism.'
How about 16 to II His Honor was
asked.
sThat is not the issue. replied the
Mayor, "and even if it were would vote
for him. DO you know that the people
out there in the West are perfectly con-
tent with silver. They have nothing else. If
give a man ten dollar bill they give
me silver dollars in change. But the
silver question is not the issue.
do you think Stevenson a strong run
lltitS iHdle
ssYes do and the ticket in my judg-
ment will win
Talking of Kansas the Mayor said It
was a wide open town, yet in spite of
this there was no trouble and very little
tntoxication visible among the lower
orders. He asked the clerk of the hotel
at whichthe stopped when the bar was
closed and the clerks laconic reply was:-
When the hotel burns down.
Another feature of Kansas City was the
water, which the Mayor said was all Ill
tered and the best water he had ever
drank. Indeed, he added he had drunk
more water per day there than ever he
had in Jersey City. The trolley system too
was splendidIy managed. Watchmeil were.
placed at corners Of streets around which
the cars ran and case Of death. SO COM
mon in eastern cities was unknown there
Everybody could get seat in tie ca:s, Il