Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-15
FIELDER NAMES
COMMITTEE TO
RUN CAMPAIGN
Every County Except Mercer
Represented in New
Organization.
800 ATTEND LAST
GOVERNORS DAY
Several Wittpennites viii Aid
Governor in Fight Against
Katzenbach.
IFrom a stan Correspondence ]

SEA GIRT. n. J., Aug. 15.-South
Jersey predominated at the last or
the governors days here today. the
300 invited guests are from Camden,
Hunterdon, Cumberland, Gloucester
and Burlington counties.
Governor Fielder announced the
names of the committee consisting of
one member from each county who
will conduct his campaign. Lawrence
L. Fell, a well-known Democrat of
Orange and former member of the
County Tax Board, was chosen from
Essex. The Hudson member of the
committee is Prosecutor Robert S.
Hudspeth, who was an ardent Witt
pennite until the latters withdrawal.
State Chairman Edward E. Grosscup.
who also was a Wittpennite, is the
member from Gloucester.
Out of Difference to Frank S. KatZ-
enbach, the governor announced that
he would not select any one from
Mercer county, the latter's home
county. Regarding this he said; Out
of courtesy to Mr.. Katzenbach / have
selected no member of the committee
from his home county of Mercer. feel
ing that our rivalry should continue
to be friendly, and that therefore I
should not attempt to invade his own
territory with an organization I
have many Mercer county support
ers."
The committee selected is as fol-
lows;
Atlantic, c. C. Shinn of Atlantic
City; Bergen, Frank M. Taylor. of
Hackensack: Burlington, Richard P.
Hughes, of Florence; Camden, Judge
John W. Wescott, of Camden; Cape
May, Senator Harry C. Wheaton, of
Anglesea; Cumberland, Samuel Ire
dell, of Bridgeton; Essex, Lawrence
t. Fell, of Orange; Gloucester, State
Chairman Edward e. Grosscup, of
Wenonah; Hudson. Robert S. Huds .
peth, of Jersey City; Hunterdon,
Senator George f. Martens, of New
Germantown; Middlesex, Senator
William e. Ramsay. of Perth Am
boy; Monmouth, Charles f. McDon-
aid, of Englishtown; Morris, William
l.. r. Lynd, of Dover; Ocean, ex-
Senator George C. Lowe, of Toms
River; Passaic. Senator Peter j. Nc
Ginnis, of Paterson; Salem, ID. Stew
art Craven. of Salem; Somerset,
William j. Bemond, of Somerville:
Sussex, Senator Samuel T. Munson,
of Franklin Furnace. Union, General
Dennis f. Collins. of Elizabeth, and
Warren, Johnston Cornish, of Wash
ington.
The prevailing sentiment at the
luncheon seemed to be that Govern
or Fielder would be the Democratic
choice for governor, while among
the Republicans former Governor
Edward G. Stokes was looked upon
as the strongest available candidate.
In fact, about the only Republicans
present today who did not seem to
regard Stokes with great favor was
Senator Isaac Nichols, of Cumber-
land
Senator Nichols expressed the be-
lief that the former Governor had
delayed too long in announcing
whether he would stand for the nom
ination. Mr.. Nichols, who is from
Cumberland. Mr. Stokes home coun-
ty, declared that there were num-
Der of people in Cumberland who re-
garded. former Congressman Charles
N. Fowler with more favor than Mr.
Stokes. Mr.. Fowler would unite all
elements of the party Mr. Nichols
seemed to think. The Senator's opin-
ion was not shared to any consider
able extent by other South Jerseyites,
however, who seemed to think that
Mr.. Stokes was the logical candidate.