Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-01
K|NKEAD IS SURE
OF GUARDIANSHIP
Hudson Congressman Says He
Has Assurances He Will
Head Democrats.
Star Bureau.
Metropo1itan National Bank Bldg,

metropolitan National Bank Bidgy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.
Expect to be the next chairman
e Democratic State Committee"
Congressman Eugene B. Kin
IA yesterday. There is no oppo-
hon in Hudson county to my cleo
ZION as a member of the State COM
rmittee, and have assurances OF sup
port for the craftsmanship of which
I do not care to talk at this time"
While Kinkead would not say so,
and both President Wilson and Secre-
tary Tumulty are out of town. it is
being talked among other New Jer-
sey Democrats here tonight that the
Jersey City Congressman will prob
ably have the support of the Presi-
dent in his candidacy for the State
Craftsmanship.
Kinkead will dine at the White
House tomorrow night with Secre-
tary Tumulty. The Congressman ad-
mitted that he had accepted such
an invitation. but said he could not
say whether there would be other
guests or whether or not the State
Craftsmanship would be considered at
the dinner.
Inc d1UOu0CSIuenC OIL II6 hllihtdd
candidacy for the State chairman
ship Is taken as meaning that the ad-
ministration does not propose to sup
port Edward Il. Grosscup for re-elec-
ton to the leadership. Grosscup was
Wilson's candidate for State treas
urer and was for two years the Pres
ident's trusted lieutenant when MT
Wilson was Governor. Since the
President refused to support H. toto
Wittpenn's Gubernatorial boom, how
ever, Grosscup has not been at the
White House, and in fact the entire
group of New Jersey advisers with
which the President surrounded HIM
| self while Governor has ceased COM
| ing to Washington.
Although Grosscup was the chief
| Wittpenn boomer in New Jersey and
came to Washington twice to appeal
to the President to support the ex-
Mayor of Jersey City, Wittpenn and
his faction, by accepting Kinkead as
their candidate for State committee
man, are now in the position of aid
ing to overthrow Grosscup from the
State craftsmanship.
Kinkead said that while he had
promises of support he did not
propose to make his chairmansnip
candidacy an issue In the primaries
in any county. He expected though,
he said, to present his claims to all
the state committeeman elected in
the primaries AS part of his cam
paign he has already arranged to
address a meeting at Port Republic,
Atlantic County, on the night of Sep
TENDER 20, and expects to confer there
with the new committee from the
southern counties.
Before going to Jersey City last
week to confer with County Leaders
concerning the State committee can
didacy and other county offices Kin
kead was at the White House two
days in succession and had talks with
both the President and Secretary
Tumulty. The announcement that he
will be a guest at the White House
tomorrow night, coupled with the fact
that there has been a GOODNESS be-
tween the administration and Cross
cup and other Wlttpenn boomers
since the President declared for Gov
error Fielder, gives color to the story
| that the President and Tumulty will
! not aid in Grosscup's efforts for re-
| election as State chairman. 1t is re-
called that despite the former close
| relations between Grosscup and the
President and his secretary, Mr.. VIII
son turned down Grosscup's candi-
| date for postmaster at Atlantic City
disposition to permit the State chair
| man many prerogatives in the distri-
button of Federal patronage in the
| State.
When asked how he accounted
| for the fact that Wittpen was
supporting him for state COM
mitteeman, while he proposed oppos-
| ing Grosscup for State chairman,
| Kinkead said that he did not try to
| account for it.
"Mr. Wittpenn and his friends are
supporting me for State committee
man." said Kinkead. "They have no
vote for the craftsmanship; that is
decided by the elected members of
| the State committed"
But in supporting you for commit
| teeman they are making 1t possible
for you to make your fight against
| Grosscup, who was Wittpenn's chief
boomer for the Governorship," 1t was
suggested.
THAT'S So" agreed Mr.. Kinkead
but I hadn't thought of it in that
way. I am asking for the chairman
| ship because I'd like to have the
honor and mainly because I believe
| Hudson County is entitled to the
position. We are the strongest Demo-
| cratic county in the State, and we
| haven't had the Craftsmanship since
the days of Allan McDermott and
Robert Hudspeth. H. B. w.
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