The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-24
M|NRS' H0USEWARM|NG.
Greenville Republican Club
Reioices Over an Addi-
ton to It's Home.
MIR. SPEER EULOGIzES WASHINGTON
Commissioner Mills Talks of
the War and the Mink
and League Trouble.

the War and the Mink
and League Trouble.
The house-warming held by the Min
kakwa Republican Club in Greenville last
evening terminated most successfully and
the members Ia every reason to feel
proud of their new quarters. The club
house has been enlarged three times
within the past five years and is now so
constructed that 1t will accommodate fully
two hundred people in the meeting room.
The floor above Is in fine condition, being
something like sixty feet in length The
front portion is to be used as a reading
room and accordingly has been furnished
with tables and racks for papers and
magazines. The rear of the second floor
has been completely transformed. Two
new pool tables have been added to the
one already in use and all were in active
service last evening. AT one table were
Edward Woolley, Isaac G~oldenhorn and
Robert Carey, pushing the balls around,
while the other tables were used by me
members.
In response to invitations sent to all
the Republican clubs in this city. about
two hundred people were present to in
spect the new quarters OF the Minks.
The members of the League Club Of
Greenyille, with whom the Minks have
been at loggerheads for many years. were
not present at the house-warming last
night, although an invitation had been
sent to that club and accepted. It is fear
ed that the trouble between these two
organizations will never be patched up.
About nine O'Clock the visitors assembled
in the meeting room and witnessed the
presentation Of an American flag to the
club and listened to a number of speeches.
Major Armstrong, with a few ppro-S
pirate remarks, presented the flag. 1t
was the signal for a tremendous out
burst of enthusiasm, and the cheering
could be heard a block away. Old Glory
was spead out on a desk. Counselor
William Speer was then called upon for
a speech. Before addressing the au-
dience Mr.. Speer presented the club
with a picture representing Columbia
standing on the isle Of Cuba holding an
immense Cuban flag. He then spoke
about the way the Cubans had been treat
ed by the Spanish and said
England a long time ago tried to
crush her colonies by o~vertaxing US, and
she was taught by a thorough thrashing
that we must be free. Spain must be
taught by a good licking that Cuba must
be free ard the United States must again
take it into her hands TO administer the
punishment" Mr.. Speer then dwelt on
the Revolutionary war. ~eulogizing Wash
ington and telling of that great mans
character. 1.-THE next great man after
Washington he said, was Abraham
Lincoln. His great deed was to abolish
slavery. The same spirit that animated
Washington and Lincoln in years gone by
still aninlatcs the American people, and
that is the spirit of freedom, Mr.. Speer's
remarks were greeted with great cheer
ing.
John Landrine, the President of the Ber-
gen Republican Club, spoke next. Among
the things he said were.-tFrom the
youngest we have become the greatest
country in the world"
Fire Commissioner T. D. Mills spoke
next. He touched first on the present
war, and then finally brought up the sub
jeet relating to the trouble between the
Minks and the Leaguers. IF | could have
my way he said, there would only be
one Republican organization in this sec
tion. With two clubs there are SO many
men looking for offices. and this sort of
thing is getting so in all the districts in
the city. I am sorry to say this, how
ever. but with SO many organizations they
all want to be bosseS, and conSGquently
there is diSsension in the party. / read
shortly after election that one Of the
Greenville Republican Clubs was. going to
run independently in the future I hope
this is not true. The Republicans should
organize into one club and do way with
the kicking and pulling against one an,
ntbnr A JTt1fiJ & rEiS iC 9ana nnfntnO will
Michael schultz, Jr., was the mex
speaker. He said that the Minks had
done everything in their power to make
one organization in Greenville, and hoped
that it would be done. SDeeches were
then made, by Edward Woelley, Robert
Carey. Rueben Simpson. Freehslder Stualr,
William Reid and Otto LANCE of Bayon11e.
Refreshments were then served while the
orchestra played d number of patriotic
airs. Songs Ola similar nature were sung
by the large gathering, and in all the
housewarming was a very enthusiastic
one.
ties of the Mlnks were.-Edward Fry,
William Fl. Armstrong. Robert Carey,
Isaac r. Goldenhorn. Theodore Smith,
Winfield G. Dunn, Michael Schultz, Jr.,
b. George Wegrnan, Alexander G.. Arm
strong. Charles Merker. Patrick Patton,
Samuel r. Willialls. John .Struther, Lud-
wig Iehtnair' Samuel Bossky- Gnstave 4.
Henry Boystede. William f. Kraus. Reu-
ben Simpson. Charles B.. Relay, Frank
r. Grady. Stephen p. Herig, Charles
D1a sriis i ceffeva d. q. Phelps' Louis li
| Letsefe. Frederick Schultz. John Enders,
Horace D. Niasora. Adolph A. LANCE. GUS
| Edward ". WooIIey. John Sleaman. Otto
G. w. Lang. Henry Fl. Bowley, George
Smith. Irving Harrison. John F. Lam.
drine, John Bumsted. Theodore e. Fer
rer. William H. Speer, Philip Deutch,
james D. Nelson, Henry Boagstede, Jas.
NJ. LANDER, George Fl. Sclentz, Henry
G. ruber. Isaac M. Hammond, Henry
ID. M. yreeland, William Livingston,
Thomas D. Mills, George w. Lamberson,
Joseph G. Heider, William Heiber, John
| G.. Van Blanier, William Jeffs. Joseph
Walter. George r. S~cheffunery, George
| Dickson, VI. Schultz, ST.. Thomas Nc
| Donald, Walter Fleming, William E.
Reed and William e. Rowland.