The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-10-31
CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM McADoo.

Democratic State Central Committee, and
Hon. Edward F. Mcdonald, the genial
Treasurer of the town Of Harrison. The
trio were commonly known throughout the
State in that campaign as :" the three Macs. >
When the district now represented by
Assemblyman Noonan--the eighth-was
formed, Mr.. McAdoo was chosen as its
representative in the Assembly. The dis
trict takes in Harrison and part of Jer.
sey City. 1t will be remembered that
the year previous to the election of Mr.
McAdoo to the Assembly, Mr.. Thomas V.
Gator had represented the Third District
Gators election, 1t will also be remem-
bered, was the result of an anti-monopoly
sentiment which had taken possession OF
the people by reason of the gathering
storm on the question of railroad taxation
Gator, being man of bright parts and a
good speaker, created favorable impress
sion, and in the pending struggle between
the railroads and the people it became alb
-solutely a matter of necessity that some
body from the Democratic masses who
could WELD as much influence and create
as favorable an impression as the pro-
nounced anti-monopolist should step for
ward and take stand against the corpora
tons, or the chances were more
than even that, the anti-monopoly senti-
ment in the county being stronger
than the Democratic, Gator would
have founded an anti-monopoly party in
the county, which would have gained de-
cided foothold. McAdoo was the man for
the occasion, and it was his grand fight on
the famous bill I67--the boldest piece of
effrontery ever developed in the Legisla-
ture-that made him popular with the
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in the Legislature of that session brought
to him at its close the craftsmanship of the
special committee to investigate the sub
ject of railroad taxation In connection
with bill 1877 and the attempt to indict
Shinn for bribery, the Grand Jury one day
tried to pump him about Shinn.
Didn't you despise him (meaning
Shinn) because of his bad character" he
was asked by one of the jury; to which
McAdoo replied I" Some kinds Of fish
there are, you know, that won't bite unless
the bait is rotten.
The Grand Jury, il will be remembered,
however, did not indict Shinn. When Nc
Adoo returned home at the close o; the
session, he was banqueted time and again,
and was met with ovations at every hand.
Notwithstanding all this, McAdoo never
had any intention of returning to the Leg
islature. He supposed that the rail-
road companies would attempt to
thwart any movement TO return him,
and had he attempted to be re-
turned they would undoubtedly have
made most bitter fight against MIN. Mr..
McAdoo's next appearance in pubic life
was four years ago, when he was first
nominated to represent this district in the
halls of the lower branch of the National
Legislature at Washington. Up TO within
four days of his nomination on that occa-
sion, Mr.. McAdoo had no thought, know
ledge or intention Of being the nominee of
the convention and had anybody told
him in seriousness that he would be Hud-
sons next Congressman, he would have
thought the man out of his mind The
circumstances attending his nomination
were of peculiar nature. He had been
up at the Court House all day, trying a
case. After the adjournment OF the court.
several parties came TO him and mooted
his candidacy. He was surprised. He
would not only not give his consent to the
use of his name. but he said to them
Why, gentlemen, il Is not among the
possibilities that can be nominated, and
the best thing yo4 can do is TO drop the
subject so far as am concerned.
Notwithstanding McAdoos protest, the
convention was held and he was nomin-
ated on the first ballot, although the con-
test was a spirited one. Having received
the nomination, he was naturally anxious
70 succeed. Ie did succeed, his majority