Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-31

Charles p Gillen, the Democratic
Board of Works commissioner, who
failed of a denomination at the hands
Of his partys leaders, can have the
backing of the Wilson League Demo-
Gratis as well as that of the Progress
sive party, IL he wants to make a
run at the primaries. This much
was announced at the meeting of the
Wilson League last night. The lat
ter prepared a partial primary slate,
the only nominations lacking being
those for the Board of Works and
trustee of City Home, which are
to be filed Thursday night at a
meeting Of the leagues city commit.
tee, according to announcement
Then, II is said, Mr.. Gillen will b,
named.
There is hardly political gather.
! ing nowadays--or nights-but what
Mr.. Gillen receives some considera.
ton. There Is even q strong senti.
ment among the organization Demo-
Gratis for him, despite the fact that
he was turned down" by his party
at it's slate-making gathering a.
Avon Sunday. This was shown when
he received forty-two votes at the
meeting Of the Democratic County
Committee last night, when the Avon
slate was approved. These forty.
two votes didn't give Mr.. Gillen the
! nomination by any means. Had he
secured the Democratic Endorsement
he would have been on three tickets
and his election would appear to be
pretty much an assured fact
Presidents Friends Strong Gillenites.
The men who have rallied to the
standard of President Wilson In thi.
city are particularly strong for Mr.
Gillen, and some of them take occa.
sion to criticise the leaders of the
regular Democratic organization ir
turning down" the Board of Works
commissioner Mr.. Gillen's Democrac,
was of the militant kind, which
caused him to vote for Mr.. Wilson
when the latter was elected Demo.
cratic governor of New Jersey, anc
also when he was elected to the
presidency of the United States OF
the Democratic ticket. John l.. Cox
of Montclair, who failed of q reap.
| pointment to the Essex County
| Board of Elections as a Democrat
and who Is to be the Wilson League
nominee for county register at the
primaries, in speaking of the intend
| ed action of the Wilson League cit,
committee anent Mr. Gillen, said:
I'VE had no confidence in Mr.. M
| gent and his friends when they de
clared that they we're ready to maxi
concessions in order to obtain har
mony in the party. Our suspicion
were verified when they refused Il
renominate Charles p. Gillen for tn
office he now holds. Mr.. Gillen is tn
most efficient, honest and diligen
municipal official representing tn
| Democratic party. We will place hin
on our ticket for the primaries, AM
we believe that the voters will win
dicate our Judgment"
Mr.. Gillen's running mate has no
yet been chosen, but 1t is believed
that the other candidate of the leagu
will be Theodore S. Fettinger.
John L. Armitage, chairman of tn
committee, was prevented from be
ing present last night, and his plac
was taken by Nathan Kussy Their
were fifty-seven of the sixty-on
members present. After the meeting
| It was declared that this was tn
most largely attended meeting tn
committee had had for some time
All of the nominations were mad
unanimously.
A platform committee consisting o
all the candidates, with Simon P
Northrup, Cornelius O'Donohue ant
Nathan Kussy, was appointed. Thi
committee will present the platform
for adoption to the whole COMMITTEES
on Thursday night.
Whether Mr.. Gillen will go before
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