The Jersey City news., 1902-11-11
RIDES in A
BABY WAGON
Chris Kaiser Tries to Sit
Still While O. Halleron
Plays Horse.
ELECTION BET SETTLED
Fantastic Parade Amuses 8
Crowd in Lafayette
Almost Dumped in
the Canal
ELECTION BET SETTLED

Mid flaming torches, bursting bombs,
exploding skyrockets and Roman candles
"Jerry' O'Halleron trundled Christ"
Kaiser in baby carriage through Lafay-
ette last night to the accompaniment of
the Bergen fife and drum corps, in pay
ment of an election bet made the re-
suli for Governor in New York.
Starting from the Junction" shortly
after half-past eight, the winner and loser
together travelled down Communipaw
avenue to Pacific avenue to Johnston ave-
nue.. to Grand street, and up the latter
to the headquarters of the Kaiser Asso-
citation ut the junction" At the finish
II was toss up as to whether Kaiser or
O'Halleron was the more weary man of
the two.
KAISER'S CARRIAGE
The vehicle in which Kaiser had his
ride was large baby carriage, profusely
decorated with American flags and bunt-
ing. 1t almost ran away with its oc-
cupant while descending the Communi-
paw avenue hill. and had not some of
the body guard which accompanied the
procession assisted O'Halleron, Kaiser
would have had bath in the cold waters
of the canal.
On the last stretch up the home jour
ney, coming up the steep Grand street
bill, O'Halleron was almost tagged out,
and with difficulty managed to complete
the journey.
POLICE LEAD.
The formation of the parade was first
a police escort, followed by the Bergen
drum and fife corps Next in line were
a company of -.jokers," made up of
women, tramps and cowboys. At their
head marched Jack" Lynch, the Mayor
Of West Bergen, resplendent in frock
foat. lavender trousers. black shoes, tan
CATERS, suede gloves and opera hat. A
company of boys carrying colored lights
and torches preceded the newsboy band
playing on tin cans. parts of ash barrels,
ash horns and cow bells, and following
them were the two betters, the winner
bumped and jostled in the queer vehicle,
HE loser with a sardonic smile on his
lace, pushing the cart with it's heavy
burden over every obstruction and into
svery rut in the road
The Kaiser Association marched, with
Jim Barlowe in command, wearing
iilapidated white stove pipe hat of other
md better days. Surrounding the wagon
ind occasionally assisting O'Halleron
VAS Kaiser's body guard, Gilbert Cutley,
Adam Ebel wearing proudly on his
hrao br.r 1ol
Inscribed, champion euchre player of
he world; ed Kaiser, Jake" See
lee, Dan LANCER, John w. Kaiser,
Tommy Schutt, Arthur Isley, Jack"
Flaherty and "Dave" Galbrath.
The paraders received rousing well
tome all along the line of march, on
which many stops were made for liquid
refreshments.
DUMPED OUT.
The first mishap of the evening was
1t the start when Kaiser would have
probably received a canal ducking but
Ior the prompt action of the '.body guard"
who stopped the carriage ON its way to-
yard the canal banks Mishap number
MO took place at Communipaw and Pa
ifc avenues, where in rounding the cor
Ter, O'Halleron, so he said, inadvertent-
dumped Kaiser in gutter of mud.
According to the terms of the bet, he
Immediately set up keg Of beer for the
ielectation of the thirsty crowd. When
Bishops mule yard. on Grand street,
vas reached, wheel came off the axle
md Kaiser was pitched headfrst into a
and and water heap. The procession
vas continued after repairs were made
intil it reached the headquarters of the
Kaiser Association" at the Junction,
Ehen the winner was lifted from the
wagon and carried on the shoulders of
lalf 4 dozen friends for short distance
bout the neighborhood and then to the
)fficial headquarters of the parade.
An immense crowd. which blocked
rolley cars and other traffic at the
function. gave rousing welcome Both
nen were stiff and sore as a result of the
rip.
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