The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-19
CHRISTIE'S FROST
His Boom Launched at Nc
Ewanite Picnic in Spite
of Protests.
SPOKE FOR HIMSELF
Displeased at His Friends
Lack of Warmth Gamaliel
Told His Own Virtues.

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The Thomas McEwan Association
journeyed to the Greenville Sosa1etzen
Park last night with the object Of holding
a picnic and a grand rally It was a
beautiful night, yet the event was a frost
About one hundred of the faithful were
present, including Congressman McEwan,
John Atkinson and Gamaliel Christie. The
poor attendance was attributed to the
lack of proper advertising.
A band of six pieces played inviting
waltz music, but few dancers responded.
Mr.. Atkinson was much in evidence,
shaking arrivals by the hand in his in
imitable way, and making himself gener-
ally agreeable. Mr.. Christie arrived early
with his Shrievalty boom, but looked
| gloomy and appeared unhappy. Con
gresham McEwan was cordially received
by his constituents. He loked happy
and contended. The members gath
cred together in small groups and dis
cussed the political outlook, but judging
from their melancholy visages there was
little comfort to be CLEANED from it.
The boom launching programme had
been previously arranged with Congress-
man McEwan as the first speaker. 1t
came near being upset, however. owing to
the opposition of Congressman McEwan
and Mr.. Atkinson, who coincided in the
opinion that oratory would be useless at
that time, especially as something might
be said which would injure the cause.
Mr.. Christie, however. insisted that the
proper time had arrived TO officially
launch his cherished boom. Mr.. McEwan
| finally yielded, adding that he was always
ION tap"
Mr.. Frank Sofeld. the master of cere-
monies, then announced that Congress
man McEwan would deliver a short adj
dress. He was received with cheers and
| shouts of Honest Tom forever
He devoted the greater part of his
| speech to explaining the principles of the
McEwan Association, which, he said,
were the principles of humanity n the
| elevation of the laboring man. lie re-
ferred to Mr.. Christie as a Rough
Rider in politics. a Union veteran and
the champion of labor and the laboring
man. He said that if he could get out of
the cave in which he had been buried he
would do all in his power to assist Mr..
Christie to attain the object he desired.
Inc SDteCA NdS iGCEANCa Will
tic applause. Some one in the crowd
proposed three cheers for Honest Tom,
and they were given with a will.
Mr.. John Atkinson was next introduced.
He told how much he thought Of Mr..
Christie. and what assistance he (Atkin-
SOM had rendered him in his fight for the
Assembly in 1898. He said that he was
again with Mr.. Christie, and hoped that
he would be successful. He then drifted
to national politics and predicted re-elee-
ton for Mckinley and Hobart. He then
took up the subject of the possessions re-
Gently gained from Spain and fully
| demonstrated that he was an expansion
ist. The speech met with considerable APP
plause,
Mr.. Christie's turn was next The firstl
two speakers praised Mr.. Christie, but
touched lightly on the subject of his nom
nation for Sheriff. Mr.. Christie APP
| parently thought it was up to him to do
the boom touching himself. This he pro-
| ceeded to do in a decisive manner. He
said:-
81, perhaps, cannot speak as well as
the two gentlemen VINO preceded me. but
am just as good a Republican as they
anu ~ tAdP0 bttt14. L val liz liz
ton for Sheriff of Hudson county and
know that l would fill the position well.
The Republicans in the county are badly
disorganized, but in my opinion the Demo-
cratic party is also disrupted. which fact
partly equalizes matters. If I receive the
nomination you may rest assured that
my opponent will know he has been in a
fight when election day arrives"
E4o+o. 81, ,~,o A. 49, -. - a. v
Evan Association, delivered a short adj
dress lauding Congressman McEwan.
About the only important feature was
the grand march. which was led by Mr..
and Mrs. G. NJ. Christie. The event
| charge were:-F. A. Sofeld, Master Of
| Ceremonies; ]. B. Jurgens. Floor Mana
| ger; H. BRAT. Assistant Floor Manager;
Arrangement Committee, ]. D. Allen,
Chairman; NJ. C. Gaddis, Recording Sec
rotary; William Jennings, Corresponding
| Secretary; R.. Molineaux, Treasurer:
William Camp, r. House, ]. G. Marsh. G..
NJ. Royal, s.. Stringam; Reception Com
mittee, Thomas McEwan, Jr.; c.. r..
| Christie, ]. S. Coghill, ]. Atkinson, A.
| Graham, H. ]. Morris, u. Wilke, c. r.
| Wallis, Douglass Thiel, ]. r. Wapples, R.
| S~chandler, E. H. Snyder, B. Moser, S.
| Graham, P. A.. Gaddis, William Berger.
Floor Committee, M Van Beuren, H. Jen-
nings. ]. Segelken, G. Hadden, DIR. Can
non, August Grouth, William Brand, Jo-
seph Ryan. Michael Cahill, C. r. Marsh,
George Craig.
Among those present were:-Thomas
McEwan, c.. R. Christie, John J. Erwin,
John w. Atkinson, John D. Allen, Ed
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