The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-17
MINK Love FEAST
Wonders Of the G. 0. P. Set
Forth Last Night At the
Annual Dinner.
THOSE PRESENT AND ABSENT
Republican Luminaries Prove
to Themselves They Are
the Salt of the. Earth.

All the political, at least the Republican
| political, wisdom, of Hudson County
| found an asylum in the Columbia Hall,
| Greenville, last night. 1t was the annual
| dinner of the Minkakwa Club, on which
| occasion its members and guests mug
| themselves, berate these wicked Demo-
| Gratis and launch booms for the good OF
the people and not for any other purpose,
! oh. dear no. Anyhow it was an interest
ing gathering and there was plenty OF
good cheer, clever and lively speeches and
a general good time all around.
1t was expected that the name of the
Republican candidate would be an
nounced. but to the disappointment of not
a few the leaders were silent. Henry
Brautigam joksngly said he didn't want
it and wouldn't take it. w. C. Nelson
solemnly averred his dislike for political
power anyway. The obliging martyr, John
II. Hopkins didn't turn up and neither did
Tom who is too busy preparing
To unload on poor Edward Woolley vast
quantities of literature which no one
cares 10 read. proving what a good boy ne
is.
That suave and genial gentleman
Alderman Edward Fry, president Of the
Minks, presided, having on his rignt
Senator Mahlon Pitney of Morris County;
Frederick M. Lockwood, Flayei Mc0ee'
Henry Brautigam, Reuben Simpson, j. }.
Detwiller, Postmaster P. F. Wanser, COL
S. D. Dickinson, E. w. Wooiey'
Commissioners T. Mills, VIM. g. Neison'
w. H. Armstrong and Prosecutor Jas. 1.
Erwin. On the presidents left we're
Major q. K. Pangborn, Robert carey
Assistant Prosecutor Marshall van
winkle. Chas. B.. Reillay, CresweH Nc
Laughlin, Isaac F. G~oldenhorn, j. a.
Dear. Jr., w. H. Speer, Jr., Commissioner
7 Brennan, Chas. Merker. In the mol
po]loi were-Rev. E. c. butcher, Rev. j.
= Heindel. Messrs. Michael Schultz, ST.,
Michael Schultz, Jr., Edward Schuitz'
Fred Schultz, William Schultz, OF the
Riverside Republican Club, G. T. MERGER,
of Brooklyn.
I,udwig Lehmair Charles G. Riehl,
Alexander q. Armstrong, William j..
Amerman. Charles E. Col5eck, Dr.
Charles e. Frazee, Police Justice j. Her
bert Potts, Edward M. Watson, August
p. Gehben, Theodore K. Wegman, George
Mccarthy, Peter James, Stephen Herlg'
Charles Herig, Edward and Robert Eel
ger. William J.. Charlock, President Will
liam Rose of the Greenville Republican
League Club. President William E.. Reed
of the u. S. Grant Association, William
Rowlands, David Jones, William 2. COR
Inns. Henry Lowenhaupt, II. Nelson, Der
nard G~oldenhorn, Assessment Commls-
sioner Edward Barr, Luther clark
walker. Frank Aumack, John Hoyenden,
Martin Finck, T. Greer, Thomas Carey,
Joseph Filoramo, William Hieber, Charles
Merker .Jr.. ex-Street and Water Com
missioner J.. ". Harding, George schuetz'
]. Doan, Charles N. King, w. q Dunn
Theodore Smith, B.. S. Wegman, Il.
Brown, H. H. Holmes, F. J. LOCKWOOD
Alderman Decker. John Weastell, p. NC
Cormack, G.. c. Gilman, A. Hargen, Cap
tain C. o. Barker, J. Herder, j. II. Borg
stede, Jr., H. Rogge, A. Gehben ~. Ca
hagan. A.. A. LANCER, S. r. Williams, X.
GUY. Charles G. Riehl, and from the
wilds of Bayonne camel. Fl. Hanson,
candidate for Mayor; Postmaster Frank
II Melville. Assistant Deputy Collector
John ]. Bechtold, Councilman Horace
Robson. Arthur K. Woodbury., William
H. Freeburn and ex-Freeholder Edward
E. Cadmus.
Rev. John e. Helndei having saiu sl"Se'
the following repast was served
Little Neck Clans
SOUP
Mock Turtle
RELIEVES
Celery Olives
Salmon Trout a Ia Minkakwa
Potatoes a la Hollandaise
Win Roug
ENTREES
Chicken Croquette a la Francois
Lettuce Salad
ROAST
Filet de Boeuf aux Champignons.
French Peas
Philadelphia DUCK, Apple Sauce
ENTREMETS SUCRES
Roquefort Cheese. crackers.
Ice Cream Coffee and Cigars Cake
During the dinner the Minkakwa Quar-
tette struggled bravely to show the har-
mony existing among the Republicans
with astonishing and most unexpected