Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-11
KINKEAD ROLLER
IS WELL OILED
County and City Employees
Votes Elect Egan President
of Hudson Club.
special tn tine Evening star.

Special tn the Evening star.
JERSEY CITY, Dec. 11.-Congress-
man Sheriff Eugene L. Kinkead was
the engineer of an apparently we'll
oiled steam roller at the meeting of
the Democratic Club of Hudson coun-
ty last night, and Is a consequence
former Sheriff L. i'ecer Wedin was
defeated for reelection as president
Of the organization 0y surrogate John
p. Egan by an overwhelming major
lty. In addition to Wedin's defeat
Kinkead and his sixty nine faithful
followers succeeded in electing every
one Of the candidates tney nominated.
OF a total membership OF approx
mately 1,400, there were just eighty
present TO vote at last nights meet
ing. After the balloting for the presi-
! dency, Egan's vote vas found to be
! g., Wedins S. with three ballots re-
! iected
OF the eighty men who voted at the
meeting there was not "a half dozen
members present who was not affil-
lated with the kinkead organization
as an off1ceholder. Clerks in the Of
! aces of County Register John j. Me-
! Mahon, City Commissioner George l..
! Brensinger. Surrogate John P. Bgan,
/ and from Kinkead's own office, filled
| the hall and voted -or the t<inkead-
/ backed ticket.
/ There was not the least sign Of amy
/ excitement. As had been given out
| beforehand. the Wittpenn wing Of the
/ club stayed away from the meeting.
! This was fatal to Wedin's candidacy,
! as the former sheriff had been count
! ing on their support in his fight for
reelection.
/ All of the clerks present had re-
oeived a copy of the names Of the
men who We're on the Kinkead ticket
! in a letter signed by kinkead, City
Commissioner Frank Hague and
| Chairman of the Democratic Commit
/ tee John 2. O'Gorman, and just as
soon as the steam roller started the
ticket went through with a bang.
| kinkead occupied q seat we'll in the
i rear of the auditorium and he was
| surrounded by his faithful followers,
! O'Gorman, Crosby. county Tax Com
missioner Phillip J. McGovern and
| Assemblyman Archibald NJ. Henry
and Charles c. Colgan and Deputy
Register Charles Austin.
President Wedin, who occupied the
chair at the meeting, had no sooner
called for nominations when Con-
gressman-Sheriff Kinkead arose and
offered tine name of Surrogate Egan
for the Office of president. Frank Nc
Kenna nominated Wedin.
A ballot was ordered and the men,
bers filed to the rostrum and cast
their ballots. Financial Secretary
Edward Murphy ood near the bal
lot box, and WIT or a member came
! forward to vote ABOUT whose finan-
cial standing there was any doubt
the member had to produce q receipt
before he was allowed to vote.
Congressman-Sheriff Kinkead was
the first to vote, and he was followed
Immediately by the faithful Crosby.
Following the announcement by
Wedin Of the election of Wedin bal
loting for the other candidates fol-
lowed. Crosby nominated City Com
missioner George F. Brensinger for
first vice-president. Kinkead second
ed the nomination. There was no op-
position to the election of Brensinger
or to any of the other officers, so well
was the Kinkead steam roller oiled.
Other officers chosen were: County
Clerk-elect John j. McGovern, of Ho-
boken, second vice-president; Boule-
ward Commissioner John Haas, of
Union Hill, third vice-president; John
Fieghery, of Kearny, fourth vice
president; Archibald NJ. Henry, of
oCioOy CAtSs II Cos'ti "a IN o. u ~'A IL
ply, of Jersey City, financial secre-
tary; Thomas G. Lynch, of Jersey
City, recording secretary: Peter G.
Coffey, of Jersey City, corresponding
secretary; sergeant-at-arms, Patc.ck
Fallon, of Jersey City; collector, v, /
lam Perrine, of Jersey City; trustees,
James C. Houghton, Joseph Perlmut-
ter, Philip J. McGovern, Thomas f.
Rooney and Carl Ruempler, all Of
Jersey City.
The officers who, in addition to
Wedin, were not reelected were: John
E. Edelstein, treasurer; trustees
George II. Donaldson, DR.. E. S. Pol
lax and James F. O,Mealia.