New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
DAVIS STRIKES BACK.
Resenfs Smiths Charge of Tricker3
and Asks Nugent Questions.

F3obort Davis Democratic boss of Hudson
rount, presents his compliments to James r.
Nugent political lieutenant OF former UnlIeu
States Senator James Smith, Jr, Of Essex ana
denies the imputation of trickery in the deieal
of Frank s. Katzenbach- The crust OF the
Hudson harmony pie served up on the DAVIS
cutting last summer has been punctured' ana
the twenty or more stinging darts concealed
therein are flying with caustic points toward
Democratic heads in Essex.
Smith has alleged trickery-a trade between
Davis and Dickinson for the defeat Of Pagan
at the cost of large Democratic majorites for
Katzenbach Davis turns to the pages OF Dem
ocratlc history in Essex and gives tit Tor tat
Smith through Nugent his chief ald, wants u
know why Katzenbach was knitted IN huuSol
Davis through James E Hennessy, his private
secretary and co-worker, wants TO kno" WHY
the Democratic Assembly candidates IN ESSEX
went down to defeat. And the Smlth-DaNlS
feud is on again. while Democrats throughout
the state paving their eiecuoh pe'S '''N
keeping their own counsel
This is the episte 10 the Philistlnes IhaI
comes out of the land of the Davisites:
People living in glass houses in Essex County
should not throw stones in Hudson County
Essex was not at all particular when she ilaue
q deal with PaSSaic ana other couHlies "lntt W.
Democratic Assemblymen to ieaNe HuusoIl .i oiC
in the distribution # honors in Democratic
House of Assembly ,..,
Essex must not forget the trickery by when
she turned down Joseph A Riordan, of Hudsoh'
for Speaker and substituted Edgar l.. I10tli =,
bridge of Essex, and the subsequent eIioi i9i - a.
the time to freeze out Hudson in leglSlaloh'
lanes r Eugent must not forget that disgrace
fuI scene in April when he attempted 10 So a.,
a snap sine die adjournment through, ms ms
Speaker. II is not up TO- the pot 10 can 'iie
kettle black. nj. NTH
Mr Nugent in charging Mr Davis VIII wltn
treacberv has a very short memory. lie io[soe e
his ar,nea rance in the Trenton House JUST ptloe
rnidnigllt of the night before the DeIllo0i @ ttio
State Convention when, flushed with vine con, n
,,,,,e7 az a dinner given by James Smith. jr' IN
NSezv YORK C'itv he attempted 20 carry cut OF
- = "a; r,a:1eilg,ach as a candidate by boom
fI"5eon stood hy Katzenbaoh and saved him
tho no-n;natiou with the aid Of other IoEdl
democrats. outside Of Essex. when .lsi,I mao GT-
sired his defeat and was sul!en dliu = 80,
The great majority given Nittpthn III - oe To-
City was the result Of local cohuIl4ois Sar,nr
nothing 10 with me contest 10. ~ 1Io.ad for
Of %eyv Jersey. The Republicans VINO N1leu i
V-itrrenn would not vote for hatzelDa.,I. , 80
Jydre Fort had sat in Hudson ana ue - -
~, r,re,ag+ej him and voted for him IN prefer
enc 70 q candidate whom they kne" IoliIIIlS ~
of and who did not declare himself, as ne ~ aau
been expected 20 do. on the issues of the cam
uaigo Mr.. Davis did all in his power 10 elecI
Fran5l : Karzenbach Governor. and no man
knows that better than l do But you gallI.o. 10
make UeoDle vote for man whom teN 90 HoI
know and who silent on certain issues
Dis Essex Democrats support James NJ. Sey-
y7locr cor Governor as they should have done
for an Essex candidate. or did they stand by
Charles c Black Of Hudson they should
have done for a party candidate? Essex has
participated IL party treachery for years, While
Hudsor's Democracy has always been the bull
warl of the parry in the State OF New Jersey.
No reproaches from Essex will injure Robert
Davis IN the estimation Of the people Of Hudson
County. viii the people Of the rest of the
state he fooled long by outcries from profess
sionai party knifers in Essex.
HohOken Democrats repudiated the candidate
for Governor to a great extent because he
silent the excise question. They did
not know where he stood a question that
they considered vital. katZenbach would have
been cut still more in HohOken If he had spoken
There and had been silent elsewhere in
the state on the excise question.
Hudson gave Mr.. Katzenbach despite all, a
Democratic majority that puts to shame Essex S
vote for him. and Hudson returns a solid Demo-
cratic delegation TO the Assembly, while Essex
loses eleven Democratic AssembIymen.