The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-31
GRIGGS' MOB.
The Republican Parade Last
Night a Very Tough
Affair.
LESS THAN A THOUSAND IN LINE
Many of These Small Boys, the
Resi- Mainly Contract Italian
Laborers.

Mr.. John W. Griggs, Republican can
didate for Governor, is in a great guam
dairy this morning. He had livery
time of it last night, and what pothers
him this morning is whether most OF
it was not a dream. Like other Repup-
liean orators from the interior OF the
State. he has been in the habit OF draw
ing for rural audiences vivid pictures OIL
the race track gamblers, ballot box stuff
ers and the general bob tail and riff-raH
which he declared constituted the bulk
of the Hudson Democracy. Last night
he saw one of his own pictures brought
TO life. and what makes him think he
was dreaming is that this motley crew
carried banners labelled Regular Re
publican Nominations" and cheered
themselves hoarse for John w. Griggs'
AS the .sUp-to-Date" candidate looked
refleetively over the events of the night
before. as they shaped themselves IN
the aromatic steam which arose from
his coffee this morning, he wondered II
the strain of the campaign was not be-
ginning to turn his head. He saw him
self on an improvised reviewing stand,
surrounded by such eminently proper
men as Sam Dickinson. Johnny Tor
fey, "Chollie'' Fuller, "Maxey" Salinger,
"Johnny' Landrine and several other OF
the boys, hat in hand, bowling to the
toughest crowd he ever saw even IN
Camden. There were the race track
touts. men who had "done time" behind
the brown stone walls of the Toms
like structure in Trenton, supervised by
his old friend, Major Anderson, for stuff
ing Hudson county ballot boxes; and
many of .sthe same old gang" all right
enough; but why did he not see the
names of the Democratic candidates on
the transparencies, and why did he not
hear cheers for Alexander T. McGiH!
FIGHTING FOR POSITION.
Tt was a great night for the Repuo-
leans and the procession was great in
more ways than one. 1t was great on
account of its wonderful disappearing
movers. According to the accounts pre-
nared Yesterday afternoon for the morn
ing papers 1900 men were in line. When
the head of the column moved. one OF
tbe marshals clamored to make an affi-
davit that 5000 good Republicans had
turned out to receive the next Governor.
Mavbe they had, but if they had the
greater part of them must have stayed
in the vicinity of Van Worst Square,
where the Chancellor resides, for when
the procession filed past the reviewing
stand there certainly were not over q
thousand in line, counting minors
The programme called for five divis-
ions, ambiguously designated as: First
division, all the clubs from Newark ave-
nue. north of the West Hoboken line;
second division, all the clubs north OF
West Hoboken and the Jersey City line
and so on.
This designation did not suit many of
the clubs, especially the Wanser, the
Lafayette Battery and one or two other
associations who are trying awtully
hard TO be recognized as the ice Cream
of Hudson Republicanism. They did
not like the idea of falling in behind the
Farmers Association of Guttenbertg,
the Garibaldi-chiani Italo-American
Club, or the Pulaski -Americanish Cadets.
or the George Washington Johnsing
Amalgamation of Pullman Tourist
Agents. AS soon as the "ice cream"
clubs came near the formation point
their commanders started on a hunt for
Lieut. John T. Pringle, of the Fourth
Regiment Gun Squad. who was. Grand
Marshal, and kicked about the place. as
signed them in the line. John told them
that the programme could not be chang
ed, and things would have to go right
along.
Some one suggested that they run
race for the starting point at Hoboken
and Palisade avenues and the one that