Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-01
GROSSCUP OURS
F|ELDER'S CAMP
Democratic State Chairman
Angry at Appointment of
Cox Over Hart.

Several members of the H. Otto
Wittpenn League are up in arms at
what they consider petty politics"
on the part of Governor James f.
Fielder in appointing John L. Cox,
of Monrclair, to the County Board of
Elections to succeed Charles N. Hart,
of East Orange.
Mr. Hart. who was a candidate for
reappointment to the position and
whose name was recommended for
the position by State Chairman Ed
ward w. Grosscup, feels especially
aggrieved at the action of the gov
ernor and, In statement given ex-
clusively to a reporter for the Eve
ming Star, today declared that he
could not consistently support Mr..
Fielder after what he considers was
"a very raw DEAL from the latter.
Mr. Hart showed the reporter
copy of letter received by John NJ
Rhodabeck, vice. president of the II.
Otto Wittpenn League, who was one
of Mr.. Harris supporters from state
Chairman Grosscup. in which the lat
ter declared that he had submitted
Mr.. Harris name to the governor for
the position. The letter is dated July
% and the following day Mr.. Cox was
appointed to the position
Letter TO Mr.. Rhod8beclS.
The letter to Mr.. Rhodabec anent
Mr.. Harris candidacy for the posi-
ton, is as follows:
MIR. Lippincott has handed me
your favor Of July Is. in reference to
the appointment of Mr.. Hart on the
county election board. ] might say
that 1 have already sent Mr.. Harris
name to the governor on my LIST. /
understand that he is going to an
nounce the appointments on Tues
day.
Mr.. Hart claims that he was turned
down for the position because of his
activity in behalf of Wittpenns can
didacy for governor in this county.
Some time ago. he maintains, a we'll
known Fielder Democrat of East
Orange, came to him and told him
that in view of his activity for Witt
penn he could not expect to receive
favorable consideration from the gov
error.
Mr.. Harris reply was that he had
come out in favor of former Mayor
Wittpenn before the Fielder candi-
dacy had been announced and that
as he had given his word he could
not consistently switch in favor of
the governor.
Two weeks later, Mr.. Hart says,
certain members of the Wilson
League went to Mr. Cox, who had been
Wittpennite. and prevailed upon
him to come out in favor of Governor
Fielder on the promise that he would
be rewarded with the position on the
county election board.
"Hnd Reen Ardent Wittpennite."
Mr.. Cox has been an ardent Witt
pennite UP until this time, according
to Mr.. Hart, and was a member Of
the committee which gave the testi-
monial dinner to the former Jersey
City chief executive in this city last
February.
"1f that is reform politics, then !
am through with that brand of poll
ticians forever said Mr., Hart. II
don't see how l can consistently sup
port Governor Fielder after treatment
of that sort, and number of my
friends feel the same way about the
matter Personally 4 will be for
Frank Katzenbach, and | think sew
eral others feel the same way after
the treatment | received.
Casually when a man Is appointed
to a position to fill out vacancy
as | was he is reappointed at the END
of the term, unless he is considered
incompetent for the position. In my
case. however, 1t was dirty politics
and nothing else
Mr.. Hart was appointed to the
board in December of last year to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Edward HART and has served since.
He is also a playground commission
or in East Orange.