Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-07

commission form of government. The
agitation for the latter form of gov
eminent in Hudson county, it was rep
resented, was more or less of reffee-
ton on the Wittpenn administration
in Jersey City.
1t was also asserted that it had be-
come known to President Wilson
while still Governor of the State, that
Wittpenn had tried to be with four
candidates for the Essex county pros
ecutorship and had given his per
sonal pledge to each. 1t was also
pointed out as significant that several
of the leading members of the league,
some of whom We're preseAt Saturday
night, not only refused to serve on
the committee of arrangements for
the recent testimonial dinner to
Mayor Wittpenn in this city, but also
failed to attend the dinner.
1t was declared that the meeting
had been called for the express pur-
pose of. indorsing a candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination, but a mo-
ton by Bernard w Terlinde TO defer
action finally prevailed.
Tell of Deal.
A letter from John w Yves
colt. of Camden, was read, in
which any Endorsement was COUNSEL
led against and it was openly stated
that President Wilson had turned his
back on Wittpenn and as proof it was
pointed out that Mr. Wescott, former
Senator John Hinchnffe, of Paterson,
and Louis Hood of Essex, who has
been appointed prosecutor TO succeed
the present incumbent, were in Wash
ington last week in conference with
President Wilson and had returned
as -Wittpennltes. 1t was also
freely stated by the members of the
executive committee that 1t was
doubtful whether Wittpenn would be
in the race when primary time came
around and the support given Witt
penis candidacy by United States
Senator Hughes was doing more harm
than good as it reused up talk of a
deal which it was alleged had been
made between Senator Hughes, Secre-
tary of the Treasurer McAdoo and
Mayor Wittpenn, 1t was alleged that
Wittpenn was to be supported in New
Jersey for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton; Hughes was to be United States
Senator, and Mr.. McAdoo was to
receive certain concessions in Jersey
City.
Mayor Gregory and Mr.. Mutell, both
of East Orange, who We're formerly
members of the committee, were
present and were permitted to remain
during the entire session. The dis
cussion was practically over before
Mayor Gregory spoke, but it was
plain to be seen that his sympathies
were with the anti Wittpenn men.
Turning dramatically to Mr.. Armitage,
the mayor remarked: mo man can
deliver the league nor the able, indie
pendent and courageous members of
this committee"
Mr.. Armitage was asked whether
he had pledged the support of the
league to Mayor Wittpenn and replied
that anything he had said or done in
that direction had been done as an
individual. When one of the mem
bers asked whether he had pledged
his personal support the reply indi-
Gated that MIR Armitage considered
that a personal matter and no ones
business.
Severe criticism was heard on all
sides of Mr.. Armitage for calling the
meeting on a night other than the
regular meeting night and for his
arbitrary methods in excluding the
press. Mr.. Armitage accused several
of the members of having given out
information of previous meetings to
the reporters, and was told that IL
the reporters had been allowed to re-
main there would be no chance for
errors in the reports of the meetings.