The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
GOV. GREEN'S HARD FATE.
THE M4NAsQUAN W.c.EU. CAUGHT
HIM At SEA GIRT.


Camp Ground, and the Ladies Wanted
Him to Shut 1t Up-He Has Not Done
1t Up to Date.
Last Thursday afternoon it came to the
knowledge of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, of Manasquan, thai
there was beer saloon being maintained
on the State camp grounds at Sea Girt-
At meeting held by the ladies this mat
ter was brought up for consideration
Mrs. E. d. Stults, the president of the
body, appointed Mrs. A. M. Lake, wife of
the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and Mrs. B. B. Burdge, the wife
of well known railload engineer, to
verify the statements made as to the
illegal sale of liquor and to draft suitable
resolutions ON the subject. Mrs. Lake
ascertained from the Clerk of Monmouth
county that no license to sell liquor, either
py retail or wholesale, at Camp Green had
been granted.
THE LADIES TAKE ACTION.
On Monday afternoon the white ribbon
ladies met again and adopted set of
resolutions which the committee were
authorized to present to Governor Green.
So cordial was the endorsement of these
resolutions that some fifteen of the ladies
volunteered to accompany the committee
and give support to the sentiments by
their presence. The town omnibus was
secured, and the seventeen ladies filed
every part of 1t, with one stout lady out
side crowding the driver. They drove to
the State camp ground and found the
Governor down on the range. 1t was the
one day of the season when the Chief Ex-
ecutive claims he must be free from Wis
itors, for it is the day when he comes
down to the level of common private
and takes his place on the range, with
rifle in hand, to qualify as marksman.
He had just made score of seventeen on
the 20O-yard range, and had begun shoot
ing. at distance of 500 yards. He had
still two cartridges to his account when
the Manasquan stage, with its load OF
protestators drew up.
Mrs. Lake and her colleague, Mrs.
| Burdge, stepped from the coach and were
received by Colonel John c. Owens,
assistant inspector of rifle practice. They
asked to see the Governor He was told
of the visitors presence after the proper
| salutes due to his exalted position, but
he let go his two remaining cartridges
and succeeded in making score of 20.
| He then laid aside his rifle and met the
committee. The ladies presented him
with the resolutions passed in the Manas-
| guam Hall an hour previous. 1t took the
| Governor but a few minutes to read them.
| Then followed brief dialogue between
the Governor and Mrs. Lake. According
| to the Governors account this was an un-
| conventional, commonplace expression OF
| opinion on both sides, but according to
Mrs. Lake the dialogue, though short,
was of much force.
| '"The Governor asked" said Mrs Lake
| faIIlOO the story EhnyU wa 1rnaNu hof fhic
| illegal sale of liquor was going on, and
answered that l knew and had the proof
with me. His answer to this was, Well
l guess you ladies know more what Is
| going on around here than do
II asked him If it was not his business
! was, You seem to know all about it. We
were through and withdrew
THE REFREsH1IENT TENT.
| The refectory or refreshment tent, il
| which was all the evil complained of; was
| visited during the search tor the Gov
ernor. 1t is a regulation messhouse, lib
| orally decorated with Chinese lanterns
overcharges to the cashier. Several Off
GERS were eating a roast beef dinner
which was being washed down by lager
beer of unknown manufacture, because
the bottles were not labeled. The pro
prietor of the restaurant is w. J. Gleason
of Newark: He is well known in sporting
| circles, and many years OF experience IL
feeding the multitude has given him {
State reputation.
1--WE never sell whiskey here" said Mr.
Gleason, in the way of explanation. ''Wt
furnish beer only with meals. We do thii
because after long hours on the range the
men get warm and thirsty, and the rigiC
discipline prevents them from leaving tn,
camp grounds. Otherwise, many of the
men would drift over to Manasquan anC
paint the town, Frequently the private
come down here with pocket TASKS which
they drink, and if they show the effects O
it we are accredited with making then
| drunk"
II remember the visit of these ladies.
said Governor Green when approached
about it, 81 was on the range at tha
time, so to prevent the scorer being com
PEELED to wait for me, finished the one O.
two cartridges that / had, before an
swering the summons / invited them t,
step into the ammunition quarters out O
the sun: read their resolutions and tolt
them had no knowledge of any viola
tion of the laws Oh the camp grounds
They admitted to me that their informa
tion was only hearsay. 1 then put tn,
resolutions into my pocket, but one of TIN
leaders requested their return. / tolt
them that as the communication was ad
dressed TO me / would keep them. TIL,
ladies retired. bowed them good after
noon and that is all there was about tn
interview"
General w. Bird Spencer, who is il
charge of the range, stated that he under
stood that the United States law covered
this particular case and that the beer wa
only served with the meals. The disci
pline this year has been better than TO
ten years and no drunkenness has beel
noticed. Colonel De Lancey G. Walker
of the Governors staff, assistant in
spector of rifle practice, in his statemen
said that no liquor is sold between tn
meals and that the restaurant close
promptly at six oclok.
A JOURNAL" FAKE.