The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-12


the democrats of this county. who are
democrats because they believe sincerely
in the principles of the Democratic
party and are ready to devote their
energy, their time and their money to
the success of those principles, that in
order to elect a Congressman in this
mated by the Democratic party who
has the confidence of the great mass of
voters That he is an agreeable candi-
date to the machine politicians, who
have done so much not only to make the
Democracy of Hudson County a byword
and reproach throughout the State and
county. but have made it possible for
the Republicans to acquire power in a
city with normal Democratic majority
of 1000 and county with majority of
5000 at least. is of no consequence.
Their condemnation will be the candi-
dates highest recommendation to popu-
lar favor
The feeling which elected Mayor Wan
ser and Colonel Toffey has by no means
died out, and unless the Democrats
nominate man in whom those members
of the party and Independent citizens
who voted for Wanser and Toffey have
the highest confidence, Jersey Ciy and
Hoboken will be represented in Congress
by republican for the first time since
the days of Lewis Brigham. Now that
the Democratic County Committee has
agreed to nominate the Congressman in
this district at an open primary, the
real Democrats will have an opportunity
to nominate a man who will represent
them faithfully and honestly in the Ma
tional Congress, and at the same time,
by his experience and ability, be able
to take a 9art in National affairs that
will reflect honor and glory about the
State he represents.
WILLIAM McADOO THE MAN.
Such man is William McAdoo. the
present Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and one of the recognized leaders of the
Democratic party of the country
William McAdoo is essentially a Jersey
City man. Here he grew up, here he
received his education. and here he be-
gan that political career which has made
him National character and one who
reflects honor upon the State he repre-
sents. Although born in Ireland, Mr.. Nc
his parents when an infant His father
settled in Jersey City, and his family
have lived here ever since He received
a good education in the schools of this
city. and being of a studious DISPOSE
ton. his mixd was broadened by close
reading and assiduous study. He was
for while reporter on the local press,
and in 1870 he entered the law office of
the late ex-Congressman Isaac w. Scud-
der as a student At the November term
of the Supreme Court four years later
he was admitted to the bar of the State.
He Immediately opened an Office, and
when, in 1879 he was admitted as a
counsellor-at-law. he had good pfac-
tice. and was recognized as one of the
rising young lawyers of the State. For
four years he was counsel to the Board
of Health and Vital Statistics, and
proved himself to be an efficient official.
About the time Mr. McAdoo was adj
mitted to the bar he begareto be promi-
nently identified with the politics of the
state and Nation. He associated himself
with the Democratic party, and soon
became known an able expounder of
the principles of his party. He thor
oughly mastered the questions of the
day, and to eloquence of a superior order
he added a faculty of clearly and tersely
presenting the leading questions of the
day in manner which made them as