The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-25
GRUBB SPEAKS.
He Ventures a Single Sen
tence on the Republican
Liquor Plank.
BUT WHAT DOES II MEAN?
"An Opinion as Is an Opinion
A Jersey City News Reporter
Tells the Interesting Story Of
His Pilgrimage to Edgewater.
Special to the Jersey citu Ne,es.

Special to the Jersey City Ne,os.
CAMDEN, Sept. "a, 1889. The rain was
pouring down in a persistent deliberate
sort of way which gave the sur
rounding country damp, discon-
solate appearance this afternoon,
when l stepped from train on the Am
boy division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Edgewater Park, the home of General
E. Burd Grubb, the Republican nominee
for Governor
When the sun shines and the roads are
free from mud, Edgewater Park must be
one of the pleasantest spots on the earth.
1t lies on the Jersey shore of the Delaware
river. about sixteen miles north
of Philadelphia, and with
its Villas and magnificent grounds
greatly resembles the villages along the
Hudson in which the merchant princes
and moneyed kings Of New York have
their summer homes
DRIVING TO THE HOUSE.
was the only passenger who left the
train at Edgewater Park, and as stood ON
the platform and gazed about me / felt
as lonesome as the temperance plank
in their platform feels among the Re-
publicanS of Hudson and Essex
After q few minutes dtligent search
discovered the station master and asked
to be directed to General Grubb's resi-
dence. He told me that the Generals 9
carriage was at the back Of the depot and
would take me direct to the house.
Before could say anything he disap-
peared and there soon drove up fashion,
able carry-all, drawn by sedate black
horse, and driven by an aristocratic
looking coachman in quiet livery of
blue with silver buttons
stepped into the carriage and after q
few minutes ride the vehicle turned into
well kept lane, lined on either side with
tall frs and other shade trees, under
which fancy fowl and the Generals
famous game chickens, looking every
thing but gamey with their dropping
feathers and general bedraggled appear
ance, vainly sought shelter from the pelt-
ing rain.
AS we sped along we passed frequent
breaks IN the trees. which revealed
patches of lawn dotted with flowers Sud-
denly turn in the lane brought me in
view of the house.
1t is low, rambling structure, with
plenty of gables and general air about
it OF elegance and comfort Fine old
shade trees overtopped 1t and hid its gen
eral outline from view.
The first thing that attracted my atten-
tion was the Generals charming daughs
ter, standing at @ bay window. the only
ray of sunshine in that dull, rainy scene.
AN ARTISTIC HOME.
A stout, Well-fed man, in an immense
choker and white tie. conducted me into
wide hall hung with armor and ances-
trail portraits, and bore away my card ON
rare old china salver as I sank into the
depths of luxurious arm chair.
In few minutes General Grubb ap-
peared He greeted me cordially. Learn
ing that THE JERSEY CRY NEWS had in
structed me to call upon him he led me
into large high room at the end of the
hall
Upon the walls hung portraits of ladies
and gentlemen in the costumes of colon
ial days, and articles of rare bric-a-brac
were scattered about In studied disorder.
PICTURE.
The General conducted me across the
room and gave me a seat before magni-
1icent view. A solid sheet of clear plate
glass set in frame of artistically caryen
wood work extended from the ceiling to
the floor.
From the house, the lawn gently sloped
down to where the Delaware opened out
into the broad bay. An island lay off in
the distance, behind which We're the
wooded hills of Pennsylvania, sombre and
hazy in the falling rain.
The water was as SmOth as glass and
were it not for the river craft which oc-
casionally swept by would have thought
that was looking at picture.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
When / haG fully taken in this magni-
ficept view asked the General what con-
struction he placed upon the temperance
plank in the Republican platform.
He relapsed into brown study for some
time, aud then seid:--"Will you write ex-
actly what say?" Ireplied that l would
take down his exact words, and after an
other study of few minutes he said with
deliberation:
A DELPHIC UTTERANCE.
s'The party has expressed willingness
to leave that matter with the people and
will follow out whatever course the peo-
pie shall decide will be best for the eradi-
cation of intemperance.
Further than this, the General refused
to express himself, and he requested me
to read over what | had understood him
to say. did so. and he said it was cor
rect.
In speaking of the Campaign General
Grubb said-"The Republican party has
paid me such magnificent tribute in the
enthusiastic nomination it has rendered
me- that owe it to them to prosecute an
aggressive canvass. which propose to do.
II shall start out tomorrow and expect
to visit as many parts of the State as pos
sible between this and election day.
''The nomination was unsought for by
me and came to me unsolicited on my
part. do not think that the contest will
be walk over, but if am not elected /
will come pretty close to il"
"A
General Grubb then spoke of ex-Gover-
nor Albeit, who, he said, was friend of
his He also expressed a hope that per-
sonalities would not enter into the can
vaSS.
He referred to the story of his residence
in Philadelphia, and declared that he had
no home there, that he was born in New
Jersey, and had always lived here.
why, they even refer to my parting
my hair in the middle" he laughingly
said running his fingers through his iron
gray locks, "but do that because have
n cowlick and cannot part in any other
way"
General Grubb then talked with me
about his park, his ice boats and game
chickens, and then ! took my depart
nre.. Il. A. II.
Ives Narrow Escape.
The Jury in the Ives case has disagreed
and have beed discharged by the Court