The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
FUNERAL SERVICES.
Mournfu1 Proceedings of
the Republican Clubs
at Elizabeth.
GRUBB LOFTY AND GRIGGs SLOW.
The Kid-Gloved Element Drank
Champagne and the Members
from the Rural Districts
Chased the Elusive Free
Lunch Counter.

town todayS' asked one hoary headed
Elizabethian of another yesterday after
noon on Broad street in that city.
"Why, they are delegates to the Con-
vention of Republican Clubs up at the
Opera House." was the reply.
"Well, / thought they were after Grubb
of some kind by the looks" rejoined the
first hoary headed Elizabethian. and he
laughed so long at his own joke that he
caught stitch in his side. I mention
this cheerful incident because the oc-
casion as a whole was 'far, far from gay"
There was lack of spontaneity about
the affair-a kind of mingled joy and
woe, such as one sees at the funeral OF a
man whose death is not regretted, but
whose will is far from satisfactory.
The delegates from the rural districts
began to arrive early 1t is seldom they
have an opportunity to come to town and
they were not going to miss bit of this
one. An enterprising faker with
Hebraic cast of features did thriving
business in large blue buttons bearing in
gold an eye and the words:-"Want
Grubb"
THE GENERAL ARRIVES.
About half-past ten O'Clock General
Edgewater Grubb reached the Union
Depot.
He was met by delegation from the
Soldiers League, and, jumping into a
carriage with State Senator Miller, of
Union. and Congressman John Kean,
whom he laid out at the convention, he
was driven to the Sheridan House. Then
the doors were thrown open and he began
to hustle for votes by allowing the popu-
lace to grasp his aristocratic hand.
Promptly at noon the convention was
called to order in the Opera House 1t is
said that 500 delegates were present.
theatre won't hold many more than 500
and it was not inconveniently crowded.
The convention may have been large,
but it certainly was cold and lacking in
enthusiasm.
Hudson county was well represented
j. Herbert Potts was chairman of the
delegation; S. r. Finney was secretary,
and among its members were such shin
ing apostles of Republican doctrine as
Flavel MCGEE, Mr.. State Committeeman
Young, Bill Mailley, Captain John
Graham, A. B. Cosey, the colored leader
of the First district; Herman Walker, of
Gutenberg; George S. Bogert and Ed
ward Gardner, editor of the Times, of
Bayonne.
AN EVIDENCE OF SINCERITY.
The Rev. M. L. Gates, of the Park
Methodist Church. of Elizabeth, opened
the proceedings with prayer. Pastor
Gates seemed to known whom he had to
deal with so;he,solemnly informed the con
vention that in his part of the proceed
ings at least he was sincere, and requested
them to stand up and take off their hats
while he prayed.
Wilbur A. Mott, president of the
League then spoke his piece. 1t was the
usual effort of the average Republican,
and stripped of its adjecrives and ex-
travagances meant nothing more than a
declaration that everything good is in the
Republican party. and everything bad in
the Democratic.
A call of the counties followed, and
then Mott appointed the committees
Flavel McGee was on the Committee on
Resolutions, and James G. Young. Gre
dentials. Then the meeting adjourned,
and the delegates fell to studying maps of
the Elizabethian free lunch routes.
General Grubb's inner man was taken
care of by the Soldiers League, who en-
tertained him at lunch at the Sheridan
House.
RESOLUTIONS.
About a quarter to three o'clock the
Convention reassembled The Com
mittee on Credentials reported that 1876
clubs were represented and the county
delegations announced their officers.
The Committee on Resolutions pre-
sented five small resolutions which were
adopted. These declare that the Repub-
lican clubs in convention assembled,
heartily endorse the declaration of prin-
ciples made by the Republican Con-
yention, which principles they declare
are strongly stated and the position of
the party clearly defined.
The Republican party, the resolutions
say, in this campaign stands for honest
government, for non-partisan judiciary,
equal taxation, for strict control and re-
striction of the iqnor- traffic, and for
general ballot reform. The Democratic
party is condemned tor legislation of last
winter, and General Edward Burd Grubb
is found "a clean, clear-headed, honest
man. A native and lifelong resident of
this State. He stands as the representa-
tive of all that is best and most aggres-
sive in New JERSEY politics"
AS the resolutions were being adopted
the Duke of Edgewater entered the room
and there was some show of enthusiasm
When this was over there were loud calls
for General Grubb to speak, but he mag
unanimously requested that they would
not permit him to interrupt the business,
and the election OF officers proceeded.
OFFICERS.
Wilbur A. Mott, of Essex, was reelected
president and A. B. Cosey, of Jersey City,
was made vice president. Samuel r.
Finney will represent Hudson on the
Executive Committee and Colonel John
J. Toffey was elected one of the delegates
Hb-laIRe UO Jil0 NdllUudk GUWarQ
Gardner, of the Bayonne Times, and
William Murrill, the colored journalist
and editor of the Trumpet, will represent
this Congressional district in the National
League.
GENERAL GRUBB's SPEECH.
When the officers had been elected Gen
eral Grubb graciously consented to ad-
dress his followers. AS he stood before
the convention every one waited breath
lessly for the chunks of eloquent wisdom
which it was expected would fall from
his lips. But what he said was not so
much to their liking.
Boys, this is an uphill fight" said he;
"that isl mean to say it was, but we
are getting up the hill"
Then he read that document which cir
culated through the newspapers yester-
day as his letter of acceptance. 1t is fully
as entertaining as it is instructive. and
fell like wet blanket upon the conven-
tion, and when it was over no one seemed
his elegant whiskers up to Warren county
night stand at Philiipsburg.
A bright looking young man, Ran
dolph, from Richmond, Va, told the dele
gates that they ought to vote for General
Endymion Grubb because his wife had
taught Randolph to read, and the GEN
eral had put him through Yale College.
Johnnie kean spoke piece, and then the
convention adjourned for Grubb of an
other and more palatable nature.
The swallow-tail and kid glove element
OF the convention was entertained by ex-