The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
A BATTLE ROYAL.
Allan McDermott and Will
lam McAdeo to Fight
for Congress
WHAT THEIR FRIENDS SAY
One Can't Get the Nomination and
the Other Can't Be
Elected.
THEIR FRIENDS SAY

The air is full of rumors in connection
with the Democratic nomination for Conf
sress in this district next fall. II was
generally understood that the noruina-
ton was to go to Allan L. McDermott
and 1t was believed that he had the sup-
port OF the recognized leaders in the dis
trict and that he would in all probability
pc the candidate. A short time ago.
however, it was announced that William
McAdoo, now Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy Department and former represen-
tative OF Hudson county in Congress,
would contest the nomination with Mr..
McDermott.
called upon a friend of Mr.. McAdoo's
and asked him if it was true that the AS
sistant Secretary would make the fight.
Inc gentleman, after the manner of the
proverbial Yankee, replied by asking a
not make the better candidate of the two.
not make the best candidate of the two.
Then he proceeded to answer his own
question by saying that it was by no
means certain that Mr.. McDermotr
could be elected. He was afraid that the
issues and causes which brought about
his defeat when he ran for Mayor in 1892
were not dead yet and were liable to ap-
pear and work against him if he should
be the candidate. Moreover, the McAdoa
man went on to say, the Assistant Sec-
retary would occupy a position in Con-
gress at once which Mr. McDermott
would be unable to reach until he had
been there several terms. Mr.. McAdoo
had already been in Congress several
terms and while there attained an in
Huence and place which made him Ma
tional character. All this Mr. McAdoo's
friend thought would reflect more lustre
and honor upon the district, than would
the election of Mr.. McDermott.
next saw Mr.. McDermott himself
but he refused to say anything upon the
subject of his candidacy. but he did rex
mark with a significance in his voica
which could not be mistaken that he
wished Mr.. McAdoo would seek the NOM
ination at the primaries, that's ALL
A gentleman who is exceedingly friendly
to Mr.. McDermott said that the Clerk
in Chancery had nothing to fear from
Mr.. McAdoo. There was no doubt tha.
the Assistant Secretary had a legal
enough residence in this county to run
for Congress if he wanted to, but if he
should undertake to contest the primar-
les with Mr.. McDermott he would not
know he was running when the votes
were counted. Mr. McAdoo, the gentle-
man said, had received at the hands of
the people of Hudson county all he was
entitled to. Two years ago when things
looked dark for the Democrats through
out the country, and an urgent appeal
was made to Mr.. McAdeo by the people
of Hudson county to come and help them
by being their candidate for Congress
he held aloof, and many Democrats were
sore on that account
If these two political giants should en-
ter into a contest against each other for
the Congressional nomination it would be
a mighty battle. Both gentlemen have
many supporters throughout the county
and the fight at the primaries would bs
one of the closest in the history of the
Democratic party.