New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-12
NUCENT TO FIGHT BACK
illegally 0usted as New Jersey
Chairman, He Declares.
MANY OUT FOR HIS PLACE
Understood Governor Wilson Is
Favorably Disposed Toward
Edward Grosscup.

James r Nugent who was ousted as
chairman OF the Democratic State Com
mittee yesterday, despite the strong arm
methods TO hold him in his place asserted
Yesterday that he was illegally removed
and that he proposed to fight the action
If the fourteen committeeman who voted
10 remove him. He issued statement de-
timing his position
Coincident with the publication or
Nugent's letter came the report that ef-
forts would he made TO have the Mon
mouth County Grand Jury indict the
former chairman as the result OF his ac-
lions on Tuesday. Efforts will also be
made. II is said, to bring the strong arm
men who played so important a part in the
meeting before the jury. and it was also
said that Charles Gallagher. the Mercer
county committeeman, who. Dan Eel
lows PIatt alleges, took krafts creden-
tials. will also be hailed before the grard
jury.
AIR Davis committeeman of Camden.
whose proxy Mr. Kraft held, admitted yes
to-day that he had given it To Mr.. Kraft.
II WAS learned. however. that it was only
by the hardest kind of work that hraft
obtained II. Davis who, 1t is said. Is
Kraf, that he was going TO the meeting
himself Kraft was suspicious OF Davis,
9, ne waited until nearly train time ana
finding the committeeman MAKING 10
preparatiors to go. demanded the proxy
which he reluctantly gave
Meeting Illegal, Says Nueent'
Nucent in his statement yesterday said /:
The meeting Yesterday of members Of the
Temocratis State Committee was neltheI
formally called nor legally held. In tne
first place, there was no authority Iol L.
calling. ] had notified those m"inoeIs VIZ VIZ
verr DESTROYS Of holding a meeting anu
who had Joined in request Tor me 10 lss 81
6 call, that / would give them anG w 4.
other members due notice OF a lneetlns IL
was my intention 10 call in the near lulurt.
Those members who are guided oy sI.eil
and hostile hama were not coh'ent W. -, ~
assurances and, in violation OF the cou q.h
co., tbev owed me as chairman theN' WIN
IN. aid OF William X. Devereaux, secretary
OF the committee. ignored my rlsh's al"
risir,ain that any action taken az that
r,cetinz was void and of no effect. because
Of lis irregularty. ! am not reauy az t' 10
time 10 say what my future c0 tuas has s DE-
,eIored i'm The state committee, hrt shaiI
al ali times consider that the thing that 4
OF primary importance aawSES j. '''e
The publShed accounts of the meetihe III
several OF the newspapers this morning are
absolutely biased and untruthfuI, SO lar a ts
tbey relate to the dispute over the presence
II William n. Kraft, or Camdeh. IN! AZ
Kraft claimed 10 have PROXY from WIZ
tam j. Davis of Camden: caneo LOT INA 7
proxv but Mr. Kraft did not presenl u
bad a right to question his presence there
inasmuCh as had letter from Mt 5 La H. IL,
which ] read to the comm1tt@e rePuula. -
Kraft az his representative IN the STATE
In to this point newspaper men and 9th
ers had not been excluded from lhe co !,
mittee room Their were less IMAM tWeht;
,Hrsons present besides the members OF
The state committee While the dispute was
in progress Mr.. Crater. of Monmouth r ma :
8 morton TO go into executive session. Ihen
MIR. Crater and several others began oost-
ling the spectators out. Mr.. KRAFT was
iostled out with the rest certainly no Nlo.
ience was offered TO him. He renamed our
and I refused to entertain a motion 10 let
him in. | called Mr.. Wills, OF Burlington
10 the chair while l addressed the com
MIR. Wills entertained second motion
that was made TO admit KRAFT. Ihen J.,
with Mr. Gallagher OF Mercer CourSE,. IeI |
the room and immediately departed IoI.l
The Coleman House What occurred after
that do not know When | left the room
those who were outside crowded IN ana
there was apparently general excitement.
Nobody offered either violence or insult TO
Kraft up 10 the time | left
Many Out for tho Job.
\ number OF candidates for Nugents
place have already sprung up. among them
Congressman Eugene Kinkead. The latter
announced his candidacy in Washington
Yesterday. Congressman Hughes has
number of friends who would like TO see
him made chairman. Neither he nor hih-
.ead is a member OF he committee ana
there is some doubt as to whether either
could be chosen.
There is strong probability that Eu-
ward Grosscup. Of Gloucester. Will be the
rew chairman. He is favorite with most
II the committeeman. and his selection II
l. understood, would be looked on Win