Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-25
W|TTPENN FORCES
CAME OUT AHEAD
Hudson Returns Also Indicate
big Four Received Jolt in
Democratic Primaries.
Especial to the Newark star.l

JERSEY CITY, Sept. 25.-Revised
returns from Hudson county show
that the Wittpenn ticket ap-
parently sustained a severe defeat in
the primary this week. The anti
Wittpennites seemingly have succeed-
ed in landing only three of the twelve
Democratic nominations for assem-
blymen and two for freebooter.
The most unexpected defeat sus-
tanned by the faction which opposed
the Wittpenn slate was that of AS
semblyman Thomas F. Martin by his
colleague of last year, Assemblyman
Charles NJ. Egan, for State senator.
Egan's majority over Martin was 312.
The victory of John O'Gorman and
John Haas, the Wittpenn candidates
for denomination as boulevard COM
missioners, was expected because of
the support given them by Eugene +.
Kinkead, the unanimous choice of
Hudson county for membership on
the Democratic State Committee.
Freeholders Witt and Knodel, of the
Wittpenn slate, were defeated. Lally
and Heller, of the Wittpenn fac
ton. won out. Freebooter Untereiner,
of the Wittpenn slate, however, was
successful.
l6f Three ANU w lLlpoHIl dSStlupiy
men who were nominated were As
sem blyman Walter L. McDermott,
Thomas f. A. Griffin and Daniel j.
o. Regan. The Wittpenn men who
were beaten were Ciccarelli, Newman
and Long.
The defeat of the, anti Wittpenn
faction is also a defeat for the So
called big Four" composed of
Sheriff N. Peter Wedin, City Com
missioner Frank Hague, County
Register John Mcmahon and Patrick
]. Griffen, of Hoboken, who backed
the anti Wittpenn candidates.
The results of Tuesdays primaries
apparently show more than ever be-
fore the unsettled condition of Hud-
son county politics Besides the de-
feat of the big Four" results also
showed the weakness of County Sur
rogate John p. Egan, who aspires to
the Democratic leadership of Hud-
son county. Egan, who had the sups
port of City Commissioner George +.
Brensinger, had an Independent slate
of candidates for several positions,
but they were completely showed
under
Assemblyman Martin made it plain
today that he will demand recount
in case the figures show his defeat.
He will not take any steps in this
line until the result is officially an
nounced. Deputy County Clerk Ed
win w. Gritten. who is in charge of
the tabulating, said he would prob
ably be able to announce the result
about 5 o'clock this afternoon.
81 feel certain that I have been
nominated" said Mr.. Martin today.
"If a recount is ordered l think there
will be some interesting revelations.
My impression is that some peculiar
methods were resorted to in some
quarters to defeat me. Some of the
facts that will be brought out at the
recount will make lot of people open
their eyes.
During the past twenty-four hours
I have been hearing stories of Tues
days doings that have caused me to
start rigid inquiries in several direc-
tons. l am prepared to do my ut
most to run down some of the rumors
and to find out what there is in the
stories that unfair methods were re-
sorted to by some of my enemies to
prevent my nomination at the Demo-
cratic primaries