The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-09

could hear and which were said to be the
report of the Committee on Constitution
aud Bylaws This brought to his feet
Gaddis of Newark's bette noir, Colonel
William Murreli, "Just say Colonel
please, because there are two Murralls
aud we often get mixed" There was no
doubt what he said. He could have been
heard down the City Hail He waved his
silver-headed cane in such close proxm-
ity to the chandelier that the treasurer of
the club turned pale.
He spoke about the American eagle and
the canopy of the American sky aud
wanted q clause in the constitution
which would compel every delegate
elected TO National Convention of clubs
to attend that convention. He declared
that at a recent convention at Chata-
nooga, Tenn, he was the only delegate
present from New Jersey. Nothwith-
standing the frowGs and black looks of
the Chairman the Colonel received some
applause and sGaked out into the recu-
peratlng room. On the wall hung u
! small, cheap lithograph bearinga william
Gus caricature of the e-festures of Presi-
dent Harrison and Mr.. Whtelaw Reid,
between which a aayspeptic-looking turkey
buzzard was m Xed up with some streaks
of red, white and blue. Underneath this.
in bold faced type, was brief synopsis of
the Republican Dlatform, which wound
up with: Commitments of The Trumpet,
William Murrell. Editor.''
WOULD NOT LISTEN To MUPRELL
Some gentlemen were looking at this
monstrosity when Murrell stalked in.
Going up to the group he jabbed his cane
in the direction of the lithograph aud in
his most mock heoric manner ex-
claimeG:-
There's a glorious declaration of prIn-
ciples for you" Then he began to read
them, but before he could pass reciproc-
ity the gentlemen disappeared and the
doughty colonel took to stabbing vicious
| ly the bottom of a small thin glass with
darts of gum.
There was.a real nice boy sitting near
the presidents desk. His hair was dark,
thick, and parting in the middle fell
and Intellectual brow. He WAS fanlt-
lessly attired in a black cutaway
coat and vest and light trous-
ers, while white China Aster
confidingly reposed OH the lapel of his
coat. AT this stage of the game he was
| introduced as Joseph Francis Burke,
though known to his intimates as
| Frankie" the President of the League
of Republican College Clubs.
You would have thought that frankie
was having a go at the Sophomore prize
in oratory the way be went on. Every in
| f1ectiou of his voice. every gesture and
every pose of his body was after the most
| lu prONeu style OIL COlleR6 6lOCuLlOu
After the funny story he
started off with frankie didn't amount
to much and when he declared that when
that grand. that magnetic man LANES
G. Blaine was defeated at the Minneapolis
convention scalding tears ran down my
| cheeks" an old Republican worker who
was impatiently pacing up and down the
hall wanted know why in shoel they
don't call off that kid who won't be able
TO vote for another Presidential election
yet"
| The Kid called himself off after while
and then when there had been some
| more red hot Republican oratory the
| meeting adjourned with three cheers for
the ticket and the league.
State Headquarters to Open Next Week.
Allan McDermott. Chairman Of the
State Democratic Committee, was in the
city this morning. He said that he
had been spending the summer at
the seashore bathing in the ocean
and attending to business. He had paid
no attention to politics. and had only a
small idea of what was going on.
The State Committee, he said, would
open its headquarters in the hotel the
latter part of next week, after the Demo
cratic Convention.