The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-06
GOVERNORS DAY.
Politicians Meet For the
Last Time on WaV-
erly's Historic Hill.
DICK READINGS MISFORTUNE
Gamaliel Christie Exhibits His
shrievalty Boom Among
the Other Freaks.
DICK READINGS MISFORTUNE
Gamaliel Christie Exhibits His

Jersey STATE ASEsClttuIdl 2oStctS
| grounds at Wayerly in comparison wit1
| those Of former years was not wholly 9
success. The number Of spectators was
small, and although a goodiy number q
politicians, big and little, gathered on
the knoll mean the entrance, varioasly
known as Governors HILL Presidents
Hin and Quality Hill, good genuine
politics were as scarce as hens moiars'
It is now forty-one years since the hrst
Governors Day occurred en- this little
hill, and it was the State AGRICULTURAL
Society which first established that In
stitution which has grown to be of SO
much Importance In the politics Of the
State. When the society held It's first fair
on the old Waverly grounds, forty-one
years ago, the president put IN his tent
on the knoll, stocked it with various
| brands of lubricatoTs and cigars and sent
out his engraved Invitations 10 the Cover
nor and prominent men OF the State to
meet each other under his canvass. look
over the stock and other exhibits and dis
cuss the affairs Of State and Nation. The
invitations were generally accepted and
all had such a good time hat they came
again next year and nave been coming
every year since. Among those who
gathered about the presidents tent yes
terday was Nathaniel Rue. of Cream
Ridge, president Of the Board of Trustees
OF the Reform School for Boys at James,
burg, who was present on the first
Governors Day" and PROBABLY was the
only one Of that number present yester-
day. Mr.. Rue is over eighty years
old, and HIS "reminiscences of his career in
New Jersey politics. which ne related yes
terday, were exceedingly interesting.
When the Essex County Park Commits
sioners turn the grounds into q park
Presidents Hi win be suitably marked
with a label which viii set forth its hiss
torical significance.
The gathering yesterday was distinctly
Republican. Among the earliest Of the
arrivals was General and United States
Senator General Seweil. He was accom-
panied by his ~inseparable shadow. Will
lam BEETLE, State Commissioner Of Banks
and Insurance.
Following In his wake we're Speaker
David o.. Watkins, Congressman Henry.
Loudenslager and eGus" Barber, editor
OF 1.-THE Constitution and Farmers and
Mechanics Advertiser, a little paper
with a big name and much influence IN
Gloucester county. AEr. Barber IS Seere-
tary OF the Republican State convention,
and consequently a man OF much import
ance In d Republican gathering For over
a quarter Of a century the General has
visited the Wayerly fair. even when the
atmosphere Of the knoll was as distinct
" Democratic as It was Republican yes
terdav. He took up a prominent pest
ton and after shaking hands with al
who wished to grasp the hand THAT shook
McKfnlev's he walked over to the eating
| tent for luncheon. Hovering near him at
all times was the urbane Captain dick
| Reading. who had the greatest yarn OF
his life to spin. II seems that when Rich
ara arose yesterday morning he discoy-
cred that during the night burglars broke
into his house and robbed him OF Yaiu-
ables to the amount OF sl,o0Q-
The burglars succeeded in raising a
window OF the kitchen and, entering the
house. went to the bedroom Of the cap
tain ana his wife. They took his clothes
down stairs to the dining room, taking
from the pockets a handsome gold Watcn
and chain, a knights Tempiar charm ana
a large roll Of bank bills.
They then visited a servants room and
stole from a trunk FIVE so gold pieces
the savings of many months. Inere IS
no club to the robbers.
The diamond Knight Tenlplar badge
was a gift to Dick from Senator Daly,
and he feels its loss more than anything
else. The burglars got Dicks book OF
masses, and some conductor had a mar
row escape from a severe shock at see
ing richard pay railroad fare. He sue
ceeded In getting a trip pass before 1t
was time to start for the fax
= was nearly three o'clock when Gov
| ernor voorhees, was spied sauntering up
the Hill in earnest conversation WIN .
lady and gentleman. Those who DID not
know him would have been justified IN
thinking that he was some prosperous
| agriculturlst whom his city friends were
bringing to the fair. The manner IN
which those whom he passed took on
| their hats to him and called him Cow
ernor would have soon dispelled the lia7
sion. The Governor held an informal re-
eeption for a while and then settled down
TO a things easy. He was one OF tne
last to leave the grounds.
.1ohn Kean was on hand early, but did
not stay late. He plainly showed by
| The reception he met with that he Is fast
becoming d popular man. This Of course
is outside OF Elizabeth, where his mon
opoly of the water and lighting supplies
makes him exceedingly unpopular. One
Of the most popular men on the hill was
Speaker Davy' Watkins, who was warm
" greeted on all SIDES. The Speaker mad
his little G~ubernatorial boom with him,
ready to produce it If occasion should
arise, but opportunities to do 50 were
/ extremely rare. Those state siaTaese
twins. state Comptroller Hancock ana
state Treasurer Swain. we're on hand seq
me II they coald do anything e neip
along their recollection next winter
!, one Of The sights Of the day was Little
Asa Francis OF Monmouth, who gave 2
great exhibition OF a man whistling 70
keep his courage up. As long 81 there
was any prospect Of d division Qf the
democratic. party IN his ounty over tae
Senatorial nomination Asa, who Na can
diaate for renoaaaastlaa waa exeeaafngly
1 clipper. Hut since the no1aisation o
Aaron Johnson, which assures Democratic
success, Asa's pliarnage h somewhat re-
draggled. Nevertheless Asas attempts
at chipperness were commendables
The other Senators present we're
stanger. 81 Gloucester, who, since Speaker
xxafk3na has withdrawn from this contest