The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-09
HONORS 70 GEN. GRUBB
Democrats Join Republi-
cans at the Union
League.
BLAIR'S WELCOME
Murat Halsted Enlightens Colonel
Shepard in the Matter of
Newspaper Work.

The reception which the Union League
Club gave to New jerseys distinguished
diplomat, General e. Burd Grubb, las t
evening in its spacious clubhouse over
looking Van Worst PARK, was brilliant
affair in many respects. In the first
place 1t was brilliant in the decorations
OF bunting, palms, ferns, banked flowers
and trailing smilax which were lavished
everywhere. Then it was brilliant in the
eloquence of Judge Blair and the neat
quiet manner in which Murat Halsted ,
the veteran journalist. paid his
respects to the Senators who
would not vote to confirm his
nomination as Minister to Germany and
the genteel manner in which he exposed
the chumpiness of Colonel Elliott F !.
Shepard Moreover, It's brillancy shone
forth no more marked than 1t did in the
unmistakable anti-Sewell, anti-adminis-
tration character of the vast throng
present.
There was hardly pronounced
Sewell man present, and reference to
Benjamin Harrison by the speakers was
received with faint II any enthusiasm.
while the mere mention of Blaine and
ItClDTOClbY WAS 6uOuSu w IdloC 81 otOil LII
of cheers and applause.
General Grubb arrived at the clubhouse
soon after nine O'Clock. escorted by
Judge Blair. President of the club. As
he passed beneath the flag draped en-
trance he was greeted with cheers and a
rush was made to clasp the hand that had
coddled the baby King of Spain.
A PRETTY SCENE.
The General took his staud at the up
per end of the long parlor and hardly
had time to see where he was when Cap
tain Graham's pretty little daughters,
Lizzie, Violet and Elva, timidly APP
preached the great man and presented
him with a huge bouquet of fragrant
roses. The General bent down and sol
emnly kissed the little girls and they
went home with something to tell their
grandchildren years hence.
For an hour or more the throng filed by
General Grubb, Mr.. Halsted and Colonel
Elliott +. Shepard.
WHO PAID THEIR RESPECTS.
Among those who paid their respects to
the trio were Major w. H. Armstrong,
S. P. Avery, Thomas t. Bedle, Joseph D.
Bedle. Jr., Ex-Governor Joseph D. Bedle,
DIR. d. w. Benjamin. John G; Besson,
Charles G. Black, the Rev. DR.. Brett, the
Rev, S. M. Bennett. E. f. Brooks, R. Q.
Babbitt. L. S. Condict. Otto Krause, g.
f. Case, William Clark, G. L. Carrick, H.
w. Carr. George w. Clerihew. G. A.
Detwiler, DR.. G. K. Dickinson, y. M.
Doane, Dir. Benjamin Edge. j. S. Erwin,
Captain John Graham, c.. S. Furst,
Livingstone Clifford. John Garrick, W.
E. Grattan. D. j. Halselinzer, Colonel B.
f. Hart. Warren Hardenburgh, James
Hasling. the Rev. Daniel Halloran. DR..
Halcombs Isaac V. S. Hitler. G. A. Hoyt,
George Holiness George A, Watson, ). d.
Love. John M. Jones. w. B. jenkins. the
Rev w. r. Jenvey, I. D. Jordan, Dr. A.
J. Kerstin. the Rev. John Krautz, G.: J..
McDale, F1avel McGee, DR.. A. A. Lut-
kins, DIR. w. G. Lutkins, DR.. H. G.
Lutkins, Judge Lawrence, ]. Lackner, Il.
L. Lockwood. W. R. Laird, Thomas
Harvey Marsh, Jr., ". G. Muirhead, J..
w. f. Mangles, Frank j. Mallary,
H. E. Niese, Samuel Negus. A. Wilson,
Jonn Noonan. G. H. O'Neill, A. 3.
Poland, g. w. Peterson, DR.. R. M.
Petrie, John A. Parker. Major D. A, Pa
lante, w. Robertson. Dr.. ". Rae, M. !.
H. Raymond, Sigfreid Hamerschla 6, DR..
f. NJ. Shein, I. P. Sherwood. the Rev.
John L. Scudder. John r. Scott. Ma x
Salinger, Judge Abel /. Smith. j. g..
Lewis. w. B. Toffey, G. B. Thurston. w.
d. Vanderzee, I. B. Van Saun, Benz amin
berg, J. j. Vorhees, F. Wand erbeck. Jr.,
c. A. Woolsey, H. C. Wait. George A.
Wood, Roderick B. Seymour and /. L
Vanderbeck.
These gentlemen were all from Jersey
City and as great many OF them are
Democrats they did credit to the city.
distance. Colonel S. D. Oliphant in the
picturesque dress of the past generation
came over from Trenton with Congress
man Buchanan. S. H. Dudley, of Cam
den. and J. H. Gaskili. OF Mount Holly,
president of the League of Republican
and Assemblyman ERNST journeyed
all the way from Ocean. United
States District Attorney Henry
White was around feeling somewhat
chilly in the anti-Sewell atmosphere, but
was cheered TO some extent by the pres
ence of Asa Dickinson Of Hackensack.
beth; E E. Rogers, Bridgetown: w r. Will
liams, j. L. Mum. Newark; E. H. Hal
combe, Flemington; w. Strong, New
Brunswick; J. w. Danser, Freeh old;
Joseph Roseberry, Belvidere; A. G. Cottell.
Merchantville; David Baird. Camd en-;
Woodbridge; E. M. Wood. Elizabeth;
F. G. Swayze, Newton; G. w. Jenkins,
Morristown; j. E. Miller, Englewood; d.
A. Pell, Hackensack; A. C. Gangewer,
Burlington; Thomas ]. Alcott, Mount
Holly; H. Nj. Jewett. Winslow; W. Banks,
ROrU EllZhOeUns f. M. Sdnttls est vi
ange; John f. Ten Brock. Perth Amboy
J. d. Whitaker, Pennsgrove; George w.
Cowperthwaite, Toms River; c. S. Hof-
man, Somerville; w. Chamberlain, Ran-
way; A. B. Kelsey. Belvidere, and S. l..
Pancoast, Mullica Hill.
JUDGE BLAIR'S SPEECH.
When the Minister to Spain had fin
ished his part in the pump handle act.
Judge Blair mounted an improvised plat
form and calling the company to order,
said that it was always pleasant to renew
agreeable associations. He noticed the
deeper bronze which the healing breezes
of the mountains and the sea had blown
upon the faces before him. 1t betoke ed
renewed strength and better health. He
also noticed, aud without displeasure, the
richer color which manifested itself upon
their noses. He could not but commend
the wisdom of those who had abandoned
water, for it would vastly aid them when
they came face to face with Passaic
Judge Blair then dwelt upon the founda.
tion and growth of the club, and elo'
ouently reiterated its devotion to the
cause of protection.
"Those who agree with u.s." he went on
to saw. "are always welcome to the hos
pitality of this club. Those who are SO
stubborn and stiff-necked as not to be-
lieve with or agree with us have, think.
established very comfortable quarters
somewhere on the opposite side of the
Park, and like the entrance to another
Democratic headquarters, wide is the
gate and broad is the road that leads
thereto