Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-29
NUGENT DEMANDS /.
Of FIELDER THAT
HE SHOW PROOF
Essex Leader Again Calls for
Evidence of Alleged Par
ty DislOyalty.
ACTION is SEQUEL
TO MEETING HERE
Candidate Fielder Denies In
tention of Making Charges
Against Essex Leader.

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate
James F. Fielder's utterance at the
mass meeting held largely in his
honor at the Kruger Auditorium
last night, that when. one month
ago, he declared that certain Essex
persons We're not in sympathy with
him, his remarks We're based on in
formation that he considered reliable,
and that he had no intention of TAX
ing back any part of the statemerse
then made, has stirred City Counsel
James r. Nugent, who is also State
committeeman from this county. to
Fenew demand that Mr.. Fielder pro-
duee proof Of disloyalty allegations
In other words Mr.. Nugent will in
sist that Mr.. Fielder furnish him with
the names of the parties giving the
false information and such other facts
as would enable Ar. Nugent. or any
others involved or concerned, an op-
portunitx to refute charges.
The city counsel occupied a seat al
most directly behind the speaker last
night. when Mr.. Fielder practically
reiterated allegations made on sep
tember %.
Mr.. Nueent Asks for Proof.
Mr.. Nngent's letter of demand is
as follows:
d
a statement rejecting on my Democ-
racy and my party loyalty I asked
him to produce his proofs. He did
not do so then. nor has he since He.
reiterated his statement in his speech
in Newark last night, but failed TO
either produce his proofs or TO divulee
I the source of his alleged information
Il now believe, in justice to myself
and to the organize ton which ] rep-
resent as member Of the Democratic
State Committee that Govern
Fielder should produce his proofs and :
the source thereof. In fact. ! feel
that l have the right to demand the
proofs and not be charged in the dark
with offenses never committed.
Il, therefore. confidently expect that
Governor Fielder will make an inlnne-
diate statement on this subject. and
mot resort to arbitrary charges, which
NJ, of course. indefensibie.
- Why record as Democrat needs
no defense. nor does my record As an
/ advocate of progressive legislation
l 7 believe Governor Fielder TO be
fair-minded man. and ! expect thai :
he viii be as frank in making plair1
sils source Of his INSTRUMENTATION as
was in making the original ehsrgessr
! Fielder Denies Making Charges.
MI. r was Reached dL toLlHtOU
/ Lake by telephone at 2.l5 this after
! noon and Mr.. Nugent's letter read TO
/ him BY an Evening Star reporter. The
candidate had this comment 70 make
+ Il made no charges against Mr.. Nu-
+ gent or anybody else last night |
merely said that the statement that
/ had come 10 me and upon which
I based my statement Of several weeks
ago had come to me from a reliable
source, and that I did not desire to
withdraw anything I had then said
On September 2e, on the eve of the
/ State convention. then Acting Cow
ernor Fielder gave out for publiea-
I tion a statement charging that at
the primaries in Essex. winch were
/ carried by Frank s. katzenbach, jr..
over Fielder. Mr.. Nugent and the
( Democratic organization lad been
( disloyal to him. were not in SYM
pathy with him and would no doubt
+ throw the Democratic vote IN Essex
4 county to his Republican opponent.
+ Edward c. Stokes, as they had done
( before.
Replying to the acting Governors
structures. Mr.. Nugent, on September
I 30 said
/ Il am very much surprised by the
statement issued by Governor Fielder
in reference to myself and his criti-
cism of the Essex county Democratic
1 organization There were two candi-
dates in the race for the Democratic
nomination for Governor. Mr.. Katz-
i enbach and Mr.. Fielder.
An Exercise of Right.
II exercised the right of any voter
and made my choice and voted for
that choice. Both candidates were
presumed TO be gentlemen and Demo-
Gratis. That | should be criticised by
one for supporting the other Isl incon-
/ ceivable.
with reference to the attitude OF
the county organization each member
exercised the same privilege as I did
myself without dictation or instrnc-
ton. I voted for Mr.. Katzenbach.
and I have no apology TO offer for
that vote.
mfr. Fielder states that Mr.. Katz-
enbach had right to run. Then GER
tainly l had right TO support him.
as did his other friends. Had I voted
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