Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-06-11
JERSEYS STATESMEN
GO YACHTING,

The Newark News gives the follow
ing account of recent trip of we'll
known Jerseymen upon United States
Senator Drydens s yacht -
Several Republican Gubernatorial
booms were sprung during the yacht
ing trip up the Hudson of Senator
John F. Dryden's party on the yacht
Taurus yesterday. The outing and all
the proceedings were of an informal
nature, and it was hard to tell
whether the booms were intended to
be taken seriously or not. Whether
they were depended upon the feelings
of the politicians aboard toward the
individuals doomed. The name most
frequently mentioned during the day
for Governor was Chancery Clerk Ed
ward @. Stokes, and most of those
aboard seemed to consider that seri-
Gus, whether the others were or not.
Somebody tried to start boom
for Congressman Charles N. Fowler,
and he didn't take the trouble to con.
tradict or suppress it. Neither did
William M. johnson or State Trea-
surer Frank s. Briggs, when their
names were mentioned in the same
connection, although it was asserted
by South Jerseymen in the party that
Briggs was too much Of Stokes man
to get into the race himself.
"There were number of Democrats
aboard who in other days were lis
tened to attentively when they talked
of candidates, states and legislation,
but they had little to say on their own
account, and only listened to the chaff
and gossip of the Republicans.
although Governor Murphy was
conspicuous in the party, his alleged
aspirations for Senator Kean's seat in
the upper house of Congress were net
talked of aloud, and Ksan received
good wishes and pledges of support for
his own reelection with as little con-
Germ or show of worry as though there
had been no suggestion of anybody to
oppose him.
No speechmaking was allowed, the
nearest approach to it being toast
proposed and drank to the health OF
the host, to which he replied happily
and briefly. For the rest, the guests
gathered in little groups on deck or in
the cabins and spent the day swapping
"reminiscences, making states, predic-
tions and exchanging condolences on
matters political and financial.
Eighty guests had been invited
and all but six accepted. One of the
half dozen who didn't was Thomas N.
McCarter, president of the Public Ser.
vice, who said he was too busy just
at present to take day off. It had
been planned for the yacht to steam
mp to West Point. where Secretary ot
War Root had arranged reception
for the distinguished Jerseymen. A
salute was to be fired in honor o1
Governor Murphy and Colonel Mills,
and the West Point cadets were in
readiness to give the visitors an ex.
hibition drill and to extend the hos.
pitality of the post.
''The smoky pail thatToverhung the
river spoiled the programme, how
ever. The air was so heavy that
river navigation was slow and danger.
Gus. Before the yacht had been away
from the dock half an hour she mar.
rowly escaped collision with ferry
boat. At the slowest speed the CAP.
tain felt his way up the river to
Haverstraw, where the smoke became
dense the landmarks could not be
seen and the yacht was anchored and
remained most of the afternoon, the
West Point visit being abandoned.
Late in the afternoon the Taurus left
her anchorage and orawled down the
river to the Pennsylvania docks, land.
ing her passengers about 6 O. clock.