The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-04
GREET YMOUR|
Vast Throngs at Trenton
Fair Cheer The Demo-
cratic Nominee.
MURPHY THERE TOO
Duke Thompson Says Every
Democrat win Support
the Mayor.
MURPHY THERE TOO
Tspecial to arhe Jersey cIty News.''l

stances combined to make Politicians
/ Day at the Interstate Far here yesterday
| a memora able occasion. One OF the largest
/ crowds ever seen on the grounds began t.
pour through the various entrances
| jammed the aisles at the exhibits, over
ran the grand stand and paddock and al
most wrenched off the arms of the grea;
men who allowed themselves to be. shaken
| by the hand The fact that the Inter
state is the only one left OF these old
| time fairs at which the politicians Were
wont to gather, swap news and make ur
states, tended to increase the number Of
statesmen at yesterdays gathering Jus,
beyond the grand stand on slight eleva-
tion, stands long row Of tents. the head
| quarters of the directors and officers Of
rhe Fair Association. In front Of these il
party to take their stand and receive
their constituents, admirers and the gen
eral public. The announcement that 9
Governor, one who will be the next Gov
| ernor and one who hopes to be the next
Governor would all be present, tended &c
draw to the pot an unusually large throne
| Of men, women and children. Most every
one shook hands with the three grea;
ones, but some Of the rural visitors who
looked upon the trio as something alto
gether too sacred for such common clay
as they stood on the outskirts and gazed
on the aggregate greatness with open
! mouthed awe.
/ Mayor Seymour was among the first OF
| the notables to arrive. He was met al
! the Pennsylvania station by James M
| Lanning and driven by the Trenton man
| In a stylish turnout to the grounds. This
gave rise to the report that Mr.. Lannine
/ will be one of the four members -at-large
of the State Committee which Chairman
| Gourley will appoint upon the recommen-
dation of the Gubernatorial candidate
| Mr.. Lanning was the member of the State
4 Committee from Mercer previous to tbs
| late convention and led the Seymour
| forces in the fight for delegates in tina.
county He was opposed by Major Mich
ael Hurley, who captured majority OF
| the delegates for Senator Smith, and was
by them elected member of the State
| Committee.
| A contest for the leadership of Mercer
has been going on for some time between
Major Hurley and Mr.. Lanning. and the
| iatter's appointment as member -at-larse
| vii, give him that honor in spite of the
fact that Major Hurley won the fight at
| the primaries. The appearance of MIR.
! Lanning sitting in the carriage beside MI
| jor Seymour also gave rise to rumor tina:
/ il elected he Mayor would appoint Mr..
| Lanning State Prison Keeper.
! When the Mayor drove up he was
warmly greeted by all in sight and in q
short time he was busy shaking hands
He had hardly alighted from his carriage
when another stylish barouche drove ur
and in it was seen Franklin Murphy be.
side Comptroller Hancock. who owned the
stylish turnout, and had met Mr.. Murphy
| at the station Governor Voorhees, was
far moro democratic than either cf the
candidates and rode up to the main en-
| trance on a trolley car which had beer
chartered by a number Of State officials to
carry them from the State House. where
they had gathered in order to make ar
impressive entry upon the grounds in Q
body. In this company we're State Treas
urer Swain, Barker GunmeTe, Postmas-
ter Alec Yard and several lesser lights.
i General Richard D. Donnelly, who is
| treasurer of the Democratic State Com
nittee and President Of the Fair Asso-
citation, got the Governor and prospective
Governors together and with a few lead
/ ing statesmen Of each party, so as te
give the occasion as much OF a non-par-
tisnn flavor as possible. took them ir.f
I, his tent where they were entertained al
| luncheon Mayor Seymour sat on Cover.
nor voorhees's right and Mr.. Murphy or
his left and the impartial manner II
which he helped both aspirants for his
old shoes to salads, croq ettes and
1 olives was beautiful to behold
When full justice had been done to Gen
eral Donnelly's hospitality, the Governor
and the Gubernatorial candidates emerged
j from the tent and in q short time three
/ extensive receptions were going on Al
once. Near where Mr.. Seymour stood was
a large bunch of flowers which the blayol
greatly admired. This led a young Tren
| ton man, who is always present at these
gatherings and who is not considered JUS
right mentally to ask the Mayor If ht
knew what kind Of flowers they were.
Gamma, !" promptly replied the Mayor.
"Canna? Ha! ha! ha! Good joke = sale
the young man, laughing immoderately.
No one paid much attention to him and
/ he spent the next hour with paper anf
pencil explaining his joke. Gamma Can 4
1 Seer" he would exclaim, but the only feel
ing he aroused was one Of pity for him
i self. Mayor Seymour made an excellen
i Impression, and many d voter who came
up to soon at him went away to pratst
him. His plain, quiet manner and ur
4 ostentatious dignity convinced all tina
saw him that he was man of muci
force OF Character, and one who could b
safely trusted to conserve the interests o.
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