Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
WHY WITTPENN
FAVORS GROTH
FOR SHERIFF
Declares Kinkead Never Took
Part in Any State Progress
sive Movement.
Special to the Evening Star.


JERSEY CITY, Sept 16-In an
open letter to the public issued to-
day, Naval Officer II. Otto Wittpenn
goes back at Congressman Eugene f.
Kinkead, who has been named as
postmaster of this city, and is a can
didate for the Democratic shrievalty
nomination. and other critics.
The apparent plan of those OPP
posed to the Hudson county Progress
sive Democratic ticket is to conceal
their own weakness and divert at
tention from the evil records Of their
candidates by issuing attacks upon
me-" says Mr.. Wittpenn. Instead of
a discussion of the issues. in the ':an-
paien and in order to prevent the
public from a discussion of the ca =
pacity or incapaeity of the candi-
dates, they have made me the target
of their abuse As every one knows.
I am not a candidate for public Of
flee. I have sought however, to give
my support to every movement con-
ceived in the interest of progress and
for the benefit of the community in
which | live.
"The principle of the Progressive
Democratic party is to provide etfi
cient, honest and economical govern
inent, to elect to office men who from
then records can give a guaranty
that il elected they will. rs officials,
carry out the principles of progress
siVe democracy.
II have exercised and will continue
to exercise the privilege of every
American citizen to support openly
and frankly both IN primary and cleo
ton, candidates who | believe will
follow out the policy above outlined.
III this is bossism. if this is Wittpenn-
ism then | will continue to practice
both bossism and Wittpennism.
TN this important campaign | am
supporting the candida ties who are
running under the designation, "Hud-
son County Progressive Democra ~. >
As my reasons for supporting these
candidates have been challenged I am
very glad to give the public these
reasons.
~ favor the candidacy of Emil
Groth for sheriff. and of John NC
Govern for county clerk, because both
OF these men have been consistent
supporters of the Progressive Demo-
tic movement. Thew gave an ex-
ceptional demonstration of their
loyalty to the cause when two years
ago they successfully ran as dele
gates pledged to support Woodrow
Wilson in the Baltimore convention.
At the time the reactionary forces
were determined to defeat the efforts
of the Progressives to make n New
.Terseyman President of the United
States.
Il oppose Mr. Kinkead. who is run
ming against Mr.. Groth, because Mr..
Kinkead has never taken part in any
Progressive movement in this state
Where was he when Woodrow Wilson
ran for President? Did he not attend
the Baltimore convention as a lieu.
tenant of Senator Smith who was
then leading the opposition 20 Wood
row Wilson?
ut has been repeatedly stated in
the public press. and never denied,
that before getting into the race for
sheriff himself. MIR. Kinkead promised
his support to several candidates. 1t
is also fact that while member of
Congress Mr.. Kinkead has neglected
his country s duty at critical time in
her history in an effort to gain public
office for himself. 1t would appear
also to be q fact that Mr.. Kinlead
confidently expects, in the event of his
defeat, to be reappointed postmaster
of Jersey City. In this selfish and