Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-16
FEW LISTENERS TO
ANTLNUGENT TALK
Plenty of Space at demon.
stration" of Progressive DEM
OcratS at New Auditorium.
EFT-HANDEDCOMPLIMENTS
FLY BOTH THICK AND FAST
Matthews and Malone Hit at
Essex leader-Rossbach
Slurs HaussIing.

night at which the principal speakers
were Asemblyman John A. Mat
thews. Dudley Field Malone. third as
sistant secretary of State, and Mayor
Julian A. Gregory. There were just
143 people by actual count in the
han and of these a large percentage
apparently were members of the Es-
sex county organization drawn to the
hall out of curiosity or for some
other reason.
Mr.. Matthews and Mr.. Malone con-
fined themselves principally to at
tacking James R. Nugent, the leader
of Essex county Democracy, and to
praising the candidacy of Mayor
Julian A. Gregory. of East Orange.
The last named gentleman, in his
speech. told how the Democratic
party In the State would not get any
where unless Mr.. Nugent were elimi-
mated from public life and himself
placed at the helm of party govern
ment.
Theodore S. Fettinger, president OF
the Clinton Hill Improvement Asso-
citation, who is a candidate for Board
of Works on the Progressive Demo-
cratic ticket, presided, and after a
few brief remarks introduced Mr..
Matthews. The latter spoke in part
as follows:
I'VE are here tonight for definite
and all-important purpose. We are
here to decide whether the Demo-
cratic party is TO be trusted any fur
ther. whether it is worthy of the con-
fidence that has been placed in it or
whether we are to go back to the
DAYS when the people did not rule. "
He then proceeded to say that Mr..
Nugent should be defeated for State
i committeeman and his friend Gregory,
for whom he had stepped aside, after
emphatically declaring that he never
would elected. 1t was not because
OF personal enmity to Mr. Nugent that
he wanted him deposed. BY no means;
he was too broad-minded for that. He
just wanted Mr.. Gregory to get Mr..
Nugent's place. Mr.. Matthews told of
the rights of free speech, and because
Of his rights he proposed to speak
freely He did. At no time during
the course of his remarks did he assail
Mr. Nugent's ability as a leader.
He declared that efforts had been
made 10 drive him as herd of cattle
was driven, and declared that he
wouldn't stand for it, and he dwelt
upon what he termed visible" and
Invisible
Gentlemen" he proceeded, we
have specific task to perform-the
elimination of Mr.. Nugent as the ac-
credited leader and as a remedy the
selection of Mr.. Gregory, not as his
successor for he never held the title
20 office by right, but as the first ac-
credited leader.
almost at the outset occasion
Arose for me to vote as l thought" he
rc harA
tonight who can dispute this fact If
they wish and debate the matter with
me IL they care to do so. My political
headstone has already been written
and they refused to renominate me.
Some Of my colleagues have said
to me. Why, Jim Nugent never told
me how to vote and to them my re-
ply is, No, but you are back on the
ticket while I am not There are
. actually told, and l know it.
Even in the special session. when
almost any bill could have gone
through, / introduced bin at the be-
hest of Mr.. Kendall, of the State
Board of Education, and it was like
wise beaten with litter on the part
Of the gentlemen from Essex.
sWhen Mr.. Wilson was in Trenton,
MIR. Nugent was not on the floor of
Washington Mr.. Nugent was always
present. There's a point ] want to
Impress on you men of the organiza-
ton and / arm an organization man.
Il see nothing in Mr.. Nugent to COM
mend him and is there any man here
who will dispute the fact that he eX-
ercsed a control? I will meet him at
any place and under any conditions
hc viii name and debate this or any
ether matter with him.
1.-THE Morning Star says I am
renegade and nondescript politician.
was criticized by one of my col
leagues, the gentleman from beyond
The mountains referring to Assem-
tlyman Nutting) because I said I was
one of Il, not 1-12 of a man.
I'm the Evening Star tonight they
said ] withdrew after considerable
pressure had been brought to bear
upon me. That is true, but the pres
sure was rather the other way, as far
rs | was concerned. to stay in the
race. They say we are here to throw
mud at Mr.. Nugent and he is held up
as a martyr. Well, he certainly gets
off easier than any martyr | ever
heard of.
But now, with the Geran law in
effect, the people rule, not the boys in
blue and the men who manipulate
them. 40 not Iill1k the oIBdH1Zd-
ton should he branded for what the
leaders do. Leaders, / saw that term
applied to them in the Evening Star
tonight. but. gentlemen, let me tell
you. there are no leaders, there is one
boss and some deputies.
Il am as good an organization man
as anyone in the county and / will
tight as an organization man until it
realizes it's position. A short time ago
was talking to a good organization
Democrat and / asked him what he
had against me. His reply was that
had voted against every bill the city
OF Newark wanted and when l asked
MIN how he knew this he said because
he had read it in the Star. Let that
paper dig up the records and see how
voted on those bills. They can't
find a single bill in which l voted
against the interests of the peorle of
this city and they know It.
II voted to amend the subway bill,
but the gentleman who introduced IT
got his orders from the boss on the
window sill behind and there is ref
erendum attached to the bill. | am
not a good organization man because
tackled on that amendment and gave
you people a chance to vote on the
measure.
when the Board of Education bill
seeking to put that board in politics