The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-13
W'ITTPEN|N LOSES
IN CRUCIAL FIGHT
Candidates Beaten In Jersey
City Election.
VICTORY FOR GOV. FIELDER
Result Plainly Weakens Chances OF
Jersey City Mayor For Gubernatorial
Nomination - Friends of Governor
Fielder Jubilant Over Result.


Nomination - Friends of Governor
Fielder Jublant Over Result.
Jersey City, n. j., June 11.-Mayor
n. Otto Wittpenn suffered an appar-
emily complete defeat in Jersey City's
commissionership election yesterday.
Only one of his five candidates came
through to a place in the new form of
government which will go into effect
next Tuesday. er-.r
The commissioners elected and their
votes were as follows:
Ex-Mayor Mark NJ. Pagan. Progress
sive Republican, 81, ,419.
George F. Brensinger, Democrat. 49,
O10. 5t.. -+t .Es
James ]. Ferris, Democrat, 1917.
Street and Water Commissioner
Frank Hague 1920.
City Collector A. Harry Moore, Witt
penn Democrat, 1878.
Not only was Mayor II. Otto Witt
penis administration wiped out of
power by his failure to elect two more
of his candidates in addition to City
Collector Moore, the only successful
Wittpennite, but Wittpenn himself, as
the result of the work of the voters,
may have been wiped off the political
the Democratic candidate for governor
in the fall is concerned
The candidates who fell by the way
side and their votes were as follows:'
Thomas ]. Stewart, Republican, 49,
ATT.
City Treasurer Carl G. A Schumann,
Wittpenn Democrat, 12,425.
Ex-Assemblyman Charles P. Olwell,
Wittpenn Democrat, 12,247.
Ex-Police Judge Joseph E. Farmer.
Wittpenn Democrat, 11,s96.
City Clerk John II. Morris, Wittpenn
Democrat 1854.
Election Closely Watched.
The eyes of politicians in all parts
of New Jersey were focused on the
election returns on the theory that a
victory for the Wittpenn candidates
would strengthen the mayors chances
of landing the gubernatorial nomina-
hon and that their defeat would indi-
cate that if Wittpenn couldn't carry
his own town he surely could not ex-
pect Democrats outside of Hudson
county to rally under his standard.
One of the remarkable features of
the election was the Coming back" of
Mark M. Pagan, mayor of Jersey City
for six years Q902-S), who was defeat
ed for reelection for a fourth term by
Mayor Wittpenn in the fall of 1907.
W1ttpenn also prevented him from
coming back in the mayoralty election
of 1909. Although Pagan, who is an
undertaken, did not do any campaign
ing, he led the field Of ten by a big
margin. "-t r
Mayor Wittpenn received the returns
lying on a couch in his office in the
city hall. He was much disappointed
over the result, but kept a stiff upper
lip.
"The defeat of our ticket" the may
or said, twas brought about by a COM
bination of reactionary Democrats and
the Republicans. While l regret much
that our ticket didn't go through | am
pleased with the election of my friend
Moore.
"The election will have no effect
whatever upon my gubernatorial can
didacy. l am the only man who is
fitted to fill Wilson's Shoes / am the
only candidate up to the present who
stands for Wilson's policies. Now that
the Jersey City election Is over I'll get
busy and hustle for the nomination for
governor. feel confident of success"
Secretary Tonnelle of the James F.
Fielder League of New Jersey, which
is devoted to the interests of acting
Governor James f. Fielder, who is
Wittpenn's rival for the nomination as
a Wilson Democrat, was tickled over
what happened to the Wittpenn ticket
"The election shows" he said, that
Governor Fielder, and not Wittpenn,
will get the gubernatorial nomination. :"
Former Mayor Pagan, who carried
off the honors of the day, said: 81 am
much impressed with the opportunity
that the commissioners will have for
big work. This certainly was a big day
for Jersey City"
Although commission government ad-
vocates, of which Mayor Wittpenn was
NV hfho SttAb Nhul llC uGM lOIIl OI
government would work for nonparti.
sanship in municipal affairs, the mayor
and his organization indorsed FIVE of
the ninety-one men in the primary cleo
ton of May 13 and made a vigorous
fight for them after they We're nomi-
mated
Fight Was Very Bitter.
The attitude of the mayor gave of.
fense to many. and the supposed mon
partisan contest" developed into a rare
old fight between the Wittpenn Demo
erats and the anti-Wittpenn Democrats
backing Governor Fielder. As there
were only two Republicans among the
ten candidates voted for yesterday, the
rank and file in the Republican party
had the fun of helping the Democrats
out 1t was very apparent from the
returns that many Republicans who