Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-10
WANT WILSON To
GUST ARM|TAGE
League Resents Alleged High
Handed Arbitrary Methods
of Its President.

Members of the Woodrow Wilson
League, who are tired of the high
handed and arbitrary methods being
employed by their president. John l..
Armitage, will enlist the aid of Presi-
dent Wilson, 1t is said. to bring about
the resignation of Mr.. Armitages They
have already tried themselves. but in
vain. to have him tender his resigna-
ton, it is declared.
The opposition of the members of
the executive committee to Mr.. Ar
mitage is the result of the latter's
persistent efforts to have the league
indorse the gubernatorial candidacy
of Mayor H. Otto Wittpenn, of Jersey
City. When the matter was first
brought up by MIR. Armitage several
members felt the time was not yet
ripe to indorse any candidate for
Governor.
Others believing that President Vii.
son was inclined more toward the
candidacy of Governor Fielder rather
than toward the Jersey City mayor,
counseled delay in the matter. Mr..
Armtage was set on having the
league 1ndorse Mayor Wittpenn, and
persisted in having the members put
on record in the matter. When the
matter was put to vote Mr. Armit-
age and James F. McGrath. of South
Orange. We're the only ones voting In
favor of the Wittpenn Endorsement.
Then rumors began to reach the
members that Mr.. Armitage. who is
ambitious to become postmaster, had
been assured that his ambition would
be gratified if he succeeded in deliV-
ering the league over to Mayor Witt
penn. This tended to widen the
breach between Mr.. Armitage and the
members of the executive committee
of the league, and when the president
called a special meeting Saturday
night a lively session ensued.
His resolution to indorse Wittpenn
was again rejected and he was ac-
cused of trying to deliver the league
to satisfy his own personal ends. Mr..
Armitage was rather pointed in some
of his remarks to the mem bers of the
committee and in fact termed two of
the members who were not present at
the meeting which he had called
"welchers."
Ii is said that Mr.. Armitage add
vised Judge Patrick J. Dolan to with
draw his application for the juvenile
court iudgeship. The latter did not
heed Mr.. Armitage's advice and sub
sequently was appointed to the posi-
ton. Mr.. Armitage. 1t is said was
also openly expressing his opinion
that Judge Harry V. Osborne would
be appointed prosecutor, and when
the appointment was made, Louis
Hood was the man named for the po-
sition.
The latter has interested himself in
putting the league on a sound foun-
dation and last week. after returning
from Washington, strongly opposed
the Wittpenn Endorsement. Mayor
Julian A Gregory, of East Orange.
resigned from the executive commit
tee because of Mr.. Armitage's tactics,
and it is thought that if Mr.. Armit-
ages resignation is rendered either
Mayor Gregory. Mr.. Hood Or Judge
Dolan will be selected in his place.
1t is further said that Joseph p.
Tumulty, secretary to President Will
son, is distrustful of Mr.. Armitage,
owing TO the belief that the latter be-
trayed confidence and has stead
Easily refused to talk to Mr.. Armit-
age, except in the presence of wit
nesses.