The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-30
Large Gathering of Colored
Citizens at the Union
League Club.
GRAHAM AND MURRELL.
Much Gas and Little Red Fire
John Kean on Hand
Too.

feat, was at the Union League Club
House last night.
The members of the club conceived the
idea, shortly after Mr.. Kean's nomina-
tion. that one of the surest ways of getting
the millionaire candidate to leave some of
his wealth in Hudson county was to ten
der him monster public reception.
The brilliancy of the idea staggered some
or the club members, who had looked
forward to going deep into their own
pockets during the coming contest.
Mr.. Kean's acceptance of the invitation
created joy in the hearts of the club meme
bers. The club house was tastefully dec
grated. NO expense was spared IN the
way of gas. There was lots of gas. Some
of it came out of 'Bob'' Elliott's jets, but
more bountiful supply came from the
mem bers who were anxious to grasp the
hand OF man who has grasped SO many
Central and Reading Railroad bonds.
The rooms at the clubhouse were cleared
80 that two hundred could get inside and
watch what was going on, Two hundred
managed to get inside. They were Re-
publicans. They had good thing, and
were not going to give it up. The good
'time on this occasion was "free hot
lunch," served in one of the ante-rooms.
Mr.. Kean was supposed to be the princi-
paA aOtIactlon, pu6 AlecK DusenDefry
was sad at heart when he noticed how
many guests kept close to the "free hot
lunch"
THE sACRIFICIAL PROCESSION.
Mr.. kean was met at the railway sta
tion by Postmaster Dickinson, George j.
Medole, DR.. w. S. Devoe. Colonel John J.
Toffey, Mayor Wanser, Simeon Smith, ex-
Mayor Collins and George F. Perkins.
The party were driven to she Hotel Wash
lngton, where hearty supper was par
taken of. Subsequently the Lafayette
Battery. John Graham Association, and
band put in an appearance, and amidst
lot of noise Candidate Kean was es-
corted to the clubhouse. There were at
least three hundred people on the side
walks anxious to get glimpse of Mr..
Kean. The candidate was led into the
back parlor and stationed under a map
"awfur' Democratic 'gerrymander." Mr..
Kean espied it. Perspiration started
from his face and he asked to be put on
exhibition in another corner. He con-
sidered the "gerrymander" map a hoo
doc. The committee which met the can.
didate stood beside him all during the
handshaking ordeal.
POOR FELLOW
The members of the club first shook
hands with Mr. Kean. Mr.. Kean shud-
dered when it was announced that the
Jack" Graham Association was about to
enter. They got in and were hustled ont
as soon as possible. Matters began to
assume gloomy and dismal aspect when
the form Of Colonel MurrelI was seen in
the doorway. The Colonel was followed
by at least fifty of his coloFed brethren.
Then came the dusky followers of A. B.
Cosey. Some one remarked that the gen.
tlemen were out for the dust. Mr.. Kean
tapped his wallet, which was in his
pocket, and winked his left eye. AS soon
as the colored gentlemen disappeared,
the Federal Club put in an appearance,
attired in red uniforms and white duck
pants, like pirates in Bowery melo-
drama. They had quite a decorative eff
fect They were admitted and all shook
hands with Mr.. Kean.
WHERE THE GAS CANE FROM.
At half-past ten o'clock, when the par
aders had been gotten rid OF, the gentles
men in dress suits crowded around the
candidate. Mr.. Kean felt for his check
book and then a satisfactory smile over
spread his face The gentlemen were nos
after his Doodle just then. They wanted
a speech.
President Blair of the Union League
was absent He was missed. He is the
only member of the club who can make a
speech and when he is absent, the club
members are in somewhat of a predica-
ment. However, George T. Perkins was
selected as a spokesman for the occasion.
He welcomed Mr.. Kean. The rest Of his
speech was in Latin. No one understood
IL, no one listened TO 1t.
Then Mr.. KeRn was introduced, He
seemed agluated. He said:-
" Mr.. CHAIRMAN, gentlemen OF the
Union League Club and fellow citizens,
may say of all the State, for sec nearly
every county represented, from Cape
May to Sussex. am not unmindfui OF
the Responsibility of being the standard
bearer of the Republican party and of
the people. We are fighting to rid the
State of New jersey of a ring that has
prostituted all power and has divided all
favors among a small clique. You OF
Hudson county know of the wrongs that
have been com mitted ana you showed
ser. Mayor last Spring. We are organ
ized and organized for victory only"
PETERING OUT.
Mayor Wanser made his escape. He
feared he would be called upon. No one
else spoke and the assemblage began to
disperse. l saw there ex-senator Benz
Jamin H. Vail, ex-Assemblyman r. f.
Feist, ex-Receiver Charles Reed County
Attorney C. D. Ward, Councilman Ed
ward Martin, Mayor Chamberlain, all Of
Union; John G. Rowell, Frank Suayze.
E.. P. Walling, w. R. Ayers. A. j. Drake,
strong Of Sussex; Bev. dDr. w. Teal aud
ex-Assemblyman Foster NJ. Voorhees, of
Elizabeth; ex-Mayor Charles Place OK
Plainf1eld; T. w. Morrison of the EueniRg
NelUS; Assemblyman George Kyle, John
Robinson, H. K. Hand, d. P. Hall
J. E. Fancher of Fanwood; Mayor Dun
ham of Dover, Mayor John Rawkin, City
Attorney Bergen and Postmaster Samuel
Moore of Elizabeth; A. A. Baldwin of
Hobokeu; Postmaster Charles Burrows
and ex-Mayor Luther Schafer of Ruther-
ford: George A.HouRhton and Freehofder
Littell of Crawford; Major Duncan of
New Brunswick; E. P. Walling of
Deckertown; George G. Doyle and Charles
Van Anglen.
The local Republicans were represented
by ex-Mayor Collins, Thomas McEwan,
George J. Medole. j. ]. Detwiller, George
f. Perkins. Colonel Toffey, George h.
Hitler, f. p. Van Saun, James H. Love,
freeman A. Smith, Robert Gray, O. II.
Lohsen, o. H. Perry, j. w. Harrison,
Simeon Smith, H H. Abernethy, E W.
Wooley, Charles d. Ridgway,
Spencer Weart, Reuben Simpson,
John Ramsay, George c. Doyle
George Laws. Flavel MCGEE, Chief Muir.
phy, II. II. Holmes, Siegfried Hammer
schlaag. the Rev. DR.. Brett, John A.
Walker, L. Schermerhorn, A Dusen berry,
ex-Judge Seymour, Assemblyman Potts,
}. J.. Vanderbeck. Colonel Cayne, E. S.
Cowles, Henry Ewald, CT y Tilden, Major
Pangborn, Joseph A. Dear, John Reid,
John M. Jones. w. H, Turner. J. d.
Carscallen, 6. w. Case, w. Van Keuren,
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