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years ago when he sought the nomina-
tion. IT y also pointed out that he will
! have large following In Hudson coun.
". whore he IL decidedly popular. He
10 Q member OF the firm Of Colgate q
Co. soap manufacturers Of Jersey City.
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Gov. Runyon's candidacy 10 looming
ND stronger as each day OF the cam
paign passes. He has promised TO an
nSunoe this week the declaration OF
principles on which he will run II
chosen. He has also won favor with
the voters In Bergen, Hudson. Essex,
Morris Union and Passaic counties who
ara, employed In New York for his pro-
test TO Gov. Smith against the alleged
discriminating parts of the New York
STATE income tax law relating to non
residents.
In letter to the New. Jersey Fxecu-
tive Gov. Smith said that there seemed
% him to be an injustice In the pro-
vision or the New York State income
tax as applied to non-residents.
Provision should be made, Il seems
to me-" wrote Gov. Smith, IF II 10 prac-
tically possible, for the $1,000 and
s?,0o0 exemptions to apply to non.
reridents who receive their whole In.
com. In the State of New York, pro-
vioed an equal exemption Is not granted
In the place Of their residence
In Essex county Gov. Munyon's can
didacy will be backed by a complete
Assembly ticket which will be placed
In the neld by the recently organised
Essex County Republican League. The
ticket IL practically completed, but will
not be announced until a meeting of the
league Tonight II IL said the ticket
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been prominently identified with the
Anti-Saloon League Of New Jersey and
who have been active In local option
Nights The Governor will attend the
meeting.
Friends of Mr.. B,-gbee say that he is
gaining In strength in Essex and that
number Of organisation leaders. in
Guiding officials employed at the court
house were working IN his behalf The
activity of these men has been received
with alarm by the hackers of Commits
sioner Raymond. The Bugbee people
say that their candidate has nearly
$4,000 siGners TO his petitions for the
nomination. His petitions are still being
circulated through the State.
since Republican County Chairman
John b. woolston Of Essex Quit as his
manager the campaign Of Commissioners
Raymond has been on the wane, but his
friends predict that he WIN start out
with bang about July 1 and keep going
at full speed until primary day.
Democrats In Row.
The Democratic campaign took a ne.
culiar turn last week and DEVELOPED into
controversy between Joseph II. Gum,
who Is In charge OF the publicity Of State
Senator Edward I. edwards OF Hudson,
one OF the Democratic candidates for
Governor. and Edward ]. Handley, who
has been publicity man for Mr.. Nugent
In past campaigns. Mr. Handiey was
engaged by Senator Edwards early In
the campaign to do his publicity work.
but recently he was supplsnted In the
Job by Mr.. Gum. Mr.. Nugent was
supporter of Senator Edwards early In
the campaign. but recently they had a
break.
Last Monday Mr.. Handley went to the
First National Bank in Jersey City, Of
which Senator Edwards is president to
collect back salary rnat was coming to
him for publicity work. He said that
he met the Senator on the boardwalk in
Asbury Park the day before and that
the latter asked him to come to the
bank for the money.
Mr.. Gum was outside OF the bank
when Handley called and had talk
with the Hudson Senator. The next
day Mr.. Gum sent a story to all the
leading newspapers in New Jersey to
the effect that Mr.. Nugent had decided
not to become candidate for Governor
and that he would not name another
candidate. but would throw his prestige
md influence to Senator Edwards for II.
nomination.
This was denied by Mr.. Nugent when
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