Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-24
In the Field of
Politics


day of the executive committee Of
the state Progressive committee did
not develop much in the way Of
throwing light on the relations Of Mr..
Osborne and former Senator Colby.
The conference, of course, was a pri-
vate one. and It's sentiment, accord
ing to Mr.. Osborne, was expressed in
the hope that the former senator
would reconsider his resignation from
the State committee The next meet
ing Of that committee will be held on
June 81. Meanwhile Mr.. Colby's
friends will marshal every effort to
have him resume his connections
with the committee and to consent to
be candidate at the gubernatorial
primaries.
Mr. Osborne, however. would have
it known that he wants to work hand
in glove with Senator Colby and that
so far as he is concerned there is no
friction between them. After the
meeting of the executive committee
Of the State Progressive committee
here Thursday he gave out state
ment: Il am sure that every MEM
Der of the State executive commit
tee individually regrets Mr.. Colby's
resignation and hopes that, with a
better understanding of the situation,
he will withdraw the same
Mr. Osborne defended the execu-
tive sessions that were characterized
by the city committee as star cham
Der meetings. He said they origin
ated with the State legislative COM
mittee, of which Mr.. Colby is chair
man, and were held merely to dis
cuss legislative measures, not to Sc
lect candidates. Referring to Mr.
Colby he said: IF there Is any en-
has the monopoly of it. l am not and
shall not be an enemy to any man
who is trying to work for the same
principles as l am, and have no
question about Mr.. Colby's aincere
devotion to the principles VIC both
believe in.
One hears very little from Mayor
Otto Wittpenn, of Jersey City, these
days. What is the matter? Has his
press bureau fallen through? Or does
he see the futility of whooping it up
any further for the gubernatorial
nomination?
The statements from the mayor
that for a time reached Essex at the
rate of two a day have ceased to
come. Maybe he has discharged his
press agents or maybe they are work.
ing overtime on some big coup that
he intends to spring in the future.
At any rate, he has the voters in this
county guessing. Incidentally. It
might be remarked that the mayors
board of nine freeholders,. who as
sumed office on January 1 and
pledged themselves to economy and
the elimination of graft, is already
under fire, and investigation may be
ordered blythe SUPREME Court.
1t Is very evident that former SEN
ator John d. Prince believes in the
old adage, I'm unity there is strength. .
Some time ago he spoke at a dinner
here and strongly advocated a fusion
of the Republicans and Progressives
Now at the fifth annual banquet of
the Belleville Board of Trade he re-
gretted that the isolated trade boards
had no State association. an idea
suggested to him by the British
Boards of Association and the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
The latter body, he said, did in a
NH he
in this State.
A number of Republicans from this
county are planning to attend the
"get together dinner of the Repub-
licans of Hudson county that will
be held in Pohlmann's Hall, Jersey
City, on June 26. The affair will be
regarded as a harmony feast and
Republicans from all over the State
will assemble The gathering will in
cIude regulars, Progressives and
Dickinson men and the guest of the
evening will be the man who tried
to elect Roosevelt President-Gov>
ernor Hadley. of Missouri. Former
Governor e. C.. Stokes, of this State.
will be another speaker. Governor
f1auley 8 speech VIII ne TtSdTutu as
the first national gun for the diff
ferent classes of Republicans to get
together and prepare for the next
presidential campaign.
If the commission form of govern
ment is ever put to practise in New
ark, Theodore S. Fettinger will be
the man responsible for it. Mr.. Fet-
finger has been a tireie5s worker in
the cause, and in the last two weeks
has put in a good many evenings
explaining to different assenblages
Just what commission government is.
His latest endeavor in this field was
before the South End Woodrow Will
son League and when he finished
speaking almost all of the twenty
four members voted to indorse this
form of government. They postponed
any action toward indorsing a cam
didate for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton on the ground that neither Mayor
Wittpenn nor Governor Fielder had
shown such marked ability for lead
ership as to warrant shutting out
any other candidate.
The Orange Republican Club is the
latest addition to the Essex political
organization. 1t was organized
Thursday night with the avowed
object of giving its support to none
other than the G.. o. P. candidates,
and by admitting members by secret
l.