The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-11
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Davis Association Turns
Out Five Thousand
Democrats in It's
Parade.

ing of the Robert Davis Association 10
| Donnelly's Grove, College Point, L. l.
The line formed at the club house IN
Mercer street at $50 o'clock and amid the
| roar of bombs and the cheering of specta-
| tors started on the march. They Went 10
| Varick street, to York street, to Grove
street, to Newark avenue, to Montgomery
| street to Morris street and aboard the
steamers Grand Republic and Mohawk.
| Fully $1,000 persons stood along the line
| of march, admiring and cheering the I'M
! pressive pageant, waving flags and hand-
kerchiefs and prognosticating an over
whelming victory for the Democracy at
| the fall election.
| 1t was remarkable event from any
| point of view. 1t was easily the greatest
| outing in the history of the association.
| Those in line came from every corner OF
! the county, from all points of the State,
and there was even a delegation from
New York City.
Those from New York were perhaps
best fitted to give opinions on such an
event. They have seen all kinds of out
ings from those that have gone forth to
show the strength of settled and un-
challenged leaders to those that have been
held for the purpose of showing the rela-
tive strength of rivals for the honor of
being the first man in his ward. Amongst
the delegation were Thomas Foley and
Frank Goodman. Little Tim Sullivan"
the Assemblyman from New York City,
big Tins" son, expressed himself as
follows:-
This is the most magnificent outing L
have seen in many a day. Bob. Davis
fndn IN
have this display of good will shown him
and the New Jersey Democrats, particu-
larly those of Hudson County, should feel
proud of him and of their party. The
Pioneers made a most excellent showing
as a marching body, and add most wei
come tone to the event. They will cut
lot of ice in the next fight, but they are
no more impressive from a political point
of view than that fine body of citizens who
are in line with hat cane and badge. A
more representative aggregation of re-
spectacle citizens and voters is seldom
seen. just feel like yelling three cheers
for Bob Davis -
The morning dawned fair and the bright
sunshine seemed to bid smiling welcome
to the anxious host of inquiring eyes that
scanned the heavens from many windows.
The relief was general and great because
there was much cause for fear in the dark
heavens of yesterday afternoon and the
downpour of last night. But nothing
more discouraging than wet streets
marred the early day and even this very
slight handicap disappeared after few
hours of cloudiness under the rays of the
constantly warming sun. The day became
ideal long before the hour for departure
came.
Stores and houses all along the line were
decorated tastefully with bunting and
flags and Chinese lanterns. In many win
dows could be seen photographs and litho-
graphs of Mr.. Davis bearing the words
"Our Leader
In front of the City Hall on the review
| ing stand there stood with Mayor Hoos,
Mayor Seymour of Newark, Colonel Price,
Lewis Lewis, Police Chief Donovan and
Recorder Stanton of Hoboken and Alder
man-at-Large Midlige. Mr.. e. F. c.
Young viewed the procession from the
First National Bank window
| The small army of workers that had
been exerting every effort to get things
| in shape for today worked at the club
| house up to a late hour last night and
again this morning they were at it early
Hats and canes were handed out until
| the very minute of starting and then,
| though provisions were made for 1000,
| there were not sufficient number to go
| around and hawkers made a good thing
| of it selling canes of all descriptions in
front of the club house. Finally, at $50
| o'clock sharp, the word was given and
Inspector Samuel Archibold, in command
| of an excellent line of policemen, gave
| the word and the procession was under
way.
| Behind the police came Street and
| Water Commissioner Col. Robert Smith
| as president of the association and COM
mander of the procession, with Mr.. Davis
on his right and Mr.. Thomas higgins.
Deputy City Collector on his left.
| Immediately behind them came the
| aides under command of Adjutant Lewis
Heller. They are John P. Noonan, G. J..
Rooney, VIM. f. king, John J. Broderick
/ Jos. Farmer, Frank Hague, John Sulli-
van. M. J. O'Donnell, c. F. Long, Jos.
spratt p. J. Murphy, W. J. Davis
| The Robert Davis Pioneer Corps came
| next as escorts. They were under COM
mand of Col. Mortimer J. Gleason and
| Lieutenant-Co Colonel James j. Kelley, the
| Freeholder There were twelve COM
| panies They made a magnificent ap-
/ pearance. 1t was the first time they had
i come before the public notice, and their
reception was not one bit short of what
was expected From the time they step
ned forth they were cheered and saluted
on all Sides Each one was over six feet
tall and made apparently taller by his
| fur hat and admirably uniformed and
| marching like regulars.
Behind the Pioneers came four bat
| talfons of forty companies each and ten
bands of music. In the centre of the first
company was carried a banner bearing
a picture of Robert Davis, and the an
| nouncement of the date of Organization
| and incorporation of the association. II
| took Just forty minutes for the pro-
| cession to pass.
AS soon as the hour for starting arrived
/ the police all along the line of march
stopped all traffic. Every kind of vehicle
was hustled into side street and nc
| driver dared pull his rig into place like
ly to cause any interference with the par
aders. Trolley cars were stopped and fol
Z time all business was virtually sus.
/ pended.
i Nowhere was the effect of the police or
ders to keep the streets clear felt SC
much as at the ferry. Horses and wag.
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