Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-31
GREGORY IN RACE
FORGOVERNORSH|P?
Mayor Coy About Boom
Launched by Joshua
Brierley.
SIGNIFICANCE OF RECENT
WITTPENN LETTER SEEN
Friends Expect Strong Support
for East Orange Ex-
ecutive.

Lifted into the limelight of the
gubernatorial calcium by the public
Endorsement of Joshua Brierley,
Mayor Julian A. Gregory, of East
Orange, today declined to say whether
he would enter the race or not. He
admitted having read about himself
in conjunction with the references by
the Newark undertaken to "fifty-
seven varieties" of candidates and the
description of his standing as wal
nut" in the midst of a "hourishing
group of political pickles." but held
his own counsel concerning his future
plans.
Are you a candidate for Governor,
mayor?" he was asked.
II have nothing to say" was his
reply.
DO you deny that you are posi-
BILE candidate?" was the next ques-
ton.
Feels CompIimented,
Well, great many things may
happen between now and the first of
October" he answered. 81 will not
discuss affairs that are six months
Off 1t is a compliment to any man
to be suggested for the office of Gov
ernor of New Jersey" He refused
to discuss the subject any further
When the mayor sent long let
ter to Mayor Wittpenn, of Jersey
City, several days ago declining to
support the latter for the guberna-
torial nomination the friends of the
Democratic mayor of East Orange,
who had forecasted his second tri-
upmh in the Republican stronghold
would be followed by higher honors.
began TO put a particular significance
upon his aloofness. This unexpect-
ed action was followed by another
and more severe rundown for Mr..
Wittpenn when but two solitary votes
were cast for him by the Essex county
Wilson executive committee last
week.
That the determination of the men
high In the councils of the Wilson
faction to withhold support from
Wittpenn had a deeper motive than
a decision to wait awhile" has fur
Their been evidenced by the rejection
of advances made by Governor
Fielder to secure support of the Will
son committeeman who declined to
aid his rival. The Essex men are Sc
fiously considering Mayor Gregorys
chances, 1t is believed, and whatever
fate awaits the formal launching of
his boom his friends count upon a
goodly measure of support from the
suburban friends of the East Orange
man.
Friends AnaIyze His Letter.
Now that the mayor is in the lists,
his friends are studying his letter of
last Tuesday to Mayor Wittpenn. The
analysis by Mayor Gregory of the
next Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, which in view of sudden de-
velopments might properly be consid-
cred a modest estimate of his own
capacity for the job, is contained in
these words:
THE people of this State are more
interested in measures than they are
in men, except as they may look to
the men to make effective the meas
ures.
THE jury reform bill. the constitu-
tional convention. municipal home
rule. the enactment and enforcement
of adequate health laws and a revi-
sion of our taxation laws are de-
manded by public sentiment. Unless
the Democratic party presents
man. who, beyond all possible doubt,
can be relied upon to work for these
measures and to discountenance
political practises which seem quite
as prevalent now as in the past, and
which are no less abhorrent now than
formerly to the people of this State,
there is, in my judgment, every rea-
son why we should look further be-
fore committing ourselves"