New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
Opposition to MCConbS Persists
and Conferences at Sea Glrt
Make Slight Progress.
NUGENT ATTENDS LUNCHEON
Wilson Shakes Hands, but
Friends Say He IL Still Foe
Smith Sends Regrets-Field
Day for Ierseyites,

Committeeman Robert s. Hudspeth and
number Of other prominent Democrats
TO-DAY. and also found time 10 give
hearty greeting to the New Jersey dele
gates and alternates to the Baltimore
convention
Both Senator Gore and Mr.. Hudspeth
discussed the organization Cf the ma
ticnal committee end various other top
les although e. only information made
public was that Mr.. Hudspeth had told
tho Governor he would not take the
Craftsmanship under any circumstances
II leaked out. however, that there was
considerable opposition to the selection
of William F. McCombs from the mem
hers Of the national committee, although
II was said that none ~ it was of very
serious character The chief objection
raised against MIR McCombs. as has al
ready been pointed out, is his ineXperi-
ence but IL was said that this would not
count for much if the Governor wanted
Mr.. McConbs selected.
Whatever Wilson Says.
When Senator Gore was asked about
the situation he said
THE chairma1ship is a question that
rests exclusively with the Governor, ana
I do not wish to embarrass the situation
by any suggestions. ] have no DOUBT
that all Democrats, on the committees
and off. will rest entirely satisfied with
his selection
Senator Core expressed a rosy opinion
Of the outlook for the Democrats.
The Democratic party is unit he
said. battling a one man under WI
sons leadership for real democracy. We
have chieftain who IS not revolu-
tionary on the one hand nor reaction
arv on the other. he simply embodies
the real spirit Of progress.
y cannot say too often-I want this to
90 downfall Governor Wilson IS wise
enough to know that Too swift arrives
as tardilv as too SLOW
"On the other hand, the Republican
party is distracted and dismembered
The reactionary forces are in the minor
ity. The insurgent element will BE- di-
Nl0eO INTO lIlIct eNEdIlltHltHlS al ~
ties are a powerful bondage. and a few
Progressives will support Taft, but they
will be a negligible number. The vast
majority will support Roosevelt, many 81
them out Of enthusiasm or infatuation
for their leader
Governor Wilson amended his declara
ton Of last night that he probably
would not go" 10 Chicago 70 attend the
meeting Of the Democratic National
Committee with a positive statement to-
day that he would not make the trip.
i shan't go" he said. 7 find that g
is not customary and | shall remain
away. Judge Hudspeth will be my rep
resentative at the meeting
Field Day for Jerseyitss.
Governor Wilson vas 2 happy man -
he presided a. an informal luncheon NJ
his cottage and greeted his own. the dele
gates and altcrrates sent from New Jer
sey 10 the Baltimore convention u was
regular field day FOR the Jerseyites.
Many we're here who had not been AZ Bal |
timore. but who Just wanted 10 get q look
at the corporaTs guard Of wilson snthu
siasts on whom the credit rests for bring |
ing home the bacon" 70 this little state.
But all the delegates and altarnates Who |
came here to-day 10 partake OF his hospi- !
tally had not been the Governors friends
at Baltimore. There was Jim" Nugent,
for instance, who was deposed as chair
man of the Democratic sta te COMMITTEES
hardly q year ago for saying that Gov
4rnor wilson wac an migrate and liar "
The gracefulness with which he climbed
on the Wilson band wagon was remarked
by those also present
II was somewhere around o'clock
when Mr. Nugent arrived here, with Con
gresham Edward w. Townsend as q com
panion, and he was az once led into the
Governors cottage where the Governor
and Mrs wilson were receiving the guests
Representative Townsend who as
"Chinmy Fadden" has quite reputation
as a diplomatist, FIRST greeted the Gov
ernor and then, gently pushing Mr.. Nj
gent 70 the front, SAID
Governor, I want to introduce 10 you
good Essex County Democrat Mr. Nu-
gent"
How do you 40, Mr. Nugent?" said the
Governor
Il am pleased 70 meet you. Governor"
said Dir Nugent.
OF course, Governor Wilson and Mr. M
gent had met many times before. Mr.
Nugent as state chairman having conducted
the campaign in which DR. Wilson vas
elected Governor But they hadn't spoken
since that memorable night a year ago
when Mr.. Nugent raised q glass ~ wine az
a drinking place near here and said, Here's
Il
a liar. Do 1 drink alone?" He drank
alone, but the incident became part q
the political history Of New Jersey.
After the luncheon Mr. Nugent came out
on the lawn and made this statement
The Essex County organization will sup
port Governor wilson heart and soul
We expect 20 carry the county by a
good majority. All the Organization clubs
have either Endorsed the Governor or are
going to-"
While Mr.. Nugent was talking Owen F
Conlon. William P. Macksey and Edmond
". Whittier, Of the Essex Wilson League, |
stood near by
Mr.. Nugent came here in response to the
general invitation sent TO all the delegates
and aternates, but his fellow delegate and
chum. ex-United States Senator James
Smith, tr., did not show up, because--so he
asserted in a telegram 10 Chairman Gross
cup--he had not received his invitation IN
time. The message said he had not re-
ceived the invitation until he reached his
Office In Newark and that he regretted
very much that he had not had II before.
The NuGent and Smith incident created
quite a hullabaloo around the camp here.
and a number Of the Governors close
friends were emphatic in saying that just
because Messrs Nugent and Smith were
invited here IL did not mean they were TO
become chummy with the Governor again. |
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