The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-06
GENERAL GRUB TALKS.
He Thinks He Is Going to Spain on
a Special Misslon-His
Plans,
Special to the JERSEY ctr Me,os.

Special to the JERSEY City NetCs.
TRENTON, October 6, 1S90.-Gene ral e
Burd Grubb, the newly appointed Min
lister to Spain, was found by your CORES
respondent dressed in his working clothes,
in his library, at Edgewater Park, Satur
day afternoon. A basket full of letters
was upturned on his desk, and he was
slipping the sweets out of the many warm
congratulatory sentiments they con
tanned. The General had on O smoking
jacket, which was we'll stained with ink,
for he has acquired the habit OF making
the writing fluid fly when he writes. A
few inches fnom his elbow was the most
important letter he had ever received in
his life. 1t bore the heading of ''The De-
partment of State,n and to it was the
signature of James G. Blaine. The text
of the letter and tine signature were in
the same handwriting, showing that it
was an autograph letter OF the distin-
tinguished Secretary of State. In a few
words IL told General e. Burd Grubb OF
his appointment and confirmation as
THE GENERALS NOMINATION..
When General Grub talks he smokes,
n when he reached out his cigar box to
the correspondent it was hen knownt that
he was going to tell what the Republicans
of New JERSEY wanted most to know.
fAlbcE IlG O6u6Ehl III oil luQlkGCb way
had intimated that he was going to Spain,
the Jersey Republicans asked each other
whether 1t meant a desertion of the party.
In the following interview the General
clearly states his intentions.
General Grub, is the statement cor
rect that you are going to accept the mis-
sion to Spain2' was the first question
asked.
81 have received my official notiflca-
tion," he said i'll answer, Just twenty
four hours. 1t came yesterday, n I
will go to Washington next week to see
President Harrison and Secretary Blaine
in relation to it. Understanding That /
am to go to Spain on a special assign
ment of the President of the United States
and in the interest of my fellow-citi-
zens, I cannot but see that my line
of duty is clear. / have no definite knowl-
edge of what / am to do, because the ap-
pointment comes TO me as a surprise. /
know nothing of 1t until my good old
mother, who reads the newspapers, care
| fully every evening, informed me when 1
came to dinner a few evenings ago that
my name had been sent to the Senate.
Before / had time TO ascertain what it
meant, the confirmation of the Senate
was made. did not like this feature of
it, because it looked too much like rail-
reading matters through. My friends in
the Senate inform me that this was
so hastily done as a compliment to me-"
HE DID NOT SOLICIT ANY HONOR.
General, were you SOlicitous of any
honor at the hand of the Federal Govern
ment?"
by no means. What I have done for
| the Republicans of New Jersey | did
without my hope Of reward. I am salts
fed with what was accomplished by my
campaign last fall. With the frauds dis
| covered in Hudson and Middlesex coun-
ties, and false registration In Essex
| county, l believe that I was elected. No
matter. l was responsible for the fusion
ticket in Hudson, which was the result of
unearthing a condition of affairs unparal-
leled in the history of modern politics.
1t was productive Of the evidence which
proves c~onclusively that the Democratic
methods were just what the Republicans
charged they were. This condition of af-
fairs forced the Democrats to give New
Jersey ballot reform. The conviction of
the Jersey City c~onspirators is yet to fol-
low, and | believe New Jersey is about to
enter into a new political era. There is
much yet to be accomplished, aud | can
assure you 1 will not lose sight of the
New Jersey political movements. Even
though ! shall be temporarily called
in the matters of the State"
How long do you intend to remain
| away?" was mex asked of him.
"That all depends on the work that the
President assigns to me. My business is
such that ( could not remain away per-
manently. will be obliged to return to
this country frequently, because / am
not retired from active commercial rela
lions. Again, I do not care to live In a
| foreign land. have my home here, and
/ am we'll satisfied to live in New Jersey.
l want the pleasure of my mothers So
ciety as long as I can lave her with me.
Therefore my domestic and commercial
ties are u that a permanent residence
abroad is entirely OUT of the question. ]
think. however, that New Jersey should
feel honored in having two of her citizens
selected as foreign ministers. /, as q Jer-
seyfnan, will do what / have to do, with
the view of bringing new honors to the
little State, so that when my work is over
/ will merit the commentator of my
fellow Jerseymen."
when will you leave for your new
| post OF duty?'
"That | cannot say until after / see Sec
rotary Blaine, but / am sure it will not be
until after the election, because / want to
see the workings of the new ballot reform
law. Iexpect to return next spring to
have the regimental reunion here. I have
invited a number of my regiments to
hold their annual meetings here. II / 90
away l propose to arrange q day when all
the regiments will meet here on my
ground. think | can make it a grand
affair."
Then the generalturne to read another
batch OF congratulatory letters which had
inst arrival y