The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-09
ADRA|N SPEAKS.
Sails Into Governor Albeit,
WaterWorkS Smith and
Chairman MCDer-
mott.
FACTS ABOUT THE COAL COMBINE.
Considers President Young the
Best Candidate for Governor
the Democrats Can
Select.
REPUBLICANS ALL WRANGLING.
No End of Fight in the Wanser
Independent CrOwd-Murrell
Nearly Bursts the
League.
speefo1 to the Jersey Ctr Mems.

Spectut 70 ute Jersey CtIB NelOS'
NEW BRUNSWICK. Sept. 9. 1S92.-'We
VINO voted for the Coal Combine bill had
to stand the odium of it and will have to
stand it until the truth is known. 1t was
said that intended to write letter tell
ing all about the history of the Reading
DEAL l shall do nothing OF the kind. l
have still two years in the State Senate
and next winter l shall take an hours
time to tell the people. on the floor of the
Senate, just who is responsible for this
measure and for the recent policy of the
Democratic party. 1 shall have my say
and nothing shall stop me-"
President of the Stale Senate Robert
Adrain. of Middlesex, was the speaker,
and his msnner as he sddressed NEWS
reporter yesterday to interview him on
the political situation showed that he
meant what he said. The Senator, as
everybody knows, was few months ago
regarded as the prob BILE nominee of the
New jersey Democratic patty for Gov
ernor. He is big. handsome man, who
talks very plainly when he thinks the
time for direct speech has come. This
was one of those occasions.
WHO FATHERED THE BILL
''Goyernor Albeit, Miles Ross, Allan
L. McDermott aud James Smith. Jr..' he
continued, "were the persons who were
ie ponslble for the introduction of the
bill and for its passage by both the House
and the Senate. OF course, the
Governor. by a magnificent feat of
gymnastics, vetoed the bill. He
Il ISa1
duced by him to vote for it, that the
railroad companies had promised that the
treasure was only designed to weed out
small dealers. and that when that was
done the price of the coal from the Penn
syivania eeal fields would be -feaueea.-
and that he had learned that this promise
would not be fulfilled, and that hence it
became imperative that he should veto
the bill.
'.It is known that James Smith, Jr.,
handed that so-called Coal Com bine
measure to Assemblyman Kalisch to in
troduce. The latter had not head about
the measure until I5 was given TO him
that day. When he asked to be told the
n tture of the bill Mr.. Smith said, That's
all right. Leonard, introduce it, Smith
worked Tor the passage OF the bill night
and day
FAvoRS PRESIDENT YOUNG
For the Democratic nomination for
Governor l favor Edward f. C. Young.
President of the First National Bank of
Jersey City, or any good man the party
may put up. Mr., Young is a pure man.
He does not know what dirty politics is.
lie has been above rings and ringsters.
and is not to be identified with them The
charges made in this mornings World.
that Mr.. Young is in league with Davis
aud Mclaughlin whom I know, and
against whom have nothing to say, is
all bosh.
'.rnat World trade" continued Mr..
Adrain almost savagely, twas dictated by
James Smith, Jr. He owns the World.
dictates its New Jersey political opinions,
a d no pen is there put TO paper about
New Jersey affairs without Smiths ap-
provdl. Let me tell some political his
tory.
Two months ago Mr., Smith came to
see me at Spring Lake. He was imbued
with love from Judge Kirkpatrick then.
he want ed him to get the nomination for
Governor. Well, Mr.. Young appeared
on the field when 1t was learned that
Judge Werts would not accept the nomi-
nation, and kirkpatrick disappeared.
When Smith found that he could not get
his wis h he made that naive little speech
at Newark, in which be spoke of the
Dosses' stepping down and the peoples
coming to the fore"
At this point Mr.. Adrain smiled.
SMITHS ATTACK ON YOUNG.
s'Then, you will remember" he re-
sumed, "that Mr.. Smiths attack on Mr..
Young began. 1t has been bitter and con-
tinual ever since. With Smith it is rule
or ruin. He will not be able to rule Mr.
Young, and he knows it, and hence his
determination to ruin his chances for
the nomination. MIR. Smith claims
that Mr.. Young has something to do
with the race tracks. Why, Smith,
James Smith, Jr., has a interest today in
Monmouth Park and Guttenburg. Reis
deeply interested in those tracks, is
almost the real head and front of them
And then he claims through his organ,
the New York World. that Mr.. Young has
an interest in the race tracks. Boshl
Every bit of it. bosh
1.-THE attack on Young is malignant, is
based on spite aud is a piece of revenge
by Smith: but IL will not prevent Mr..
Young flom securing the nomination. As
has been told. Judge Werts and Mr..
Young had an interview. in which the
fornler told Mr.. Young emphatically that
he would not accept the Gubernatorial
nomination. TWAS only then that the
Jersey City banker consented to run.
SIT is objected that Mr.. Young is a
Hudson county man and that as that
county has had the Governor for several
terms some other county should have a
show. What difference does it make
where the candidate comes from so long
as he is a good Democrat and a winning
canddatei Essex county wants the
nOnllablOu, CldIul1US tudb IL has Qdu no
share in the success of the party Every
winter there is baud of pirates from
Essex at Trenton, and they share most
literally in the good things that are won
by political success. At the head of this
baud is James Smith, Jr.
DEMOCRATS WILL WIN.
II am confident that the Democratic
party Will be successful at the election in
lis State and solid majority will be
st for the Dominee, no matter who he
IL l predict that the convention
next week will be harmonious, and
that when James Smith, Jr.,
tnus that his opposition to Young
fas amounted to nothing he will
rally TO Mr.. YounR'ss support md declare
that he always has been a fcung man.
aud he will be one OF the first to congrat-