Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-22
HUGHES DUE HOME
AT THE PRIMARIES
Paterson Leaders Hope to Dis.
cuss Duffy Appointment
With Junior Senator.
IFrom a stan Correspondent

PATERSON, Sept. Ex-senator
William Hughes Is expected home to
vote in the primaries tomorrow ana
Democratic leaders of this city are
planning to tell him what they think
of his selection of Charles V. Duffy
for the Newark internal revenue col
lectorship. There are not many party
men in this city who can talk of the
Duffy selection calmly, and if Hughes
does show up and give Paterson Dem
ocrats a chance to talk to him he Is
very likely to have his time and at
tention fully occupied.
1t turns out that not only did
Hughes not consult Congressman
Robert @. Bremner, of Passaic, about
the Duffy selection, but that Brem-
ner is not at all favorable to the APP
pointment. A close friend of Brem-
ner said here today that there was
no truth in the statement that Duffy
had been one of the hard workers
for Bremners nomination and cleo
| ton
THE Bob Bremner Association held
| It's meetings In a hall connected with
saloon run by Duffy's brother" said
| this man. "Outside of that, I don t
remember anything that Duffy did
for Bremner."
Sentiment here is so strong against
the Duffy appointment that it is gen.
orally believed Senator Hughes will be
obliged to withdraw his recommends
ton of the former letter-carrier and
present factory inspector. Aside from
the charges that Duffy has not rem
dered the kind of party service which
entities him to recognition, 1t is said
on all sides that he is not fitted for
| the important office for which Hughes
has slated him. As collector of inter-
nal revenue, Duffy would have charge
| of the COLLECTION of the income tax,
would have to direct the installation
of this work, and would come into
possession of facts about the private
ness men who know Duffy say he is
not the type of man who should be
placed in this responsible position.
Duffy is one of five or six brothers,
and it is fear of their future opposi-
ton, rather than gratitude for any
thing they have done for him, 1t is
being said here, that led Hughes to
back Duffy for the collectorship, after
he failed to land him for postmaster
of Paterson
In the postmaster fight Congress-
man Bremner opposed Duffy, and II
turned out that he had more inf1u-
ence at the White House than did
Hughes. In fact it is being said by
a lot of people here that since Hughes
! has claimed to be the white-h haired
boy at the White House he is now
demanding Duffy's appointment main
ly for the sake of making good this
| claim.
| A man who for years has been one
of Senator Hughess close friends and
ardent supporters, said today:
"HugheS'S pickinP of Duffy is taken
as a slap in the face by most Of the
men who worked their heads ofc t.
elect Hughes in his big fight against
Colonel William Barbour for Con-
gress. That was Hughes's big fight
and his defeat of Barbour gave him
the reputation as fighter on which
| he has been running ever since. In
| that fight Duffy was one of the Bar
bour heelers, and he worked against
Hughes all through the campaign
Everybody knows that, who knows
anything about what happened that
year.
Duffy worked for Wood McKe,
against John Hinchliffe. He also. Il
is alleged. worked for John Prince
against Hinchiffe and for Viviar
M. Lewis against Woodrow Wilson
for governor Though Duffy last weel
denied these allegations, other lead
ers here say he was one of the mer
who had the password to Lewis's in,
side room in that campaign, and IL
| recognition of his services Lewis die
use his influence to have Luffy named
as factory inspector"
! Duffy specifically denied last weel
| that Lewis aided him. In obtaining
his State office. On the contrary, hi
declared Lewis opposed him.