Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
SENATOR HUGHES
OUT FOR W|TTPENN
Declares Jersey City Mayor Is
Democracy's Logical Cam
didate for Governor.
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SAYS HE WILL ATTRACT
pROGRESSIVES OF PARTY
And Adds That ReactIonaries
Will Be Aligned Behind
Another Aspirant'

t-nl9sd States Senator William
Hughes today heartily Endorsed the
candidacy of Mayor II. Otto Witt
nenn Of Jersey City, for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor.
= believe that all progressive ele-
ments in the Democratic party VIII
he found aligned behind Mayor Witt
penn" he asserts.
His statement follows in fun:
"A number OF persons have asked
nomination for Governor l nave no
3 hesitation in answ ering such ques
: yions h., saving that ] believe that
lhs man TO make the fight is Mayor
II otto Wittpenn, of Jersey city. Ny
reasons for indorsing Mayor W.T.
s--s.an, are not personal although we
) have been friends for great many
ears. but rather with a view TO
continuation OF the work which mas
been undertaken in the DEMOCRACY
party under the leadership OF Got-
= ernor Wilson. Our next c@huiHoe
4or Governor must have demonstrated
'ssY,,, l,is public record that he IS capa,,
= Sic of leading a great movement. ana
must have shown that he Is d Hi'ii
or capability and courage.
.aIse those OF US in New jersey VINO
nsvo followed the political destinies
~ Hudson county, II has peen
source OF pride TO feel that we h@o
!. man Ike Mayor Wittpenn IN the
marty. whose efforts have always oeeH
in the interests Of progress ana whose
career is a guarantee Of his aolhtS.
..uas Been Nore Than simply Mayor
,.AJavor wittpenn has done more
than syuplv be mayor OF Jersey city
He has done more than simply De an
sngusnttai factor in Hudson county
M ljt,cs. II has been through ELS
aForts that the same Kind OF . nghl
has been successfully ccnducted theIe
- ,yas successfully conducted oy
s2overnor Wilson IN a greater hetd AT
Trenton The same interests ana the
same tnGuesces have been opposed 70
him in Hudson county as Opposed
Governor Wilson IN the state, ana III
.. general way the problems which
have confronted Mayor Wittpenn III
his official and political life in Hud-
san county heve been treated with
che same honesty OF purpose. lhde-
/ EVIDENCE and integrity as they We're
treated by Governor Wilson.
..As I Wow the situation, the ap-
Iroaahing gubernatorial contest III
Nf4v Jersey Will be conducted upon
1ines similar to ell the other great
political fights within the Democratic
mart of late years The progres-
eives. or the friends OF Governor WI
son viii DO aligned behind candi-
date for Governor. The reectloh-
eries will be aligned behind another
candidate for Governor.
Min this State Il Is necessary that
we who believe the same on questions o1!s
of principle should stand absolutely
together behind one candidate ana
thai candidate should be the strong
est man in the Democratic party.
lie Has Been Repeatedly Victorious.
been Victorious in Hudson county. He
has carried the county when eandl-
Gtdate for supervisor b. majority
OF $4,000. lie carried Jersey CITY
: wien he ren for mayor the first time
Nv the then unprecedented majority
OF 5000 and the last time that he
ran no broke hts former records and
was elected by d majority OF over
ut wss he wilo led the light in
Hudson county for Wilson delegates.
the results of which have become a
part OF our State history He con :
Quoted at the last primary hght 20
3 establish better conditions in the
:. COUNTY government. and il has been
through his efforts that the last yes
ti1e of the old machine has disap-
reercd from that county.
'ThIs is splendid record Of leader
ship statesmanship and achievement.
when we consider that his battles
were fought against the most power
gully ii:tTcnched machine which the
: state has ever known, the success OF
MS work Inns been phenomenal.
u believe that all progressive Gle;
ynents in the Democratic PARTY will
be found aligned behind Mayor witt
penn. and that II will be through his
Snstrumentality that the great work
which has been commenced will be
carried to a successful conclusion.
.H=snd that through those elements
with which Governor Wilson has sur
rounded himself. IL will be possible
Z Il keen the Democratic party upon q
g sound and. Consequently. winning
E basis"