Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-10-31
"COME ON BOYS"
GEN. GRUBB'S RECEPTION In
BRIDGETON.

An Unprecedented Reception Of
q Candidate in BridgetOn--
Immense Mass Meeting
at the Opera House.
The reception given General Ed
ward Burd Grubb, the Republican
candidate for Governor of New Jersey,
in this city, Friday, has never
been equalled in cordiality and en-
thusiasm, in this locality.
About half-past one o'clock yester-
day afternoon large number of veter-
ans and citizens headed by the Inde-
pendent Cornet Band, marched from
the Hotel Cumberland to the West
Jersey Depot. There the Reception
Committee and band went in the
depot, while the veterans formed a
doabae line on the board walk, with
their colors held aioof, waiting for
for their old Commander. As the train
rolled in the depot, 7thers were hun
dreds of people standing on the plat
form, and the band played 8 national
air. The appearance of the gallant
General was the signal for ole pro-
longed cheer, and bowing his head,
with hat in hand, the General shook
hands with every ybody, right and left,
and made his way toward the Recep
tion Committee. There he was intro
duced, and moment after he was
surrounded by train hands, and a
number of the mouiders of Laning's
foundry, all of whom were cordially
shaken by the hand. Na
Finally, the line was formed, and the
General arm in arm with Candidate
for Senator Fowler, marched out of
the depot and through the lines of the
veterans, who cheered him to The echo.
The line then proceeded to march
down town, all the streets being
thronged, and many homes were dec
grated with bunting and flags. When
the General reached the Hotel Cum
berland, he was isnuedie teiyT sMal-
lowed up by an Immense crowd, and
he was compelled to skeke hands some
time before he could get in the
hotel. Repeatedly cheers were given,
and the Academy ana Institute boys
gave their, well-kno VIZ cries.
Once in the hotel the General found
himself again surrounded by hundreds
of friends, and he smilingly received
them all. More cheerswere given and
fiually the committee managed to. get
the party off in the dining room to
dinner. The party that sat at the
liable were Gen. Grubb, Congressman
Bergen, Col. James M. Scovel and
Maj. Thos. McClong, Of Camden.
After dinner another informal recep-
tion was held in the Office of the hotel,
and about three o'clock the General,
Congressman Bergan and Candidate
Fowler. Trenchard and Glaspell, and
three members of the Reception Com
mittee drove out to the Ferracute
Machine Works. A tour of that busy
place was made, and the General had
word and hearty handshake for every
one in the place. His familiarity and
spirit of true cordiality pleased the
people and they will not soon forget
the brief visit he made each one of
then.
After the Ferracute, and Woolen
Mills, the factory of More, Jonas s.
More was visited. No sooner had the
General shown himself, than three
hearty cheers were given for the next
Governor of New Jersey.
Then to the Cumberland Glassworks
the party went. The reception given
the General pleased him greatly. There
he met several old soldiers to whom
upon being introduced, he quickly said
"Oh yes, you are one of nay Game
Chickens" or "Well 1 declare, this is
one of the 'yaller dogs" and the old
veterans thus addressed, showed eyes,
suspiciously moist, and the hand shak-
ing was more earnest and long con-
tinued. In fact Gen. Grubb would not
leave the old comrades until he had
fully inquired into their position and
learned how their families were.
The men in the rolling, pipe and
nail mills were visited. Very many
old veterans were there. One, a Demo.
crat, wrung the Generals hand and
said "God bless you, Colonel, I'm 60
ing to help you be successful"
Robert Buck, the President of the
company, met warm reception from
the fact that he was in the Generals
regiment. Trenchard & Crickler's
machine shop was gone through, and
then on the lower floor where J. P.
Shaw " Co., manufacture paint. The
last place visited was Cox g. Sons,
where the reception was marked with
the greatest enthusiasm, and the Gen
eral was repeatedly cheered.
1t was then half-past five and the