The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-08
THE 0S AND MACS.
Election Enthusiasm Has Not All
0oZed Out Yet.

Assem- blynen-elect Carroll and Heaney
have visited the rooms of the Association
several times since Tuesday with smiles
as broad almost as that fixed eternally
on the face of Feeney's crocodile; and
both their arms were Ike pit extended SO
continually accepting congratulate us
that these, too, suggested Crocy's eternal
| attitude.
The members all appeared tired out for
the first few days after the election, but
are gradually recovering from the fatigue
of d genuine hustling, old-fashioned
horseshoe campaign. They can afford to
rest upon the laurels won.
Will there be a public celebration of the
victory?
"Kermood, Club, mpos of the
members of the Mclaughlin Association.
Messrs. Hugh Mclaughlin, John MUIR
ply, D.. Buckley, William O%bergfeli,
Thomas Burke, ID. Murphy, William
Murphy, j.. Prentis Kip. John Martin
and Charles Gerard, will hold an invi-
tation reception at Woods Hall on the
evening of December 4. Music by Pro-
lessor Holden. Governor Albeit aud Mr..
MCLAUGHLIN, the standard bearer of the
association, and many prominent mem
bers of the association are expected to be
present.
Very little money appears to have
changed hands among the members on
election results. The standard bearer is
SAID to have lost the bet of $50 to 500 on
Heaney's majority reaching 500. But he
comes in for 500 IN another bet that
Heaney would be elected.
Billy Herbert's surplus avoirdupois is
said to have been reduced at least twenty
pounds by Jealous hustling IN the inter
ests of the candidates on the Democratic
ticket.
The associations headquarters nave
been decorated from roof to pavement
with flags and bunting since Tuesday in
honor of the Democratic victory.
The O'NeiIls.
The splendid race of the standard
bearer on Tuesday last in his race for As
sembly honors has put all the O'Neills in
good humor and aroused enthusiasm to a
high pitch. This spirit of enthusiasm
spread to outsiders who gathered with
the O'Neills in their room to listen to the
election returns Tuesday night. The re-
suit or this was apparent at Friday
nights meeting. when twenty-siX new
members were elected to the full priyi-
leges of the Association.
The election over, the members are now
turning their thoughts III the direction
of the social features of the association.
The annual ball is now on the tapis. The
matter has been referred to the Executive
Committee with power.
The O'Neills will go down to Trenton
IN Il DOuy " NilucSS the C6EGUlOUlGS AZ
teudant upon the opening of the Legisla-
ture All the Hudson Assemblymep-
elect are members of the Association, and
they have been appointed a committee to
orange for a grand demonstration. A
dinner TO the Standard Bearer will be one
of the features of the "trip 1t is antici-
pated the O'Neils will; turn out their full
strength upon this occasion.
Harry Douglass is now one of the Pull
man car conductors. His run extends to
Chicago.
Jimmie Higgins still holds on to his old
fancy. He is a frequent visitor to the
rooms.
Where is johnny Cronan and his Third
district contingent of Jeffersonians?
Joe Farmer, William Carter, 'Jack''
Powers and Fred Tilden, of the Palma
Club, visited the O'Neill headquarters
Thursday evening and admired the am
p~ointments of the room.
The boys are having lots of fun just
now over Melodies ante-election fiat:
''Ill give my opponent until next We'd
nesday TO live" Mr.. O'Neill is still alive
and kicking. Meuole is buried beneath q
mound of six hundred ballots.
Tom Noonan, it is said, will be the next
Clerk of the House. Mervyn Armstrong
will be Reading Clerk.
Jim Shea and Jack Roberts, after hav-
ing done valiant electioneering service in
the interest of the standard bearer, lave
Tony Conk has sold his Hoboken
stables.
The O'Neills adjourned their meeting
Friday night loug enough to salute the
Thomas j. Kelly Association with red
fire and rockets, and then resomed bust
ness again.
The O'Neills will attend in a body the
funeral of the late Assistant County
Superintendent Boucher tomorrow morn
ing. Members are requested to meet for
this purpose at headquarters ut eight
o'clock.