Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-04
NUGENT ENEMIES
GIVE OUT FAKE
ELECTION TALES
City Treasurer Day Shows
That Private Sleuth's Alle-
CATION Is Incorrect.
$1,000 MYTHICAL YARN
ABOUT JOHN E. GIVENS
Former Progressive Candidate
Is Suddenly Transformed Into
Saint from Blacklist Sinner.

1t was reported today IN several
sections of the city that James t.
Fielder was receiving many debts
and that in every case Republican
Gugernatorlal Candidate Edward c.
Stokes was the credit Beneficiary.
Whether such statements were true
or false could not be confirmed by
election officers. Those questioned
replied substantially as follows:
How can election officers tell how
people are voting? Voters are given
ballots to take into booths to mark
as they please. The ballot is a Sc
cret one isn't it?
If we cannot tell how a man votes
how in the name of all that Is good
can any one else?
I'VE won't know until after the
votes are counted tonight who were
debited or who were credited, and 1t
will take some close scrutinizing TO
determine the question, even then"
Extraordinary efforts We're made by
persons and newspapers hostile TO
James r. Nugepe to connect him with
some mQvement of a concentrated
nature to injure Fielder's chances
and advance the interests of Stokes.
Private detective agencies, it is
said. We're employed in The hope of
hanging" something on Mr.. Nugent.
The results of these efforts showed
a contrary operation
There Is a strong anti-Fielder feel
Ing here as q result of Mr.. Fielder's
attitude at the recent Krueger Audi
toium meeting" il was explained to-
day "Mr. Nugent knows that and
his efforts have been applied to pre-
venting the cutting of Fielder. not
10 encourage such cutting. He is de-
sirous that the Democratic candidate
makes a good showing in Essex
This point even is admitted in the
covert attack on Nugent late today.
done. it is claimed, for personal and
political effect.
City Treasurer Elmer a. Day, whose
name is linked with so-called premed-
itated political treachery to Fielder,
says that published stories have no
foundation in fact. AS for himself.
an alleged detective claims to have
met him in a cafe formerly controlled
by Day at late hour last night,
when. as matter of fact. Mr. Day
says. he was at home and in bed at
the time specified. He hid not even
visited his old place last night at any
hour
The Evening News today picks up
offe John i. Gh-ens, q person whom
they had repeatedlyg discredited and
denounced as q creature too iniser-
able to be tolerated, or even allowed
to work as fitting subject for die
tagraph conversation. This indi-
vidual, despised by the News as not
worthy of belief, becomes saint to-
day.
He was an unnitigated ''liar"
recently. Now he j, is So worthy Of
belief that the News uses a dista-
graph, owned by some alleged de-
tective agency, to get. his so-called
truthful statements. Why? He
tells story, that is sweet music TO
the ears of the News at this time.
1T Is too absurd to give considera-
ton to- declared an organization
Democrat today. Think of the alb
surdity of the Evening News featur-
ing Given. when not long ago it was
pilloring people for giving him q job.
Givens received $4,000 for running as
fake candidate for Board of Works.
1t may occur TO some people that
Givens got $4,000 for his alleged con-
fession. That would be more in keep
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