New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-15
WILSON MAY Be ASKED
TO HELP FIELDER WIN
eoyenor'S Supporters Badly
Worried Over Strength
Shown by Katzenbach.
WALKOVER NOT SURE NOW
With Primaries a Week Of It Is
Felt That Battle in Demo
cratic Ranks Will Hinge
on Hudson County.
From a star Correspondent. !

From stan Correspondent
Trenton. y. j.. Sept 14-Frank s. Kat
,srbach, the anti-Wilson candidate for
III, Democratic nomination for Governor
,t the coming primaries. has got the sup
ocrters Of James p. Fielder. the Wilson
candidate. badly worried. It Is said that
,sorts will be made this week by Field
.rs friends 20 have the President issue
/, strong statement In Mr.. FEEDERS be-
half or the eve OF the primaries.
A couple OF weeks ago the Fielder men
we're predicting a walkover for their can
adste. but since then Mr.. Katzenbach
hss been campaigning the state, and
from the reports received he has made
. good impression. The attitude OF the
Kstzenbach men. too, has changed in the
last fortnight.
The friends of the former Mayor OF
trenton we're anything but optimistic,
but now they are asserting that Mr..
Kstzenbsch is going TO win by a safe
majority.
Mr.. Katzenbach's friends have good
grounds for their belief. according to one
o. the shrewdest and best posted of the
Democratic leaders of New Jersey, one
who always keeps in close touch with
what is going on.
According 10 this statesman, there isn't
much doubt that the rank and file Of the
Democrats are for MIR. katzenbach. but
heir leaders are against him. The rea-
, son given for this is that the leaders are
boxing for federal patronage.
Mr.. Katzenbach. according TO one of
xs close friends, believes that he will
come I'D 10 Hudson County with a ma
Ority. and that this county will be the
deciding factor in the contest.
II is Mr.. FEEDERS own county. and II
Il we're not for the troubled conditions in
the Democratic ranks he would carry II
BIZ tremendous majority. Mr.. katzen-
bsehs friends. OF course, do not expect
r. carry Hudson. What they are en-
d.avoring 10 do is TO keep the Fielder
vote down. believing that # they can
hold him 10 a majority of not more than
100 Mr.. Katzenbach Will win in the
state.
They have taken advantage OF the scrap
among the Democrats, and while only
few Of ex-Mayor Wittpenn's adherents
have openly declared for him. 1t is IN
Serstood in the ranks of the Wtttpenn
men all over Hudson County that they
arc 10 work and vote for Mr.. Katzenbach
on next Tuesday. a year or so ago the
Witipenn organization was the strongest
factor in the Democratic ranks OF HUI
con County.
The defeat in the commission govern
nent election in Jersey City served 10
weaken It considerably, so that no" us
strength Is predetermined. But even IN
It's weakened condition il VIII prove a
somewhat important factor in the prl-
mary contest. and is sure TO be OF much
help 10 Mr. Katzenbach.
Mr.. Katzenbach is going TO SPEAK IN
Jersey CITY Tomorrow night, and ne -
said to have prepared a rather sp.es
speech for Mr.. FEEDERS home CITY Inc
Katzenbach men expect & big cro"d d.
this meeting, which. il is believed WIZ
have a big influence one way OF TIC
other on the primary
In order 10 counteract any ehect the
meeting to-morro" iiIsh. mag
have a Fielder meeting will be helo oi'
Tuesday night at the Jersey city Hlsh
school AZ which Judge John W. Nes-
colt. who nominated Mr.. wilson at DaI.
more. will speak, in addition 10 MI
Fielder. 49,
Tho attitude OF Jim" Nugent in the
contest has both Of the candidates guess
Inc The Fielder men say ne is for Kat
,enbach and the Katzenbach men assert
ne is for Fielder. Nugent isn't saying
" ord. but there isn't much DOUBT tlat
there is pretty strong sentiment Tot MI
+ atzenbach in Essex.
Among the Republicans the contest Tot
the nomination Is rather tame. There are
plenty of candidates in the field, but for
some reason or other things haven't got
real lively. II looked for time as
though there would be something stirring
whom the anonymous attack on ex-Gov-
erpor stokes wes sent around, but II
seems IN have subsidized. There is pretty
good idea throughout the state az 10
who sent the anonymous pamphlets
broadcast
rV-uenrexentative Fowler is the only
one ~ the four candidates who has con-
sncted a speaking campaign. Senator
Pierce mas confined his efforts to the
newspa oers. in which every few DAYS ne
puts before the public statement out
lining his views on the FIVE issues he has
adopted. Equal taxation and grade cross
ings are the two pricipal planks IN ms
platform.
Ex-senator Everett Colby has started
IN 10 mix things up with Edmund o.
Osborne. his opponent for the Progressive
domination for Governor at the coihIhs
primaries For the last few weeks MI
Osborne has been having things pretty
much his own way. but now that MI
Colby has cut loose II looks as though
Sir. Osborne will hear lot OF things
about himself.
Mr. Colby is going 10 show no quarter
Il is said lie is going to call spade
spade aud II is understood that he has
an interesting collection Of facts which
he is going TO drive home, especially
on the efforts OF Mr.. Osborne 10 distort
his Views and 10 misstate facts in con-
nection with his attitude on public ques-
tons.