Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-20
GOVERNOR AND
STATE CHAIRMAN
|. GOT FROSTY INIT
Latest Story Tells of Mdch Ice
at Conference With
President.
SENATOR HUGHES oUTWITs
FIELDER AND 0RoSScuF
Conditions Now Point to Mar
tine and Wittpenn Senator and
GubernatoriaI Candidates.


That the recent visit paid President
Wilson by Governor J. f. Fielder and
Democratic State Chairman Edward
E. Grosscup failed completely in its
real mission became known in Demo-
cratic political circles today. In de-
clining TO interfere in the senatorial
and gubernatorial maneuverlng in
New Jersey. the president not only
upset the calculations Of the con-
feres and certain of their friends,
but the manner In which the admin
istration kept ont Of any entangling
alliances amounted to tactical VIC
tory for those leaders whom the gov
ernor and Mr.. Grosscup mad ignored
United States Senator William
Hughes is given credit for helping to
| Illustrate the contemplated wire pull
| ing by directing the White House
/ attention to the presumption shown
/ by the governor and Mr.. Grosscup III
not having consulted others entitled
to a voice in the party's affairs, and
to the danger of interfering upon the
eve of a presidential campaign before
sentiment in state politics had begun
to chfystailize.
When the announcement was made
that Governor Fielder and State
Treasurer Grosscup were going to
Washington to see the president on
matters pertaining TO State politics,
Senator Hughes, who with his COLI
league. Senator MARITIME and the
Democratic congressman, had not
even been approached about the pro-
| = On, q Inc frsfF4
in the upper section of the State.
Senator Hughes Immediately cut
his hunting trip short and with the
announcement that he was going to
Washington on matters relating to
the silk trade, started for the ma
tional capitol
Senator Hughes on Hand First.
When the governor and Mr. Cross
cup arrived at the White House, 80
the story goes. they were nonplussed
to find Senator Hughes and Mr..
Tumulty together in an outer office.
The greeting between the men was
thoroughly cordial, but> neither the
senator nor Mr. Tumulty attended
the conference. Senator Hughes left
the White House while the conference
was in progress, it is said.
The attitude of those Democratic
leaders whose first concern is for the
national administration. is that the
situation should be allowed to shape
itself during the next few months.
Some candidate for governor, they
hope, will flash upon the horizon with
strength that will enable him to run
upon his own merits, and not to be
a drag upon the presidents coat
tails. Electing a governor on the
strength of the presidents v0te-get-
ting power does not appeal to the
chief executives closest friends. They
want candidate for governor who
viii be an, asset in nationai cam
paign-
No candidate for the nomination
was formally in the race when the
governor and Mr.. Grosscup journeyed
10 WASHINGTON. The Wittpenn peo-
pie have been quick to seize advan-
tage of the position in which the ggv-
ernor and Mr.. ,Grosscup have placed
themselves, however. and 1t Is under
stood that Senator Charles NJ
Icgan,s declaration for H. Otto
Wittpenn will be followed to-
night by rousing sendoff to
the Wittpenn boom. The occas<n
win be dinDer in honor of James
J. Gallagher, recently appointed
superintendent of the postal station
at HUDSON lily AL lily ttCiii'Jct de1t
clans of Hudson county viii be repre-
sented and the Wittpennites are hope
full that anti support will be clearly
foreshadowed.
President Not Against MARITIME.
The governor and Mr.. Grosscup may
have submitted a list of approved
names to the president for the sena-
torial and 'gubernatorial nominations,
but, If so, they were given absolutely
no satisfaction On the contrary. the
president, 1t is said, did not hesitate
10 show his Discrimination to act as
the dictator of New Jersey politics
In the Interests of anyone.
After the conversation had con-
tinued few minutes the governor
and Mr.. Grosscup plainly saw that the
president was in no mood to 'falr'
for any scheme to depose Senator
Martine or anyone else, and quite dis
creetly they permitted the conversa-
ton to drift into one of eeneralities.
That the governor and the State
Chairman were badly advised in their
undertaking, and especially the way
they went about 1t, is the conclusion
reached by those acquainted with the
details OF the story
The president and his advisers. how
ever. apparently did not forget the
word that found its way to Washing
ton early In the Fielder administra-
tion. The national administration was
to keep its hands severely on New
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