New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Jim Nugent's Kick
Returned by Gillen
After Is Years
Newark Boss Ousted by
Man He Once Booted
Down a Stairway

NEWARK, y. j., Nov. 20-Back in
the apocryphal political history Of this
city, yellowed bat unmellowed by the
passage of fifteen years, is a para
graph dealing with the physical and
painful kicking Of Charley Gillen down
the stairs of Democrats headquarters
by Jim" Nugent, the big Boss" To-
day Charley Gillen returned the kick
of the "Big Boss" in figurative but no
less painful fashion.
With a kick that was no less vigorous
because it has neither foot nor shoe
because it had neither foot nor shoe
Nugent from the City Hall just as he
seemed on the point of seating himself
at $4,000 desk.
1t happened this way. Charley Gill
len, who was leader of the 4th Ward
when he got the kick that was the
wages Of his independence. was one of
the five City Commissioners elected re-
Gently. His colleagues are Thomas L..
Raymond, a Republican and an anti
Nugent man; William J. Brennan, a
labor man and stanch admirer Of
Charley Gillea, and Alexander Archi-
bald and John F. Monahan, Nugent
Democrats. In preliminary conferences
Archibald and Monahan gave their con-
freres to understand that whichever of
the three voted with them for the ap-
pointment of James r. Nugent as City
Counsel, at $4,000 year. would receive
their vote for Mayor.
Gillen Didn't Forget
Perhaps Archibald and Monahan had
e. A.. a . -
headquarters stairs; perhaps they
thought Charley Gillen had. Charley
Gillen had not, and he was quick TO
recognize and resent the touch OF the
big Boss"
Raymond has been Mayor of Newark
for three years, and naturally thought
that his experience entitled him 70 the
job. Charley Gillen knew, however,
that his friend Brennan would vote for
him for Mayor, and he felt, certain that
il Mayor Raymond were reminded of
his campaign utterances against jim
Nugent Mayor Raymond would see that
he could not consistently vote for the
big Boss" for City Counsel or any
thing else, even when the price was the
Mayoralty.
Mayor Raymond did see it. and per-
ceived that the City Commissioners
election of a Mayor was going to result
in draw unless he voted for Charley
Giller or for Jim Nugent. So, when
the commissioners met to-day IL was
Charley Gillen who was elected Mayor,
three TO two. and Jim Nugent was not
chosen as City Counsel, at $4,000 a
year, nor for any other post in the city
government. Nor did any of the NJ
gent candidates for Office get in.
William J. Egan. an organization
Democrat, but hopelessly unorthodox
by Nugent canons, was named as City
Clerk. Jacob l.. Newman. an organiza-
tion Democrat, who failed TO support
Nugent in his fight against Woodrow
Wilson as Governor. was chosen as
City Counsel
As Mayor Charley Gillen will be
Director of Public Affairs. with juris-
riction over the departments of Health
and Poor and Aims, the library and
the City Hospital. Raymond was made
Director of Public Works; Brennan.
Director of Public Safety; Archibald.
Director Of Revenue and Finance. and
Monahan, Director Of Public Buildings
and Parks.
To-day's was the third reverse suf
fered By Nugent in three weeks. His
Assembly and county tickets were
beaten by the local optionists and
three Of his FIVE candidates for COM
missionerships were defeated.