Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-03
POLITICAL ROW
IS STIRRED Up
OVER THE RIVER
Democrats and Republicans in
Hudson County Receive
Similar Doses.
WlTTPENNITES GLoATlNG.
FIELDERITES GRoWLlNG
State chairmen Ignore County
Members and There Is the
Dickens to Pay.
special to the Evening Star.


JERSEY CITY, July s.-"Raising a
rumpus' is one way of describing the
feeling expressed here and through
out Hudson county over the turn
down of George Limouze as Demo-
cratic member of the County Board
of Elections and the substitution of
Percy A. Hopkins for Limouze More
than a rumpus has been raised, and
the palmer spoken persons apply
far more forcible term than rum
pus' to the situation.
The Wittpennites are mad
clear down to their heels and declare
that State Chairman Edward E.
Grosscup and Naval Officer Wittpenn
have put one over Governor Fielder
and right under his very nose. They
go further and express a wonder as
to what the Governor could have
been thinking of to pass up Limouze
and approve Hopkins when he was
familiar with the political situation
here.
As the Governor has not filed the
lists with the secretary of state as
yet, there is still chance for a rev.
sion.
Limouze a Fielder Man.
Limouze Is an out-andLout Fielder
man, friend of Congressman Eu-
gene F. Kinkead and former Assem-
blyman Thomas #. Martin, while
Hopkins has always been classed with
the Wittpenn element in Democratic
politics. Congressman Kinkead is the
member of the State committee from
Hudson county, and he recommended
the name OF Limouze to State Chair
man Grosscup for appointment. The
rule is for a county member of the
State committee to recommend names
to the State chairman. who in turn
submits the names to the Governor
for ratification and formal appoints
ment.
Kinkead is warm under the collar
over the turn of affairs. He sent in
the name OF Limouze and did not
forward Hopkins's name. The ques-
tion is VINO submitted Hopkins's
name and why was a Wittpennite Sc
leoted over a Fielder advocate.
Kinhead Writes to Governor.
Kinkead has forwarded written
protest TO Governor Fielder against
the action of Chairman GrosseiIp in
double-cf0ssifig hffn. This fact became
known today and was confirmed BY
Governor Fielder. who admitted that
he received protest from Kinkead
Kinkead's action in contesting the
nomination by Grosscup of Hopkins,
a Wittpenn adherent. instead of re-
nominating George Limouze. is taken
as an evidence that Kinkead has
again broken with the Wittpenn
forces. In his letter to Governor
Fielder Kinkead states that weeks
before Grosscup sent in the nomina-
ton of Hopkins for the County Board
of Elections the State chairman wrote
and asked him to recommend a can
didate for the Office.
Congressman Kinkead. in response
to this request from the State chair
man as the Hudson county member
of the state committee recon-
mended that Grosscup nominate
George Limouse for another term.
In doing so he not only ac-
ceded to the request of Grosscup for
the naming of Hudson man by the
Hudson member of the State COM
mittee. but he exercised the prerog-
ative given him by law, the law stat
ing that the member of the State
Committee may recommend to the
chairman of the State Committee a
suitable person for appointment to
the County Board of Elections. and
the state Committee chairman shall
nominate to the Governor a suitable
person for appointment to the Coun-
fy Board of Elections, and the Gov
ernor shall appoint the person nomi-
mated by the State Committee chair
man
Kinkead in his letter to the Gov
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