Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-26
DEAL OF WILSON
IS NOW EXPOSED
Had TO Trade Offices for lndOrse=
ment in Hudson, Wittrenn's
Alleged Boast.

JERSEY CITY, March 26.-"I have
Tumulty and Sullivan and the rest of
the ~so-called Wilson bunch in Jersey
City just where l van them. They
have been knocking me to the Gov
ernor. but | have set myself right and
hereafter the Tumulty-Sullivan infu-
ence will not count against mine
Mayor Wittpenn had just left the
Governors office in the State House
and was bubbling over with JOY. The
remarks quoted above were made by
him to a group of friends whom he met
in the lobby, according to one of the
men who was there.
Continuing, this man said that the
mayor remarked he had had a long
heart-to-heart talk with the Governor
and the outcome was entirely ~satisfac-
tory to both. The mayor continued,
said his friend:
81 convinced the Governor" said the
Mayor. "that I am the man he must
treat with If he wants anything in
Hudson County. We talked about APP
pointmcnts and ! got him to agree to
let me name the State architect and
the assistant secretary of state. l have
picked Fred Long for State architect
and Job H.. LippincOtt for assistant Sec
Rotary of state. Both will be appointed.
The Governor during our talk told me
he understood there was considerable
opposition to his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for President
and asked me IL I could not straiGhten
out matters for him. He was anxious
that the county committee should go
ON record as fHvOring his candidacy,
and 1 agreed TO see that this was done.
IL is a ease of give and take, and 1 am
rnfusr IN inlay the uanP tn the lFlAt.b
This conversation between the Mayor
and his friends tool place last Monday
night, it is authoritatively stated. AT its
close one of the Mayors friends re-
marked. 1t is said:
well. Otto, you certainly made the
Governor come to time"
aYes,. said the Mayor, s.thnt Is true;
but l nm afraid that ! will have Il hard
Job keeping my end of the agreement.
II Will be no easy matter forcing the
executive committee to act faVOrably
on resolutions indOrsfng the Governors
Presidential candidacy. must get TO
work at once because the LegfsiFtnre
adjourns next week, and ! want to
bring about the Endorsement before the
appointments are made"
This is taken as explaining why the
Democratic County Committee was
called together last Friday night. h
Mayor could not wait until the regular
meeting, which is scheduled for the
first Friday in April. That would be
too late. The Legislature would have
adjourned and having failed to deliver
the goods" he might lose out on the
appointments he had set his heart on
As he had expected the Mayor found
1t no easy task to put through the
resolution of Endorsement He had to
all the influence of his official
position to round up a majority of the
executive committee. Governor Wilson
received the Endorsement.
Mayor wittpenn had kent his end of
the alleged agreement, but the indorsc-
lnenf IL practically without eject. as
The committee were in attendance and
to half OF these made n vigorous
protest %ngHinst their abortion. Ii was
Z victory that no one would be proud OF.
Mayor Wittpenn vas still 81 ent to-
FAY of-ths charges made by Alexander
Elements at the meeting of the county
committee. that his interest in having
4 man of his selection appointed State1
architect is because he is in the brick
D%usiness.
.4vittpenu brick il in the uubIic
schools of Jersey cry. Maybe they will
he In State buildings after IL whiie,'
said IA prominent Democrat today. The
Mayors Br'r deals in front trick, but
ID was n gold Frick the Mayor handed
TO the Democrats last Friday night"
Former Sheriff James J Kelly. who
s chairman of the executive commit
zee. was one of the eight members who
vent on record against the indorse-
ment. Like Frank Hague and John
Mcmahon he realizes that what Will
son sentiment there was in the county
Is dying Out,