The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-30
JOHN R. FOR ALBEIT.
Senator Mcpherson States His Posi-
tion on the Senatorial Question
Fairly and So uarely.

From the NeU YORK Wortd OF fhls MolHtag.
United States Senator John r. McPher-
son is staying among his Jersey City con-
stituents for few days. His address is
Taylor's Hotel. A World reporter spied
him at the supper table Tuesday evening
and found him in a communicative
humor. His appearance and appetite put
the recent stories as 10 his failing health
TO the blush. His color was better than
1t has been for years. and his Keen, gray
eye was clearer than 1t is wont to be.
II never had any idea," he said, "of
going to Florida to recuperate. The rum
ors OF my, illness were. in fact, much ex-
aggerated. l went to dinner payry at
DR.. Hammond's one night and ate too
late and possibly too much. took a
cold as well as big dinner home with
me, and to the cold symptoms were added
some of gastritis. But beyond that l
have been well. The labors of leading
the tariff discussion, which fell to my lot
in the Senate. made me an easy victim TO
the attack, but ii was never very serious
never SO serious, at any rate, that felt
forced TO seek new health in new eli :
mate. What's newa" he finally asked,
with sudden change of topic.
POLITICS.
II hoped you would have some news 90
give us about the political situation" !" the
.
lis there anything new in it?"
"You have heard all there is new about
it, of course"
$50 there's news to be had" the Sena-
tor observed. He drew his chair up
closely and bent forward with the eager
air OF man who expected to have an
interesting secret whispered in his ear.
Come. tell me all there is to know about
it now"
I'VE expected to get gossip from you
and not to give It to you, Senator You
know, Of course, that there has been some
talk Of Senator Werts, of Senator Adrain
and OF Edward +. G. Young IN connection
with the Gubernatorial nomination"
Yes, 4 had heard The names. They
deemed essential to make me neutral in
the canvass the surest way to do it would
be to put those three gentlemen after the
nomination. If wanted the Governor
ship ever SO badly, l would not enter the
lists against either Of them"
But 1t has been said in State circles
that you have promised the nomination
to Mr.. Werts."
Mr.. Werts is very level-headed man,
very-the kind of man who would make
an excellent Chief Magistrate. Aud SO l
have promised to put him at the head Of
the slate, eh? Well, might not be able
to deliver II had entered into such con-
never said anything to me about il. As
for Mr.. Young, he Is an excellent business
man. Everything he touches seems TO sue
Gee as few other men could make it go.
He is born for executive duties. And
there's Adrain, too, very admirable
man In every way. Either one of them
would be perfectably acceptable to the
people,
ABBETT AND BLoDGETT.
1t was the World mans turn to change
the subject-and he did 1t by asking the
Senator IL he had any inrimations as
to Senator Blodgett's plans for the future.
II never talk TO Blodgett about matters
SO entirely personal to him." the Senator
answered.
Il don't believe that Gov. Albeit win
succeed him." broke In gentleman who
presumed, because he bad overheard the
conversation, that be had right to take
part in 1t.
"Abbett ought to be Senator" Senator
Mcpherson said warmly. "His service to
the State and to the parry has won 1t for
him. Albeit has had Offices, but thar
to serve them. He has not yet
had what he has wanted. He
has done SO much for the party
and for the State, as said, that he should
be rewarded with the only Office he cares
for. he asDires TO the Senate. He should
pe sent Inere. he ought 10 nave been
elected when Blodgett was elected; some
people may believe that he should have
been elected when / was elected, too. NY
friends, evidently, didn't agree with his
friends. Idon't blame him for getting
into the race against me. He had got
tired OF waiting and made up his mind to
win it even from me, IL it was possible
But it provoked no feeling on my part
against him. There were others more re-
sponsible than he for his part In that
campaign. But that is old history now :"
The Senator stopped long enough to pay
some compliments 20 Congressman
William McAdoo.
"The people cannot afford to lose the
service OF man like McAdoo in Con-
gress," he said. $50 he has settled in
New York,you say Well 4 suppose when
be has become somewhat acclimated, 80
to speak. there, he may be taken up by
the New York politicians, and given an-
other seat In the Federal Congress-
Senator Mcpherson said incidentally
that Mrs. Mcpherson was in Washington;
that one of his daughters was in Connec-
tlcut at school. ana one OF his sons at
Yale College, and that he was floating
between Washington. New Jersey and
Connecticut during the recess Of the
Senate.
MIR. Morse on Monopolies.