The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-13
ALLAN M'DERNOTT FOR CONGRESS

the unanimous verdict of the more than
four thousand who participated, and of
the scores and scores of thousands who
witnessed the departure and return of
the Robert Davis Association of Hudson
County in connection with the annual
outing of that great Democratic legion
yesterday.
Il wonder if Mr.. Gourley is a specta-
tor many were heard to remark.
There were some superstitious indi-
viduals who were wee bit afraid that
"something might happen" because it
was the thirteenth annual outing of the
association. Perhaps some Republicans
prayed that it would rain or that some
thing should happen to prevent. an ex-
hibition of the strength of Hudsons
Democratic Gibraltar. IA great many
things happened" But the thirteenth
annual outing of the association will long
be remembered as the biggest and bright
est event in the associations history.
What happened was all in the interest
of Democracy.
The sun rose bright and clear. A stiff
wind lashed the waters of the bay and
even North River into white caps.
Its blowing great guns out thar said
morning, pointing towards the river.
''Old Nep firm salute in honor O. the
day" replied an elderly man whose white
Fedora. and badge ornamenting the left
lapel of his coat indicated that he was a
member of the Davis Association. 1t did
seem that old "Nep'' had sent an army
in white caps to greet the billowy
phalanxes of Hudson's Democracy, who
in the march to the river resembled moth
ing so much as the steady tossing of
white crested waves moving with
rhythmical regularity in certain direc-
tion.
The morning scene was one of inspira-
tion. Flags foated from many staffs
and windows. Many business houses and
homes were profusely decorated. And the
great army was cheered and applauded as
it filed through long lanes of admiring
thousands on it's way to the flag bedecked
Grand Republic, lying moored to the
Morris street dock.
The parade on the return, though not so
large as that of the morning was a YER
liable s'march of triumph'-a thrilling and
inspiring scene. In the lower section of
the city and through the Horseshoe es-
pecially the association was greeted at
every corner with a magnificent pyrotech-
nical exhibition. The sky, already lurid
with crimson fire, through a sea of which
the three big Democratic battalions
marched, was rendered more beautiful by
the curving and twisting of brilliant
rockets in the skyward flight accompanied
by the sounds of exploding bombs high
up in the air. Rockets and candles were
fired from both sides of the line and the
great body of men seemed to be passing
beneath long fiery arch.
''The News" yesterday described the de-
parture of the association for College
Point. Before half the line had turned
into Morris street many men in line look
ing at the throngs ahead and behind and
the crowd already aboard thought surely
the steamer would not accommodate two
thirds of those who expected to board her.
They underestimated the carrying capa-
city of the Grand Republic. Everybody
got aboard and enjoyed a most comfort
asle trip.
The steamers ticket register showed
that over thirty-nine hundred tickets were
taken in at the gang plank. Treasurer
Thomas higgins estimated that nearly
forty-three hundred people from Hudson
county with invited guests from other
sections of the State were at Donnelly's s
Grove
And what a great gathering it was when
ali were aboard. Almost every man wore
a contented smile. 1t was a smile OF
conscious victory. 1t was contagious
Every man was neatly attired and he was
bound for a glorious days outing in a
tremendous put congenial crowd. Only a
few wore anxious faces. They were poll
ticians, nursing booms, who apparently
did not find the wind as favorable as they
had anticipated. For Notwithstanding the
fact that the Standard Bearer refused
absolutely to discuss politics himself and
declared that so far as he could help j
there should be as little political talk az
possible, and that the day should be de,
voted entirely to the regular enjoyments
attendant upon an outing, political con-
fabs were almost as numerous as outing
badges.
It is impossible to prevent at least at
tempts at "slate fixing in such a gather
ing Of politicians and 'would-bes. All
the district leaders throughout the county
were there. Each had his avn favorite
for this or that place on the local ticket