The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-01

ator Rogers nominated Sheriff Toffey foi
Governor for the day only, and he was
coNTfDENT SEN. ROGERS.
Senator Rogers before leaving the
park said in reply to a question:
After a careful canvass I am ready
secure the nominations: and If I do you
Will see the most vigorous campaign
ever conducted in this State, All the
thing here tapping his breast, 'ttells
me that / will land a winner. I will
naye south Jersey almost solid, all the
the latter solid. and a fair vote from the
North Jersey countless
How does John Kean. Jr., look down
II don't think he will be heard from"
Later a reporter for ''The. Jersey City
News said to ex-senator Griggs:-
."What are you dong .here?"
Making Governors, of course he an
swered with a smile.
"What are you going to do with Sheriff
1T has come to just this. Toffey and
will have It out together. / dom
NaeH Mns We viii il Try Wyil tR Re E Sish 5dm t b 01
whichever It Is I'm bound to do him"
Soon after this the distinguished party
Hancock, State House Custodian Johr
H. Bunnell and State Committeeman
Robert TIBE Eu HhNGMA ef B B%RRFd5tPPggtqq9A;
Another. and perhaps a better known
man. who just before dinner arrived at
the park; was John Van Hise, the hang
man. who has sent to glory, or the
planned his presence by saying he liked
to stand well with the Sheriff of a county
that had such a wicked city as Hoboken
Among the 1000 persons who had dinner
were: Ex-Jadge r. B; Seymour, Alder.
man A. ]. Witter. Wv. Farrier. Henry
Blakey, Alexander watson, Harry
Wills, ex-Freeholder John A. Halliday
A AoImess c0 W7ms P .2osly az H +; Fl
Dick Reading. the well known Penn,
sylvania man at Trenton, Freeholdei
Morris is adesi 4isys Ma Wsifsr Mq4Evey;a Ga 5pd
Benedict and Christie Of Essex county
Senator Ketcham OF the came county
man, Edward Russ. president of the Ho
boken Board of Education: Police Com
missioner Peter West. Captain Charles
geant Wohleben. Police Justice. Herberi
Potts. Captain Frederick Farrier; Cor
ener A. ]. Volk, Recorder Frank Nc.
Donough. Street and Water Commits
sioners Harding and John Kaiser, Alder
man-at-Large Reuben Simpson, william
Henry, Michael Egan, John J. Glynn
Alderman Alexander Ross, James ). Err
win, Michael Schultz, Jr-, zTheodore K
Wegnan, I. Goldenhorn, J. Filoramo
| Frederick Buddin. James Manning, JONI
| Mersheimer, 3. Stockmar, Justice LoWey
Charles Lyon, Joseph Kaiser ana Polics
| Justice Mott of Newark.
PRIZE WINNERS.
The shooting contest during the day
was lively, and the prizes awarded We're
| as fcllows:-The Toffey medal to Her
man Newman. score 146; gold medals te
| William Forkel. score las, and r. Zock'
score 145. Judge Potts awarded the
medals. The athletic sports were anus
ing. but no records were broken.
Just before the association started fol
| home City Treasurer s. d. Dickinson ar
rived at the grounds. 1t was noticed thai
he did not appear to be very affectionate
in his greeting to Colonel Toffey, AND
that he remained apart from the polite,
ians until he reached this city. Mayor
| Wanser sent a letter of regret explain
ing that while he very much desired 70
be present his duties at Sea Girt pre-
| vented him. He wished the association
a successful day.
The return home was a repetition, OF
he ovation Sheriff Toffey received ado6 On
in Newark and this city greeted hin
exploded at different places along the
| line. The Wanser Club was ILLUMINATED
and a large amount of fireworks wers
| disposed of there. Altogether the day
candidate for Governor the outing die
not injure his chances.
The committee in charge of the outing
| were COMPOSED of:-Edward T. Mitchell
Richard w. Dewey, David Miller: John
]. Erwin, O. L. Fribourg, George Schaaft
md Charles B. Lyon: and to these. gen
tlemen much praise is due for their la.
| oossible. They succeeded. Inspector W
II LANCE was Grand Marshall.