The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-02
POLITICIANS DAY.
Governor Albeit and General
SeWell Shake Hands at the
Interstate Fair.
Snecial to the JERSEY citu Meas.

TRENTON. Oct. 2. 1s9l.-As telegraphed
to The NEWS, there were upwards of fifty
thousand people on the Interstate Fair
grounds yesterday afternoon. 1t was the
greatest aggregation of people seen in
New Jersey within one enclosure. Ev-
cry seat in the grand stand was sold on
Tuesday, ana by 400 there was not an
inch Of available space. Enthusiastic
lovers of horse racing sat with the cross
legs on the building in close proximity to
the track. The race track circle was
crowded with vehicles during the entire
day, and the people continued to swarm
around the exhibition building, vainly
seeking place to see or rest.
1t twas politicians day, aud every county
in the State sent a quota Of its big and
little statesmen, and when the Governor
arrived he could not help remarking. lis
this a Democratic or Republican owen
tion?" The central point for the ex-
change of gossip was President Taylor's
tent, and there were all the tixings on
hand to make it an attractive spot
Governor AbpetL Inc the State officers
had their rendezvous at the Governors
room in the State Hause and were driven
to the ground In open baroucnes. The
party consisted of Governor Albeit, State
Treasurer George Il. Gray, State Comp
and Insurance mmissioner Duryea,
Secretary of the State Henry C. Kelsey,
and Superintendent of the State House
b. j. Ford. Senator George Werts, who
may be the next candidate for Governor,
was ar invited guest.
General w. j. Sewell arrived at noon.
He lunched in the directors room, and he
aud the Governor had a chance to shake
hands and e~ffectionately inquire about
each others health. Joseph ii. Gaskill,
President of the State League of Republi-
can Clubs. was among the early arrivals.
He volunteered the information that the
convention of the League on October Is
will be a rousing affair and that consid-
cradle enthusiasm is being manifested
throughout the State.
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES,.
Elk State Treasurer Toffey and ex-
Comptroller Anderson came on the
ground after lunch, aud they were ut
once surrounded by the politicians. The
Internal Revenue Department was rep
resented by Collector George H. Large,
of the Upper District, and Isaac Moffit, OF
the Camden District. United States
Marshal w. Budd Deacon and District
Attorney White represented the Federal
courts.
The delegation from Gloucester County
was very large. 1t was led by ex-senator
Roe and H.. c. Lroudenslager, and the
party consisted of Caleb Pancoast, Deputy
Internal Revenue Collector G. S. Knisell,
ex-Judge John Moore, NJ. r. Dubois.
William Conner, president of the Della
ware River Railroad, William Knight
and Lincoln Knight.
BURLINGT0N'S DELEGATION.
B~urlington's coming Republican con-
vention, with all its side issues, was re-
called by the presence of Mitchell b. Per-
kins, Democratic candidate for Senator.
and Robert G. Hutchinson, who will be
nominated probably tomorrow by the
Republicans. Ex-Sheriff Nathan Hayes
was on hand, also. looking for pointers
to help along his a~nti-Sewell movement,
Senator w. H. Carter was among the
group. The others were Postmaster
Allen. of ~Bordentown; Walter Atkin-
son. Prosecutor Eckard P. Budd, ex-
Prosecutor Charles Hendrickson, George
Wright. H. J. Antrim, William Rogers,
Editor James p. Logan, Editor Edward