The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-17

played an invitation to take meals at all
hours, only $17.50 per plate. This re-
ferred to a bill rendered by Republican
committee of supervision for luncheon.
The local speakers, too, were gentle in
their handling of opponents. The can
didate for city recorder allowed that his
opponent had never done public act
until ''Davy Baird, the Pooh-Bah of
Camden" pulled the strings. The meet
ings were attended by big crowds, sever
al thousand at each, while the streets
along the route laid out for the parade
were throngea and many houses were il
Illuminated.
Fireworks were set off in profusion,'
and although the grand marshal became
confused, and the lineup of the clubs be-,
came disordered, delaying the start, the
night was a great one, all told for the
Camden Democracy Mr.. Black met
more than $500 voters of Camden du-
ring this afternoon in his tour of the big
industrial plants of the city. He was
accompanied on his trip by Mayor Now
rey, Ralph w. E. Donges, States Com
mitteeman William III. Davis, John A.
Smith, Austin Fl. Swackhamer, the Con-
gressional candidate, and several local
nominees. The plant of the John I'll.
Dialogue & Sons, shipbuilders, was
reached at the noon closing hour, and
$50 men shook hands with Candidates
Black and Nowrey. They kept Major
Haggerty busy handing out campaign
buttons, of which he had provided him
self with satchel full. w. e. King,
superintendent of the plant, introduced
Mr.. Black to his men. At the shoe fac
tory>of Isaac Ferris, Jr., & Co., Mr.. Fer
ris, the president, received the candidates
and brought them in contact with the
150~voters employed. The furniture fac
tory of j. B. Van Solver & Co., in FEEDER
al street, was next visited, and after be-
ing introduced to the employees Mr.. Black
and the party were invited to ascend to
the restaurant maintained by the firm
on an upper floor. Here was prepared
for them as fine meal as even hungry
Office seeker could desire, and it was pun
ished with due celerity.
While Mr.. Black was being entertained
he was introduced to several local busi-
ness men who disclaimed interest in pol
ities, except to the extent that good citi-
zens should. One of them told Mr.. Black
that he's a Republican. ssBut / in
tend to vote for you and can tell you
of three of my intimate friends who will
do the same. You have reached US on
the equal taxation issue" 81 am pleased
to receive your assurance" replied Mr..
Black. 81 haSa received like promises
from, may truthfully say, hundreds Of
Republican voters"
The next stop was at the. great plant
of the New York Shipbuilding Company.
Here DeCourcey May, president of the
concern, received the campaigners. He
expressed regret that he could not escort
Mr.. Black through the yards. He explain
ed that it was invioIate rule of the COM
pay to, admit no visitors, no matter what
may be their mission or their personality.
1t then lacked few minutes of closing
time, and Mr. May invited the visitors to
wait in his Office as his guests until the
men came out, so that Mr.. Black and
Mr. Nowrey might meet them at the
gate.
The invitation was accepted, and a few
minutes later Mr.. Black was engaged in
a good natured struggle with mass Of
men, all seeking to shake hands with
him. \ For more than half an hour the
reception was kept up, and a large ma
jority of the workmen became acquaint-
edlwith the Black hand shake.
The last place visited was the big iron
works of the r. D. Wood Company
where Mayor Nowrey served his appren-
tieeship. After that Mr.. Black rested
for few hours at the residence of Mr.
Dongres to get in shape for the night
demonstration He returned to Jersey
City BY way Of Broad street, Philadel-
phia, to spend Sunday at home, after ter
days absence.