The sun., 1919-06-16
EIGHT JERSEY MEN
SEEK GOVERNORSHIP
Prohibition and Woman Suf-
frage Promise to Be Main
Issues in. Primaries.
NUGENT MAY ENTER RACE
Essex Leader Has Broken With
Edwards, Whose Candidacy
He Had Endorsed.


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New Jerseys politicians are trying TO
figure out who will capture the nomina-
lions for Governor in the party primaries
in September. There are more candi-
dates and more interest In the contest
this year than for several years Pro-
hibition and woman Suffrage are chief
issuee
The entrance Of acting Governor Will
lam N. Runyon as q candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor has
put more NE in the contest In that party.
while the friends OF James r Nugent,
leader OF the Democrats IN Essex county.
have been urging him to get into the
race for the Democratic nomination.
The boom for Mr. Nugent Is the result
Of the break that has occurred between
him and Senator Edward /. Edwards Of
Jersey City, one of the Democratic can
didates for the nomination for Governor.
for whom he had already come out in q
statement as his choice for the Demo-
cratic standard bearer.
Has Fought Dfys ana Sans.
| Mr.. Nugent II one Of the political ng-
ures Of New Jersey. It was he who pre-
vented the New Jersey Legislature this
year from voting In favor Of the national
prohibition amendment It was he who
had q resolution adopted in the House Of
Assembly declaring that New Jersey was
opposed to amending the Federal Con-
stitution in favor OF national prohibition.
And II also was he who led the fight
against woman suffrage when the women
were defeated by decisive odds on the
referendum giving them the right to vote.
Mr.. Nugent probably will make
| statement to-day or Tomorrow on what
he proposes to do. Some OF his sup
porters say he will seek the nomination.
while others believe he might name an
other candidate to run in his place. 1t
Ia rumored that he may suggest the name
of William b. Gourley, lawyer Of Pat
erson.
Should Mr.. Eugent accept or name an
other II will make four candidates who
Will be after the nomination on the DEM
ocratic ticket The others. besides State
Senator Edwards. are Thomas J. Sculiy
Of South Amboy. now a Representative
in Congress. and Frank III. McDermit.
lawyer Of Newark.
! The Republicans will also have four can
didates Besides the acting Governor. the
others are Newton A. X. Bugbee Of Trenton
, now State Comptroller. and until recently
Republican State chairman; Thomas L.
Raymond. City Commissioner OF New
| ark, and Warren c. King. president OF
the Manufacturers Council OF New Jer-
sey. who lives In Bound. Brook.
t4e ,.-.,.
- Denan&s q Nugent.
| Different reasonn arc agiyen M being
tina cause. Of the rupture between Mr.
Nureut and the Edwards candidacy.
First OF all, the Easex leader will not
support sny candidate unless he In op-
| posed to prohibition and woman suffrage
/ He also insists on a large share Of the
patronage for Essex county. Mr.. Ed
wards has not declared himself on these
ouest IONA
The story of Edwards and Nugent
eoes back To a wear ago. At that time
| Frank Hague Mayor of Jersey City,
recognized az Democratic leader N Hud-
son wanted TO nominate Mr. Hdwards
who n president of the First National
Bank of Jersey City, as the Democratic
candidate for Governor. Mr.. Edwards
| served a. State Comptroller under Gov.
| Wilson and made q remarkable record in
| that office The support of Mr.. Nugent
S Vas .' n'sn c",,..nt.% 70 Rack Mr. Ed
wards.
| Under the plan agreed. 1t Is said. MI
Nugent was to be made Democratic state
chairman. as he was In the Wilson Sun-
| ernatorial campaign. ana ne was to nave
charge OF the EDWARDS oand wagon
Cornelius A. McCiennon. VINO was then
State Senator from Hudson. was onered
the Democratic nomination Tor Congress
In the Eighth district. which he accepted
and Mr.. Edwards was nominated Tor
state senator IN MS place; DOH ".
elected. This was done to Keep Mr.. Ed
wards before the public
When the Democratic STATE committee
met in the spring ana Mr. Nuseht was
to have been CHOSEN As state e hAiIn MAJ
Mr.. Nugent was moi even nlen,ioheo.
Charles y. Mcdonald OF monmouth wss
continued In once as sla.e shs" MAJ
Later, was op eu. a.,
agreed that Mr. Nusent vas 70 renaln Al
the background ana oi,ec, tne cAhpaisii
Shortly after TINS ML. Nusen. Anho. .a
in the newspapere ina. nc mss ~, ~, , Az,
or MT EoWaros IoI u,e ss'...a..
nation. mat ne ~ouiu open neAutI n =.
at T72 Broad stree, IN NsSS anu 49,
an active pern@i a., shs s,a,. IN,
ana every otnet eouh.s ~ s"e
the campaign never s'
1yt.r ,S. pre,k Came,
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