The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-03
GRIGGS NCBhUB NOSE
Tells Hoboken That He FaV-
ors Horse Racing and IS
Strictly Up to Date.
CHEERS FOR DEMOCRATS.
After the Meeting the Candidate
Has a Reception at the
German Club.
CHEERS FOR DEMOCRATS.


committed an ''unprovoked" assault
upon the popular composers OF
the day, dozen of rockets
and as many brooms the managers of
the Republican campaign in Hoboken
managed to get together in Quartette
Club Hall last evening fair sized audi
ence to listen TO the cunning sophisms
of Senator Griggs and the anti-bellum
rantings of Major Pangborn. Senator
Griggs arrived in the afternoon and was
taken in charge by Sheriff Toffey, Aaron
IT. Baldwin and Assemblyman Henry
Nutzhorn. He was taken around the
city and shown the principal objects of
interest Then the party drove to Mr..
Baldwin's residence. where they all
dined together. Then they went over to
Quartette Hall restaurant where they
met Carl Lenz and some other Republi-
cans of Newark. After Mr.. Griggs had
been introduced all around the party
Started up stairs.
In the meantime the disorderly con-
duct of the band and the noise made by
the pyrotechnics had driven a fair sized
audience into the hall upstairs but when
Mr.. Griggs and his friends walked into
Bhe place behind the band which was
knocking the life out of Three Cheers
for the Red. White and Blue" he was
received with silence When he was
half way up the aisle some one cried
cut, Whats the matter with Griggs?''
followed by the inevitable He's all
right Then there was some cheering
and a show of enthusiasm.
NO TIME LOST IN STARTING.
Assemblyman Nutzhorn lost no time in
calling the meeting to order and intro
duced Aaron S. Baldwin as Chairman.
Mr.. Baldwin didn't say much either. It
seemed to be the chief aim of everyone
to get Mr.. Griggs talking before the audi
ence, Which was exceedingly cold and
undemoEstrative, left the hall.
Mr.. Griggs was introduced, of course,
as ''the next Governor of the State of
New Jersey" Mr.. Griggs then made the
same speech which he delivered at Ber-
gen Hall last week. The audience had
evidently read that speech and digested
1t thoroughly for Mr.. Griggs spoke at
least twenty minutes before his hearers
showed any signs of warming up, and
then they only began it after those on the
platform made a demonstration.
He paid a warm tribute to Chancellor
McG;H and spoke so highly of the Demo-
cratic Governors, Joel Parker, Theodore
r. Werts that the audience. woke up
at last ard made the hall ring with
SOME ENTHUSIASM.
From that time on there was consider
able enthusiasm. Mr.. Griggs next pro
ceded TO rehearse the testimony taken be-
fore the Voorhees, committee 1nen ne
pitched into the race tracks with the
usual Republican zeal when trying to
catch votes. Their thinking that perhaps
there might be some people in Hobo1en
VINO do not consider horse racing such a
crime, said
Il am not opposed to racetracks. I
believe that 80 per cent. Of the people
of this State would like to see good,
honest horse racing. There can be no
harm in that if it is conducted honestly.
What the people objected to when the
Republicans repealed these Democratic
Gutenberg, Gloucester and Clifton all
the year round-winter and summer;
of gamblers and thieves. Their presence
degraded the noble sport of horse-rac-
He praised Governor Werts for striv-
ing. to make the judiciary non-partisan,
and said that if he We're elected he
would be. pleased to follow Governor
ocrats. he said had nominated a man
of unquestionable ability and honesty
without making. mention of Chancellor
~ HEDGING ON COUNTY OPTION.
Mr.. Griggs then recollecting that he
slider It a sin to drink a glass of beer
and having in mind his attempts to de,
his discourteous treatment of the Ger
mans who wished him to give them a
hearing on the county option bill when
'tI want to abridse no mans reason
able liberty. I profess to be in the nine
teenth century and in every respecI up to
date and no back number. I believe. that
the government should be in the inter
est of the whole people. The trouble
in New Jersey Is, We have too much
legislation
After Major Pangborn had yawped
Mr. Griggs went down stairs and heard
he he went to the German Club. where a
reception was held in his honor