The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-19
E:RRINC FORGIVEN
Prodigals Of the Seventh
Ward Taken Back by
the Grants.
BURNS AND M'MANUS IN IT
Petty and Hargen the Only
Ones Conspicuous by
Their Absence.


The scrap between the Seventh Ward
Republican Club and the Y ?. Grant As
socsation has ended for the time being.
ward Club marched from their headquar-
tors h, q BODY to the Grant Club house,
and were there received Witn open arms
nv the Grant members. The clubhouse
was decorated with American fags anu
bunting for the happy OCCASION ihey
did not put in an appearance until aleer
nine o'clock, and the Grants began 70
think they had changed their minds. But
at last they came and they were royaliy
received.
President William Reed of the Grant
Club delivered the address of welcome. he
said he was pleased to see the members
once more united under the banner OF the
u. S. Grant Association and he hoped
that all would stand shoulder to shoulder
and work for the interests of the Hepup-
,ican party and the U. S. Grant Club. He
complimented the, prodigals upon their
sound sense IN so quickly realizing the
error of their ways and returning to the
parent organization
Mr.. James Dickson acted as spokesman
for the tex -lxickers. He said that he was
highly elated, that all differences should
have been settled so speedily and salts
factorfly. and he hoped that the hatchet
would be forever buried.
Mr.. E. c. Phelps then delivered an IN
teresting patriotic address. He wound up
by saying that he also was elated over the
fact that harmony prevailed.
Mr. William Burns and Mr.. John Nc
Manus also made speeches in the same
strain Both were highly pleased to be
placed once more among the faithful.
After an exchange Of verbal bouquets
the meeting adjourned and refreshments
were served Mr.. Burns began to sing
..Auld Lang Syne.v expecting the mem
bers to join in the chorus. No one Joined
in. however, and Mr.. Burns gave up the
attempt after singing the first verse
Mr. Alfred Hargen, who was the cause
of the recent split was not present. He
recently resigned the secretaryship. and,
it is said. he will shortly resign from the
club.
One of the members of the Seventh
ward Club said last night that the club
refused to return until promised that
Hargen would never again be elected to
an -o1rtirs IN the II 5. Grant Association.
William Reed considers that ne has won
Seventh Ward Club appear to think the
same. It is certain that concessions were
made by both clubs.
William Burns and James McManus,
who were expelled from the Grant Club,
charged with being traitors to the Re-
publican party, were enrolled as members
of the Grant Club. The absence Of Henry
c. Petty was noticeable. It was after
I, Iod cd
the Seventh Ward Club and in the fu-
ture would be outside the breastworks of
the Republican party.
Mr.. Phelps said last night that he had
read in 1.-THE News" that the members
of the Seventh Ward Club would eat
crow. He said that there would be no
crow served.
It is apparent that the Seventh Ward
Club did considerable tknuckling' to
reach the object of its desire-the reunion
with the Grant Club. Formerly the MEM
bers declared that their organization was
a permanent one. and that they would
fight for their rights, even although not
recognized by the Ward Association. No
language was strong enough to express
their feeling against the Grant Club. IT
was openly claimed by them that the
Grant Club would be compelled to close
its doors and go out of the political
business. Things have changed since
then, however. and 1t now appears that
the Grant Club was the strongest organ
ization.
While the clubs have amalgamated it
is doubtful if harmony will exist for any
great length of time There are a few
chronic kickers in the club who are liza
BILE TO stir up strife at any time.
Those who were enrolled last night are.
F. C. Phelps, James Dickson. John Nc
Manus, William Burns, Thomas Burns,
William Tweedy, William Doll, Sr.. Jas.
Orr, c. H. Beaches, G. F. Lueks, Walter
Gardner, Paul Burton, Frank Bennett,
David Wilton W. Hurlshadt, Jr., John
Francis, A Wilson. James Crowley. F.
Firden, John Thompson, G. Rosenphlath,
David Gaddis, Joseph Dash, A. G. Gaha-
gen, P. Dash, Charles Davis. John Rob
ertson and Richard Cushing.