New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-25
GETS NUCENT'S PLACE
Grosscup Heads New Jersey
Democratic Committee.
WOODROW WILSON lNDORSEU
State Organization to Support
Governor for Presidential
Nomination.
L. ToleRranh 70 The Tribune.


Trenton. n j. AUG 24-Edward f. Gross
CUP. of Gloucester County, was unanimous
" chosen chairman Of the Denocrd'''
state COMMITTEES ut p meeting Of the co'h'
m,ttee at the Hotel Sterling here to-day
He succeeds James r.. Nugent' WHO We
deposed at a stormy meeting OF the com,
mttee a fortnight ago because
toasted Governor Wilson as IAN insra'e
and a liar" Mr. Grosscup Is pro'ii'iieN'
raaI estate operator in South Jersey ana
is at present member OF the HtatS h
for the Equalization Of Taxes 49,
There was not a ripple 10 nis'ui'
complacency Of to-day's meeting WHICH, !"
addition 10 selecting Mr.. Grosschp' auop'9
resolutions indorsing Governor "iisoh az
ministration aud pledging to him the sup
mort NJ the New Jersey delegates IN NE
candidacy for the Democratic nomination
for President
REPRESENTATIVE Eugene +. Kinkead. VINO
IS trying hard 10 become tho Detiloci Wv
leader OF Hudson County. started the freS''
Dental move going by promising TO see una
the four delegates from his county 10 'he
coming national convention were plehgeu ~
the Governor The other sixteen commit
teeren at the meeting quickly fen IN me
with the result that the Governor mas 'he
promise Of the state committee tnat ne VIII
have the undivided support or the Ne"
Jersey delegates Mr.. Kinkead is not
member of the committee. but he held inc
proxy of Robert Hudspeth, vice-chairmaD
Of the Democratic National Committee
Ex-Judge Howard X. Carrow, of Camden
nominated Mr.. Grosscup. 1t was seconded
IDio Of Bergen. VINO
said that he had hoped 10 place Represent
alive Hughes in nomination. CONSIDER ms
that he would make an ideal chairman ne
said he Welded. however. to what seemeu
IN he the wishes Of the majority, ana sec
onded Mr. Grosscups nomination.
In taking the chair Mr.. Grosscup sald thdt
the Democracy Of the state, by reason VI
its achievements in the Legislature u"u' .
the wise and conservative leadership Vi
Govrnor Wilson, had placed the state
among the leading progressive common
wealths of the country. He added:
The spirit Of the times demands a new
kind of leadership: leadership Wnlch siall
he unselfsh and untiring In the pubic III,
terest and which shall be responsive 10 ne ~,
demands Of public opinion; leauel S S
that regards campaign pledges as PIN, nlnqlng
upon those who make them; the klnd oi
leadership that disregards expedlency atu
follows unerringly the path OF sound po!itii-
cal PRINCIPLES. II is only by following TINS
kind OF virile leadership that the success
Of the Democratic party recently attdilissu u
NAV be permanently enjoyed by those who
ardently hope to be the benehciaries Of lts
policies of government.
OF course party organization Is neces-
sitv but il only thrives and grows strong
when used as an instrument for the tur-
therance OF public interest
II shall be my earnest endeavor 10 keep
together the forces of Democracy in tnls
state. and with this end in view | snail at
nv very first opportunity visit the various
county committees so that the chalrlneih
may he brought into more Intimate assocl-
alton with the active party workers.
The minutes Of the Asbury Park meeting
were revised by the committee to make it
appear that Nugent abdicated the chair
manshp General Collins, OF Union, tried
10 get a resolution adopted providing for a
fine Of 80 for non attendance az meetings,
but the other committeeman would not
hear of II.