The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-03
BOB DAVIS FIASCO.
The "Standard Bearer 'ClOse" and
Unpopular. So the Trip
Fell Through.

For the past month Il has b cen gener-
ally supposed that the old P. 81. O'Nei1
Association, now sailing under the name
Of the Robert Davis Association, would
attend the inaugural ceremonies to take
place tomorrow at Washington. No ef-
fort has been made to disabuse the minds
of the public of this belief. and at the
present time 1t is thought by many peo-
pie that the train chartered for the use of
the Robert Davis Light Guard is for the
old P. H. O'Nelll Association.
Such Ia not the case. The train is fol-
the Light Guard, which is an entirely
distinct organization from the old 2. II.
O'NeiIl Association.
THAT "RUsH"
When the suggestion was first made
that the old F. H. O'Neill Association
should charter train there was sup
posed to be great rush Tor
tickets. The rush" stopped
suddenly and an accounting
showed there was not a sufficient num-
Der of persons enrolled to stand the ex-
pense OF train or even OF brass band.
About one week ago it was decided that
the old P. II. O'Neill Association should
not attend the ceremonies.
One reason for this is that the standard
bearer is wholly unlike the ex-standard
bearer, who never heSitated to go into his
own pocket to carry out any project of
the association named iu his honor. 1t
has now been decided that any member
of the old P. H. O'Neill desiring to at
tend the inaugural ceremonies may be-
come an honorary" member of the
Robert Davis Light Guard, ana in this
manner a 'scitizen escort" is to be
formed.
The impression also seemsto prevail
that persons purchasing tickets of the
old P. H. O'Neili Association will not
be requested to march with the Light
Guard. Persons accepting the privileges
extended by the Light Guards will be re-
quested to march with them.
THE LIGHT GUARDS.
The Light Guards train consists uf
three cars, and they expect to take at
least two hundred men, while it is ex-
pected that about one hundred and
twenty-five men will form Citizen es-
cort from the old P. H. O'Neitl Associa-
tion. The arrangements have been con-
Quoted IN such q peculiarly mysterious
manner that already purchasers of tick
cts are wondering what kind of a 'razzle
dazzle" game has been going on.
The Davis Light Guards In full uni
form will leave the Pennsylvania depot
this evening at eight O'Clock. They will
have a band. The individual mem bers
of the old 2. II. O'Neill Association who
hold special rate tickets will eat the
lunch served by the Washington Gator
fng Company and also be hustled
Into the ranks of the Light
Guard. Considerable dissatisfaction
is said to prevail amongst the members
who purchased tickets with the belief
that the old O,Neill Association was TO
take part in the ceremonies.
President O'Neill when asked why the
old O'NeilI Association was not going on
its own hook. smiled moment and then
remarked, II guess the boys
were not strong enough financia ly-"
TIE whole matter will probably be given
a thorough airiug at the next meeting OF
the old P. H. O'Neill Association. A se-
cond reason for,the fzzle is that the mem
bers are sub rosa in state of disaffection
towards the aliegen new standard bearer,
bordering on open disruption.