Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-22
Washington
' Y LETTER
RY Il q WALKER
CALL WILSON MIGRATE
staF staH Correspondenf.
Star Bureau,
Metropolitan National Bank Bldg,

now accusing President Wilson of
ingratitude because he has refused
to tackle the job of trying to put
the Jersey City ex-mayor back into
the race for the Democratic nomina-
ton.
1t is freely admitted now by most
of Wittpenn's own friends that he
will not be real factor in the .pri-
mary contest. Some Of them, 1t is
reported here, are even considering
going over to the support of the
Katzenbach boom in their anger
against Governor Fielder and the
President.
While there has been no White
House comment upon the Wittpenn
mems charges of ingratitude. there is
considerable White House curiosity
as to who of the Wilson appointees
IN State offices are responsible for
the charges.
Outside of State off1ce-holders, who
owe their jobs to Wilson, the Witt
penn boom has had little backing
from the outset. It's main hackers
have been Assistant Secretary of
State Job Lippincott, State Treasurer
Grosscup, County Prosecutor Huds-
peth, of Hudson county; United
States Senator William Hughes and
Congressman James Hamill. All of
these, with the exception of EIamill,
are under obligations to the Presi-
dent.
This ingratitude talk is more or
less amusing when one stops to re.
call the political history of New Jer-
sey for the past three years. Witt
penn was Woodrow Wilson'S oppo-
nent for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination in 1870 with the
backing of many of the Democratic
Old Guard of the State, the regular
Organization. Hughes, Wittpenn,
Grosscupp, Kerney, in fact, practical
ly all the men who later form ed his
kitchen cabinet, editorial chorus and
the numerous Wilson leagues We're
then opposed to him. Even the
faithful Tumulty, now secretary to
the President was against his nom-
ination for governor.
"The Spear that Knows No Brother"
1t was to former United states
Senator James Smith, jr., that Will
son owed his nomination-no other
man. And the ingratitude of Will
son to the men and organization who
had nominated him was the source
of the enthusiasm with which his
former opponents joined his forces
and became his lieutenants.
rThrO11Ubol1t his p11h1ip life far
Woodrow Wilson has refused to ac-
knowledge any sense of gratitude or
loyalty to individuals as of binding
force in deciding his politics and poll
cies. BY different critics this is in
terpreted varyingly as strength or
weakness in his character. Which
ever 1t may be, the fact is that the
men who now ask him to become
dictator and seek to force a guberna-
torial nominee upon the Democratic
voters of New Jersey, are among the
men who most loudly applauded him
for his feat of boss busting in re-
fusing to acknowledge gratitude or
loyalty to the man who nominated
him for governor.
Sycophancy as an Asset.
Among the political weaklngs
whom Wilson hoisted into high place
In New Jersey were a number who,
knowing their own inability to re-
tain public confidence and support
and leadership on their own merits,
hoped and believed that when Will
son became President he would con-
tinue to dominate and dictate the
politics of New Jersey for their bene-
fit. They wanted Wilson to run the
Democratic party in New Jersey
from the White House, in order that
they may continue to shine in re-
Elected light, and appear to be party
leaders and big men.
And the President isn't disposed
to play the role. That's all there is
to the story. He retains a keen in
terest in State affairs, and If he
thinks it desirable will mot hesitate
to take a further hand in State poll
tics and legislation, as he did in the
jury commission fight. The difference
between the President and the light
weight Democratic progressive lead
ers" he left rudderless when he
moved from Trenton is that his in
terest in State affairs is coneen-
trated on legislation. while their in
terests centres on offices and jobs and
patronage.
Presidents Tip on Fielder.
1t is recalled, too, that the Presi-
dent possibly may not take the same
view of the value of Mayor Witt
penis services to his administration
which some of the Wittpenn boomers
seem to hold. Although Wittpenn per-
sonally delivered all the Assembly
votes he could control for Hennessey
the governors candidate for speaker
last winter, it is recalled that of the
Wittpenn boomers Hudspeth was the
only one of prominence who appeared
on the scene on the day of the caucus
to get into the fray.
Although he finally lined up with
the President, it is recalled, too, that
Wittpenn did considerable backing
and filling on the jury commission
bill which wasn't liked at the White
House.
Regardless of whether theWittpenn-
ties may think him an migrate or
otherwise, there is no apparent in
tention on the part of the President
to interfere in the gubernatorial pri-
maries in New Jersey. And there has
never been any indication that he
favored Wittpenn for the nomination.
Twice he went out of his way to say
wholly unnecessary things eulogistic
of Governor Fielder, and the wiser
Wilson Democrats of the State took
the tip and got into line for Fielder
See Water on Both Shoulders.