The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-19
THE GLAD HAND
Pagan Yields His Trusty
Right Until It Is Put
Out Of Business.
RAPPLEYE GUARDS HIS TOY
Puts the Mayor.elect in Posi-
ton and Sends the
Line Along.
NO WHISPERING ALLOWED
All Who Remember Ante-EIec-
tion Promises Greeted With
the Same Cold Smile.
NO WHISPERING ALLOWED

The Union League Clubhouse was con-
verted into a house of worship last night
for the convenience of Mayor-elect Mark
NJ. Pagan, who had graciously notified
the public that he would sacrifice few
Of his golden moments" solely for the
purpose of giving everybody who wanted
it, a chance to shake his hand and be
smiled upon. For more than two hours
Mr.. Fagan's worslfippers, like cattle
scampering to feed trough, filed into
the building. One by one they passed
through the wide hall while a score of
ushers and police. fearing possible
stampede especially among the office
seekers, whipped them into line so that
all might share alike their hero's wonder
full hand. AS they passed through the
front parlor the golden moment came. 1t
looked as though some would kiss him.
A few came pretty near it. Others show
ed hugging symptoms and five cut of ev-
cry ten had something Of Importance
TO whisper in his ear.
'sHullo, Mark" was the usual greeting.
Then came the happy hand and the pa
tient, if he was so unlucky as not to have
received the touch before, was Mark 5
from then on. So it went along the line
until whisper came up. Then the line
was stopped longer than usual while>Mr.
Pagan was reminded of one of his nu-
merous promises. At times the whisper
ing was somewhat long and tiresome.
Once. man, one of the I-am-your-
brother individuals, had to be fairly
dragged away so that the show might
proceed.
The reception had every aspect of a
business enterprise There was SO much
handshaSing to be done and so many eff
forts We're made to hasten it along Mr..
Pagan had practiced smile which he
thought suitable for the occasion. He
held on TO it pretty well, but there were
times when it took a vacation in spite of
him. These spells only occurred, how
ever. when some persistent whisperer had
hold of him.
The reception was scheduled to begin at
s o'clock Half an hour before that time
Mr.. Fagan arrived at the clubhouse He
retired to a room on the upper floor in
company with Colonel Dickinson and Ell
bert RappIeye, where he remained until
the cue was given to him to begin work
Outside in Van Worst Park a number of
people who had heard that something was
going to happen had begun TO gather.
Horace Farrier's residence at No. 463 Jer-
sey avenue, directly opposite the park,
was aglow with electric lights. Mr.. Far
Tier, who is faithful Pagan worshipper,
spent $3.50 to illuminate the front of his
residence in Mr.. Fagan's honor. Strings
of eletcric light were stretched across the
aot, ct0p
Other strings of lights were swung per-
pendicularly from the roof to the base
ment and the ratings leading up the steps
to the entrance were also illuminated An
other row Of lights were stretched across
the sidewalk to a tree and two rows ran
up to the top of the flag pole on the root
where they came to a point. On the roof
between these two rows was the name
Pagan" emblazoned in electricity. The
lights were of red, white and blue. 1ney
numbered $50. A man at work at switch
board inside the house kept up constant
Pickering of the lights. So gorgeous Was
the display that nearly all the people II
the park thought that Mr.. Farrier and
not the Union League Club was conduct
ing Mr.. Fagan's reception. They gathered
in front of Mr.. Farriers residence by tna
hundred and gaped at the electric lights.
Fireworks sent up from the sidewalk add
ed to their amusement, and it was well
on in the evening before the crowd was
aware OF Mr.. Fagan's real whereabouts
Then the crowd gradually moved over to
the Union Leagues house where il iined
up along the York street side of the park.
Later on the crowd heard some person
making an open air speech at the corner
of Montgomery and Barrow streets. The
crowd left the Union League and stamp
eded across the park where one of CLOTH
fer Bernstein's agents was telling through
a snegaphone how much one could get for
twenty-five dollars
At $40 o'clock Mr.. Eagan was brought
downstairs by Eibert Rappleye- AS he
reached the hall the first man to shake
his nand was Chief of Police Murphy. The
Mavor-elect was led into the front par;oz
where he stod directly within the
nov window. Mr. Rappleye occupied The
,sas;tior Of honor on his right, while on
The left stood Detective Prescott. Behind
s1,ssa were Cnaef of Police Murphy anu
Police Justice Hoos
The bandshaking began at once. Mos'
~ those who came early were old stagers
IN the Republican party. Mr. Fasan peh'
aver smiled. and accepted their homage
will, every Indication of pleasure lie nae
not been at work long when Coionei ssp
Dickinson popped into the room, wills
nered something into his ear, ana "ci''
out again Mr.. Rappleye was enleh ~,
troducer, and, in fact, CHIEF manager u
the show. He handled Mr.. Fasan wen
remaining beside him constantly luoss
zyha had not seen the Nayor-elect oe1o.s
were puzzled in picking him out Dozens
II these worshippers at first shook hands
Min Mr.. Rappleye. but they were not per.
,,,,f,ad 10 escape the magnetic touch q
t,,e 7aayor-eiect The worshippers hles
5l,ra,,et1 the hall to The rear parlor afle
,,..ssed their hero while on their way ont
The members of The COMMITTEES ~ cfasHt
"a the reception wore light blue ribbons