Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-03-20
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gan to foment discord with the for
eign element OF the Republican part
which was numerous in the cities
on account of my American proclivi
ties aud associations. Many promi
nent persons who were interested il
the forthcoming appointments-es
pecially Notwithstanding no faith il
my success, began to ilutter; the oil,
Wings began to exclaim with thei
great prototype, Daniel Webster
"Where shall go?" The Republi
can orators failed me. The Newarl
Mercury, chief organ of Republican
ism, edited by Hiram n. Conger, re-
moved my name from its heading aud
turned its batteries against me-; d
committee of Germans propounded tC
me thirteen written interrogatories, tc
be answered satisfactorily by a certain
date, which failing, they proposed to
vote for my opponent, Colonel Will
liam c. Alexander, which l suppose
they did, as their questions had no re-
ply, and the election returns indicated
such action. But while many poll
ticians fell off by the wayside, the peo-
pie were with me and my cause pre-
vailed. So you will see, Mr.. Editor,
that, proud as l would be, to 60 down
to history as the first Republican
Governor OF New jersey" l must
forego that high distinction in the
interest OF truth, and yield it to its
true possessor, Marcus L. Ward, man
OF noble charities, we'll denominated
{" the soldiers friend" who was elected
in 1865, after the Civil War, by an un-
adulterated Republican vote.
Governor Charles S. Olden, my i'm
mediate successor, was also nominated
by two separate conventions on the
same day-American and Republican
and elected by their combined vote
He did not previously act with the
Republican party, as was manifest by
his uttersnce at the Peace Congress,
after his election, when it was thought
to be yet possible that sectional dis
putes might be adjusted by political
diplomacy. But he was full OF
patriotic purpose, and when the Re-
bellion took physical shape, as a war
Governor, he sent New Jersey legions
to the field, aided by his trusty generals
Robert F. Stockton, jr., and Lewis
Perrine, thus paving the way for his
successor, Joel Parker, who was elected
in 1862, after Bull Run and other bat
ties, for the renown which attaches t.
his honored name as the war Governor
of New Jersey.
The complications TO which have
alluded, / may truthfully state. with
out fuller explanation, were instru'
mental in preventing me from
nominating as Attorney-General one
of trio of distinguished lawyers
Cortland Parker, Frederick T. Freling-
huysen and Joseph p. Bradley, which
was pleasurable sentiment with ME
they having been my Rutgers College
classmates, contemporaries and as.
sociates.
SUPPORTED BY THOSE He SERVED.
Many people claimed that much
support came to me from personal
friends, and that as class the voters
upon the Atlantic shore counties were
influenced in my behalf by my efforts
in Congress to provide greater ad-
juncts to safe commerce, and espec
tally by my device for the preservation
of life and property from shipwreck
introduced August 7, 1S4S (see Con.
gressional Globe" and appendix ol
XXXth Congress), the first result o
which scheme was the rescue of 30l
passengers and crew from the Scottish
bark Ayreshire on Christmas night,
1S49. in the midst OF binding snow
storm, at Absecom Beach. and the last
conspicuous service being recently
rendered to the st. Paul, at Long
Branch, removing 730 persons safely
and at the same hour warning the
Cambria of danger by rockets at a con.
tiguous point, fired by Captain Ed.
ward Wardell. This gave me great
advantage.
l am justly proud of being the
originator and inventor of the Life.
Saving Service, not only on account
OF the hundred thousand lives rescued
from the perils OF shipwreck thereby
and the millions of property saved, but
also because it is the first instrum
tality in the history OF inventions
which has been diverted, Numerically
from its original purpose and in
which an engine Of death and destruc'
ton -- the carronade mortar - has
been converted into a successful ap
pliance for the saving OF human life
and of property.
| WILLIAM A. NEWELL.
OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. IL, 1895.
THE sooner you begin to fight the
| fire, the more easily il NAV be ex.