The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-28
DECORATIONS GALORE.
Crowds Greet Mr.. Hobart and
Governor Griggs in the
Streets Scenes Along
the Route.


markable sight met their gaze as their
| carriage slowly turned into Newark ave
nue. from the narrow avenue on which
the rink stands Crowds that scarcely
describes the sea of upturned faces,
idea of the shouting enthusiasm of strong
lunged Republicans and Sound Money
men generally who yelled, whats the
matter with Garry Hobart?' and answer
ed in the time-honored way. "oh, he's
all right!'
Back, backl" roared the mounted
police. vainly endeavoring to keep the
people from the very feet of the horses
and wheels of the carriage. and. with the
assistance of policemen on the street, a
way was opened for the distinguished
party, and they. emerged out of Oakland
avenue, dreary and dark. into street
brilliantly lighted and gaudily decorated.
The grim old jail, right ahead, even was
decorated, but not with flags. Its dec
grafton consisted of criminals faces press
ed against the glass of the heavily barred
windows, in each of which was a light
AS for the officials truly Der chail was
owdt.' From the Warden down to the
humblest keeper, all were on the side
walk, cheering with the crowd and show
ing very distinctly what their political
sentiments were when Aaron S. Baldwin,
the Republican candidate, drove past in
carriage. Next door to the Jail is the
headquarters of the John ]. Erwin Asso-
citation, and they were gaily decorated.
Colored lanterns were suspended to the
front of the building, and wherever an
American flag could possibly be placed,
there was one there, you may be sure.
The sidewalks were lined with spectators,
many of them drawn there by desire to
see Mr.. Hobart Some there were who
were accidentally caught in the crowd
on their way to their homes, and one of
these. an unmistakable Teuton, pulled his
friend, who was gazing at the process
sion of carriages, containing big and little
politicians and those who imagined they
were, and said impatiently:-
Come, what you want nit them? Nc
Kinley and Bryan both Irish. 1t machte
no difference already what way you
vote
On went the open carriage with Mr..
Hobart and the Governor, both of whom
| raised their hats to the repeated bursts
of cheering. Johnny Landrine of the
County Committee was In the carriage
with them, and oh, myl what proud
man he was! He was so overcome with
the greatness thrust upon him that it
was no wonder the poor man mistook
some of the cheering as tribute to his
greatness and gracefully lifted his hat
and bowed almost to his knees!
AS the crowd diminished in numbers
and the roadway became less blocked
with trolley cars and vehicles of every
description, the party proceeded more
rapidly until the Five Corners were reach
| ed, and here an immense display of flags
and lanterns from the Avenue House,
HEADQUARTERS of Republican organiza-
tlon, attracted the attention of Ar. Ho-
part, who, smiiingly, bowed. All along
Summit avenue to the Pennsylvania Cut
1ags hung out of nearly every window.
what with the colored fire generously
strewed along the line the effect was
pretty, extremely pretty. Down the ave
nue. to Bergen avenue the carriages. pre-
ceded by the mounted police, made their
way slowly now because the Headquarters
OF the Bergen Republican Association
We're near, and a big bunch of people
stood there occupying their time, until Glr
Hobart arrived watching the departure
Of wedding party from DR.. Brett's
church The clubmen when the Carriage
containing the candidate hove In sight.
began to set off rockets, explode ear
splitting cannon crackers, fixing and
tSPCttefluSs itOLldn candies and other lOr-
rible devices. the diabolical invention of
| the ingenious and peculiar Heather. Chi
nee.
The private houses at this part of the
were brilliantly lighted curtains and
shades rolled up and removed aside, and
every window had a head and very often
very enthusiastic head as Mr.. Hobart
passed. One young damsel, whose name
proprlety dictates shall not be mentioned.
did nothing as the carriage rolled bv
throw kisses a. uoJao
Griggs, both of whom were much i'm
pressed; the girl was pretty, and both
yerys ysbecomingly. returned that highly un-
satisfactory and exasperating mode of
OSCILLATION.
From this point to the intersection of
Montgomery street the journey to the
Boulevard was a trfumphal procession
and the crowds beca me so dense that often
the carriage had to stop Until the police
cleared a passage The short block to
is a store, was one of the features of the
night Strings of many colofed lanterns
hung across the street from housetop to
housetop, others We're hung in rows the
entire length of the store fronts, and
where lantern couldn't hang there was
room for an American flag, and their
number was as the sands of the sea
Each shopkeeper tried to outvie his neigh
Dor in his decorations. and the effect was
very striking, particularly SO when. just
as one of the carriages containing local
political luminaries passed, down drop
ped rope. with a big flag at the end.
and completely snuffed out the torches
they carried.
Mr.. Hobart had previously expressed
wish to see the decorations of
some of the houses along the
Boulevard, and particularly that OF Mr.
r. f. c. Young but the mounted, police
were not Informed of this and instead
Of going. down Montgomery street they
trotted down Duncan avenue, and so
missed the splendid decorations on pri-
vate mansions. The party however
were in some measure ccnsoIed by the
handsome appearance of the residences
on Duncan avenue There was not
window which was not brilliantly illunai-
mated, and In; many We're large portraits
on glass Of Mckinley and Hobart artis-
ticaliy draped with palms and tiny flags
A line of people blocked the approach
to the Boulevard. and as If by magic
squad Of police appeared and in less time
than one could say jack Robinson the
carriages rolled through q gap in the
living wall and pulled up N8t the grand
stand on the west side of Me County
Road and a few yards south OF. Duncan
avenue.
The most enthusiastic Republican, could
not go into raptures over that clumsy
piece of lumber patchwork. 1t was a
mercy that 1t didn't fopple over with
the heav5weights on IT. and the ladies'
viewed with alarm the forest Of nails
sticking out Of the planks at the most
inconvenient places But the sttucture3
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