Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-23
GREGORY DIDN'T
GET WILSON 0. K.
Follower Declares if Letter Had
Been Received 1t Would Have
Been Published.
ACKNOWLEDGES DECEPTION
WAS WILFULLY PRACTISED
President Withheld lndorse-
ment of East Orange Mayor
for State Committeeman.

The declaration that Mayor Julian
A. Gregory, of East Orange, was not
the cheerful possessor of an indorse-
ment of his candidacy for State COM
mitteeman from President Woodrow
Wilson has created both surprise and
resentment; surprise on the part of
many who had been misled into be-
lieving that the President was with
Gregory as against James R. Nugent
and resentment on the part of those
who feel that the deception was in
territorial. The chief asset of the
Gregoryites throughout the campaign
that will end with the defeat of the
East Orange man today, was that
Wilson was behind Gregory and that
"a vote for Gregory was a vote for
Wilson"
On being pressed Tor further par
tfcuiars on the subject a Gregoryite
attached TO the Wilson League, a
body by the way that is not in high
favor with the President. ended a
short interview in this abrupt man
ner:
Cant you see that Gregory didn't
get a letter of Endorsement from
President Wilson. If he had wouldn't
his press agent print 1t in big letters
In the newspapers and in circulars
like others who received those IA
vored letters did? That was the in
tention. We couldn't get the desired
letter and if one should bob up late
today on an eleventh-hour plea
don't think 1t would help Gregory.
Too late; but we have abandoned
hope of a letter Of Endorsement
1t was through an odd circum-
stance that 1t leaked out that Greg
DRY, instead of having the Wilson in
dorsement tucked away in an inside
pocket had failed utterly to obtain
a letter of approval from the Presi-
dent.
1t seems strange and singular that
such was the situation as Gregory
boosters" had created, and caused
to be spread, the impression that
Gregory was one of Wilson's IA
vorite sons" and was, therefore, TO
be obeyed, honored and voted for
as such.
That some one or more have prac-
ticed deception and misled the pub
lie, in this matter, appears like a
prima facie case of "hoodwinking the
people"
AS it was bluntly put by Demo-
crat of Wilson tendencies, last night:
81 had intended to vote for Greg
was led to believe that President
Wilson had Endorsed his candidacy
But without Wilson's Endorsement l
wouldn't touch Gregory with forty
foot pole 7 won't stand for any
con game Just tally me on the
Nugent score sheet. He is the best |
leader. anyway. Mighty glad that
got on to the tactics. 1t is never
too late to mend"
That the wrong impression that
President Wilson had Endorsed Greg
DRY had been used as an asset, as a |
"vote-getter," in the latter's behalf
will not be denied, but just why |
must be left to the reader to judge. |
1t shouldn't prove much of a strain |
on the imagination.
A Wilson Lacquer gave the whole |
snap away, although in justice to his |
loyalty, while not approving his idea
of conscience, it must be said that |
he didn't mean to do it." He is |
victim of mon vult" plea.
1t was made clear during con-
versation last night that James R. /
Nugent was the unanimously In
dorsed candidate of the Essex County
Democratic Committee and all recog-
nized Democratic organizations from
the Joel Parker Association down,
while a question arose as to Mayor
Gregory's bona f1de Endorsement.
A staunch, dyed-in-t he-wool Wilson
Lacquer broke in with:
I'VE Endorsed Gregory"
"Who do You mean by WEI" he
was asked.
THE Wilson League" was the
reply.
Ibid President Wilson indorse Greg
ory 2" was the next inquiry.
mo. the President didn't. This is
how it was (And the Wilson
Lacquer settled down to an argu-
mentative little talk) You see, the
President Endorsed Governor Fielder
and emphatically made him his
choice. You'll admit that, won't
you?"
cit was admitted with a positive de-
gree of unanimity that President
Wilson had unqualifedly Endorsed |
Governor Fielder)
But what of Gregory" asked one
of the party. did Wilson indorse
Gregory? I was led to believe that
he did"
zone moment now" said the Will
son Lacquer. LET me explain. I've
been in politics for years and know
the game. Politics is politics. What |
the people don't know won't deprive |
them of sleep, We are all here to |
fool the people, as Barnum said"
Come away from that about Bar
mum, let's hear about Wilson indors-
ing Gregory or not indorsing Greg
ory," came the interruption.
'rWell, Wilson Endorsed Fielder for
Governor; he Endorsed Congressman |
Hart and even wrote letter down to
Maine indorsing a candidate for Con-
gress there. We Gregoryites figured |
It out that 1t would be great feather
in Gregory's cap If we Wilson |
Leaguers could get letter from the
President indorsing Gregory for State