The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
BOSSES" FIGHT FOR
BANKS, SAYS FIELDER
Charges Nugent and Baird With
Team Work to Defeat
His Measures.
HITS BI.PARTY MACHINE
Riddle Gibes Asscmblymen as
Hypocrites Who Revel and
Dare Not Own IL.

THnNroN. N. J.. March 2S.--in an effort
to whip Assemblymen into line to vote
for tho bank stock bill the Governor
Issued q statement In which he said
that James II. Nusent. the former chair
man Of the Democratic state COMMITTEES.
and former Sheriff David Baird. Rspuo-
i.can leader Of Camden. were working
together In the interest OF the banking
institutions. He asserted that NuGent.
whom he described ~ q political boss.
had made . number Of shifts regarding
the taxing OF bank stock and had finally
aligned himself with the money interests.
With a view OF stirring the Essex As
semblymen to revolt from Nusent the
Governor said II seemed to him that
Nugent's claim Of ownership Of the dele
CATION would be resented by the members
OF the Assemblymen whom he was sup
posed to handle.
Powerful influences have been at work
AZ In past years." said the Governor. "op-
posing this legislation. among which
may name Mr. Baird Of Camden. who
has been active about the Aate House for
two weeks Following his activities the
minority leader Of the House In one OF his
daily scfeeds announces that the Repub-
icau fnciuocEb ~ y NduNuo haNV uV''Ueu
to Join the men whom Mr. Nugent claims
TO own In choking this measure to death.
II am wondering with how much Joy
the Republicans OF the state will receive
the news of the alliance with Nugent into
which Baird has drawn their party rep
resentatives and how the people generally
will regard this old time working COM
blnation which We thought had been eff
fectually banished from the legislative
halls. I am also wondering how our
bankers are pleased with the generals
| whom their committee has placed In
charge of their political fight. II Is a
great pity that they md themselves In
such political company.
Every community likes to look up TO
Its bankers as men of prominence and
standing as leaders In government. BUSH
ness and society and II Is most unfor-
tunate that the remnants OF the old DEM
ocratc and Republican machines should
appear as the defenders OF the banking
| Interests In spite OF this opposition I
refuse to believe that there are not suf-
fcient number OF Republican Assembly
men who revolt at Baird dictatlon TO
| Join those Democrats who wear no Nu-
gent collar to pass this bill.
The opposition to the tax may as well
take notice that the people OF our State
have the firm conviction that the bankers
constitute a privileged class and as their
/ representative Il Is my duty to see that
] they no longer escape taxation. There Is
only one way clear in my mind to settle
this matter and that In the right and
just way There should be no politics in
volved In II and there Is no reason why
legislators should divide on party lines
Two Republican and ten Democratic
/ Senators passed the bill. The subject IL
not complicated and can be readily under
stood. II can and should be settled b,
the members themselves and the d'ctatior
OF bosses and the pressure OF the banking
interests should not be tolerated.
Hotel men. saloon keepers and advo'
Gates OF a liberal Sunday locked horns be.
fore the Judiciary Committee OF the House
this afternoon upon four liquor measure;
now pending. These were the Carroll bill
authorizing the opening OF saloons aftei
I o'clock Sunday afternoon. the Mulligar
measure permitting the sale OF liquor with
meals. the Brackner bill enabling whole
salers 10 deliver liquor outside OF the mu
inequalities In which they are licensed ant
the bill requiring tho advertising OF II
censes to sell liquor. The Carroll ane
Mulligan bills formed the chief subjects o.
discussion.
In favorng a more liberal Sunda,
Mayor william Riddle OF Atlantic Cit,
chided members OF the Assembly. These
he said. 20 to that resort. have gooC
time and return afraid to vote as the!
talk while In Atlantic City.
Mayor Riddle thought that II wome'
could vote they would favor open Sunday,
and the sale of liquor at meals.
Tho Rev. Mr.. l. A. WATSON OF Newark
an Episcopal clergyman. was also an ad
vocate Of a more liberal Sunday. He ex
pressed the belief that although Sunda!
may be a day OF rest II was never de
signed for religious purposes.
Supreme Court Clerk william c. Geb
hart defed the liquor dealers to submit
bill with referendum for an open Sun
day snyin~ that people would vote agains
IL three to one