Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-16

himself as congressman from the
Eighth district, will retain his hold
OH the postoffice job, with the priv
ilege of declining or accepting it. as
the primary results may determine
There is Jubilation among the fol-
lowers of Governor Fielder over the
determination of Kinkead 20 enter
the shrievalty fight and correspond
ing depression in the Wittpenn camp.
Kinkead is conceded to be cam
paigner of the winning type and just
the one to give the supporters of the
naval officer some hard jolts.
washington's Attitude.
1t is not known how Washington
views the situation, but it is conjec-
tured that as the postmastership is to
be held open for Kinkead Presi-
dent Wilson's ardor for Wittpenn has
sustained an attack of chills. and
that his feelings have decided list
Fielderward.
Mr.. Kinkead was not disposed to
discuss his prospective campaign or
his plans, telling his interviewers to
rest content with his announcement
OF today and await his statement.
That would tell all, he said.
Emil Groth will continue as the
choice of the Wittpennites for sheriff,
and there win be a clash between
Wittpenn and Fielder adherents all
along the line and for every office.
wittpennites Disappointed.
Up until a late hour this morning
the Wittpennites, who acted as if
they had some inside information,
seemed confident that Kinkead would
not enter the sheriff lists and were
willing to back their opinions with
money.
So when the congressman appeared
upon the scene and gave his hat
quick toss into the ring, with the
aconic announcement that he was
candidate, the surprise of the Witt
pennies can be Imagined
Just what plans had been entered
into before the congressman made his
intentions known could not be
learned 1t was said that the turn
down of George Limouze for County
Election Board member, and the sub
stitution of Percy Hopkins. a Witt
pennite, for a Governor Fielder ad-
herent, and recent incidents at Tren-
ton. figured in the talk of those who
had been in conference with Kinkead.
Those at the Kinkead conference in
cluded Surrogate John P. Egan, for
mer Assem- blylnan Thomas F. Mar
tin, Commissioner Brensinger and
John f. Boyle.
The rest of the anti Wittpenn
county ticket includes former Street
and Water Commissioner Louis L.
Finke. of Jersey City, for the county
clerkship nomination; Register John
Mcmahon for the registership and
John j. Magner of the Second ward,
Jersey City, for county supervisor
There is talk of giving Adolph LanH-
ering, of Hoboken, place on the
ticket
The Wittpenn ticket as already an
nounced is: Emil Groth, of Union
Hill. for sheriff; Recorder j. J. Nc
Govern, of Hoboken, for county clerk;
Recorder Hugh Mara, of Bayonne, for
register, and John Prout, of Jersey
City. for supervisor.
The term of sheriff is three years
and the salary $4,000 a year. The sal
airy Of the postmastership is $4,000 a
year
Kinkead, it is expected, viii stump
the county from one end to the
other He will speak outdoors and in
halls and he will carry the fight right
into the enemy's territory
The anti Wittpenn men figure it
out that this will be the final bout
with Wittpennism and that Witt
penn's defeat at the September pri-
maries will mean his elimination as
gubernatorial possibility in 1916.