The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-04
BARKIS GRIGCS
He Formally Declares Ha
Is Willing to be Uni
ted States Senator.
IS OUT TO WIN
Tells Why He is in the Con.
test After Declaring
He Was Not.


AS announced IN '"The Jersey city
Governor of New Jersey and e2,Attorney
General of the United States forEzssy
declared himself to be a candidate for the
seat in the Senate made vacant by the
death Of General William ]. seweiL 2fr.
Griggs made this announcement to :
Jersey City News man VINO called upon
him at his office on Pine street, New
York
Are you a candidate for United States
Senator2'' asked "'The News man, when
the usual greetings had been exchanged.
DID you have any doubt Of it2. re-
piled the Ex-Governor with another Qnes-
ton.
Your statement that you could not af-
ford to live in Washington longer and
that you intended to attend strictly to tho
practice OF law made me think that you
would not enter the race" said the re-
porter.
well, I do think I can make more
money practiefng law all the year round
in New York than I can BY spending half
of the year in Washington Mr.. Griggs
remarked. and then went on s'but in
fiuences and circumstances have arisen
date
| What are those influences and circum~
etances?s . was the question which na-
tursily presented itself
The Ex-Governor smiled that smile SO
well remembered by the large number
that in vain sought his presence in thoss
days when he had the distribution OF the
offices at Trenton. and then went on:-
! have deofdad taat r,a<,Fs-.. "a ~
me for this place 1 will take IT. I have
no idea of giving up my business. but ii
/ a fair and honoral5le way shall do ali
in my power to learn what the public
sentiment demands and If the wish Of the
I people Is for my election shall, OF
course. try to impress that fact upon the
members Of the Legislature. Bur ~
not be local candidate that Is. 1
not be the candidate of any one counl
4 or section, but of the entire State. /
1 peer tc have some votes in all sect
of the State. I am the only candid 5se
united support OF the delegation from my
county.
Have you any other promises Of sup
port r
THAT is something you win have TO
4
acquired the habit of claiming much ana
1 would rather say nothing than appear
immodest by claiming too much
When asked what he thought Of tbs,
situation at the time Mr. Griggs saia I
Il can't very well talk about that JUS
now The number Of candidates is sur
indication of strength. or course. Fezlf
every section has its faverire son, and Il
/ x-aolr or xxro axrarx- 70 s71irTofs
| the only one so far as his own friends ar
concerned. But they can't all be elected
and there will have to be conferences and
pow vows to decide what is for the best
interests of the State and the party. Tha
is all 1 care for, and the man sslected
shall be the one whose election will ha
hest for the State and the party. ThdE
number of candidates is 4 sure in9icatior
| of strength. I consider every man VII
has been named as candidate as one
my friends and I hope they viii regard
me the same way. There is no reason
/ the world why it should be anything brE2
friendly contest OF course there viii
be some dsappointmenrs. But I don Il
| think anyone of the men who have bsen}
mentioned in connection with the positien1
as candidate has anything but the we A.
| fare of the government and the party
1
heart, and when it is over we VIII aii ~
/ just as good friends as we are now.
.sThe bare fact thar a man is from ar r.
particular section of the State should n
place him at an advantage or disadxs
/ fase No sectional rule or precedent y
ever heen established or regarded.
/ the only question that should be Scnsio u
! ed is the ability and qualification Of the
candidate. A man ltted to be = s,nits1
/ 1ooking for the interests of one end Of the
StaIe as another regardless of his rlacs
Mr.. Griggs's demeanor throughout The
! entire interview was that OF mar most
I dacldedly III earnest and foretbly seff Tie
| impression that he was in the c9ntast 70
win and that he would DO syesysa.ns =, s'.s = e
\ tem6fs to conceal everything thai savur
ed Of brag.. it was evident that hs had had
much confidence in hiroSelf and had the
| idea that his chances of success were OF
| the best.
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