The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
SEE VICTORY At
STATE DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE MEET
Entire Confidence in James R.
Nugent Expressed at
Gathering.
ASBURY PARK RALLY
WAS GREAT SUCCESS
Bright Hopes of Victory and
Election of a Democratic
Legislature Seen.

Harmony at present, bright hopes of
victory at election time and a renewal
of entire confidence in James R. Nj
gent, chairman of the Democratic State
Committee. were the prevailing senti-
ments expressed at the meeting Of that
body yesterday at Asbury Park.
Mr.. Nugent was authorized to Sc
Iect q subcommittee OF five to work
with him in organizing New Jersey for
the 1909 campaign.
The State committee held a business
meeting at the Coleman House, and
then adjourned to "Scotty's," at Nep-
tune Heights. where the members were
the chairman's guests for a shore din
ner.
The keynote of every speech was
confidence in the chairman, with due
Difference to his predecessors. Every
body toasted him as the best State
chairman the party ever had. Besides
the State committeeman, there We're
present at dinner Congressman Eugene
f. Kinkead, Mayor H. Otto Wittpenn
and Corporation Counsel Warren Dix
on. of Jersey City; several of the Of
fcers Of the Fourth Regiment in camp
at Sea Grit and w. Parker Runyon,
of Perth Amboy. There was enthusi-
asm when Mayor Wtitpenn was put in
nomination for Governor, and Senator
John Hinchliffe, of Passaic; General
William c. H-eppenheimer, of Hudson,
and other notables were cheered on
slight provocation during the talkfest.
Job H. Lippincott, chairman of the
Auxiliary State Committee, of Jersey
City, was also on hand. Among those
who were dining at "Scotty's" and
Joined the politicians were Rudolph
Kuser, a Republican, inc former Mayor
Sickel, both of Trenton.
No two men in the Democratic
party said Congressman Kinkead,
'ehave disagreed or fought more than
I and the State chairman, but I want to
say that 1 am with him because he is
a true Democrat and a fighter"
Senator Hinchlffe told his associates
that 1t would be well for all of them
10 take counsel with Mr.. Nugent and
work as hard as he has dom for his
party.
Mr.. Hinchliffe predicted that, now the
river tubes are completed, Hudson
County will soon have a population
that will insure a Democratic plurality
there of $4,000.
Hudson County is all right" said
tically built a wall around itself. We
want the Democrats Of Hudson County
to get together with the rest of the
State"
In the discussion II was but natural
that the last Gubernatorial campaign
should be a topic, and Mr.. Kinkead
spoke up for Hudson and offered figures
to show that the Democrats there had
been loyal to Frank S. Katzenbach, tr.
It was agreed that bygones must be
bygones n that the party leaders
must get down to harmonious work in
an effort to elect majorities in the next
House and Senate.
The dinner table was spread in a
R1N ONEi lOphlllB Lllc oildIh IklNcIs
At Chairman Nugent's right at the
head of the table sat Mr.. Runyon, while
former Judge Benjamin P. Wills, of
Burlington County, was at his left.
Charles Gallagher, of Mercer: General
Collins, Mayor Wittpenn, Surrogate
David S. Crater, of Monmouth; Michael
Kearns, Of Cape May; William Faunce,
of Atlantic; Oliver Kelly, of Middlesex;
Edwin A. Furman, of Middlesex, and
the other guests were seated down the
sides of the long tables, while Secretary
William K. Devereux occupied a seat
opposite the chairman. Thomas Flynn.
OF Passaic, and several other members
Of the committee attended the business
session. but left before dinner.
Regrets were read from Mr.. Katzen-
bach and other absentees. Robert
Davis. of Hudson, had planned to be at
the dinner, 1t was said, but could not
leavea at the last minute. General Hep
penheimer motored over from his Al
lenhurst residence, and Mr.. Furman
came down from New Brunswick in his
afto.
Before they parted, the Democratic
eurnmitt11en and guests assured Mr..
Nugent they would work with him
and predicted success in the campaign
about TO open.
Il Is planned to hold the next State
committee meeting in Cape May next
month. The tariff, excise and other
auestions were informally discussed.