The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-27
'NUGENT IN JERSEYS
GOVERNORSHIP RACE
Newark Democrat Declares
War on Drys and
Suffragettes.
SEES LIBERTIES INVADED
Tells Followers U. s. Must
Fight for Issue Of Self
Determination.

James r. Nugent. for many years
Democratic boss of Essex county, New
Jersey, and a power in New Jersey poll
tics. announced last night nat he would
be q candidate at the coming primaries
for the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor.
The announcement was made at q din
ner of the Joel Parker Association at
the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. at
tended by about five hundred members.
Mr.. Nugent's opponents at the prima-
ries will be Congressman Thomas J..
Scully of South Amboy. Edward J. Ed
wards of Jersey City and Frank ". Nc
Dermott Of Newark.
In his acceptance speech Mr.. Nugent
made II plain that the two principal
issues Of his campaign would be woman
suffrage and prohibition. both OF which
he opposes He received great applause
when he declared that while the United
States was fighting for the right OF self
determination and for the cause OF lib
erty Americans have allowed their own
rights and liberty to be abridged and
stolen away by a coterie of professional
reformers. He declared also that no can
has the courage and strength Of charac-
ter TO come out in the open and stand
-four square against the hypocrisy OF
prohibition"
L wish TO say to the people OF New
Jersey" he said. that prohibition 10 not
hero yet, and will not be here until the
United States Supreme Court has passed
upon the constitutionality OF the eigh-
tenth amendment, which was forced
through the various Legislatures Of the
States OF the Union by coercion and in
timidatlon. II am elected shall call
into action all of the powers and the
| resources OF the State to fight prohibit
ton to the last drop of the hat"
Mr.. Nugent declared that political
fads, fancies and foibles seem to have
gained the upper hand in New Jersey,
and that popular self-government was
hanging In the balance. The times. he
| said, demand a viriie and manly citizen
ship II national integrity Is to be pre-
served and free institutions maintained
with respect to the question OF
woman suffrage" said Mr.. Nugent
| "sllow me to say that in 1915 the citizens
OF New Jersey. at special election
voted overwhelmingly against what Ia
known as votes for women believe
the verdict of New Jersey should not b
| overridden by the Legislature withou,
Giving to the people Of tho State . right
| to express themselves II they desire &c
| do 20.
| The path OF duty lies before me.
am looking forward with genuine
pleasure to the coming campaign, be-
cause believe that thousands OF my
fellow Jerseymen will rally to my side
| in the conflict that I purpose wagine
Iupon hypocrtcy. covert understanding
and intimidation and coercion In high
places. / believe that the men OF New
Jersey are interested In real representa-
tive government.
| whoever withholds his services In thc
present conflict for the reestablishmen'
of personal liberty. for the maintenance
| of true Democratic principles In State
government, for return to the princi'
pies announced by the founders of our
Government-the right OF every man and
woman to life. liberty and the pursuit
of happiness-is false TO his citizenship
false TO our State. false to our history
false TO the memory OF our dead. false
to all our glorious traditions of independ
ence and false to the very name OF
| American.
| 'T call upon every red blooded Ameri
can to enlist with me In the coming fight
the fight for personal liberty. for per.
sonal Independence and for the continu.
ance Of our constitutional rights and
prerogatives."