The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-28
PARADE FEATURES.
Organizations from All Parts Of
the County with Their Ban
ners and Uniforms.

ners and Uniforms.
Long before the parade hove in sight
or the reviewing party put in an appear
ance the stand began to fill up with the
| few favored citizens and their families
who were fortunate enough to secure
passes. Besides the distinguished guests
there were the following
Congressman McEwan, Aaron S. Bald
win, Mayor Wanser, Colonel s. Phelps,
Mr.. John E. Carscallen, Police Commits
sioners Abernethy and West, Counsellor
Flavel McGee, Frank j. Higgins, John A.
| Walker, ex-Judge Blair and ex-NIayor G.
Collins Police Justices Douglass and
Potts. Frank Stevens, H. H. Chamber
lam, Colonel w. Mason, w. H Corbin.
| Michael Schultz, jar. City Treasurer
Simeon H. Smith, W. j. Montgomery,
Lieutenant Christie and a number of other
| prominent people. many of whom were
| accompanied by their wives and daugh-
| ters.
The reviewing party was kept waiting
twenty minutes, it being just ten minutes
to ten o'clock before the first signs of the
pageant we've seen coming down the Bou-
levard several blocks away
AS the head of the procession reached
the stand Vioe-Presidentfal Candidate
Hobart. Governor Griggs and the men,
bers of the Receptions Committee arose
from their seats and uncovered their
heads. The marchers returned the COM
pliment, cheering as they did so.
The first of the parade was a solid line
OF Jersey City's finest, who received q
hearty cheer from the occupants of the
stand. and the. crowd gathered around IT.
silal John J. Bechtold, Chief of STAFF John
II. Cook and aids Henry J. Melosh. W B.
simmons, D. Almond. Jr. George H..
Smith, ]. Jennings, Alfred Hargsn and
| back.
The parade was divided into six ddvi-:
sfons. Following the Grand Marshall and
his aides came a half dozen carriages, all.
of which were gaily decorated. contain
| ing the Assembly and the Freeholder cam
didates. Then came about 1000 wheelmen
and w-heelwonen on bicycles, many of
tlle wheels being pretttly decorated. The
bicycle division was under the command
eff Captain Jack Graham. A brass band OF
twenty pieces headed this division As,
the wheelnen passed the reviewing party
they kept their bells ringing and the
sound in5ermingling with that of the rnu-
sic by the band was indeed very pretty.
Next came big Zack', bearing the bar-
| rer of the Hudson County League of Re-
publican Clubs Zack was attired in a
white sweater and blue trousers, hay ms.
dof7ed hks black one with Mullins & Sons
yeIioW sign written upon 1t. He led the
L band of musicians and now and then gave
httis exhibition of the drum majors
skill with the banner, much to the dis
oonrfiture of the members of the League.
as the banner IS a handsome silk one, ard
they did not want to see it spoiled. But
Zack did not spoil it. and the boys had
their Worry for nothing
About a dozen of tine old Toffey Guards
followed Zack, leading the Fremont Bat
TALON, the members of which wore white
duck jackets, trimmed with blue braid
and had white helmets for headgear. The
members of the Fremont Club, with a
large number cf unattached cft;zers fol-
lowed, all carrying small American flags
AND wearing badges which nearly covered
tf1a front of their coats.
The tomas McEwan Association, the
members carrying torches and canes, was
tfl6 next company. Then came the Hud-
ssn Republican Club, bearing flags and
wearing badges. G. R. Christie. president
Of the Garfield Republican Club, was
astride horse leading drum and fife
corps, which was at the head of his boys.
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The next to come along was the Hobo
ken contingent, ard they showed up far
better than anyone expected. IF NJ. j.
Ceyle, Senator DAILY and the other silver
men do not think there are any good
sound money men in that city they SHOULD
have seen those Hobolzenites last night
and heard them shout for sound money
There were a few Weehawkenites arno1g
them, but very few, which shows that
hing simon must have his people Just
where he wants them
or the Hobcken. clubs there We're the
Republcan Association, Garfield, Pho
neer, Mckinley and Hobart Legion. Itaio-
Fifth Ward. A. s. Baldwin clubs. and
the Griggs Battalion. They were headed
altogether by, an italian brass band of
twenty pieces, and at the head of each
distinct organization was either a drum
end fife corps or a small brass band.
Half the marchers carried torches and
@ lne other halI carried canes, no two
men toge1asr carrying the same article.
George A. Raymond was marshal of the
Hobolken contingent and rode an excel
lent black horse.
The Fourth Division which was next
was marshaled by Henry C. Gruber. This
division included all the clubs of lower
Jersey City. First came the Americus
Club, the members carrying red torches.
followed by the Third Ward Republican
League, italian Republican, Polish Re-
publican, Union Republican yVauser
Union Republican, orion. Young = Mems MEMS
Republican, German-American, Inde-
pendent Republican clubs and James g.
Blaine Association.
Between the Third Ward League and
the Orion Club was a tally-ho upon
which sat Uncle Reuben SImpson
Samuel Dickinson and several other city
The Fifth Division, which had o. G. W.
Lang as marshal included the Greenville
and Bayonne clubs, Minkakwa Green
vile League, of Greenville and the ii
S. Grant, Second, Third and Fifth Ward
Clubs, Republican Association and j
Lingauist clubs of Bayonne The Green
vile Club boys all wore white Fedora
hats and carried canes. They were head
ed by drum and fife corps The others
carried flags and canes
The last, but by no means least III
vision was the best of them ali 1t was
headed by the Lafayette Battery. under
the command of Commissioner j. G.
Kaiser. The members two hundred
strong, We're stretched out in two long
lines, drawing a big mounted cannon
They were attired IN their new uniforms
of blue. trimmed with white braid and
with their beak caps, presented the finest
appearance of ALI As they passed the
stand they were loudly applauded
Following came the Seventh Precinct
Ninth Ward, Club, singing song which
ended with Hobart's name. 1t greatly
amused the gentleman from Paterson
and he bowed low in recognition OF IT.
Next came about $50 Consolidated Trac-
tion Company employees, dressed in their
car uniforms. The Bergen Republican
Club, the Wanser Guards and Club. the
unicn Republican Club, the latter organ
ization being comprised OF colored gen-
ttnnaen the West Bergen Republican
Club and the Tenth Ward Republican
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