The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-10
WHAT DOES HE MEAN.
James Smith, Jr., May Be a Can
didate for U. S. Senator
Some Other Year.
From the New York World.

L.
| Smith, Jr., of Newark. N. j., will race
with Governor ALBEIT for Rufus Blod-
gett's seat in the United States LSenate.
| Mi. Smith, who is here resting at the
| Hotel Hygeia after a business trip IN the
| West, says he is not now a candidate. But
that does not preclude the statement that
he will be. Mr.. Smith. with the diplomacy
worthy of <. Burd Grub, declines to
| depy ..the soft impeachment"
Mr.. Smith came here last Tuesday with
| Bernard M. Stanley of Newark. He was
| taking a sun bath IN the balcony and
| gazing lazily over the blue waters OF
| Chesapeake Bay when a W0rt0 reporter
found him..
sHellol'' ne exclaimed. &"How did you
| find mef thought l had shut myself OF
from the whole world down here"
He laughed heartily when told that a
dozen reporters were haunting his house
in Newark waiting for him to come nome
so that they could ask him whether he Is
| a candidate against Governor Leon Ao-
bett for United States SENATOR. 4nen ne
said:-
"About all 1 know Of current New Jer-
| sew politics | have CLEANED from the New
York papers which have occasionally
| found their way into my hands during
my trip. Some things l have read puz-
| ZlGO me. DHCauS0 i lOsb OhlNuSh ShN
regularity of my reading the connection
| with previous events. Tell mt all that
has happened"
HE KNEW WHAT MCPHERSON HAD DONE.
When MIR. Smith was Informed that
| Senator John r. Mcpherson had puol1c ely
declared himself for Governor Albeit for
United States Senator he was not sur
prised.
II knew of that" he said.
He read the interview with the Senator
| published in the New York newspapers
SHOWN to him by the reporter with u great
/ deal of interest, for he had not seen IL De-
fore. and when ne concluded its perusal
he remarked
.sThat seems to be a clean, clear state
ment, and leaves no doubt OF his lnten-
ton, does it?"
The World reporter told Mr.. Smith
that the Essex Democratic Asse Mblymen-
elect met Monday night. declared ior MIN
In preference to Albeit, and passed reso-
Iutlons pledgiug themselves to vote Tor
him '.hrst, last n all the Time; that
their action was thought TO have Deen
prompted by himself, and that two-thlrds
of the politicians in the State believe that
he has taken hat method To begin q con-
test for the Office.
'.The are wrong" he interrupted. 'in
In thinking 1 had anything TO do with
the calling together of the Essex mem
bers. knew nothing of their intention
or what prompted them. lipresume they
desired TO pay me a handsome compll-
ment. lwould be unEratefuI If did not
appreciate it. You are wrong, however,
| that The caucus had any further i1gnfn-
canoe than what the members them
selves gave to it. They all know and
doubtless will be willing to Tell you that
[ have received from and sent no COM
municatiou to any of them since L lett
home, aud, SO far as / know, their action
was ~unthought of when l was In Newark.
Neither have l written a line to any other
person about politics since left ONE.
THE FIRST SHY.
"Do you approve of their actlon?" he
was asked.
'.That is not a fair question" he ans
wered. laughing. They apparently
haven't left me the option of q vote IL |
read the language of their resol ution
Alright"
And Mr.. Smith scanned again the
newspaper report OF the meeting.
There is a difference, however. be-
tween being the simple object or a COM
pliment and a candidate for United
States Senator"
Are you a candldate?"
mo, SIR"
do you expect to be?"
"TbaJ | cannot tell. The whirigig OF
time may bring many things about to a
man who fails Co do his duty to his family
and himself by retiring entirely from
politics. Thev are going to keep or
electing United States Senators, you
know, for many years to come. Besides,
before Ianswer questions about politics :
direct questions such as you ask-I want
to go home, see my friends and look over
the situation"
Having iii evaded nearly every cues
ton asked him, particularly those ques
ions referring to his future intentions,
Mr.. Smith changed the subject.
When asked if he thought New jersey
would be offered a place in Grover Cleve-
lands Cabinet, he said:
81 do not know. but l hope so. / woulc