Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-16
BIG FOUR" SURE
THEY GIVE JOBS
toontlnued arena psrst Pnee.l

knowledge will renelve FROM varioms
sources beyond peradventute, and
/ Washington Is considered only as al
o, K necessity, Jersey City being the
supply station, aud with ah abundant
supply Of office-hunting iinateflslg ut
that.
They are relating with much gusto
Of = trip. TO Washington by Assstia-
blyinAh John A. Matthews, OF BEsex
county, in connection with the col
lectorship for the Firth New Jersey
Internal Revenue district Jersey
City pretsnds TO know all about It,
Information comes direct from Wash
ington, they say, that being dlfee-
ton or understanding. Matthews
didn't bee Secretary Tumulty, so the
Essex man explained the day after hts
trip to the capital city, last friday,
Others say that wasn't necessary.
two previously and had met naval
officer III. Otto Wittpenn, one Of the
big -Four"
While 1t was not admitted that such
q course was really necessary, 1t
was deemed at least courteous thHt
United States Senator William
Hughes be seen and wheediad out
OF his notion of stitching to Charles v.
Duffy for the collectorship would be
bouu ponlchl you hnoW, MhbbneWBl
so the Washington end OF the nhrra4
tive goeh, said he had some land
matters to look after In town In
Maryland, not far from the national
capital, and furthermore he desired
TO listen TO a discussion on the our
renoy bill. At all events he found his
way to the capitol, and then ran
across Senator Hughes. Just a chance
meeting. by the way.
MIR. Matthews assured Senator
Hughes that he had never said ar
unlkind word OF Duffy. regardless OF
how much others m1y have said
That didn't alter the senator's opin-
ions, however, and when Mr.. Mat
thews limited that his visit TO Wash
lngton was really quiet. business
like mission, the senator remarked
that he failed to see why the fact oil
the visit should not be made az pub.
lie as those of other Jerseymen had
been. The senator wouldn't say 6
word about the conversation between
himself and Mr.. Matthews leaving
the talking part to the latter. Mat
thews was DESTROYS of avoiding news
paper men, but a Newark Star repre-
sentative learned OF his presence a.
Washington.
Consult "Big -Four"
1t isn't to figure much, a Wash.
ington trip hereafter, 1t Is more
than whispered. Wittpenn, Prose-
cutor Robert S. Hudspeth, State
Democratic Chairman Sdward Il.
Grosscup and Congressman Thomas
Scully will have to be consulted In
the distribution of patronage, State
and national These comprise the
big Four" from latest unofficial re-
ports, and they are to judge who are
the faithful and who the backsliders
The backsliders are to be cut out Of
Christmas or New Years gifts
while the faithful are to come into
their own. II there are more thar
enough offices than there are mem
bers of the faithful pIums viii be
handed out to the most repentant OF
the backsliders. Secretary TumuIty
Ia TO have the final say on all mat
ters, however.
A new question has arisen In con,
nection with the internal revenue col
iectorship. 1t is claimed that there
| would be as much improperly in
naming a lawyer to that position as
| there would be in appointing q
lawyer as a member OF a grand jury
| Lawyers are barred or exempt from
grand jury duty for sound REASONS
and 1t Is argued, that for almost
similar reasons a lawyer should not
serve as internal revenue collector
now that the income tax feature has
been embodied In the duties of the
office. 1t is declared that this point
has been put up to Prosecutor
/ Hudspeth.
The visit OF the owner of a Newark
newspaper to Governor Fielder's
! office the latter part of last week Is
| the subject of some quiet talk. Ru-
| NOR has it that the visitor wanted to
| be assured that the incoming Gov
| ernor would make no appointments to
| office without letting him know first,
| so that he could set his reporters right
ON information. The Governor elect
is said, Jy some, to have consented to
| being directed by the "Big Four In
| the distribution of State offices.
| Others declare that Mr. Fielder pro-
poses to have more TO say about his
own appointments than any other
| man.
Coupled with new rumors that
County Judge George G. Tenant, of
Hudson, Is about to be appointed
| United States District Court judge to
| succeed the late Joseph Cross, come
| reports that besides Pierre Cook, of
| Jersey City, the name of District
Court Judge Rufust Besson, of Ho-
boken, is being considered for the pos
sible vacancy by Governor-elect
| Fielder.
In fact, 1t was currently reported
that Judge Besson has the best chance
of going on the county bench in the
event of County Judge Tenants pro-
motion. While the President of the
United States appoints Cross's sue
cessor the successor to Judge Tenant
would be appointed by the Governor
| Of New Jersey,
Governer-sleot Fielder. when asked
whether he had given any attention to
nant in the event OF the latter's pro-
motion, replied;
wittpena Silent.
II suppose that a Hudson county
man will be appointed In Mr.. Ten
nant's place"
When asked whether he had given
any consideration to any candidates
for the county 1udgeship, he said:
II have triubles enough now with
out inviting any new ones | am not
giving the patronage problem any
consideration at this time I see
nothing for me to discuss in this mat
ter"
At the Wittpenn headquarters In
the Fuller building, Naval Officer
Wittpenn was seen and questioned.
II know nothing DEFINITE concerning
the United States District Court va
cancy," said he.
At other places the story current
was that Tenant viii almost surely
be appointed to the Federal bench.
1t is true that the salary of the Fed
erai judgeship is only $4,000, while the
salary of the Hudson county judge
ship Is $500. but the duties Of the
Federal judgeship are pleasanter and
the ONCE Is practically a life posi-
tion.
city Counsel Thomas G. Haisht. of