Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-29
WEDEN To ENTER
COMMITTEE FIGHT
Hudson Sheriff Says He Will
Run Against Eugene
F. Kinkead.
TFrom !. stan Correspondent.I

JERSEY CITY, N. J., Aug. TO-
Followers of former Mayor Wittpenn
who had looked for trouble at last
nights meeting of the Hudson
Democratic County Committee were
given a surprise. There was not a
ripple of discord. The utmost har-
mony prevailed and the anti-Witt-
penn forces will present United
front at the coming primaries.
More than two-third5 or tho mem
bers of the committee responded to
the call that was sent out by ten OF
the members after Freebooter George
II. Witt, the Wittpenn chairman of
the committee, had refused to call the
special meeting.
The only surprise came when. fol-
lowing Henry's withdrawal, N. Peter
Weden, Hudson county sheriff, an
nounced that he would today file a
petition and enter the race for State
committeeman against Eugene F.
Kinkead.
The wittpenn members comprised
the absentees. What the Wittpenn
machine had looked and hoped for
was a bitter contest over the indorse-
ment of q candidate for State COM
mittee. A. M. Henry, an influential
Democrat who had been agreed upon
as the choice of the anti Wittpenn
faction for member of the State COM
mittee. and who had consented to
stand before Congressman Eugene f.
Kinkead had announced his candi-
dacy, conferred with some of his
friends prior to the meeting. Mr.
Henry was not eager to be a member
of the committee and he disliked to
enter into contest that might re-
suit in dividing the Wittpenn
forces and thus give some comfort to
the enemy.
The men who favored his candidacy
were in q position to make a sue
cessful fight for him, but 1t was
feared that in the excitement attend
ing the election OF the State commit
teeman the county candidates might
be overlooked The defeat of the
Wittpenn machine was more impor-
tant to Mr.. Henry than his own sue
cess and he asked that he be per-
mitted to withdraw from the contest.
There were a series of conferences
and the result was that Mr.. Henry
was told to use his own judgment in
the matter. He decided to await the
action of the county committee which
had assembled while the last of the
conference was in progress with Con-
gressman Kinkead by his side he took
a seat In the county committee meet
ing. He had made up his mind to
withdraw and leave the field to Kin
kead. Only the Congressman and
few of Mr.. Heriys friends knew this.
In the abs.. ce of Chairman Witt
Commissioner Hague called the meet
ing to order. Patrick r. Griffen, of
Hoboken, who had deserted Wtttpenn
because of the latter's political meth
DDS, was made chairman. He eX-
planned the object of the meeting,
which was to indorse set of candi-
dates, and Immediately Commissioner
Hague was on his feet with motion
that Mr.. Henry be the committees
choice for State committee. The Sc
lection of Mr.. Henry had been ex-
pected and was made by an unani-
nous vote.
Commissioners Hague then offered
a blanket resolution indorsing all Of
the candidates that will be on the
anti Wittpenn ticket. Mr.. Kinkeads
name was included and 1t brought
forth applause. The complete ticket
is as follows:
For Governor, James f. Fielder; for
member State Committee, Eugene f.
Kinkead; for State Senator. Thomas
F. Martin; for members of Assembly
James McAleer, of West Hudson;
Walter L. MeDermott Frederick W.
Neumann, Pierre Cook, John j. Mar