The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-02


the bursting OF beautiful rockets that
weather could not dampen Democracy $
enthusiasm.
There was only little sprinkle of rain
as the various organizations disbanded
after passing the reviewing stand in front
of the Robert Davis Associations head
quarters. Even this did not last long.
Here was massed a great crowd that wit
messed not only the entire parade. but e
splendid pyrotechnic exhibition. Nearly
all the Democratic candidates and the
Democratic standard bearer reviewed the
parade from in front of the Robert Davis
Associations handsome clubhouse in
Mercer street. Many brilliant Demo-
cratic scenes have been witnessed in that
vicinity, but none so great as that of last
night.
It was noticeable that while on Jersey
avenue the house decorations were sparse,
the same could not be said of the sections
which will pile up the greatest Demo-
cratic vote in lower Jersey City, Big
tenement blocks, here and there, were
brilliantly Illuminated.
Some of these four or five storied i'm
mense structures were ablaze with flag
and lantern illuminations from top to bot
tom. Such We're certainly the most
unique decorations along the route. In a
few Instances it was noticed that floors
OF these immense tenements were alter
nately decorated. The Horseshoe
didn't outdo in point of decoration and
illumination the Fifth ward All through
these two wards many residents of tene-
ment houses and owners of private resi-
dences decorated their properties.
The parade was led by Robert Davis.
He marched on foot at the head of the
Democratic host all along the line of
march, carrying his closed umbrella like
an official sword. Cheers greeted him on
all sides.
One OF the most noticeable features of
the parade to the local practical political
observers was the fact that the Eighth
ward, heretofore regarded the great Re-
publican stronghold among the wards of
Jersey City, showed up nearly eight hun
dred strong, and next in numerical i'm
portance to the demonstration of the
First Ward Club. The First made a
splendid showing. 1t had the right of the
line. 1t was several hundred strong. One
of its banners bore portrait of Roose-
welt with the inscription, ''Look out. he
shoots in the back
In the labor demonstration many hod
carriers. dressed in overalls carried empty
hods and banner inscribed, vote for
Bryan and full hod.'
Following close at hand was a float
containing a section of an iron boiler
around which were gathered a number of
boiler makers driving rivets. Many of the
iongshorenen were also in line. 1t must
be remembered that after hot fight in
the United Building Trades Council it was
decided that according to the constitution
of the Council it could not commit itself
to the policy of any political party. But
many of its members were in last nights
parade.
There were not many bicyclists in pro-
portion to the number of men in line,
but the competition for purse for the
best represented clubsin line was spirited
~ carried on.
division. The First, Second, Third and
Fourth Ward Democratic Clubs, with
numerous baseball, football teams and
made up this division.
Daniel Y. Lewis marshalled the second
division. 1t was made up principally of
the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
Ward organizations.
Street and Water Commissioner Nolan
marshalled the third division. comprising
the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and
Twelfth Ward Democratic Clubs
Every section of regularly Democratic
organized ward organizations was inter-
spersed with uniformed athletic clubs
whose members showed their loyalty to
the Democratic cause by parading last
night. Many of these formed the most
picturesque aspects of the great parade.
AS in the case of all the ward organiza-
tions the leading officers rode in open
coupes or on horseback. The Tenth ward
contingent followed. fine body of young
men known as the Young Mems Demo-
cratic League No. l. Two horses and an
open barouche, occupied by officers of
the regular ward organization were fol-
lowed by a troop of horsemen
by several organizations, including an
athletic club, the James McCrarm Asso-
citation, the James ]. Kelly Association,
regular organization.
head of which marched the Eleventh
Ward Bryan and Stevenson Club of the
Eleventh ward and the Palisade
Eleventh Ward Club, with squad of
mounted soldiers, came next. The ''White
Tigers (football club, the w. ]. Burke
Association and the German-American
Club, several hundred strong, came next
followed by a small but compact organiza-
tion bearing a banner of the Samuel J..
Tilden Campaign of 1876.
The Twelfth Ward contingent made a
fine showing. 1t embraced a solid Ger
man-American organization and was in
cidentally interesting from the fact that
tic ontained float bearing a mammoth
stuffed Bengal Tiger with Uncle Sam re-
calmly surveying the crowd.
One of the most interesting divisions Of
the parade was that of the Fourth, COM
posed as 1t was of the "outlying district
It was headed by the Michael T. Coyle
Association of Hoboken. There was not
a finer looking body of men in line They
were nearly four hundred strong. All
wore white fedoras with badges and
chrysanthemums pinned to the left lapel
of their overcoats They marched
splendidly The German-American Club,
of Hoboken, too, made a magnificent
showing and along with the German
American Bryan and Stevenson Club of
the Hudson city section, this city, left no
doubt in the mind of the practical political