The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-26

Summit Herald; s. H. Wood. Trenton
Times; William = Pape' pas sss;d /,
Nome News Nase John John T pullard, Asao.
ciated Press; William H. Fischer, Toms
River COURIER: s. Conrad OFT Camden 1ns; n
Record; Thomas Holmes, state Ga,
.%zette''; Clayton j.. Bailey 'Standar
News" Associations; John ]. Cleary' ITen-
| Williams, Orange Journal; Charles H.
Bateman, Somerville "unionist-Gazette"
S. Mott. New York Mail and; Express
John j. Farrell. Newark News; William
e. Sackett, New York Herald; ". X.
gar. Hoboken Daily News; Joseph 2.
Byrne, New York World; Alexander
Mclean. jersey city Journal; Charles
James Martin, New York Tribune;
| William H. Rooms. Philadelphia Press;
| Walter Hess Fell, Philadelphia Ledger,
Harry 3. Robinson, Railway "AGvocate,;
Thomas F. Fitzgerald. Paterson Guard
IAN; Harry Wootton H w. Leeds and H.
| n. Kelly. New York Evening Journal;
R. B. Reading, w. Fl. Potter and Thomas
This is the toast list prepared for pub
lication:-
PLAIN TALK.
What There Is of 1t Will be Good.
Chairman MacLean:-"Welcome."
Governor Griggs:-"What L knew
About Being Governor"
Senator NOTWITHSTANDING l am Will
ing to Know About Being Governor
Joseph Engard:-'The Newspaper Men
of New Jersey"
Senator Skirm:-"Monday Night SEES
sions.'
Speaker Watkins:-.'True Blue Jersey
men,"
Mayor Sickel:-.Freedom of the Town.
Colonel Floyd:-"Westward, Ho"
The affair took on the character OF the
famous Legislative Correspondents Club
dinners, which are marked by efforts to
prevent those who respond to toasts from
speaking Interruptions in the shape OF
bright remarks falling around the speak
er like a beautiful shower of roses. Alex
ander Mclean, the oldest legislative cor
respondent, who presided, was unable to
get any further than Gentlemen, it
gives me pleasure though his attempts
coined in identieally the same manner as
were the rest of the speakers. The Gov
ernor entered into the spirit OF the fun
and enjoyed the novelty OF being. a target
himself, and especially when hot shot
came for those who followed him. To-
gether with Senator voorhees, he hurled
back witticisms which were intended to
be as good as those sent, but Of course
those in the chairs had the advantage.
Remarks by each made several popular
songs apropos and the speakers laughing
Iy waited Wnlle the singers nelu the iOOI.
When the Governor arose the diners sang
SHOULD Aud Acquaintance be Forgot?"
and Senate Voorhees, bowed low after
the singing of For He's a jolly Good
Fellow" which greeted him as he rose to
his feet. Each was cheered a score of
times during his remarks, and every
speaker was honored with a verse like
the following, as he sat W
ssOh! Governor Griggs, how do you do?
Is there anything that we can do for you?
We're with you to a man,
So tell us of you plan,
Obi Doctor Voorhees,, how do you do?"
Governor Griggs, after submitting good
naturally to a score of Interruptions,
which were as varied as mirth-provoking,
said, despite further interruptions that
had attempted to make a speech without
the presence of a newspaper man. 1t was
the first time he had eyer seen no sem
blance of order, with a Chairman. a Pres
ident of the Senate,a prospective Governor
ard a Mayor of a town present. 1t was
the first time he had ever had occasion 10
make a speech when there was no oppor-
tunity to say anything, where he was ex-
peeted to say nothing, and where all he
had thought of saying was anticipated
and said by those whom he addressed. In
accepting the invitation of the newspaper
men he was prompted by a desire TO retire
from the view of the State with all the
secrecy possible. He never before knew
how bright the newspaper men were
At thisp point William K. Devereux, who
led the singing, started up "Oh, Go Way,
You're Only Fooling." in which all Joined.
To be Governor of New Jersey, con-
tinued the Governor, was to be in one Of
the most dignified and desirable offices in
America and the office was in the tidiest,
neatest and brightest State in the Union.
To be the Republican Governor of the
State was to preside over a set of as good
Republicans as can be found anywhere,
and a lot of Democrats who were as good
looking and as intelligent as any in the
county. He appreciated highly neWspa-
per men, and if they had criticised him un-
duly it was not because of their lack of
good will, but because of their bad guess
ing. He would always remember the
newspaper men with whom he had come
in contact, with the kindliest feelings. He
would use all mis- influence to get any of
them an office at Washington. He closed
as follows: I'm the words of Tin Tim
may God bless us every one
Senator Voorhees,. who is most adept at
wit. held his ground admirably.
When Senator Skirm undertook to speak
on Monday night sessions the correspon-
dents feelingly struck up, w won't go
home until morning." A parody on Tom
my Atkins called "Davy Watkins
greeted the speaker. Then Governor and
Senator Voorhees, went home on the eight
o'clock train and the residents of Trenton
went to bed at the usual hour.