The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-17
.NUGENT WILL FIGHT
N. ]. DRYS AND SUFFS
Democratic Candidate for
Governorship Appeals for
personal Liberty"
HIS PETITION rs FILED
Edwards's Friends Say Lead
ers of II Of 81 Counties
Will Aid Their Man.

Democrat. Personal Liberty. Pres
ervation of Constitutional Rights" This
is the designation filed yesterday in the
ONCE Of Thomas r. Martin, Secretary Of
State Of New Jersey. by James r.
Nugent, Democratic leader Of Essex,
who will run In the Democratic pri-
maries in September for the guberna-
torial nomination. Mr.. Nugent's leading
Issues in the campaign will be his op-
position to the ratification OF the Fod-
eral prohibition amendment and his
great dislike for woman suffrage.
Nine petitions. containing 1.54s names.
asking that Mr.. Nugent's name be
placed on the official ballot, were re-
ceived by Secretary of State Martin, a
Hudson county Democrat very much op-
posed to Mr.. Nugent.
Richard J. Franz Of Newark. Sergeant
alarms Of the last House OF Assembly,
was named by Mr.. Nugent as his cam
paign manager and the Federal Trust
Company was designated as the depos-
tory for the candidates campaign funds.
Nearly all the signers to the Essex
candidates petitions hailed from New
ark, with a sprinkling from Atlantic
City, Morristown and a few other points.
Big Claims Made for Edwards.
Friends of Edward I. Edwards. State
Senator Of Hudson County. assert that
the Democratic party leaders Of seven-
teen Of New Jerseys twenty-one counties
are lin favor of the nomination OF Mr..
Edwards. His claim was put forth fol-
lowing a luncheon at the CartSret Club
in the Senator's home town OF Jersey
City. which was attended by 100 Demo-
Gratis, including county chairmen. men,
bers Of the Legislature and party leaders
Of the seventeen counties where Mr.. Ed
wards has stirred up enthusiasm In his
pre-primary campaign tour. II ne gets
the nomination he will have to do his
campaigning again for the general cleo.
ton.
Emerson L. Richards, ex-StatT Senator
of Atlantic City. who is supporting the
candidacy OF Newton A. X. Bugbee. State
Comptroller, for the Republican nomina-
ton for Governor. has sent letter TO
J. X. Shields, State superintendent OF the
New Jersey Anti-Saloon League. warning
the league against taking position
either for or against any OF the candi-
dates in the Republican primary. Mr..
Richards's letter was in reply to one by
Mr. Shields, attacking Mr. Bugbee FOR
indorsing a plank OF the declaration OF
principles" Of the State League OF Repub-
lican Clubs favoing referendums on con-
stitutional amendments. This plank COW
cred the Federal prohibition amendment.
Ban Against the Drys League.
1T note In the letter written to me
on the official stationery Of the Anti
Saloon League and signed by you as
superintendent and from your later
statement in the Newark Sunday Call,
oh ~ ssthaf r
entity putting the league in a position
OF being for or against some of the can
didates in the Republican primary. Let
me point out to you that the use OF the
Anti League for this purpost
would be a direct violation OF para
graphs 81 and IS of the corrupt practices
act. I know that this has escaped your
attention, because as a leader OF a great
| moral reform you would not Intention
ally violate either the letter or the spiri
| of the law.
There is a reaction toward liberalism
| That Is the meaning OF the great war
and that liberalism cannot be expressed
by prohibition. Thou shalt not Is no
| the creed OF the new humanity. TIL
| future of the Republican party is bount
up In the expression of that liberalism
| Its mission must be the development o
this new thought along constructive lines
II must not be diverted from its mission
by useless and non-essential controvers,
! over an issue that is already settled.
| 1.-THE injection Of the prohibition agita
ton into the last years campaign re
suited In a Legislature incapable
constructive action. The result WAS
temporary paralysis Of the political func
lions. We Republicans have suffered TO
at least one year Of disease. why no
turn your attention to the Democrat
party as a whole and give US rest