Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-24
WILSON GOING
TO REPUD|ATE
ESSEX LEAGUE?
Governor Rum0red to
Contemplate In
junction Suit.
WOULD RESTRAIN 1T
FROM USE OF HIS NAME
Executive Declines to Make
Statement and Refers to
Secretary TumuIty.

Following the bitter war between
the Woodrow Wilson League Of Es-
sex County and the Progressive DEM
ocrats, it was rumored today that
Governor Wilson was about to re-
pudiate the league and attempt TO
have it enjoined from using his name.
The governor would not grant an
interview today, but he said, through
his secretary, Joseph Tumulty, that
he had no statement to make. He
old not deny the rumor, however.
Mr.. Tumulty admitted that the mat
ter had been threshed out in Sea
Grit last Saturday.
But there's nothing in it," he
added.
He suggested that Chairman Gross
cup, of the State Democratic Com
mittee, might be able to say some
thing further about the Essex county
situation. Mr.. Grosscup. however,
could not be reached this afternoon.
The Progressive Democrats accuse
the Wilson League of formulating a
deliberate and cold-blooded attempt
to ''double-cross'' them.
They a1lege that the league in
tended to enter into collision with the
Bull Moose party In a joint scheme to
place an independent ticket in the
field Immediately after the primaries.
These charges were made openly
last night at a meeting held by the
Progressive Democrats at the Harri-
gan Association headquarters, 645
Market street.
Met strong-Arm Squad.
In making a formal report of the
near riot that took place in Orator
Hall Thursday night Owen f. Con-
lon, chairman of the committee of
ten, was particularly bitter.
He and the other members of the
committee were to have met a sim
liar committee from the Wilson
League.
I'VE were met by a strong arm
squad he asserted indignantly. A
attempt was made to prevent our enz
tering the place. When we had forci-
bly, gained admittance we found some
OF the members Of the Wilson com
mittee of ten willing to confer with
us In adopting a slate. as had been
previously arranged, but the chair
man. Thomas F. burning, and his fol-
lowers left, thereby breaking faith
with u.s."
Herbert A. Knight, candidate for
the congressional Nomination for the
Tenth district, was equally forceful
in his remarks.
Their action is deserving of the
eeverest condemnation" he said. I'VE
went to their meeting in good faith.
and because of their promises of as
sistance laid bare our purposes and
plans"
Its slate completed, the organization
will be able to file nearly all the
petitions on Monday next.
When it was announced that Joseph
Connolly would not accept the nomi-
nation for county clerk, Clarence M.
Sackett vas made the nominee.
Mr.. Sackett stated today that he
would accept the nomination for
county clerk providing those at the
meeting would join the committee
and give him a unanimous indorse-
ment. This was done by a rising
vote.
Confident of Success.
81 took the Endorsement" said Mr..
Sackett, sin the cause of good gov
eminent and progressive Democracy.
Now is the time. 1 believed, hat the
principles enunciated inc carried out
by Governor Wilson should be made
dominant in this county and city.
The committee of ten asked me to run
on the ticket. and I reluctantly con-
sented after being assured the ucani-
nous Endorsement of those at the
meeting. If / receive the nomination
at the primaries l will be elected
sure. With Wilson as the national
standard-bearer the chances for a
progressive Democratic victory are
strengthened, as they have never
been before"
The complete Assembly ticket is:
Dix Noel, of Montclair; Wilfred c.
Roszel, of East Orange; Fred G.
johnson, of Caldwell; Timothy j.
Barrett, of South Orange: John w.
Lane. of the Eleventh Ward, New
ark; William j. McFadden, Sixteenth
Ward. Newark; Adam j.. Rossbach,
Fourteenth Ward, Newark; James C.
Sprigg, Essex Fells. John A. Kelly,
Fifteenth Ward, Newark; Joseph
Mercy, Newark; Maurice r. WEIGH,
Thirteenth Ward, Newark, and Jacob
G. Becker, Orange.
Alderman Maurice H. Welsh, Re-
publican representative of the Thir-
teenth ward, received = postal yes
terday inviting him to attend the
meeting of the Progressive Democracy
last night.
For a week the alderman has been
puzzled and the mystery d%eepened
when he received the postal as to
why he was being identified with the
Democrats without his consent. To-
day the mystery was unraveled when
representatives of the Progressive
Democracy stated that the man by
the name of Welsh on the ticket was
secretary of the Essex Trades Coun-
ell. a lifelong Democrat and not the
Republican alderman from the Thir-
i teenth ward.