Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-25
WILSON CONFERS
WITH ]ERSEYMEN
ABOUT PATRONAGE
Fielder and Other States Lead
ers Discuss Collectorship
With the President.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED,
NEW CONFERENCE CALLED
Sen. Hughes Battling for Duffy.
Westcott Slated for Judgeship.
Harvey's Name Hinted.

WASHINGTON, Nov 25.--Acting
Governor Leon r. Taylor, of New Jer-
sey, was one of the Washington Wis
itors yesterday. He was accompanied
by Major General Dennis r. Collins
and Colonel John A. Mather, of the
National Guard of New Jersey. The
! trio called upon President Wilson.
Some said the Jerseymen wanted
to discuss the Dick military law and
its application to General Collins's
standing and the possible effect of
an appropriation of 100000 of federal
money for New Jersey in the event
of refusal to comply with the new
federal army code. Others declare
that the Jerseymen talked over the
political situation in the State and
the differences that have arisen over
the distribution OF federal patron
age.
At all events this patronage mat
ter will not down. Governor elect
James f. Fielder Is here with Mrs
Fielder as guests at the wedding of
Miss Jessie Wilson and Francis Bowes
Sayre. The presence of MIR. Fielder
and other Jerseymen has, however
stirred the already live fire over the
conditions of affairs in the Garden
State.
Smiles for Anti-FielderItes.
Mr.. Fielder is also said to have had
talk with President Wilson last
night
1t is referred to as singular that
men who persstently opposed Fielder
for the nomination for Governor and
NH III. -.
Wittpenn, until President Wilson
pulled the latter out OF the race, be-
fore they swung and even then re-
luctantly, to Fielder, are now in
flower, whereas the original Fielder
ties are looked upon as a common
commodity in bulk.
Attention is called to the fact that
District Court Judge Daniel A. Du
gan, of Orange; his brother-in-law.
John l.. Davis, of the same city, both
original Wittpenn men and opposed
in every way to Fielder, went over
to Jersey City to boom Assembly
man John "A. Matthews, also Witt
penn advocate until compelled by cir-
cumstances to come out for Fielder
for the internal revenue collector
lship at Newark Governor-elect Fiel-
der and his friends are not even con-
Isidered
The situation is so singular that the
politicians figure it out that Witt
penn is building his fences as strong
as possible now SO that in 1916 he
will be looked upon as the man of
power to tie to, and that even il Gov
ernor Fielder should care to figure
in the campaign his following would
be materially reduced.
Whether F'ielder's friends are will
i,,e m ram a In, fla seiUp under he cir
cumstanees. is of course. up to them,
1t is admitted.
Word has reached Washington that
the Woodrow Wilson League, of Es-
sex county, is the reverse Of friendly
to the eleventh hour proposition that
Assemblyman Matthews is to have
the internal revenue collectorship.
The league had other candidates, and
never considered Matthews at any
stage. They are divided in allegiance
between Joseph Connolly, of Belle
vile, and John V. Diefenthaler, of
Newark
The opinion expressed here over
the internal revenue collectorship is
that Congressman Eugene F. Kin
kead will not submit to be Inundated
in the matter of patronage.
AS a sort of Gaping the climax 1t
is given out that when Acting Gov
ernor Taylor, General Collins and
Governor-elect Fielder had conclud-
ed a talk with President Wilson 1t
was understood that New Jersey pa
tronage matters will not be settled
until they have been seen again.
They had long talk with Secretary
Tumulty at the White House yes
terday evening and talked over the
patronage situation. 1t is expected
that Governor elect Fielder will have
conference with the President on
Friday.
United States Senator Hughes is
insisting that Charles V. Duffy shall
be appointed collector of internal
revenue at Newark, and he said to-
day that he had no notion Of giving
up the fight for his candidate.
Rumor has it that former Judge
John W. Wescott, of Camden, is to
receive federal judgeship appoint
ment, probably as successor to the
late Judge Joseph Cross; that Thomas
Terrell is to be nicely placed in a
South Jersey berth, and that Leon
Albeit, jr., OF Hudson county, is not
to be overlooked.
1t is further bruited about that
the next ambassador to France will
be Jerseyman, probably George b.
M. Harvey who is a resident of the
State. There is considerable mys-
terry about this question, however,
and nothing definite is obtainable.