New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-11
ALMOST RIOT ON FLOOR
AS NUCENT IS DEPOSED
Jersey Committee Has Stormy
Meeting to Act on Chair
mans Insult to Wilson.
ONE MEMBER KICKED OUT
Nugent's Alleged Strong Arm
Squad Gets Busy, and the
Police Are Called on to
Restore Order.
LORD LANsDOw NE.
rBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune

by Telegraph 20 The Tribune.
/ Asbury Park. y. J., Aug 1O.-James
R. Nugent. who toasted Governor VIII
son a fortnight ago as an migrate and
liar" was deposed as chairman Of the
Democratic state Committee of New
Jersey to-day at a meeting Of the COM
mittee. which at one time became so
riotous that the police reserves were
called in 20 restore order
/ Mr. Nugent who presided at the meet
/ ing. had brought. il is alleged. a number
Of strong arm men from Newark and
when William J. Kraft. Of Camden. en-
deavored 10 keep his seat. on the ground
that he held the proxy Of ". n. Davis.
Of Camden, Nugert Immediately ordered
the Strong arm" squad 70 throw him
out Nugent declared that he had a let
/ ter from Davis saying that he had given
/ his proxy 10 no one and, addressing
Kraft, shouted. THAT letter is a fake,
| You have got % get ont Of here" Kraft
retorted that Davis had given him the
proxy this morning in Camden. and that
Nugents letter referred 20 a previous
meeting OF the committee. This was Of
no avail. however. and the "bouncers'
seized Kraft and. though the latter
/ fought back hard. hustled him out Of
the room. some one giving him a part
| ing kick as he was showed through the
/ doorway.
/ Protests Of fellow committeeman were
useless. but Dan Fellows Platt Of
Bergen. picked up the proxy. hastily
flung away as Kraft was forced from the
room.
| Mr.. Nugont then called the meeting
| 10 order and the reasons for his having
Mr. Kraft thrown out became apparent.
| Fifteen members We're present. two of
whom were for Nugent, the other thir-
teen being against him. which was one
! less than q majority. With Kraft in
| his seat Nugent would have a majority
of the committee opposing him.
Nuqent Boiling with Rage.
After the excitement following the
throwing out Of Kraft had quieted. MI
gent called the meeting 70 order, and az
rbe suggestion of Judge DUNCAN placed
vice-Chairman Wills in the chair. Nu-
gent was boiling with rage as he took
the floor. and he at once began an Inn
passioned speech He told Of what he
had done for the Democratic PARTY and
asked. rs this your gratitude
/ pacing nervously up and down the
! floor ne said that he had nothing 10 re-
tract and nothing 20 apologize for. and
that II he wanted to say anything about
Governor Wilson he would say II 10 his
face and not behind his back
When Nugent finished Dan Fellows
platt of Bergen. wanted Kraft seated.
He discovered that Krafts proxy was
missing. and accused Charles Gallagher.
If Mercer. Of taking H. The latter called
him, , liar and threatened 20 knock his
head off Vice-Chairman Wills put the
motion however. and it was carried.
Nurent. in a towering rage shouted
that he you'd leave the room. and he de-
parted in company with Gallagher, lfaF-
ing the meeting without quorum lie
-, orce Get out 10 find Kraft. and, catch
ing sight Of him in the corridor was ad-
,,orcing toward him, when friends pulled
him back
Kraft fed inside the hail. ana TINS
.-o,,sed the strong arm men To re-
neo.ed action. as his presence gave the
-, ,,,,,,ber 10 make a quorum.
Kraft Thrown Out Again.
,,o.o rough house" work was IN
dulged IN and Mr.. kraft was '"'o"" '''
again .,.
He escaped to nearby hotel "he'"
he STAYED until later In the ai'er'i'''''
when he went to Sea Girt !" Fls' ''''
Governor The police were called "hen
Mr. Kraft was thrown ON me second