Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-31
MOUNTAINS MAKE
MERRY AT SHORE
Talk Much Politics When It's
Found Too Hot for Play
ing Games.

After a splendid day of fun which
WAS not marred in any way, the
members of the John r. Monahan
Association and their friends, num-
bering some 500 returned to the city
last night on the steamer Majestic
from Witzel's Grove College Point
Long Island.
From every standpoint the eXcur-
sion was a grand success and as
one well-known Democrat expressed
1t. everybody was there And 1t
really seemed so, for in the throng
were prominent county and city Off
Gals, and, in fact, men in every walk
of life IT was so warm. however,
that no attempt was made to hold
any athletic events.
With such a galaxy OF notabes
present it was but natural that the
discussion of local politics would
command a considerable part of their
attention, and this was the case. On
all sides of the boat little groups of
three and four gor together and dis
cussed their favorite candidates for
freeholder, assemblyman and alder
man, and many an embryo boom was
sprung.
GunernhtOr1hi iaiks
Of course, phe gubernatorial situa-
ton and they coming special session
of the Legislature next week were
thoroughly discussed. While many
expressed the belief that Governor
Fielder would (be the Democratic can
didate for Gov ernor, there were sew
eral ardent Katzenbachites on board,
who were very eloquent in the praises
FOR their favorite.
The political discussion was height
ened somewhat late in the afternoon
as the members were sitting down to
n meal at the grove by the arrival
OF Assemblyman Thomas f. Martin.
of Hudson county, who will probably
be the Hudson nominee for State
senator this year. The arrival of Mr..
Martin, who took Va seat alongside OF
city Counsel james K. Nugent,
Sheriff Monahan and Mayor Hauss-
ling. was the sigma for an outburst
of applause from the large crowd.
and the Hudson legislator was
Obliged to climb on a chair and bow
his appreciation to the crowd.
Mr.. Martin came to pay social
visit to his many Essex friends and
to discuss the commission govern
nlent situation in Jersey City, which
was the reason for the calling of a
special session of the Legislature.
state Committee Discussion.
srhe three-cornered fight for the
state committee in which Mr.. MI
gent. Assemblyman John A. Mat
thews. and Mayor Julian A. Gregory
of East Orange. are the candidates.
was another topic and on all sides
the opinion was expressed that the
race would be a runaway for Mr. MI
gent.
Judging from the number of candi-
dates being boosted by their friends
the race, for the three freebooter po-
sitions will be pretty one. The gen.
eral consensus of opinion was that
only one of the three would come
from this city, one from the city Of
Orange and the other from the town
ships excluding Belleville. The latter
town is now represented on the board
by Freeholder John Waters.
Among those whose names were
mentioned in connection with the race
for freebooter were Alderman Ed
ward c. Eaton of the Second Ward;
Former Assemblyman Michael Le-
veen, former Freeholder John ]. Bra
dy, Assemblymen Louis Lewis and
Joseph F. Papscoe, John p. McEnroe,
of this city, and William Beirne.
Thomas Cannon and John f. Cronin,
of the Oranges,
The assembly ticket was spoken Of
In a general way, and from the ,gen-
era1 drift of talk, it was cleaned