Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
RHODADECK Joke
TO WILSON MEN
His Attack for Their Failing
to IndOrse Wittpenn Not
Taken Seriously.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS GET SARCASTIC
Judge Dolan and Messrs. Durn-
ing and Whittier Make Reply
to Wittpennite.

tee of the Woodrow Wilson League
are not inclined to take seriously the
attack made upon them by John M.
Rhodabeck, one of the members of
the executive committee of the
league, because of the leagues re-
fusal to indorse the candidacy of for
mer Mayor H. Otto Wittpenn, of
Jersey City. for governor
Rhodabeck, who is one of the ar
dent advocates of Wittpenn in this
county. made an attempt to have the
league indorse his candidate on Mon
day night, but the motion was side
tracked.
In his attack on certain members
of the committee, Mr.. Rhodabeek
criticised Simon P. Northrup, Thomas
F. burning and Edmond A. Whittier,
whom he characterized as Fielder
triplets," and also took a fling at
Judge Patrick A. Dolan and John V.
Diefenthaler for the part they took
Monday night in having his Witt
penn resolution side-tracked.
Judge Dolan Speaks.
When seen today, Judge Dolan de-
clared that he could not conceive
how any supposedly first-class news
PAPER could ever take Mr.. Rhodabeck
seriously and print the attack made
by the latter on members of the COM
mittee. Not unless it is due to the
fact that it doesn't like Fielder add
ed the judge.
''As for Rhodabeck, l don't think 1t
is necessary for any of US to reply to
his attack upon our political stand
ing. Everyone knows where we stand
and where Rhodabeck stands, and let
them Judge for themselves. Why, L
suppose Rhodabeck will be claiming
the credit for my appointment next.
HIS statement in regard to the work
done for the Wilson delegate in my
district sounds funny coming from
a man who considers himself leader
and who was not even able to carry
his own district, depending upon out
side forces for his election"
As to my appointments l refuse to |
say anything further than that they |
were not made with any political |
purpose in mind and that I am salts
fed with the men l have chosen and |
am willing to stand by them.
Mr.. Rhodabeck's great interest for
Wittpenn is due no doubt to his at
tachment for Job H. Lippincott, who |
Is in charge of the States motor |
vehicle department, and who is
Rhodabeck's superior in that depart
ment Lippincott is boosting Witt
penn from the Trenton end of the |
office, and Rhodab beck is following |
out the same policy as his superior
officer in this city.
Simon P. Northrup declared that he |
did not wish to become involved in /
any newspaper controversy with Mr..
Rhodabeck for personal reasons. He |
took occasion to deny all the state
ments made by Mr.. Rhodabeck about
him, however, and declared he did /
not believe any fair-minded person |
would consider them seriously.
whittier and Burning FacetiOus.
Both Mr.. Whittier and Mr.. Durn-
ing treated the attack in a facetious |
manner. Mr.. Whittier said:
Il don't care to say anything. There /
are too many good fellows in the
world to waste any time on bad |
losers. assume that the heat of the |
past few days is largely responsible |
for Rhodabeck's condition, so it would |
be common charity not to take him
seriously A change in the weather |
tonight may help some.
ut is incredible that a man who |
ran for delegate to the national con-
vention last spring and lost not only |
Ill ri ~.
which he was a candidate and also |
failed to carry his own election dis
trict, can be in his right mind when |
he assails anyone on the score of po-
litical weakness. Rhodabeck's action |
is characteristic of his normal condi- |
ton. 1t has been almost a matter of |
habit for him to grab his hat and |
bolt a meeting on the most trivial |
pretext.
up to two weeks ago Rhodabeck |
had been persistent opponent of a |
Wittpenn Endorsement. am inclined |
to think that we can't credit the heat |
with the responsibilities for his |
change of attitude, but that it is more |
likely attributable to other consider |
atoms.
81 imagine none of the gentlemen
whom he attacks has any fear that
the public will pay the slightest at
tention to the assertions of a very
evident violator of personal conf
dence."
Mr.. Cummings reply to question
as to what he thought of the state
ment was:
Il do not know how to figure the
Beau Brummel of Roseville in this
matter. To within a few days ago
this Eleventh Ward statesman was
most persistent in his opposition to
a Wittpenn Endorsement. This out
burst against those gentlemen who
worked their heads off to secure him
the position he now holds should con-
vince everyone that he is not to be
taken very seriously"