The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-31
REID IN TOWN.
The Union League Circus a Very
Funny Affair.

Ine Union League Circus a very
Funny Affair.
The Republicans male desperate ef-
| fort Saturday to bolster up this waning
| cause in this county by trotting out the
biggest attraction in their entire show
now on the road. They brought White
law Reid, their candidate for Vice Presi-
| dent, and the man whom good old Gen
| eral Sherman used to call the biggest
| coward in the country, overshere, wined
| and dined him at the Hotel Washington,
made him shake hands with two or three
| thousand people and work off his old
Protection platitudes before as many
| more in the Oakland Avenue RINK.
| lu order 10 fortify him for this ordeal,
the Union League Club. which had
! charge, contracted with Fred Linn TO
furnish dinner with the usual accessories,
| including bouquets and matches for Mr..
Reid and about two dozen Others. General
| Sewell, George A. Halsey, Garret Hobart,
ex- United States Senator A. G. Cattel of
| Camden and other arc lights Of New Jer-
| sey Republlcanism had seats reserved for
them at the tables, bat they did not
| appear.
ANXIOUS FOR HIS DINNER.
| Looks as though we would have to go
! out into the byways and hedges to get
| enough to fill the tables" remarked one
of the lesser lights as the dinner hour
rapidly drew near and tbe big men did
not arrive.
About six o'clock. when the great and
only introducer of the American hog into
| France mad not arrived, some one said it
| looked as though Mr.. Reid was not COM
| ing.
won't we have the dinner thenw
anxiously inquired solemn visaged in
| divIdual who was to eat Fred Linn's good
| things as some ones proxy.
| He was assured that the dinner was paid
| for and would be eaten anyhow and he
went into the cafe to prepare himself for
the event. A few minutes afterward Mr..
Linus orchestra struck up something
| which was said to be an Italians improve
| ment on the Star Spangled Banner aud
| Mr.. Reid came in on the arm of Mr.. George
Medole, Secretary. Of the club, and stepped
| into the DINING room, SO quitely that few
knew he was there.
| Those who SAT- down at the table with
| him were: John Kean. Jr., Mayor Wan
ser, Ex-Judge Jonn A. Blair, United
States District Attorney Henry s. White,
| Major Anderson. Colonel Toffey, Herb.
Potts, Frank o. Cole, George F. Perkins,
| James Vredenberg, Asa Dickinson, Sam.
! George Medoie, l. F. Mack. Department
| Commander of Ohio 6. A. h, and one Or
| two orators OF less importance
AT THE CLUB HOUSE.
When the dinner was over Mr. Reid
| and the guests entered carriages and
| we're driven, under escort of the Lafay-
ette Battery and the Wanser Guards, to
/ the Union League Clubhouse. A large
| crowd had gathered in front of the build
| ing and Mr.. Reid was given noisy re-
| ception as he walked up the steps, AS
| soon as colOred man had taken his hat
| and coat, he entered the parlor, which
| was handsomely decorated with flags
| on nf Hu
| and Reid and Kean. Mr.. Reid stationed
himself under Large oil portrait of Har-
rison draped with American flags with
| john Kean on his right. and Judge Blair
| on his left, and the throng began to file
by. For two hours the people passed be-
| lore the candidate for Vice President and
| shook the hand that shook the hand
| of President Garnet
/ There were many women in the crowd
| and small children, while some am bilious
! fathers carried infants in their arms. Mr.
| Reid captivated the women with his
courtly bow fresh from the Paris salons,
! and smiled his sweetest upon the infants,
WHITE TURNED DOWN.
| Among those VINO went by were several
| uniformed clubs. Ex- Policeman Har-
| rison White was in one, and he was all
| primed with something smart to fire at
| the confounder of The Tribune. but Mr.
| Reid had the incest way you ever saw OF
| him along. So before White could
| realize how 1t was done, he was outside
| the door. Then he Went down the steps
| aud said that Reid was French dude
anyhow;.he used grease on his hair and
| wore yellow cuffs on his shoes. and none
! OF his "Eyetallyuns" would vote for him
| either.
| After the reception Mr.. Reid made a
| speech, and then started for Oakland
| Avenue Rink where the big meeting was
| going on.
The rink was packed, half of the throng
being women and Democrats, who had
turned ont to see Mr.. Reid just as they
would any other big curiosity. e. w.
Woolley called the meeting to order and
Mayor Wanser was made Charms an
Frank Cole was the first speaker, and the
havoc which he raised In the Democratic
| party was something awfnI-in his own
| estimation. Herb. Potts followed, and
told the awfuIly wicked things which
the Democratic party had done during
the past three years 70 this State in spite
of his Herculean efforts to stop them.
ky MACK'S REMARKS.
| Ky Maek. the Grand Army man from
Ohio, told funny stories and funny lies
about the Tariff and what he called sRed
dog, wild cat currency"
/ A Democratic workman asked him a
question about that great increase of
wages since the Mckinley bill came into
| force. But Mr.. Mack didn't come ali the
way from Ohio to get into hole, ana he
turned the question aside with funny
story. He WAS interrupted in his TRADE
by the appearance Of Mr.. Reid, who came
down the middle aisle on the
| arm of Alexander Dusen berry
1t was the pronndest moment
| of Aleck's life. and he arose to the occa-
! sion. There was lots Of cheering and
yelling and music by very bad band,
and then Mr. Reid spoke.
| He told how protection had crammed
prosperity down the throafs of Jerseymen
| in spite Of themselves and begged them
TO come Into the Republican camp.
| John Kean followed him and made a
very good speech for John. After that
both Mr.. Reid and Mr.. Kean did the
pumD-handie act again for some time.
On the whole, 1t was great day for the
| Hudson Republicans.
/ From the North to the South DR.. Bulls Cough
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