Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-08
HAM|LL IS NOT
|NFAVOR WITH
W|TTPENN FOES
His Name Omitted from Cam
paign Literature in Twelfth
District.
THE REASONS THEREFOR
ARE NOT MADE CLEAR
Said to Have Incurred Enmities
in Selection of Campaign
Committee.
Special to the Evening Star.

special TO the Evening Star.
JERSEY CITY, Sept. S.-There
seems to be no doubt but that the ma
1ority of the anti Wittpenn leaders
nave cut away from James A. Hamill
who was announced as their candi-
cate for denomination in the Twelfth
congressional district following the
conference at Sea Grit and that
arthur McGrath, who is attached to
the office of State Comptroller Ed
ward l. Edwards, will receive the sup
Port OF these leaders on primary day
There appeared yesterday in all
parts OF the county campaign throw
Always of the various candidates on
the county ticket. The cards bear the
picture of the individual candidate
on one side and on the other is given
the ticket selected at Sea Grit. 1t is
labelled: This Is The Complete Anti
Boss Ticket"
However on none of the tickets does
the name of any of the congressional
candidates appear. Just why this is
SO is not made clear, but one of the
candidates on the anti Wittpenn slate
In talking to the Evening Star repre-
sentative, attributed it to the fact
that Hudson county made UP two and
part of another congressional dis
trict. 1t may be that this is the rea-
son Why the congressional candidates
are lett out in the cold so far as cam
paign advertising is concerned. This
same candidate admitted, too, that
there was general feeling of an
tagonlsm among the anti Wittpenn
leaders against the candidacy Of
''Hamill.
suspected Cause for Opposition.
Why did he name Wittpenn as his
campaign manager" asked this same
candidate, and that is the real reason
why county surrogate and aspirant
Tor county leader, John P. Egan, and
City Commissioner George r. Bren-
singer are openly working against
Hamill
Egan, up to a very short time ago,
was a close friend and admirer of
Naval Officer Wittpenn, and the rank
and file of the Democracy are unable
to understand the change in senti-
ment. Brensinger, however, has al
ways been anti-Wittpenn, and this,
with his stand against Hamill at Sea
Girt, makes his position plain.
All eyes are on Washington and
the White House in the clash between
Hamill and the anti Wittpenn lead
/. ers Joseph p Tumulty, secretary to
President Wilson, is anxious to have
Hamill returned to Congress, and is
said to look with considerable dis
favor on the fight the men who are
supposed to be friendly to the Will
son cause. are making against Hamill
Several lengthy conferences over the
distance telephone are known to
have taken place, while the Allen
hurst home of the Presidents secre-
tary is said to have been the scene
of more or less stormy confab be-
tween Tumulty and one of the lead
ers in the anti-Hamill fight
McGrath is making the rounds of
the district nightly i'm company with
the anti-Wittpenn candidates. and Is
taking advantage of every opportu-
nifty to further his cause, while
Hamill unlike Congressman Kinkead,
is sticking to his post at Washing
ton.
Washington Attitude Problematical.
Just whether or not President Will
son or his secretary, will come to
HamilpS assistance, is a matter that
Is causing considerable guesswork
among the Democrats in the Hamill
district. Hamill has always been a
staunch Wilson man, and 1t is be-
lieved in all quarters that even if the
President himself does not come to
his aid in a personal statement, Sec
rotary Tumulty will do so in a man
ner that will show unequivocally,
Just where the White House stands
In the matter.
The dough bag to aid in the nomi-
nation of the anti Wittpenn ticket is
in operation and the candidates re-
ceived their first notice of assessment
late last week. Just who the holder
of the bag is, is not known, but the
Assembly candidates were all taxed
800 for the general fund.
Meetings are being held in all parts
' of the county each night. and the
fight for the nominations is waxing
warm in the final weeks of the cam
paign. Shrievelty Candidate William
F. Glossy is making It hot for his
opponents, Eugene r. Kinkead and
Emil Groth. the Wittpenn candidate.
and Clossey's latest attack on Gene"
in regard to county contracts, is
causing considerable comment. That
Glossy has fine chance to win is
conceded on all sides.