The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-20
Still URGING NJ ADOO.
National Congressional Com
mittee Want Him for a
Candidate.

| WASHINGTON, Sept. 90 lS94-Asslst-
ant Secretary McAdoo returned TO ms
office in the Navy Department this morn
ing from his vacation. In speaking OF his
reasons for sending to '"The Jersey City
News his telegram declining to be
candidate for the Congressional nomina-
ton in the Jersey City district.
| 81 have been in receipt of SO many
LETTERS and communications" he said,
..terderine me support for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress IN tne
Hudson County district this fall that l
feel that owe 1t to the party and to my
friends TO define somewhat my position,
more especially as the time for holding
| the primaries is near at hand.
| ''Honored by the President in PENS
asked to discharge the duties OF my
present office. l feel that am under at
| least an implied obligation to remain
at the post to which l have been calied
| I therefore say frankly and without
| any reserve that am not i1a Gaiiulua a. ,e g
| for Congress, nor do l really desire the
1T would be affectation on my part
| to deny that l am proud OF the CON
fidence reposed in me, as evidenced py
the many offers of support that nave
received; that ! am deeply and pro-
| foundly grateful to those members OF
the Democratic party of Hudson county
who are now and have always been my
friends; and if by the discharge OF any
public trust or the sacrilce Oh any per
sonal interest l could give evidence o.
my feelings in this respect, 1t Would
be to me matter OF great pleasure ana
extreme qualification.
NOT 4 NECESSARY CANDIDATE.
Il note the statement from some of my
friends that nay candidacy is necessary
to the success of our party in Hud-
SON county this fall, but L am not so
foolish or SO vain as to believe for
ant 1 q
the party who can be elected to Con-
gress on the Democratic ticket from
Hudson county this fall. l feel quite
sure that the Democratic candidate for
Congress, if selected with any degree
of unanimty, will be entitled to and
will receive the support of the majority
of the people of Hudson county, and
do not share to any degree the feel
ing of distruSt with regard to success
which seem to prevail in some quar-
'eis MADoo MUST RUN.
Mr.. McAdoo was almost overwhelmed
with the number of letters from Demo-
Gratis in every section of his old district
Offering him their hearty support in the
event of his nomination They were
unanimous in the assertion that his can
didacy is necessary for the redemption
of the district, and their appeals have
not been without weight on the Assist
ant Secretary, and under ordinary cir
cumstances would probably induce him
to once more assume the leadership OF
MS parry, pul the colhpiilAehtdiy way
in which the request for his cooperation
came from President Cleveland when he
originally invited Mr.. McAdoo to accept
the of1ice he now occupies, makes him
feel under an obligation to remain with
the Administration. Prominent Demo-
Gratis in Washington have been anxious
that Mr.. McAdoo should make the Con-
gressional race this year. as they believe
his success would aid his political ad-
vancement in other ways. Late this
afternoon Senator Faulkner, Chairman
of the Congressional Campaign Commit
tee, expressed his desire that Mr.. Nc
Adoo would accept the nomination, as
the Campaign Committee is especially
anxious about the Hudson county dis
trict, they having numbered that among
the certain Democratic districts of the
country. From recent information
they fear the district is in danger un-
less Mr.. McAdoo can be prevailed on to
accept the nomination, but the latter as
sured Senator Faulkner that the dis
trict is safe in any event.