The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-21
THE OS AND THE MACS.
Tie Democratic Candidate Enthu-
siastically Supported By Both
Clubs.

The renuineness of regard entertained
by the Macs for their standard bearer is
aptly demonstrated in their individual
conduct concerning his bereavement.
The expressions of sorrow are not con-
v%entional. The sympathy of each and
every member is profound. Their head
quarters are still shrouded in mourning
colors.
A regular meeting OF the Association
takes place tomorrow evening. President
Feeney Is expected to appoint his COM
mittees. The regular nominees of the
party will be Endorsed.
The proposed trip to Chicago by party
of two hundred members is one OF the
themes of conversation that interests
the members. 1t is a go.
The Inauguration of the spring cam
paign has brought out many of the mem
bers. Every night the rooms are
crowded. The enthusiasm, especially for
McDermott is u~ubounded. Many of the
nominees are prominent members OF the
association. But the entire membership
are working teeth and toe nail Tor the
election of all the Democratic candidates.
There is some talk among the Macs OIL
forming a driving association. Contractor
M. Connolly Is booming the matter.
The O'NeiIIs.
The O'Neills are still talking about the
great bali of "Wednesday night. They
are proud of their success. Not q single
criticism has been heard. Though 1t was
an expensive invitation affair, the neat
sum of $500 has been added to the Asso-
Citations exchequer.
The use of the assembly room has been
rendered the James Il. Reilly Association.
of New York, for next Thursday evening.
The Reiliys are coming over as a theatre
| party about two hundred strong to attend
the performance of 1.-The Old Homestead"
at the Academy, after which they will
tender an informal reception to one OF
their members, who is the tenor singer in
| 1.-THE Old Homestead's" quartette. A
supper will be served by Morrow & Day
! in Opera Hall. Many of the O'Neills will
join the party. A suspension bridge will
connect the O'Neills rooms with Opera
Hail.
"The Executive Committee will meet
| tomorrow evening, and among other
! Things will consider the summer excur-
| sion and outing. TIL excursion will prob
ably take place in June aud the outing, as
usual, in September. The outing. no
doubt, will be at Donnelly's Grove. Pro-
| prietor J. NJ. Donnelly of the Boulevard
Hotel was one of the visitors at the
O'Neills' rooms last week. He invited
Register George b. Fielder n q dozen
of the prominent members TO dine with
him at his hotel on Tuesday. April 10.
The Association is a unit for McDer-
mott. The enthusiasm for him is great.
The speech of Police Justice Davis at
Saturday nights convention was the talk
of the members all day yesterday. The
O'Neills, too, are proud Of the fact that
all the nominees of the convention are
prominent members of their a~ssocia-
ton.
Allan l.. McDermott sent a letter to
the association deeply regretting that i'm
portant unforeseen engagements pre-
vented his attending the ball Wednesday
night.
Standard Bearer O'Neill jokingly al
ludes to the fact nowadays that his Re
publican friends can no longer call him
"Poo-Bah." He is no longer an Assem-
blyman or Alderman.
Fred. j. Lampert, one of the most pop
ular members of the association Is to
be presented with a beautiful sword
and belt by his friends at
the Fourth Regiment armory Tuesday
evening in honor of his promotion to the