The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-06
JERSEY VETS LOSE
PLANK BY ONE VOTE
Gov. Edwards Sides with Drys
in Disputed Vote in State
Convention.
FOLLOWS A WARM FIGHT
Republicans, Who Also Name
Electors. Go on Record for
Enforcement.
FOLLOWS A WARM FIGHT
so,ciaf p,,potcb 10 THE HnmALD.

Special Despatch to THE HERALD.
TRENTON. oct 5.-Prohibition formed
the storm centre OF the Democratic State
convention held here this afternoon.
! James r. Nugent of Essex was counted
out by one vote in his effort to insert a
wet plank in the State platform. An
nouncement OF the vote by Gov. Ed
wards, chairman OF the convention pre-
cpitated a scene Of turmoil during
which 1t was openly charged that the
vote announced was not the vote ac-
trally cast by the delegates.
The confusion became so intense that
an effort was made to declare the con-
vention adjourned without naming can
didates for Presidential electors for
which no other method of nomination
is provided by the New Jersey law. The
convention finally was quieted long
enough to name the electors and then
adjournment was ordered Immediately.
AS candidates at large for electors the
convention nominated Charles T. Stevens
OF Cedarville, Cumberland county, and
Mrs. Philip McKim Garrison OF Llewel-
Ign Park. Candidates from the twelve
Congress districts were named as fol-
lows:
First District--Mrs. r. c. Clayton.
Salem; Second, Mrs. J. Thompson
Baker, wildwood; Third. Miss Sallie B.
/ Taylor, Asbury Park: Fourth. Dr.
Henry Van Dyke. Princeton; Fifth, Otto
| Ross, Madison: Sixth, Mrs. Mary Fer
nandez, Rutherford; Seventh, Nathan
Barnert, Paterson; Eighth. Mrs. Bert
DAILY, Bayonne Ninth, Charles F. Herr.
Newark; Tenth. DR.. p. M. O'Reilly,
Newark; Eleventh, Edward w. Berger,
Weehawken Twelfth, Miss Bessie NJ.
Pope. Jersey City.
Defeat Ends All Day Fight.
The battle over the Democratic party's
attitude on prohibition waged intermit-
tingly from the preliminary meeting OF
the State committee at noon until the
convention adjourned In tumult to-
night. The State committee members
could not agree upon programme. and
although Mr.. Nugent had supporters In
that body he was unable to obtain in
dorsement for his wet plank. AS chair
man of the resolutions committee OF
the convention Mr.. Nugent renewed his
| fight for a wet plank. but was defeated
by vote of 9 to s.
! Mr. Nugent's defeat In the resolu-
| tons committee was due mainly to the
arguments advanced In behalf of the
women OF the State, to whom he would
have denied the right OF suffrage.
Among those appearing before the com
mittee in opposition to the wet plank
were Mrs. II. Otto wittpenn Of Jersey
| City, Mrs. Edward Trippe and Mrs.
Joseph J. Simmerill of Gloucester and
Miss Sarah Pollack of Mercer.
When the platform recommended by
the majority of the resolutions commit
tee had been adopted Mr.. Nugent offered
his wet plank as a minority report. The
blank would have pledged Democratic
candidates for Congress TO advocate
legislation for a modification of the
! volstead act and candidates for the
Legislature to oppose any enactment
| that will further Interfere with the
personal liberty OF the citizens OF New
Jersey guaranteed by the United states
and the State constitutions"
In support of this plank Mr.. Nugent
made plea for preservation OF the
I principles of democracy and personal
| liberty that evoked long applause from
| the vets. He declared that II the Eigh-
! teepth Amendment and the national pro-
! hibitlon law are allowed to stand the
country would be further from freedom
than before 1t repudiated King George.
| Alexander Simpson OF Hudson pleaded
for silence on the prohibition question
on the ground OF political expediency.
| He argued that II Gov. Cox is beaten
| In New Jersey, result which the
/ speaker seemed to anticipate, and II the
\ State platform contains a wet plank the
country will say New Jersey repudiated
/ Gov. Edwards. whom New Jersey elected
on a wet platform.
After further argument the question
was called for, and during the roll call
there were frequent challenges OF the
announced vote. Unofficial tallies kept
ty correspondents indicated that at the
close OF the roll call thirty-five votes had