The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-23

TRIUMPHANT MINKS
House Warming Of Green
yille's Republican Club
Last Night.
MAYOR NANsER's LITTLE LETTER
Mr.. Erwin's Ideal Americanism-
Excellent Speeches and a De-
lightful Entertainment.
MAYOR WANsER's LITTLE LETTER

The "Minks.' as the member of the
Greenville Minkakwa Club are known.
gave a housewarming last night in their
new home on Ocean avenue. to winch
they invited all the great guns and small
bores of the G. 0. p. in the county. AS
a political club it stands at the head OF
those In the city in point of age and num-
bers. and in every campaign since 1851 II
has taken a prominent part. Formerly
the member met in a stuffy little room
in the Belvidere Hotel. which was aoan-
doned for the frame structure on Ocean
avenue. now enlarged and improved into
a snug, cosy little building, which will
do duty until the Mi~nkakwans need a
bigger home.
1t was eminently proper that they
should "kick UP a racket" at the open
ing of the new building. and that the
evening might be as pleasantly as posi-
Bile passed. President Michael Schultz, Jr.
selected Messrs. Fred schultz. B. r..
Wegman. W. F. Ramhorst. Theodore
Wegman and w. c.. Dunn to make the
necessary preparations. Thu meeting
room down stairs was put into holiday
attire with flags and party banners,
and this very energetic committee or
dered supper at the Belvidere and pre-
vided a programme of songs, speeches
and recitations to top off with.
WHO WE'RE THERE.
The guests first assembled in the club
house, where President Schultz gave
them a hearty and courteous welcome.
They included Mayor Wanser, Finance
Commissioners John NJ. Jones. J. J. Det-
willer. Mr.. Flavel McGee, Alderman Reu-
ben Simpson, w. H. Vermilyea, ex-Alder-
man H. Hill, A. B. Dusenbery, Commits
sioner of the Street and Water Board
John c.. Kaiser, ex-Asse mblyman James
S. Erwin, Mrssrs. Michael Schultz, ST.,
John J. Erwin. John ]. NsYin, F. j..
Higgins, Theo. K. Wegman, Martin
Finck, ]. F. Pringle. Major Armstrong,
John !. Yuhl, Isaac F. G~oidenhorn,
Stephen and Charles Herig, Geo. Lam
berson. John Meyer, S. Leach. VIM. Rit-
ter. E. Morgan, w. Broas, Chas. Merker
and many Others
When seats were found for everybody.
President Schultz dealt out scraps of his
tory. He SAID hat the club was first
organized in 1861, stands foremost IN the
rank of clubs, and is backed up by the
best men in the district. 1t has always,
he said, firmly maintained the principles
Of the party and will continue SO to do.
Mr.. Schultz's speech was of the right
kind, brief, clear. to the point and con-
vineing. He introduced Mr.. James s.
Erwin, who made a capital address in
formally welcoming the guests. Always
interesting, Mr.. Erwin talked of the
clubs record and that of both parties.
OF course he had all manner OF sweet
things to say about the Republicans and
disagreeable things about the other fell
lows. The sims of omission and com
mission of the Republicans were dis
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cratic shortcomings were exposed to full
view.
UP TO DATE AMERICAN.
Then putting on his prophetic cap, Mr..
Erwin sketched the fin de steele Ameri-
can. This queer creature, in Mr.. Err
wins opinion. will be a kind of an,
the goodness of the nations. To produce
him one takes an Irishman. Italian;
German, gritisher, Negro, zulu, Zap and al
dunn will be an ideal American.
He'll be a Republican," shouted the
i ErMin haa fln Ma1ed hhI Ia desorlpti one Of the she
The orchestra" two fddles and a
faarISost. then os W playsa a Or soR soasa' fr0m e
sounded like all three, and the members
fled out led by President Schultz and
Mayor Wanser, to the Belvfdere Hotel
where supper was prepared. Due at
tention paid to the de1icacies from Mrs.
zeugner''s kitchen. President Schultz in
| Charles Herig, Wegman n Leach. who
sang most dei:ghtfuily. Mr.. Herig
a%ftssrwards sans When y you nr know b the
lad, in a very charming style. Endowed
| with a good voice and good taste in
using it, Mr.. Herig's singing was indeed
COMPLIMENTS FOR THE MAYOR,
When Mayor Wanser rose to- to s peal
me aaa 6 ofa and %a a1pkea % Ills I Hn Ho rsaSs
pleasantries to the echo. The. Mayor
highly complimented the membes for
| publican ranks. and put them in a de-
lightful state of just pride to hear such
I nice things from the chief magistrate of
II don't intend to make a Speech he
said. when Major Armstrong shouted;
that. That's what we put Won the re for.
For a moment there was a hearty burst
Of laughter and the Major was begin
'Isll write the Major a letter" quietly
said the Mayor; and the members quick
Y geFce iaytefg the tho iSkif Boa allus of F fo nes
on the subject of water. ,,roared with
laughter, and the Major collapsed.
clue, came next and began in 2 whimsii
cal way to criticise. Mr.. Erwin's ideal
Amere RaK Hz5b G cps d 52T5y s eFSEqss.
Then he dived into an eloquent de-
~scription of the troubles Of the country,
Years of Of 81 and s.. He painted a Flow
| ing picture of the heroism of Republicans
| when war clouds swept across the sky;
| defined the issues of that great s~truggle;
| the results from the institution of a tar
iff for revenue. and the final aggregation
Of all the states under one harmonious
having emerged, Mr.. MCGEE said. from
the era of prosperity which succeeded the
| war, in an evil moment fell from the
| paths of grace and committed the horli-
! bic atrocity of electing a wicked Demo-
| crat, and after hat lie deluge." An ex-
1 cellent speech saturated with Republi-
| canism, concluded with an eloquent per-
Grafton on the necessity of organization.
Commissioner John C.. Kaiser, in re-
| Spouse to a 1attering call. in a few
graceful words added to the pile of
compliments showered on the, members,
and Mr.. Isaac Goldenhorn also briefly
ously managed to hit back at the re-
| contours of the evening for stories told
at the expense of the Hebrew race.
Alderman Vermilyea and Lieutenant
John T.Pringle contributed much amuse-
ment by their excellently told stories.
Mr.. eddie. Morgan sang with exquis-
/ tie feeling my Pretty Irish Maid and
l Mr.. Morris Flynn, Jr, sang De Koven's
familiar ooh Promise Me" equally well.
| Messrs. M. N. Parker and Dearling were
also on the Presidents little list;
| dispersed. each one charmed with the
| hospitality of the 'Minks." the court
| esy of the President. the efficiency of the
| Entertainment Committee, the interest
| ing programme, and the bright speeches
and most important of all-themselves.
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