Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-07

1t has been the usual custom to call
consider party matters in September.
The following is Mr.. Nugent's letter:
II am in receipt of a communication
dated July 27 and mailed at Asburv
Park July 81, signed by you and sumo
other members of the Democratic tate
Committee, containing a suggestion
that 1 call a meeting of the COMMITTEES
to consider a matter that was incident
to a social event and wholly af a per-
sonal nature.
Il am unable to see how such an In
cident, having no political or party
significance, can properly come within
the purview of the State committee.
willing to Make Answer.
"As, however, you and others believe
that official notice should be taken OF
this purely personal incident. would
say that ii may be brought before any
regularly called meeting Of the state
committee. At all times l am glad nc
answer for any political action of mine
to the committee which honored me
with the office of State chairman.
For some time past l have been
considering the necessity of calling a
meeting of the State committee 70 take
up matters of Importance to the Demo-
cratic party with respect to party
policy and preparation for the coming
campaign.
This is in accordance with the usual
custom of the committee, and it IS,
therefore, my intention to call meet
ng TO be held at an earlv date, formal
notice of which you will duly receive"
At least one member of the Demo
cratic State committee has absolutely
repudiated the letter asking Mr.. Nu-
gent to resign If tho statement attrib-
uted to him were true and says that
his signature to that document was
unauthorized and of no effect. He Is
William H. Davis, of Camden, from
whom Mr.. Nugent received the follow
ing note today:
Enclosed you will find a statement
which was printed in the Philadelphia
Ledger today. l wish to inform you
that it is false In every particular so
far as 1t relates to me. l was not at
the meeting and sent no one to repre-
sent me. Very truly yours.
WILLIAM H. DAVIS"
Mr.. Davis enclosed q clipping which
said that he was one of the members Of
the State committee who had requested
Mr.. Nugent to call a meeting of the
State committee to consider Mr. Nu-
gents alleged insult to the Governor.
Want Meeting Thursday.
There was a meeting at the Cole
man House, Asbury Park, Saturday Of
eight members of the State committee,
Tho ,,r0Vivor vnirft hoinU Goparo1 CoIii0a
As a result of that meeting the follow
ing letter came to Mr.. Nugent today:
Hon. James r. Nugent,
Chairman Democratic State Com
mittee.
Dear Mr.. Nugent-I have been direct
ed by Messrs Carrow, Plat, Davis tby
Mr. Kraft, proxy, Kearns, Grosscul,,
Crater, DUNCAN and Collins, of the
State committee to request you, as
chairman. to call a meeting Of the New
Jersey Democratic State Comittees az
the Coleman House, Asbury Park, for
Thursday August 10, at noon. to con-
slider the matter submitted to you In
letter addressed to .ou by certain
members of the State committee. In in
formal session at Sea<Girt on THUGS
day, July 27. Very truly yours
WILLIAM. K. DEVEREUJ&.s'
The Mr.. Kraft referred to by Mr..
Devereux is William H. Kraft. of Cam
den. To the letter received today Mr..
Nugent said that he would reply to the
effect that he considers his answer to
the former communication reply also
to the latest one. The State chairman
said that he had nothing to add to what
was contained in the letter he made
public today.