The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16

jim Smith BEFOGGHD.
The Senator Doesn't Know on
Which Side Its Safe to
Be Yet.

From the Newark daily Advertiser"
Not a word about politics, not a
word" United States Senator James
Smith said when he stepped ashore
from the American liner New York at
$40 O'clock this morning. eSince / left
Newark for Europe I nave neither read
nor talked politics. 1 gave all my
thoughts and time to the treatment /
received at the Carlsbad baths"
Then I shall state in the DAILY Adver-
tiser." the reporter remarked, ethat you
are not prepared to talk of the political
situation"
Yes, for I do not know what has
taken place since I went away, and /
have been IN the ocean six days.
Your many friends in New Jersey.
the reporter said, would like to hear
your views,
After consulting with my friends"
the Senator said, land ascertaining the
situation, / shall act for the best inter-
ests Of the Democratic party. That is
all l have to say now"
Senator Smiths welcomers were init
mate friends and relatives. In the party
were his son, James Smith, Jr., P. Lyndon
Bryce, John E Stanley, John Keogh, L.
Jr., picked out his father on the crowded
deck of the steamship when she was
some distance from the pier. The Senator
wore a black silk cap,and his face was rosy
H0N ttAtA- W tiC LnS SttdlllSHlDr WAS D61QR
warped to the pier the Senator ex-
friends.
After he got off the steamship Senator
friends and several New York men. He
parted with Senator-elect Foraker, of
Ohio, who was also a passenger, and
then left orders to forward his baggage
You look thin, Senator" the DAILY
Advertiser reporter said. How many
pounds did you lose-twenty?"
,,on' more than that" the Senator re-
pied: You see ! went to Carlsbad for
my health, and I took the baths and
other treatment twice daily for q month.
! LOOK no recreation; in fact, mons Of my
trips to Europe have been for pleasure.
| made the recuperation of my health q
business. and / attended strictly to it"
The Senator and his friends walked
through a drlzzling rain to the Jersey
f Ssey aeffyi he On the Upper deck Of the
bad and railroad travel in Europe.
After staying at Carlsbad a month
ne spent two weeks at another resort,
and then he went direct to London.
1T was so cold at Carlsbad ali the
time was there he said. that / had
to wear a. heavy overcoat, and you
e eoato ON not sit ro gu, Of doors with an over
tors, recommended patients to spend two
weeks In Switzerland, after taking the
nean ca oq ! enly went to the resort
there also. eoiu
7 vas two days and one night on 4
railroad train on my way to England.
nve feet long, and they jolt as If a per
son were riding on jumpers A person
cannot read while riding in one Of those
Old not understand the language Of NV
fellow passengers on the long ride.
Inose cars are a good thing for a poll
| .lcian, Tor ne couldn't talk while riding
IN one, But what would the newspapers
do # the politicians didn't a
t,o, = ney would make q talk for the poll
tlcians. one Of the Senator's party re-
Yes, the reporters often make inter
views for me-" the Senator said, laugh
in your case at present, they don't
nave to" was the reply; 'for all thew
nave TO say Is that you declared vol1r-
sen oerore you went away in your let
You mean that I'm a Democrat under
an circumstances 1 suppose the Sena-
tor laugningly remarked.
friends in New Jersey are for BRYAN
ana Sewall, but this did not draw the
Senator out, for he merely laughed and
the Democratic State Convention. that
PROBABLY a man might as well get ont
OF New Jersey as not to be with the ma
Members of the party told about Cen
eral Donnelly and Messrs. De Ronde and
Williams r~esigning from the State Com
mittee and others being forced ont hv
the State Convention. The Senator said
ne supposed only G-ubernatoria conyen-
tons could expel a member of the State
COMMITTEES as a G~ubernatorial conven-
no law covering the matter.
.Mr. Young of Jersey City 1t was re-
marked. takes that position, and he
says he will not get out of the commit.
tee. Howard ". Hayes is out. He re.
WI is elected in his placer the Sem
colonel Price, was the reply.
In the Pennsylvania Railroad depot a1
Jersey City, the Senator was asked if
he. could be quoted as making any declar-
alton on the political situation.
You must not quote me as saving
anything about politics." he said, sonly
about my stay in Carlsbad. When / make
a declaration. / will give it to the Newark
papers"
The Senator and his son took the s:1t
train for Long Branch, where the Sena.
tors family occupy a cottage. The SEN
ator sailed for Europe the middle OF
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