The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-30

To represent the people of Hudson coun-
ty in the Senate of the State the Demo-
CT party has nominated Robert S.
Hudspeth. For over thirty years he has
lived in this county and has always been
considered one of its leading citizens. In
that time he has occupied positions of
trust and honor and has always been
found faithful to the trust reposed in him
By his fellow citizens. As a member of the
Legislature, Speaker of the House of AS
sembly, State Senator, law officer of Jer-
sey City. and finally Presiding Judge of
the County Court he has always held the
confidence and esteem of the entire peo-
PIE. Robert : Hudspeth was born in
CohuTg. CanaoNs October q, 1858. and re-
manned in that place, receiving the rudi-
nents OF his education until his twelfth
year. 7 -tf1srt year he removed with his
family to Saratoga Springs, N. Y. where
he Intended to prepare for college. While
at this well known resort Mr.. Hudspeths
father died, but he remained at school
during the next two years when he went
to Cold Water, Mich. He remained there
one year and then went with his family
TO Brooklyn, N. Y, and after years res
idence in the City of Churches he came to
Greenville, this city. About this time he
entered as student the law office of
Thomas Carey, father of Counselor Rob-
ert Carey, at that time one of the most
prominent members of the Hudson Coun-
ty bar. Mr.. Carey practiced both in this
State and in New York and it was in his
office in the latter city that Mr.. Hudspeth
ploughed through the prosaic precepts of
musty old Blackstone. In 1875 he was adj
mitted to the bar of New York and OPEN
ed an office in that city. Two years later
he was admitted to the New Jersey bar
and opening an office in Jersey City be-
gan the practice of law in this State.
Almost from the time he was able to
cast his first vote Mr.. Hudspeth has al
ways taken an active part in politics. He
early identified himself with the Demo-
cratic party, and was always counted
among the ablest and most intelligent ex-
Founders of the doctrines of Jefferson
Jackson and Tilden. In those days the As
senlblymen were elected by districts in
stead of counties as now. Hudson had
been so gerrymandered by Republican
Legislature that most of its districts were
considered sure Republican Among
these districts was what was called the
Sixth, which was composed of Lafayette
Greenville and all of Bayonne. In 1885
this was represented by John W. Heck
who then lived in Lafayette Mr.. Heck
was renominated in the fall of that year,
and so sure was he of reelection that he
did not exert himself overmuch to secure
votes.
The Democrats nominated Anthony
Bright, but 1t was discovered at the last
moment almost that he had not resided
in the district the time required by law.
and, therefore. was not eligible.
This put the Democrats in a terrible fix.
They had made their canvass and wasted
all their ammunition on a candidate that
could not serve. In their extremity they
thought of Mr.. Hudspeth, and on the
Saturday before election a committee
called upon him and asked him If he
would take the nomination. Mr. Hud-
speth declined the nomination and the
committee went away Respondent. That
evening they made another effort to in
duce Mr.. Hudspeth to run. The commit
tee called upon him again, laid before him
once more the plight the party was in and
told him that it was a duty he owed to
his party to come to its aid in its ex-
tremity. Mr.. Hudspeth listened to them
and then said that for the welfare of the
party he would sacrifice his personal busi-
ness and inclnations and make the run.
Although he only had what was left of
that Saturday night and Monday, Mr..
Hudspeth went into the fight with that
indomitable energy which is one Of his
chief characteristics. As soon as the
people of the district realized that Mr..
Hudspeth was running they hailed his
candidacy with the greatest satisfaction.
Knowing his sterling worth and general
ability they realized that the interests of
the party would be safe in his hands, and
when the votes were counted that memor-
able Tuesday night. to the great surprise
of the Republicans and their managers, It
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