Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-04-03

dct1uu Wright anu dOuIfeN were seen
in conference behind a screen in the
lobby Of tile assembly chamber. and
there are other evidences to Indicate
that they are cooperating to delay ac-
ton In the hope that they win be able
to stave off any bill up to the time of
adjournment OF the legislature Mi
nority Leader Richards later declared
that the governor was the one who
was i~nsincere.
Nugent Replies.
The governors sally also brought n
derry retort from Nugent. ~Govenor
Eielder's statement. he declared. as
but a continuation of abuse directed
at me TO conceal his own double mean
ing. His trick of introducing event
producing bills into the senate Is not a
new one. 1t was tried once before in
railroad taxation matters by an emf
nent Republican politician of Passaic
county, who is still a well known cor
poration lawyer. ! have learned to
watch legislation fathered by Mr..
Fielder. As a member of the senate
he gave Newark ON uneasy hours
when he introduced the bill drawn by
the Lehigh Valley railroad to abandon
the Morris canal, which bill would
have robbed Newark of its rights. And
what about the governors vote on the
question of bank stock taxation when
he was a member of the New Jersey
senate? He had then. | am creditably
Informed. n of the Jersey City banks
as a client. l really don't know wheth-
er the governor is any more sincere in
the bank stock proposition than he Is
on the efficiency and economy meas
ures. which he advocates publicly, but
which he does not want to see go
through the legislature"
Governor Hits Back.
Governor Fielder was led by this re
Election on his character to again hurl
a challenge at Nugent. He asserted
that he was determined to assume the
party leadership and force through his
bank stock tax bill without any further
compromising. He struck his most sar-
castle strain. Il shall not refer to Mr..
Nugent's latest shift in position or no.
hce his attack on me- he declared. II
have refused to engage in argument
with him, and I certainly decline to
descend to his level and indulge in per-
sonalities. l shall not permit the issue
now before the legislature to be side
tracked in any such manner. The PEG
pie of the state decided last November
about my personal record when Mr.
Nugent secretly e~ndeavored to defeat
me. Mr.. Nugent boasts his ownership
of the ~assemblymen from his county
and continues to assert that they will
continue to vote as he commands. !
had confidence in their independence
last fall when | publicly advocated
their election, and | still, believe that
some of them will support the bill.
Other counties may be in his grasp for
all | know, and we may have to await
his pleasure before the legislature can
proceed, and then we shall see whether
slick politics and mysterious and de
vious methods will triumph and wheth-
err the boss win have the assistance of
any number of Republicans who care
for such political company to kill this
measure. / do not think he will"
McDermott Elected.
Excitement hat nearly resulted In a
riot was occasioned by the introduc-
ton into the house of a resolution by
Majority Leader Branegan deprecating
the presentation there of a resolution
rejecting on the national government.
There were shouts and cries and points
of order raised and Speaker Beekman
finally ordered Assemblyman McDer-
mott elected by the sergeant at arms.
The scene was the widest since the
summary adjournment of the house in
the midst of disorder in 1907. The
Branegan resolution followed one by
Assemblyman Foley, an Essex Demo
cat. The latter regretted the action of
the United States government in its
attitude on a repeal Of the law that
would exempt American coastwise YES
sells from passage through the Panama
canal without the payment of tolls.
The paper was meant as a slap at
President Wilson, as Foley is regarded
as a Smith Nugent man. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary
and was followed by a resolution hand
ed to Leader Branegan by Speaker
Beekman. The Branegan paper was
to the effect that the ASSEMBLY, should
not bother with such ridiculous resolu-
tons, but should mind its own bust
ness and not congress.
Assemblyman Barber thought the
New Jersey legislature just as great as
congress. and Assemblyman Godfrey
added his criticism. The Branegan res
olution was turned down by a vote OF
IA to 43. Mr.. McDermott got up to
speak, but Mr.. Beekman declared there
was no motion before the house and
ordered him to take his place. The
Hudson assemblyman refused to abide
by the decision and shouted that he
would appeal from the chair. Mr.. Beck
man tried to ignore him and take up