The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-09-02
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FreehO|ders Have a Merry Time
at Pleasure Bay.

There were about IT'S who partici-
pated in the annual outing of the
board of freeholders on Wednesday.
The affair was held at Pleasure Bay.
near Long Branch, and was the larg-
est and considered by many the
pleasantest outing the board ever
held. The party made the trip by
train and boat, two special cars be-
ing attached to the railroad train
connecting with the boat at Atlantic
Highlands.
At the Bridgewater Inn the men
enjoyed a dandy dinner served in
first-class style. The party was COM
fortably seated in the spacious din
Ing room of the inn and capably
served by competent corps of
walters. The menu started with clam
bouillon and ran the gamut of baked
clans, lobster, roast chicken with
sweet corn and sweet potatoes as
we'll as many side dishes and wound
up with water melon. Negro musi-
clans Sang and played during the
banquet.
After dinner the party spread,
some taking auto rides, others enjoy
ing the boating on the Shrewsbury,
many going in bathing at Long Branch
while number trolleyed to Asbury
Park and had a peek at the baby
parade.
OF course politics formed an i'm
portant topic of conversation. There
We're many candidates for both re-
publican and democratic places along
including Uncle Dam voorhees,.
County Clerk Mott, Assemblymen
Lyons and Neighbour, John ]. Gill,
William f. Birch, Edward ]. Cahill,
Harry Mutchler, Mayor Downs, of
Madison, and Joseph Mooney and Jo-
seph B. RICHTER
One of the subjects discussed was
the announcement of Deputy Sheriff
Thomas e. Lowe of his candidacy for
member of the state democratic COM
mittee to succeed Willard w. Cutler.
The democrats had no explanation to
offer, all claiming ignorance of the
meaning of Mr.. loves move, though
1t was limited that perhaps he had
his eyes on some other place and
was using the state committeeship
proposition to help himself along to
the other plum.
Messrs. Mutchler and Downs, who
seem to be the only ones in the
running for the republican assembly
nominations, shook hands with every
body and discussed the important
questions now before the state. G.
Franklin Wilson was on the outing
and vigorously denied a rumor cur
rent that he WAS to for one of the
democratic assembly nominations.
Edward ]. Connolly, who announced
himself a candidate for freeholder on
the republican ticket to succeed
William H. Grimes from Hanover town
ship. executed an about face on the
proposition and sasserted he was not
In the running. The nomination
goes, it was said, to Harrison Meade.
travelling salesman and member
OF the Hanover township committee.
The start back was made at quar-
ter to six and the majority of the
members of the outing came home on
the train leaving New York at eight
O'Clock. All were supplied with white
hats and canes and a handsome badge
OF blue and white bearing a gold.
medallion showing a view of Wash
ington's headquarters. The amemr
bers of the committee in charge of
the affair received plaudits from ev-
erybody in the party for the great
success of the affair, the excellent
arrangements and the fine dinner.
Harry Prudden was chairman and the
other members of the committee were
Frank G. Carle, William j. Ambrose
and Arthur Richards