Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-06-11
VIEW RESULTS .
IN JERSEY CITY
Both Sides Givs Opinions to
Their Own Satisfaction.
Special to the EVENING NEws.


Trenton, June 1:-Commenting
today upon the commission govern
ment election in Jersey City, In
which Mayor Wittpenn, one of the
leading Democratic candidates for
governor, sustained a serious defeat,
Acting Governor Fielder, Mayor
Wittpenn's rival for the nomination,
declared today that the people of
Jersey City clearly demanded
change in government and in the men
administering the government. The
governors statement Is regarded as
significant because Of the belief of
many state politicians that Mayor
Wittpenn's defeat In his home city
has put serious crimp in his cam
paign for the goVernorship. Cover
nor Fielder's statement is as follows
"The result indicates quite clearly
that the people of Jersey City had
tired of the existing conditions and
demanded change which they found
could best be secured through the
medium of commission government.
They wanted a change which should
be In every respect complete. With
the change In government the people
evidently wanted change in the
men administering the government
and they have secured both. 1t is
wholly q victory ON the part Of the
people who knew what they wanted
and may always be relied upon when
determined to find it.
THE large vote indicates that
every citizen was deeply interested
and fully realized the inheritance of
the result. 1t is particularly crafty
ing to notice that the margin be-
tween the successful candidates and
those who failed of election was
sufficiently large to remove all doubt
as to the desire Of the people of
Jersey City as to whom should be
vested with the control OF municipal
affairs hereafter"
A Wittpenn View of 1t.
"The defeat of Jersey City was
not in any sense a Wittpenn defeat"
declared Assistant Secretary of State
Job H. Lippincott today, in comment
ing on the election result in Jersey
City. Mr.. Lippincott is one of the
chief managers of the Wittpenn
gubernatorial campaign. Mr.. Lippin-
colt then proceeded to analyze the
vote and declared that the result
proved that were Mayor Wittpenn to
run in Jersey City he would unques-
tionably lead by a large majority.
Mr.. Lippincotts statement Is as fol-
lows
"It is difficult for those persons
not thoroughly conversant with local
conditions to understand clearly the
results in Jersey City. The defeat
was not in any sense a Wittpenn de-
coalition on the part of the Smith
Nugent combine in Jersey City to-
gether with Republicans. This COM
bination was made absolutely newt
able through q desire on the part of
the Republicans to elect their two
men which they thought could not
have been effected except by combin-
ing against the five friends of Mayor
Wittpenn who were on the ticket. |
Had the contest been simply between
the Wittpenn faction and the faction |
which has fallen under the domini- |
tion of Jim Smith, the results would |
have been reversed. 1t is plain that |
1t was impossible for any faction of |
the Democratic party to be successful
when opposed by another faction of
their party combined with practically |
the solid Republican vote.
"An analysis of the figures show |
that the Wittpenn ticket received out |
of total vote of 1000. comprising |
and Republicans, an aver |
age Of $4,000 votes, thus proving |
that were Wittpenn to run in the
primaries In Jersey City he would |
unquestionably lead by a large ma
jority as the total Democratic pri-
mary vote could not exceed 10000 |
votes.'