Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-30
Nugent axes Up
Grosscup Cause
and Beats fielder S
Man 10 to 3.
COMPLETE SURPRISE IN
GUARDIANSHIP CONTEST
Davis Seconds Nugent's Move
for Nomination, Lauding the
Gloucester Man as a Steadfasf
Democrat for Is Years.

Gloucester county, was reelected to
head the State Democratic COMMITTEES
today at the annual meeting Of the
body in Trenton. Grosscup won over
Congressman Eugene F. Kinkead, OF
Hudson county, by vote of 16 to 3.
neither Kinkead nor Grosscup taking
part in the vote.
When the session was called to
order George Hapton. of Cumberland
county, was made temporary chair
man. A few moments later City
Counsel James r. Nugent, the mem
Der from Essex county, arose and
announced:
II nominate Edward e. Grosscup,
of Gloucester, as chairman of the
committee"
Committeeman Nugent made no
further comment. The nomination
was seconded by former State SEN
county, who made a lengthy address
in which he lauded the Gloucester
man. Mr. Davis said:
81 do not want to say anything un-
kind about any other candidate We
want a man who knows the condi-
tions throughout the State, one who
has the faculty of harmonizing the
different elements
Mr.. Grosscup has given the best
that was in him as chairman before
I He has stood Loyalty by the Demo-
cratic party and for Democracy dur
ing the past twenty-five years. The
party has never called Eddie Gross
cup that he did not respond with
the best that was in him / call upon
my colleagues to elect Mr.. Grosscup-'
Brigadfer- General Dennis + CoI-
Inns, of Union county, was the next
speaker.
II rise to indorse everything said by
the last speaker in regard TO Mr.
Grosscup personally, and would add
to the compliments If it were possible
A peculiar situation has arisen, and
it is. cur duty to select a candidate
who has the Endorsement of the leader
of our party in the State
Il feel that as the State COMMITTEES
| is also the Governor campaign COM
mittee the chairman should oe n ab-
solute charge of the situation"
Collins Nowfnates Kfnkead.
General Collins then nominated
Congressman Kinkead. This nominal
ton was seconded by Joseph Z. Now
rey, of Camden, who announced
briefly that he took his stand because
he understood it was the governors
! wish that Congressman Kinkead be
selected chairman of the State body.
The fact that there should be a
contest In the committee over the
| election of a chairman was a dis
! tinct surprise, declared Dan Fellows
Platt, of Bergen county. He an
nounced that he favored the re-elec-
ton of Chairman Grosscup. Another
/ Endorsement of Grosscup was made
| by Congressman Thomas j. Scully,
of Middlesex.
Then followed the vote. which re-
suited in a total of sixteen members
for Grosscup and three for Kinkead.
The members who voted for Kinkead
were Committeeman Mowrey. Collins
and Cutler.
Following the announcement of the
vote. Mr.. Kinkead arose and moved
that the action of the committee in
selecting Mr.. Grosscup be made
unanimous. In making the motion
the congressman said:
Il want to say that no one will
work any harder than l will believ-
ing that Mr.. Grosscup under the
same circumstances, would do the
same for me-"
Mr.. Kinkead was then unanimously
named as vice-chairman of the com
mittee When the nominations for
| secretary were opened two candidates
were placed in the field Congressman
Kinkead nominating William L. Dill.
of Paterson. while Mr. Nugent placed
the name of Assistant Secretary 1f
State Job H. Lippincott in nomina-
ton. The vote was IL for Dill and s
for Lippincott.
Collins Treasurer.
General Collins was unanimously
reelected as treasurer of the COM
naittee, as was Prosecutor Robert S.
Hudspeth. of Hudson. for national
committeeman. Mr.. Grosscup said
it had formerly been customary to
elect a temporary chairman, but that
Governor Fielder had expressed the
desire to have a permanent chairman
named.
Former Senator J. Warren Davis
was then placed in nomination and he
was unanimously elected chairman OF
the convention. Mr.. Lippincott was
nominated for secretary.
Mr.. Platt raised the question as to
whether Mr.. Lippincott, not being a
member of the committee, could act
as secretary. and when told by Mr..
Grosscup that there was nothing to
prevent voted for Mr.. Lippincott,
making the latter's election unani-
nous.
Charles NJ. Egan. candidate for
senator from Hudson, introduced a
resolution that all committees should
consist of one member from each
county to be named by his county
chairman. the Governor and the
chairman of the committee. 1t was
unanimously carried.
Mr. Davis announced that the com.
mittees to be appointed were on rules
credentials. platform and resolutions.
after which a motion by Mr.. Egan for
a recess of fifteen minutes to enable
the counties to determine upon their
members for the various committees
was carried. The Essex nominees
were Simon L. Fisch. committee on
rules; Lawrence McCabe, jr.. COM
mittee on credentials; Charles A Nut
ting. committee on platform and reso-
lutions. The convention adjourned tc
meet at o'clock
The committee on platform chosen
from the various counties consists ol
Shaner, of Atlantic; Hennessey. o|
Bergen: Magee, of Burlington. Car1
row, OF Camden: Wheaton, of Capk
May; Ackley, of Cumberland; Nu{
ting, of Essex; Grosscup. of Glouce.f
ter; Egan, of Hudson: Holcombe, a.
Hunterdon, Montgomery. of Merces
Quinn, of Middlesex; Slocum. OF MOI
mouth; Lyons, of Morris: AUSTIN
Ocean: HinchHffe. OF Passaic; Da
of Salem: Beekman, of Somers
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