The sun., 1919-08-11
JERSEY FIGHT RACES
OYER PROHIBITION
Both Parties May Be Wiped
Out in State Liquor
Struggle.
DRYs BACKING RUNYoN
Nugent Is Wet Champion in
Race for Gubernatorial
Nomination.

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IN the general election in November this
year and will two parties be formed with
the liberal or "wet' element on the one
side and the so-callsd "drys" on the
othsr7 Some OF the politicians high in
the councils Of each organization are
inclined 10 think that this will occur II
Gov. William N. Runyon wins the Re
publican nomination and James II. Mt
rent of Newark carries Off the iaurels
in the Democratic fight In the primaries
next month.
Strange to say the Runyon cohorts are
roofing for all they're worth for Nugent
to win in the Democratic primaries,
while the Nusent people are hoping that
II their candidate captures the nohiina-
ton he viii be opposed in the election
by Gov. Runyon.
This would make clear cut fight on
the wet" and "dry" issue and would
give the voters OF the State chance to
settle once and for all tho question Of
prohibition as far as New Jersey is con-
cerned. Thousands or wet" Repub-
licans have said they will vote for
Nugent IL he wins. while IL Is known that
the Governor will get thousands of DEM
ocratic votes.
Gov. Runyon Is an out and out dry"
His platform. among other things, is for
the strict enforcement Of prohibition,
And he Is backed for the Republican
nomination by the Anti-Saloon League of
New Jersey.
Mr.. Nugent lie even more wet" than
| Gov. Runyon IL dry" lie Ia opposed to
prohibition and In favor OF personal lib
erty and he makes no secret that II he
is nominated and elected he will bring
all the resources of the office OF Governor
to defeat prohibition not only in New
Jersey but throughout the nation.
Anti-Drys Plan Fight.
II Mr.. Nugent gets the nomination and
he is opposed by Gov. Ruhyon he Will
have the National Association Opposed
to Prohibitions to aid his candidacy.
Walter ]. Seavey. publicity manager,
said the association intends to take part
In the election in New Jersey this year.
Gov. Runyon has quite a road to cover
before he reaches the nomination. He
has as his opponents state Comptroller
Newton A X. Bugbee. who has the
promised support Of most OF the Repub-
lican county committees in the State
City Commissioner Thomas l.. Raymond
of Newark. who is running as a wet
and has the backing of the Essex County
Republican Committee, one of the
strongest assets of the party In the
State, and Warren c. King Of Bound
Brook, president OF the Manufacturers
Council OF New Jersey, which is COM
posed of owners OF factories throughout
the State.
Friends OF the Governor are almos,
certain that he will be returned win
ner. His supporters are hoping that
Comptroller Bugbee and Commissioner
Raymond will remain in the race, az
they figure that they will divide the
votes that will be against the Governor
They say that many of the Raymond
credits will go TO Bugbee II the formei
quits and that the results would prob
ably be vice versa II Bugbee got out OF
the race. There is no chance at present
! however, foc either Of them to get out oil
the fight Both candidates have said
they will stick in the fight to the finish
On the Democratic side Mr.. Nugen'
: has to overcome the tremendous vote ir
J Hudson county that will 20 to Stat,
Senator Edward J. Edwards before HI
. will have a lookin for the nomination
: And that's some handicap He also hal
fight on in Essex. his home cotint {
where Mayor Charles p. Gillen, one o.
his political enemies has lined up will
! the Edwards machine and proposes Il
: battle with him for the county leader
. ship. Tho Gillenites will hold meetiul
In Newark tonight. when II is expected
they will adopt n platform and selec
a candidates for the Assembly. Freehold
, ers and Surrogate TO oppose those sup
. ported by Nugent and the pemocrati,
: County Committee.
Nugent Faces Big Task.
Mr.. Nugent realizes he has big jol
on his hands, but he is confident that h,
is coming through with the Democratl
nomination on primary day which Il
: September 90. He has canvassed TIL
greater portion of the State and h
claims that the voters are rallyinI
I around him with all kinds OF promises
{ He even hints that ne is going TO make |
= interesting for Senator Edwards In Iiud
ron county and that there may be SOM
surprises when the primary returns ar
announced
! Down at Green Gables. Pleasure Bay
: Thursday. at the twelfth annual outinI
. | of the New Jersey Liquor Dealers As
: ISOLATION. Mr.. Nugent took a whack a
|. Senator Edwards in front of 400 or NOR
4 guests on the outing. Mr.. Edward
r SPOKE just previous. TO Mr.. Nugent an
said that one of the candidates was try
y Ing to monopolise the prohibition lssu
h and then told what he would do
!. elected He did not mention Mr. Nugen
by name, but left no doubt in the mind
[ Of the guests as to rhom he meant
3 Mr.. Nugent then told the guests tina
!. he was for Senator Edwards until Jun
: Is last. when In an interview In one o
}. the Jersey City newspapers the Senate
Q was quoted as saying he was In favo
!. OF womans suffrage. and that he woul
Q enforce the laws as ne found them,
0 elected Governor.
That's about as clear n statement a
any candidate could make" said MI
Nugent 1t was after he read tina
article, he declared. that he decided /
$ enter the race for the Democratic gyber
material nomination. He accused Slsa
tor Edwards of using his thunder an
said that the address the Senator mad
}. was part of an interview he gave 20 on
{ OF the New York morning newspaper
s about month ago. Mr.. Edwards dl
n not make a reply
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