Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-25
POLITICIANS MEET
AT SEA GRIT CAMP
Second Governors Day At
tracts Men of All Parties
from Five Counties.
FIFTH REGIMENT AT "WAR"
WHEN VISITORS ARRIVE
Captains Charge That Ser
geant Struck Him Causes
Some Excitement.
LFrom a star corre.pondent.I

nent politicians, Republicans ana
Progressives, as well as Democrats.
from Passaic, Bergen, Salem and At
lantic counties and a portion OF Es-
sex county, attended the second Gov
ernor's day luncheon on the lawn of
the Little White House here today.
All told, 800 invitations were issued.
From the favorable responses re-
ceived it was expected that a crowd
of more than 200 would probably at
tend.
Boys or for the war"
AS early as 10 o'clock the incoming
trains began to bring visitors to the
camp. Some expected to arrive in
time to see the Fifth Regiment troop
in action, but the three battalions
had departed under sealed orders at
o'clock to engage in battle in the
vicinity of Brielle and the Manas-
guam river
South Jerseyites and North Jersey
ties of every conceivable brand of
political facts mingled together and
hobnobbed with one another.
OF course politics was generally
discussed and the main topics of con-
versation were the probable with
drawal of II. Otto Wittpenn from the
race for Governor today, the recent
election of Archibald c. Hart as con-
gresham in the Sixth congressional
district, the platform of Everett Colby
as announced in this mornings papers
and the action of the Republican State
Committee and county chairman yes
terday in refusing to indorse any can.
didate for the G. 0. p. nomination I'M
til after the primaries.
McGinnis Optimistic.
Among the very early arrivals was
Senator Peter j. McGinnis, of Passaic
county, who spoke at the Fielder or
ganization meeting in Newark last
night. Senator McGinnis motored
down with William Cullen Bryant,
editor of the Paterson Press, and
Chief John Coyle, of the Paterson fire
department. The senator was very
enthusiastic over the sentiment ex-
pressed last night in favor of Fielder's
candidacy, and was very emphatic in
declaring that sntiment in his county
and the adjoining county of Bergen
would be overwhelming for Fielder.
Three thousand signatures had
been obtained for the Fielder petit
ton in Passaic county alone, the
senator said. which, with the sigma
lures from the county previously |
filed represented more than one-half
of the total primary strength of the
bounty.
Senator McGinnis also expressed
the opinion that the recent election
of Congressman Hart to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Con-
gresham Lewis j. Martin would
have a tremendous effect on the gu
bernatorial election. Mr.. McGinnis
declared that he believed that the
election showed that the Republican
and Progressive vote of the county
was about evenly balanced and that
the full Democratic vote would be
out at the primary election.
The vote of the people in electing
Mr.. Hart, who is a pronounced
Fielder man, indicated that the gov
ernor could bank upon practically
the same vote in the county, the
senator added.
Considerable excitement has been
caused among the members of the
regiment over the charges preferred
last night by Captain George Hat
tersley, of Company D, against Ser
geant Robert L. Livingston, Of Com
pany L Hattersley and Livingston
had an alteration wednesday night,
when Hattersley was the officer of
the day. Livingston is alleged to
have struck his superior officer and
L. Ga.
which he was released last night.
The preferring Of the charges by
Hattersley followed Livingston's dis
missal from the guard-houee.
Governor Reviews To-day.
The parade this afternoon and the
review by the governor will take
place at 4:30 Tomorrow the members
of the Fifth will break camp and
depart for home after the officers
have hidden Governor Fielder the
customary adieu and received his
message Next week the Fourth Reg
iment of Jersey City will be in camp.
Brigadier- General A. l.. Mills, head
of the department of militia affairs
Of the government, arrived last night
and was the guest of Mrs. Fielder at
view the regiment in company with
the Governor this afternoon. Tonight
General Mills and the Governor will
inspect the camp.
New Congressman Jubilant.
Congressman Hart arrived shortly
before the crowd sat down to the
luncheon and was kept busy receiv-
ing The congratulations of his friends
on his election. Mr.. Hart was very
much elated over the result, He at
tributed his election not so much to
his personal efforts, he declared, as to
the fact that his candidacy had the
stamp of approval of President Will
son.
The Republicans present were very
hopeful that a strong candidate would
be evolved for the gubernatorial NOM
nation While former Governor
Edward C. Stokes seemed to be the
favorite, especially in the eyes of the
South Jersey delegation, former State
Senator William d. Prince was not
without his supporters.
Among the notables present at the
luncheon besides these already men
toned were United States District
Attorney j. Warren Davis, former
Senator from Salem County, Senator
Walter f. Edge, of Atlantic County,
Senator Samuel T. Munson, of Sussex
County, former Senator Wood Mckee.
Among the Essex visitors were AS
semblyman John J.. Bracken and for
n1er Alderman Alexander Archibald,
who motored here from Spring Lake
and Edward w. Gray whose resigna-
tion as secretary of the Republican