The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-18
HONOR TO DAVIS.
Spellbinders Of the Last
Campaign Give Their
Victorious Leader
a Banquet.
MAYOR HOOS'S TRIBUTE
Mr.. Gourley, Too, Bears Wit
ness to the Work Done
in Hudson.
iLYAH A. CLARK'S STRONG SPEECH
an Appeal to the Party to Rally
in Support of Old Time
Democratic Principles.

Democratic Leader Robert Davis was
given a complimentary dinner by the
lOcs. spellbinders of the last political cam
paign Saturday evening. Covers were
laid for nearly two hundred diners on Ella
hoEately decorated tables in the assembly
r3em of the Davis Associations club house
in Mercer street. The hall was decorated
with palms and many huge bouquets of
brilliant hued flowers that adorned the
various tables.
The tables were arranged differently
f9om most banquets given in the same
locm, but the innovation was a success,
az It brought the diners into groups. One
table, at which the guests of honor and
the POSTMASTER sat, stretched almost
across the room directly in front of the
handsomely decorated rostrum, whose
fringe of palms screened an orchestra
from view. Facing this head table were
eight or ten similar boards, and a long
, table at the west side of the room ran its
entire length, leaving an aisle between it
and those facing the rostrum.
Distinguished Democrats were among
the diners. Letters of regret at their in
ability to attend were received from
David B. Hill. of New York; Johnston
Cornish. Mayor James M. Seymour, of
Newark, and others. These were read by
Joseph Farmer, who made an excellent
tsestmaster.
At the principle table facing the assem-
blage of diners were seated Congressman
Allan L. McDermott who responded to
the toast ''Our Guest" Mr.. Davis being
seated at his elbow; Mayor Edward Hoos,
State Senator Robert Hudspeth, Chair
man William B. Gourley, of the Demo-
cratic State Committee. and others.
Among others who enjoyed the festivities
were .-Ex- Mayor Seymour. of Bayonne;
Chairman D. T. Collins, of the Elizabeth
City Committee; Michael J. Coyle, of Ho-
boken; John Zeller, the Democratic
leader of North Hudson; Sheriff
Carl Reumpler, County Clerk Maurice
Stack, Surrogate James T. Lillis,
General William p Heppenheimer, Robert
Jordan, Ernest Heppenheimer, Col. Robert
G. Smith, president of the Street and Wa
ter Board; Street and Water Commission
ers James F. Nolan and Anthony Hauck,
Counselor Warren, Dixon, Charles Furst;
President Midlige, of the Board of Alder
men; City Clerk Michael. j. O'Donnell,
President Michael B. Holmes, of the
Board of Freeholders; Lewis Fischer,
President Hennessy and Commissioner
Erickson, of the Fire Board; Surgeon
John B. Nevin, of the Police Department;
ex-Police Justice John J. Nevin, Police
Justice James J. Murphy, John
p Fseeney, Assemblyman Leon Alb
bett, Counselor Alexander Simpson,
James f. O'Mealia, Counselor John Grif-
fin, of the Board of Freeholders; ex-Judge
Thomas F. Noonan, ex-Judge Henry Pus-
ter, Freeholder James Kelly, President
John ]. Mulvaney, of the Board of Educa-
tion; Under Sheriff John ]. Heavey. Water
Registrar James 1n,ts, 1McGrath, cc,onnssdr connsei
Charles Kelly. Counsellor James W.
Donelan Jr., Pierce Fleming, James
Mannix, John D. German, County Super
intendent c. P. Smith, City Attorney
John Wahl Queen, Street and Water
Commissioner Sullivan, Clerk James
Wiseman of the Board of Education;
Clerk Michael Kelaher, of the Board of
Finance; Corporation Attorney James
Minturn, of Hoboken; Freeholder William
Moran, ex-President of the Board Of
Freeholders Frank McNaIly, ex-Alder-
man A. M. Henry, Freeholder James
Ellington, Counsellor Eugene Dewitt,
Assemblymen Maurice Marks, George
Tenant, John Denning, E. j. Rice, Killian
v. Lutz, Patrick Connolly, John A. Den
ming, John ]. Fallon, Allan Benny,
Peter Stillwell, Colonel John Oxley
James Hammill, Lawyer c. A. Hendrick,
Arthur Gray, George Caparn, Samuel Ma
gle, Counsellor H. R. Cruise, John c..
Sweeney, Counsellor Eugene Dewitt, James
Baker, William King, Counselor Egan,
Peter James, George ]. Mccain, William
Hurley, ex-Assemblyman Emil Walschied,
James Mannix, Assessment Commission
ers' Clerk Brown, Thomas Fallon, Thos.
F. Meagher of Bayonne John Davis, +.
A. S. Mann, DR.. McMurragh and Counsel
or Egan.
This menu was thoroughly reiished:--