The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-23
TERRAPIN AND TALK.
Republicans Dine the Chair
man of Their County
Committee.
PRAISING ED. WoOLLEY.
He Is Also Given a Revolver,
Badge, Club, Handouts
and Clock.

Edward W. Woolley, Chairman of the
Republican County Committee, is a great
man. Any one who doubts his greatness
should have been at the dinner given to him
last night by his friends at the Hotel Wash
ington. Leading republicans from all sec
tions of the county, from the rocky heights
of Gutenberg, on the north, to the magnif-
cent distances of Bayonne, on the south,
turned out to do him honor, and he was hon
ored in more ways than one. In the first
place, Proprietor Linn honored him by fur
nishing one of the best menus and the best
served dinners which have been spread in
this city in many a day. Then the leading
orators of the party coated him so thick with
the richest glucose that he will remain pre-
served for many years to come, and his ad-
miring friends presented him with several
substantial and costly tokens of their admir-
alton and esteem.
Ex-Judge John A. Blair, Alderman Alex
ander D~usenberry, Michael Schultz, Jr.; Al
derlnan John E.. Macarthur, J. Herbert
Potts, G. Frank Sutherland, Humphrey W.
Carr and James E. Love, having conspicu-
ously displayed upon their manly bosoms
long streamers of immaculate white ribbon,
emblematic of the spotless purity a powerful
microscope can always find in the Republi-
can party, as a reception committee wei
coined the guests and saw that their UNI
brellas, goloshes and outdoor clothing were
slowed away where they could be easily
found at the close Of the festivities. It was
half-past seven o'clock when the party
marched into the long dining room, which
was tastefully decorated with smilax, ferns
and potted plants, seated itself at the tables
and began to study this excellent menu:-
MENU.
Blue Points on Deep Shell. Sherry
PoTAGE.
Green Turtle a L'anglsisss.
BoRs D oEuvREs.
Kalamazoo Ce'ery. Queen Olives.
Hot House Rad.shes. Petits Bouchees a Ia RENE
POISSON.
Kennebec Boiled Salmon, Mous~tne Sauce.
Sauterne
Ne W Boiled Bermuda Potatoes.
Hot House Cucumbers
Filst of Beef. a la Jardiniere. st. Julien
Diamond Back Terrapiu. Potato CroquetteS
Punch Cardinal. CigarQs
RoTI.
New Jersey Quail sur socle, Currant Jelly.
Lettuce. Frepch Dressing. Moet & Chandon
DESSERT,
Tortoni Ice Cream. Fancy Cakes. Roquefort
Assorted Fruits.
French Coffee. Liqueurs. Havana Cigars
HOW THEY WERE SEATED.
Judge Blair sat at the head of the table,
with Mr.. Wooley at his left and Flavel Nc
Gee on his right. Next to Mr.. WooIey sat
Mayor Wanser and Gilbert Collins, the two
Reform Mayors" of Jersey City, who SYM
pathized with each other over the tribula-
lions of trying to make a handful of offices
&C around among a city full of hungry Re
formers Alderman-at-Large Simpson on
the other side of the table spent the evening
in expatiating upon the superiority of the
Greenville celery over the imported article
from kalamazoo, which appeared upon the
nights menu, and censuring the committee
for allowing such a rank departure from the
Re mhliran doctrine of Protection to Home
Industries"
Joun Atkinson sat well up near the head of
the board and with the friendly assistance of
a large napkin took a conspicuous part in the
cheering. Next to him was Gamaliel
Christie, who ran for Assembly in the
Eleventh district, the ~liveliest political
corpse in the party. Then came Assembly
men-elect Harding and McEwan, who, before
the evening was over, held a little causus all
by themselves, and agreed to support each
other for anything they may want at Tren-
ton next session. Away down at the other
end of table sat Chief Murphy and Captain
Lange. maintaining a discrete silence, when
the more enthusiastic diners referred to the
good times coming when the Chief should
again be at the head of the Police DEPART
ment and the Captain should be his chief of
staff in his old position Of Inspector.
In front of other groups of Royal Wor-
cester ware and cut glass which adorned the
table sat Judge Seymour, William Farrier,
Fire Commissioner Brennan and Captain
John Graham, though not very near to-
gether): Jake Cranmer, City Hall Commits
sioner Datz, Colonel Asa Dickinson, alone at
a side table in his glory as aide de camp to
Governor; Finance Commissioner Hitler,
Warden Osborne, Frank Higgins from the
Sheriff's office; Ex-Assemblyman Harry
Holmes, would be Assemblyman Ewing,
James G. Young, Postmaster Dickinson, who
is anxious to lave his successor appointed so
that he can get out and hustle for the Comp
trollership; Norman Walker, the u~ncrowned
king of Gutenberg; Director Jones, who
had to be assured by Proprietor Linn that
the terrapin was not prepared by a
pupil of the cooking school before he would
touch it; ex~-Assemblyman James s.. Erwin,
DR.. Kiersten. George f. Perkins, Benjamin
Day, Alderman Martin, Freebooter Doescher,
Martin Fink, Alderman Harry Hill mot late
of New York., Horace Robertson from Bay
onne, Aaron S. Baldwin of Hoboken, Quar-
termaster Graft and many other modest
gentlemen whose names are omitted by
special request.
II Il OF oRAToRY.
When the walters had burned their fingers
lighting the cigars of some of the party,
Judge Blair opened the spiggot and turned on