Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-19
DUFFY INDIGNANT
OVER ATTACK ON
CAMPAIGN RECORD
Senator Hughes's Candidate for
Revenue Job Says He Did
Not Fight Wilson.

PATTERSON, Sept. 19.-Charles V.
Duffy. whose name has been handed
to President Wilson by United States
Senator Hughes for appointment to
the position of internal revenue col
lector at Newark, in an interview to-
day with a representative of the Eve
ming Star denied in no uncertain
terms allegations that have been
brought against him since his name
was mentioned for the Federal office.
In his opinion the talk and charges
against him that followed the pub
lieation of his name as the candlaate
for revenue collector originated IN
Essex county among persons who are
unwilling to see the office go to any
other than an Essex county man: Inc
prfnted reports that Democrats IN MS
home county are against MN are en-
tirely untrue, says Duffy.
tn back up his statement that fas-
sale county Democrats are with MN
comes the report from Washington
If the presence in that city OF John
Rovlan. chairman of the Passalc
County Democratic Committee, ana
T.awrenee MCGEE, one of the leading
Democrats of Passaic county. They
went to the capital, 1t is said, for the
purpose of impressing on eenalol
MARITIME the fact that Democracy III
Duffy's home county and city dle
behind him solidly and that printed
reports to the contrary are uh1i uo.
Net a Former Republican.
at has been charged that in times
mast have been a Republican, saIu
Duffy Il deny 1t absolutely. no oile
can ever point to single lnstanee
where I ever did anything for ~
1T has been charged that l was
with Vivian NJ Lewis in his cam
naien against Woodrow Wilson Tor
the governorship. That, too, is I'M
true. .L,+ time
Voc in the Paterson postotfice, ana
becai1se Of nv position couldn't take
anv active part in politics; put 70
show the absurdity of the charge lee
me inform you that Mr. Lewis pre-
vented me from being mace suPei
visor of the mails in the FdSeIson
postohice, his action being paseq ne so
iy on the fact that | was Delllo-
GRAFT" -, ,ar.;ers
here got together a few years ago
and petitioned George W. POINT, tnsn
T,oetnna ster for a supervisor CT tie
mails Pollitt. who was also cnalr-
man of the Republican County Colh-
roittee advised the committee VINO
sraited upon him, said Duffy, TO oe-
ride on man for the place, anu ne
would present the name to MI heMla'
then Republican leader. Ihe caITiel
and clerks decided on Duffy, anu az
cordingly the name was presHi.eeN ~
7 aa-;a The leader, according TO
1,,ffv came back with statement
mai Duffy's name had not been IN
dorsed by the carriers ana on tnOse
sronnds held up the proposition. me
20 .riers got together again anu re-
sndorsed Duffy, for a second tllne'
s,.osanting his name to Lewis, where-
mon Lewis. according to DuTty' ue-
clared: 1.ss,,. hos a
Democrat" .,,o.o lent n
sunervisor of mails in the faIelsoii
nostoffice to this day. SAID DuIy'
because [ secured my present po
sition as factory Inspector uuiins
Republican administration SOME pe
sons concluded forthwith that W.
Trie,d1v with our political opponents, |
natter of fact, more than Soo
-sar.o,s took the civil service exam
ination for the job and l hnlsheo
tnr,,th highest. Colonel Bryant, OF
tbe state labor department, has SAID
he does not know the politics OF any
,' ~ In his department, and, further
more doesn't care. His reason for Sc
1.'ctino me for the position, according
- his own statement, was because l
Was " practical mechanic and today |
am the only practical mechanic In
ha department. | served my time at
Inc carnenter and iron trades in Pat
ersor1. and Colonel Bryant knows
that" ,,,o,.o
iii has also been said that you were
AGAINST senator John Hinchliffe dur
inc one of his campaigns said the
interviewer.
Il deny that also. Further, when L