Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-18
TOO |NANE ALMOST
TO CALL FOR REPLY.
City Counsel Nugent Brands a
Political Canard Concerning
Personal Relations.

Too inane and stupid almost to call
for a reply, is about the way City
| Counsel James r. Nugent character
ICES n political story bearing all the
earmarks OF an inspired canard, and
which appeared last night, to the eff
| feet that regular Democratic organi-
cation was luke warm toward Rich
ard Stockton, the party's preferred
candidate for State senator. Closer
political or personal friends than the
city counsel and the former United
States Commissioner, Mr.. Stockton,
| it would be almost impossible to find
| According to the story which ap-
peared in the Evening News, Mr.
Stockton has incurred Mr.. Nugent's
dislike and as evidence 1t is
told that Mr. Stockton was not per-
mitted to address the members of the
county committee at recent gather
ing when the ticket of the organiza-
ton was Endorsed unanimously, in
GLIDING Commissioner Stockton
This story" Mr.. Nugent said, "is
absolutely manufactured out of whole
cloth and the short and ugly word
Is the only name the party deserves
who Is responsible for it.
As every one knows, am a per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Stockton, which
precludes any further speculation as
to my possible attitude toward him.
How ridiculous the story is may
readily be judged from the fact that
Mr.. Stockton not only never sought
the Office for which he is running now,
but that we had hard time to per-
suade him to become a candidate
The county committee meeting re-
ferred to was for the purpose Of the
members receiving the recommends
tons of the executive committee con-
rpTninR nQndiHafao nd I
to again>- call attention to the fact
that the whole ticket was unanimous
ly Endorsed.
Inc only speakers at the meeting
were Congressman Mccoy and Con-
gresham Townsend. Both Of them
had come all the way from Wash
ington and that meeting was their
only opportunity to talk to the boys
during the campaign, as they did not
want to sacrifice their duty just be-
cause they We're running for office.
Outside of these two men there
was nobody scheduled to speak nor
did any one of the many candidates
present at the meeting make a re.
quest to address the gathering. The
night was hot and 1t was desired
not to make the session any longer
than the business warranted"
AS a matter of fact both Congress
men MCCOY and Townsend had their
travelling cases with them and, while
each was speaking, the bags were
held by friends in the audience to be
handed them as soon as they left the
stage. They were rushed in an au-
tomobile to the Pennsylvania rail-
road station to catch a train back to
Washington 1t was hurry-up call
for the congresHfnen and with their
departure the meeting closed.
"Oh, yes, / saw that story" Mr.
Stockton said. Those stories are apt
to crop out at this stage of the cam.
paign. ] have absolutely no reason
to believe that the Democratic or
ganization to which ] have belonged
all my life will not support me after
requesting me to become the candi- |
date of the party" Mr.. Stockton adj
dressed the John r. Monahan AS
ISOLATION last night and was given a |
rousing ovation.
To-day we stand stronger than
ever" he said. what is the secret?
The answer is, orgsnization. We do
not go out and f5lst the selection of
candidates on the people. Say what
you might. it is organization which
is the keystone to harmonious and
successful work of a party for the
best interest of all the voters.
"I am an organization man from the |
ground up, and if elected will do all |
in my power to place on the statute |
such planks as may be adopted in the |
State convention on September &c."
Mr.. Stockton has been Endorsed by |
almost every Democratic political |
club in the county.