The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-14

WANTED TO RESIGN.
But Senator Smith Advised
A. T. McGill to Retain
the Chancellor
ship.
PATTIsoN FOR PRESIDENT
Whitney and Carlisle Well Spoken
Of-New Jersey May Be Re-
deemed.
Specials 10 the yersep citg Ne,rs.

"
ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. II, 1895. Sena-
for a short visit, after. spending the day in
Philadelphia, where he had made a few
pleasant calls on prominent political
and personal friends. The recent Repub-
llcan sweep in New Jersey was evidently
an uppermost thought in Senator Smiths
mind, for it required but little effort to gain
an expression of opinion from him on that
and and the Presidential outlook, ON which
he readily acknowledged it had an intimate
bearing.
The position of Chancellor MeGill in the
recent G~ubernatorial campaign was placed
in a new and more favorable light than
ever by the Senato in his preliminary re-
marks. "You have no doubt heard of the
adverse criticism INDUCED in by Democrats
all over the State, Senator, concerning
Chancellor McGills non-appearance on the
stump; and the assertions, which were freely
made, that he should have resigned his Office
and gone into the campaign with the same
energy displayed by his Republican oppo-
nent.n
MGILL WANTED TO RESIGN.
ssThere was a great injustice done Chan
cellor McGi1l in that respect" replied Soma
tor Smith. 1.-The campaign had not been
fairly started when Mr.. McGill called on me-,
and voluntarily offered to resign the Chan
cellorship and go actively into the canvas.
My hopes were naturally strong of MS cleo
ton: but had my m~isgivings, though not
expressed to him. 1t would have really been
more a political revolution than the final
result of the international contest for over
5000 voters to have changed their views
since the previous State election. Such a
change of sentiment. to a practical mind,
was too much to expect within one short
year, even taking into consideration the
high standing of the Democratic candidate.
So I dissuaded Chancellor McGil from re-
signing, although that was his expressed in
tention.
SIN view of the conditions which entered
into the campaign it is my opinion that the
Chancellor's appearance on the stump would
have made but little difference i'll the result
The CHARACTERISTIC is an anchor to wind
ward for the Democracy of the State, and it
is my firm belief that there viii be a Demo-
cratic Governor at Trenton before Mr.. Nc
Gilfs successor is appointed"
JERSEY IN NEXT YEARS BATTLE.
"How do you think New Jersey will stand
in next years Presidential battle?" was
asked Senator Smith.
''That viii largely depend, he replied, "on
the ma nominated by the Democrats. TIL
Democratic tend ency of the voters of the
State is unquestioned, and will be more likely
to assert itself in a national election than
when purely State issues are involved, as in
the campaign just closed. The ~populous
parts of New Jersey are like a large work
shop, and the thousands of intelligent work
ing people employed therein AVE their own
views of what is best to foster the industrial
interests of the State. A Presidential candi-
date with too radical free trade views would
not be acceptable to these people,"
ssWould ex-Secretary Whitney be a strong
mang'
PATTISON WOULD REDEEM THE
STATE.
eyes; probably no better choice could be
made. Then, there is Carlisle or Morrison,
both men of sound views on the tariff and
money question as we'll"
"How would Ex-Governor Pattison, of
Pennsylvania do, Senator, from a New
Jersey standpoint"
~ have every reason to believe that such
a man as Mr.. Pattison would bring New
Jersey back into the Democratic column.
The candidacy of a citizen so signally honor
ed by the industrial masses of the Keystone
State as Ex-Governor Pattison has been
could not fail to have a good effect IN the
voters of our State in a Presidential con-
test