The state journal., 1884-08-30
ATLANTIC CITY.
PERSONS Who are Here and Where
they are Stopping.
ATLANTIC CRY. Aug. g


and spent from Saturday last unit
Monday at this favorite and conven
, lent seaside resort. The hotels and
: avenues presented their merry old
time appearance, liyerymen, yacht.
, men and in short all those who cater
to the pleasures of the visitor here,
, reaped harvest. Guests have been
pouring in all week on every arriving
train and many of the hotels have
had to put three and even four per
sons in room while some of them
were compelled to turn old patrons
away. l cannot say so very much
about Atlantic City this week as l
lett here on Monday afternoon on
the $3.50 train, for Trenton, N. j., to
attend the State convention of col
ored Republicans, which was to meet
in that city On the 26th, but to my
surprise when l arrived with p. r.
Tucker and Geo. G. Clinton, dele
gates from Atlantic county, we were
quite surprised to find that no one in
Trenton knew any thing about it.
SO we took hack to look for some
place to lay our weary bones for the
night, but before reaching that place
we were driven to the Eclectic club
rooms, where we found some of the |
members, who are all representative |
men OF the State. Now you bet we |
expected that the Trenton people and
delegates would have arrangements
made for us, but how could they
when they knew nothing about it, as
L learned from Il. Henri Herbert.
lie stated that he knew nothing
whatever about this gathering only a
circular asking for a convention here
'f colored Republicans, to demand
recognition from the party. 1 am not
n sympathy with the movement,
The only name of any prominence
'ttached to the circular is that of | i
lev. Mr.. Sampson of Bordentown.
6esldes all the political parties have ,
lready held their conventions, ad- ]
pied platforms and named tickets.
nd g. CAN'T see at,this-s JJotA day whnt f
after walking around all the morn
ng we found some more of the dele a
,ates and at one o'clock meeting
vas held at Mount Zion church on t
Perry street, there was quite num- t
,er Of delegates present. In response s
O an invitation Mr.. Herbert stated
O the delegates views substantially
he same as those quoted from him E
bove. After electing j. T. Rex, g
PRESIDENT and ]. p. Sampson, secre.
ary, a recess was taken. At 2.3O
he meeting was called to order by
he president, but there was not much
lone, only electing a committe to
,all convention on the 14th OF I
October. l cannot help speaking OF
he kind attention and respect shown
O the Atlantic county delegates and
your correspondent, by the members
of the Eclectic club under the dl-
rection Of r. Henry Herbert, Mon
day and Tuesday. l return sincere
thanks, in doing this | express the
of the delegates and voters
Of Atlantic county, through your
courtesy and attention we were highly
again assuring you OF
the thanks of all / remain with great
respect, etc. / would also like to
speak of Mrs. Jane S. Marsh, pro-
prietress of the fine boarding house
at No. 237 Montgomery street, great
credit is due her for the hospltable |
manner in which she entertained us
during our stay in Trenton.
l think when the people of New
Jersey call state convention they
better leave out the names of b. >.
Martin, w. L. Brown and Edward
Handy, as the blame seems to lay on
them for the bad management OF this
convention. If it had not been for
Z. r. Tucker, Geo. G. Clinton and
your correspondent why they would
not have had the meeting they did.
Hon. J. r. Lynch, one of the
ablest colored men an1 thoroughly
informed politicians, was here re-
Gently. In discussing the political
situation he said there is more en-
thusiasm in my state for the ticket
than there has been for twelve years
past. Mr.. Blaine has man y friends
there who admire him and
will do their utmost to turn strong
vote to his favor. In the solid South
there is more loyalty, patriotism,
justice and fair play in the section
from which l come than at any time
since the cessation of the hostilities.
Why! because there has been a slow
but sure improvement in the tone of