The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-09
LISH GADDIS' JOKE.
He Solemnly Announces Him
self as a Candidate for
United States Senator
ESSEX REPUBLICANS ENDORSE HIM
But When They Come 10 Tap Lish's
Barrell They Will Be Disap-
pointed-Political News.
Especial to "The Jersey City News" ]

NEWARK, Oct. 9, 1S97.-The bright
young man who writes politics for the
Newark News is again poking fun at
his old friend, Lsh Gaddis. He has Mr..
Gaddis candidate for United States SEN
ator and this is the manner in which he
writes of that truly good and great man:
The very latest political news is spicy.
A brand new candidate for the United
States Senatorship is in the field. He is
an Essex county man. He is New
arker, of course, and his fame as Sew
ell leader is established. This ambitious
person is none other than Elisha B. Cad
dis. the Essex political factotum of the
Camden chieftain. Mr.. Gaddis has
launched his boom in a modest fashion,
but he has launched it just the same,
and on those occasions when he is at
tending to politics, smiles auriferously
when his friends hail in this fashion,
How are you Senator? Is your boom
booming?''
Mr.. Gadis, being a modest politician,
will probably respond that his boom is
quite young, but it is quite healthy,
thank you.
Just how long Mr.. Gaddis has entertain
ed the Senatorial ambition is a conun-
in Essex county is unable to answer
Some Republicans who do not receive
the intelligence of his candidacy in that
spirit which indicates his support, init
mate that, perhaps, the movement in be-
half of John f. Dryden inspired the am
bition in Mr. Gaddis Mr.. Dryden's friends
have been very active within the month
and the situation was becoming a tritie
mixed. Now that Gaddis is in the field
and is very much awake, the conditions
are not only mixed, but lively as well.
The first known movement in the inter-
est of Mr.. Gadds and his Senatorial
boom was taken last night at the meet
ing of the Essex County Republican So
ciety. Whether Mr.. Gaddis imagined
when he entered the headquarters of the
society that he was to have honors thrust
upon him then and there may never be
known, but the honors were thrust then
and there just the same. There had been
a little talk bearing upon the committees
plans for the near future, when suddenly
an energetic member made motion that
the society enter Mr.. Gaddis in the Sena-
torial race and pledge him its undivided
support. The motion went through with
a whoop and hurrah, and the candidate
just didn't know what TO do or say for
several minutes.
After the bushes had disappeared from
Mr.. Gaddis's cheeks and he had recovered
his composure he made little speech.
He appreciated the honor shown him, he
said. and was keenly alive to the distinc-
ton, and all thar, but ne desired the boys
81, remember that he was out Of politics
in fact had been out for long time. The
society men thought this good joke and
some one proposed three cneers for the
candidate and they were given with
vigor.
With Senator Smith leading the Demo-
cratic aspirants and Mr.. Dryden and Mr..
GaddiS seeking the Essex county Republic
can support Tor the nomination, the city
of Newark is conceded TO be doing pretty
well in the matter OF Senatorial timber.
With Mr. Murphy in the field for the Re-
publican Gubernatorial nomination, New
ark will likely achieve reputation for a
superabundance of statesmen and in con-
sequence the city and county in its appar-
ent excess of zeal, may be met with
cold repulse when it comes to making up
the slate. 1t is whispered hoarsely in
some quarters that the multiplication of
candidates has for its purpose just some
such object as this.