New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-31
TURNS AGAINST BRADLEY.
Baird. of New Jersey, Doesn't
Want Senator Renomlnated.
LIVELY FIGHT EXPECTED
Believed Nugent's Affront TO
Governor Wilson Means End
of His Leadership.

From tho Regular Correspondent ofThc 1rouhe'i
Sea Girt. y. J.. July Ex-senator William
J. Bradley. of Camden County, is slateo
to he turned down for denomination '"''
fall. and lively row among the RepuD"-
can voters OF that county IS threat"he"'
David Baird. who usually bosses Things
Republican i'm that end of the state, mas
given orders that Senator Bradley must
not he renominated. and he has picked
william Reed. a Camden lawyer, to sue
coed him. but If the murmurngs that have
been heard in his county count FOR any
thing a lively contest at the coming prl-
maries will result. for Senator Bradley i
exceedingly popular among his con
stituents
Senator Bradley and "Davy' Baird have
heretofore always been warm friends. Inc
Senator has been one Of the most lnde-
pendent members of the upper house Out
he always was "A stanch Republican. Balrd
has given no reason for wanting the Sena-
tors retirement. but It Is said that cam
den County's representative in the Senate
during the last session was entirely TOO
Independent to suit "Davy.'
NJ ldSA w ittl > S'Sot'ii VI '''' -
lature Senator Bradley had a prominent
part in shaping all of the important laws
enacted. He was chairman Of the Elec-
tons Committee. which whipped into shape
the Geran bill and the corrupt practices
act As member of the Railroad ana
Canals Committee he helped to put INTO
shape the utilities bill that was passed,
and he also had part in framing the en-
rIoyers' liability law and the commission
government act.
Senator Bradley in his advocacy of these
measures said he favored them because he
believed the people wanted them. But
this reason did not appeal to Mr.. Baird
wlo IT Is understood, firmly opposed all
the above reforms.
II Is said in Camden that Bradley's atti-
tude on these measures has piqued Baird
hence his demand for the Senator's re-
tirement. Senator Bradley has just com
plotod his third term as "A memler Of tho
Senate. and among his close friends 1t was
generally understood that he would not
seek a denomination. The attitude or
Baird. however, has placed a different side
to the question and 1t IS more than prop
able that the Senator will run at the COM
ing primaries against the candidate picked
out by the machine, at least II the Wishes
of his friends have any weight with MN.
Baird's peremptory orders that Senator
Bradley must not he renominated have
aroused the latter's friends.
The turning down of Senator Bradley is
not the only thing which has aroused the
Ropublicans Of Camden. II was expected
that should Senator Bradley decline re-
nomination this year his successor Wou1u
be chosen from the present representatives
of Camden In the Assembly, ia order that
the county would be represented by some
man Of legislative experience.
The friends Of Assembiyman George W.
Whvte il is said, had expected that h-
would be selected. In view Of the fact that
Mr.. Reed. who has had no legislative eX-
perieucc is the choice Of the machine, AS
semblyman Whyte's friends are urging MN
tn become a candidate II is not probaple
that Nj. Whytc will allow the use OF MS
name however, because he and Senator
BRADLEY are close friends II, however, the
latter declines 20 run at the primaries the
probabilities are that Mr.. White will run.
II is generally believed i'm political circles
that James r. NuSent's insulting toast to
Governor Wilson last week marks the end
Of his prestige as a state leader or the
Democrats. Even his close friends say
that he should not alone never have offered
such a toast to a Democratic Governor but
to anv Governor Of New Jersey.
Nugent has spent the last few days at
his summer home, at Belmar, about three
miles from Sea Grit He said to-day that
he had not yet received the letter from
the state committeeman who met at Sea
Girt on Thursday and demanded that he
resign as state chairman. He expected TO
be at his office in Newark tomorrow. when
he would get the letter and then make
reply.
Governor Forts return from his European
tour will, I'm all probability, be followed by