Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-30
WITTPENN CLAN
FENCE-PATCHING
FOR 1916 FIGHT
Rumor Has 1t That War Secre-
tary Garrison Will Run on
That Ticket.
MAY BE CANDIDATE FOR
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Name Coupled With Pres. Will
sons and Otto Wittpenn's
for Governor.
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special 10 the Evening Star.
JERSEY CITY, March 30.-Wood-
row Wilson for president, Secretary
of War Lindley NJ. Garrison for
United States senator and Naval Of
fcer H. Otto Wittpenn, Of Jersey City.
for governor is the slate that the fol-
lowers of the former chief executive
of this city are backing at the pres
ent time. according to the best infor-
nation obtainable In Hudson county
political circles today.
Coming as it does on top OF the
news that he is being considered by
Governor James F. Fielder to sue
ceed William S. Gummere, of New
ark, as chief justice Of the Supreme
Court, the name of Mr.. Garrison on
the alleged Wittpenn slate comes as
a surprise to even the best posted
political observers in the county, but
even the anti-Wittpenn leaders ao-
NIT that the coupling Of the name OF
the secretary of war with that OF
President Wilson and the naval off,
CCi OAA A1iC lACEACt Ava Av@N - D-~~- -
a strong foundation.
Recalling FieIder's Denial.
During the past few days there
have been rumors current in political
circles that Governor Fielder would
be a candidate for United States SEN
ator In 1916, to succeed James Edgar
MARITIME, of Plalnfield, and that Sec
retary of War Garrison would be the
candidate OF the Fielder Democrats
for the gubernatoriai nomination.
Fielder has denied that he would like
ly be in the political arena In 1916
as a candidate for an elective ONCE,
but IL will be remembered that for
months previous to the naming OF the
Democratic gubernatorial candidate
In 1918, Fielder said often and again
that under no circumstances would
he be a candidate to succeed him.
self.
The anti-W -Wittpenn leaders are Wig
orous In their statements that Mr.
Garrison will not be candidate Tor
United States senator. The Wittpenn
leaders are equally as vigorous in
saving that he will be on the ticket
that win make tae fight at-the Demo
cratic primaries IN 1915.
There is no doubt that Naval ON
Ger Wittpenn will be a candidate IL
1916 for the place now held by Gov
ernor Fielder. Even at the present
time he Is building his political
fences in all parts OF the State and
among the leaders in espousing his
cause are Secretary Of State David
S. Crater, Assistant Secretary OF
State Job Lippincott and State Treas
urer Edward Grosscup.
Wittpenn himself is keeping in the
political limelight and is accepting
invitations to speak that come to him
from all over the State.
wittpennites in White House Favor.
In Hudson county the feeling seems
to prevail that the White House, and
especially Joseph P. Tumulty, private
secretary to the President, looks with
more than ordinary favor on the
Wittpenn branch of the county De-
mocracy.
1t is pointed out that the post
masterships in three of the largest
sections of the county have been
given to Wittpenn Democrats, not
withstanding the fact that the wing
of the party headed by Sheriff Eu-
gene F. Kinkead has had candidates
for the places. These places are in
jersey G1Iyy WeendWhcu anu aODO-
ken. Matt C. Ely, the new Jersey
City postmaster, is an avowed Witt
penn Democrat, while Emil Groth, Of
Union Hill, and Adolph Lankering,
of Hoboken, who are wanted by the
President for the places in Weehaw-
ken and Hoboken, according to a let
ter given out last week by Secretary
Tumulty, are leaders in the Wittpenn
ranks.
Only recently Wittpenn Democrat
succeeded a Republican in the office
OF Collector of Revenue Duffy, not
withstanding the fact that the Re-
publican has been in Office quarter
of a century. John Prout, another
wittpenn leader, is a deputy United
States marshal, while Patrick r. Grif-
fin, the Wittpenn leader in Hoboken,
has landed q number of minor places
for his followers.
And the Kinkead Democrats can
count on one hand the places they
have landed under the Wilson adj
ministration.