The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-05
JERSEY IN THE SHOW
The Vice-PTesident's State
Makes a Poor Figure in
the Parade.
MILITARY MEN A R
Civic Features Fall Short Of Ex-.
pectation-How Hobart Spent
the Day.
MILITARY MEN SCARCE


WASHINGTON, March 4. 1S97.-If all
the Jerseymen in the national Capitol to-
day had taken the proper pride in their
Commonwealth, the second honor State
would a made a more imposing and
satisfactory showing. There would v
been at least 1000 and more citizens In
Line. but as 1t was there were less than
1900 men in both the military and civic
division, while the curbstone brigade num-
bered at least GOO.
For some unexplained reason. the
Governor and staff did not participate in
the demonstration. and did not ride at
the head of the handful of the New Jer-
sey troops. an omission which caused in
CURRY all along the line, and provoked in
tense common among the Jerseymen. so
much so that a half mildred that gath
cred at the Willard after the parade held
an impromptu Indignation meeting.
New Jersey was somewhat on the shah
by genteel. 1t was a 1850 display, and
looked it, and that more h any other
reason was the cause of the refusal of
the gilt lace end of the National Guard
to lead the Jersey show.
The military display consisted of 500
men from the Second Regiment, under
command of Colonel Muzzy, of Paterson.
This regiment was led oy the Second
Regiment Band. both guardsmen and
BAND wearing the regulation winter over
coat.
The men marched well. and here and
there along the line, when it was dis
covered hat they were New Jersey
troops, were enthusiastically ~applauded.
The I7--ox- NraoD af NIau-orl carantx ~
five mounted men, who brought their
trained horses with them from New Jer-
sey, rode well and compared favorably
with the regular cavalry. They were
under command of Captain F~relinghuy-
sen.
Calling Gun Company B did some
good marching going up Pennsylvania
avenue. There were not many of them,
but they were steady steppers.
Through the generosity of Captain Will
lam Jaques, John Kean and other friends
of the Naval Reserves, 200 selected men
from the Division of the East and West
were in line. They came down indie
pendently, and their expenses were moi In
cluded in the appropriation made by the
New Jersey State Legislature
The Reserves made an excellent show
ing and were loudly cheered all along the
line. They were dressed in the regular
navy blue uniform and We're armed with
the new regulation short sword bayonet.
No one except those who recognized some
one in the battalion they knew, took
them for militia. They had the abandon
and swing of the seasoned man-of-war's-
man and everyone wondered what that
detachment of the regular navy was
doing behind New Jersey. The mistake
was soon rectifed, for On the extreme
left of the line was a man bearing a silk
flag with New Jersey upon it. Mr.. Ho-
bart knew who they were and smiled a
the grand stand. The Reserves left Jer-
sey City in a special train at $40 Thurs
day night. At Trenton a stop was made
and a detachment of the division of that
Philadelphia, the South Jersey contin-
gent was picked up. The navy yard
a,e1enl was reached about four
was formed for drill on the parade
ground. Some ladies and officers watched
one of the aides who knew who the men
We're remarked to the group that the men
remarked one eo 81 the o&f hasy 0 Yen t io,y
nave been on men-of-war seven years.
When the lady told the olheer that they
two years old yet. he was astonished.
When the Battalion returned to the
garq, after the parade, Captain jacques
mace a little speech in which he thanked
their endurance, for it was an awful
march, and said they had left an impres-
SION pehlnd them at Washington Of which
tney might justly be proud.
Commodore Norton, Commander of the
yard, called upon Captain Jaaues and
cempilnented aim upon the appearance
OF his command. He said of ali the Re-
serves he had had in the yard none had
behaved so we'll as those of New Jersey
AFTER supper the train left Washington
The civil features were not as strong
as expected. II -Frelinghuysen Lam
GERS. OF Newark, led the second division
or the second brigade, marshaled by
Judge j. Frank Fort. The SNOWY mi.
form and good marching interested the
sgeclasors, BUT their numbers were limit
gu 70 nfIy men. while the strength of the
organization is over 100.
Iha Newark Indians, who had gor-
geous white badges and tan-colored
gloves. did not turn out their full strength
owing to the fact that the long waiting
for The parade to form, wearied many Of
them. who gave Grand Marshal Conklin
9ae slip; The Sixth Ward Republican
Ciuo' ct Camden. and the Gloucester City
Cluo odd not parade as distinct or
EXAMINATIONS, for there were less than $50
men etwee them and they doubled up
with other clubs.
There were Carrot A. Hobart C3,1hs
from both Newark and Paterson. and thew
had between seventy-ive to one hundred
Porter We're Major Allan B.. Wallace. of
Newark, and Captain John Landon. Of
the Bordentown Military Institute. Judge
Fort, OF Newark, who one Of
for the Jersey spectators by appointing
large number of prominent Jerseymen
e ssry ns5 Par dfpsrs aide aides : but only a few
be weary for the ball. :
His aides as named were Colonel John
Toffey, chief of the staff; John Kean, adj
lutant general; Congressman Henry 9.
k~oudensiager. Elisha B. Gaddis, David s.
Walton, Barker Gummere, Jr., William
Riker, Jr., Henry NJ. Doremus. State
Comptroller William S. Hancock, DE-. Ii.
II Herold; Albert A. Wilcox. Private
secretary Hobart Tutt1e, John r. Beam.
Colonel William Barbour, Robert /. Hop
per, Henry A .Ashmore, Alexander Yard.
Theodore Gray, John w Cornell, Colonel
Charles BURROWS. Aloma r. Allen, Fred
erick Castle.
At points along the lime where Judge
Fort was recognized aus the man who
placed Carrot A. Hobart in nominations at