Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-10
NJ DERMOTT RAPS
WITTPENN FOR ALL
Warns Egan and Bredenbek in
Regard TO the Walsh Act
Amendment.


JERSEY CITY. y. J.. May l0.-As-
semblyman Walter L. MeDermott to-
day declared that Assemblymen
Charles NJ Egan and Magnus Bre-
denbek viii have a great deal Of ex-
planning to do if the Walsh act
amendment is not passed before a
sudden adjournment Of the Legisla-
turs. The statement is as follows:
Il have no doubt whatever Of the
good intent OF Mr.. Egan and Mr.
Bredenbek in respect to the Walsh
act amendment which / attempted II
Introduce. They feel about it exact
ly as do. and their votes show suf-
hcientiy how they stand on these
matters But, il ] fail in passing
this act it will he for Mr. Bredenbek
to make such explanation as he can
for blocking me thus far.
4 believe shall succeed in passing
this act, but If a sudden adjournment
should occur the members Of the
Legislature from tho rest Of the
State might note be impressed with
the wisdom Of delaying this matter
on which Mr. Bredenbek and Mr..
Matthews, of Essex. lay such stress
1t takes time to print a bill It must
pass through second and third read
ing, and ] can readily foresee that
when the WEAKNESS of the jury re-
form wrangle is ended one way or
the other. the country senators, who
have not shown great Difference to
the wishes of the House, will be
eager to take their hats and get the
first train out of Trenton. IL viii
then be in order for Messrs. Breden-
bek and Matthews to come 10 my as
sistance.
Tn my opinion. this matter is en-
;ireiv t,p to Mr.. Wittpenn. Those as
ISOLATED with him are unfortunate lr
being obliged to try to follow a leader
who vacillates and who places politi-
cal motives first in determining every
act of his official career. What sound
reason can there be for preventing
Jersey City from having the benefit
of a proper recall9 The Senate is in
Producing bills on other subjects.
1T is following the agreement de-
termined in conference. When Mr..
Bredenbek says that he. on his own
initiative, broke the determination of
a party conference. he must know
that everyone will be astonished at
such a rash act on his part. / am
surprised he should take such a re-
sponsibility on his own shoulders.
Mr. Matthews, of Essex. when he
says that it would be wisest to wait
until we get the jury question out of
the way. is simply not believed II
that was his reason he should have
given it the other day. I asked him
in the House whether he would. give
a reason. and he refused. Now. of
course, he is only too anxious to give
reason. The people of Hudson
should know that this Mr.. Matthews
is an Essex assemblyman. who was
rather conspicuous in the fall cam
paign for his attacks on President
Wilson. Now he is tailed at every
vote as an adherent of 1the President
In the last few days he is being
spoken of as chief scout in Essex for
Mr. Wittpenn. hence my Inference
that Mr.. Wittpenn is to blame.
especially when 1Ir Bredenbek is
found cooperating The stand of
these members is quite indefensible.
and they had better get in out of the
wet before 1t is too late. They Will
be kept busy explaining. but they will
not get the slightest benefit out of
the explanation unless my bill goes
through. | mean to offer the bill
Monday. and We shall have another
showdown then"