WWJW w?w ujHwjRiv . ,mnm w i rFWV 1 WTTW5 6 EVENING, PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JUKE 27, 1919 W3ENT WILL RUN .1 ?v. fcta e Flatly Declares Against Pro- S&K . - ... hlbltion and Opposes woman Suffrage suit. ftSKS "PERSONAL LIBERTY" n seashore hotel. A number of proral nent Democtata from nil parts nt the state were gathered nboitt the liar In n hostelry nt Avon when N'ncent raised his class mid Raid: "(ientlemen. here's to SVoodrow Wilson, the worfet Ingratr In the state of New .Terser." When Nugent saw there was no re spouse, he said: "Whnt, do 1 drink alone?" He did. At the beginning of Wilson's second campaign for the piesldenoy Nugent returned to his support and ha main tained friendlj relations with the While IIou&e s-inee. ilHYS SAYS LEAGUE E f Ifl V . . . n- T.MHJ. 17 !) JeWarK, A. el., June -1 unuie-j .. IrNiiMnt. nmirnlr leader of kssex ff!dunty and former chairman of the PtfCemocrntle state committee, announced Ignis candidacy last night for the noinina- lion ior governor ajuiiiM 'i'" " tivo Thomas J. Scully, of South Ainbo.v. and Senator Edward I. EdwanK of Jerey Citv. Frank M. McDermit nt ftt .iNewaric, is anoiner cnnmuuic, i "- rtnl A nmnll following -Nnpent's pniidldnnv waq announred at v Ethcring of Democrats in the Robert "' Trent Hotel Thp nrincinal plank in Z CIS platform is opposition to luoniniiinii. tln th course of his sieoch ho e.iirt: I i purpose waging conflict upon sham hy- pocrisy, covert uuderslnndlng" intimi dations and coercion in nigii inure j Commenting on a statement issued by f Senator Edwards on June IS. lie said : i "I realized nnon readinir mis that no man has appeared in New Jersey who possesses sufficient htrengtti of charac ter to come out i i the open and stand four-squared to the vlnd against the hynocrfsv of prohibition." Edwards on Wednesday issued a statement tha' he was against prohibi tion. Nugent regarded this as an at tempt to discount his I Nugent' i entry In the race Is galnst Suffrage Nugent reiterated his opposition to woman suffrage, culling attention to the i 60,000 majoritj registered against the cause in New Jersey in l(ll."i It wa JS'Ugent who led the light against the i movement at that time. "I have been led to make this dec!- sion," Nugent said nt the opening of his, address, "because there does not appear i to be a person who is willing to take up the gage of battle for the preen a- tlon and maintenance of our constitu . tlonal rights. We are living in moiuen 1 tons days. Political fad,., fancies and ' foibles seem to hne gained an upper hand In this state and nation fancies and fads and 'isms' that apparentl ' " have gripped the minds of evei gulier natorlal candidate which, if allowed to ( eomo to frution will menu the down fall of our government The time de -Stand a virile and manh citizenship if Cur nntional intpirifv is to he nppnrrfvl nd our free institution maintained "We engaged in n world war for the right of self r!eterminntion and for the cause of libertv At the itnc time we hare allowed our viiht of tclf-dctcmi nation to he abridged stoVn nwav from us by a coterie of profesional re formers. "Prohibition is not here and will not re until the i nited States Snnreme ' Cdurt shall have na.ed upon the con -rttltutlonalit.v of the oiehft'Nif'i iimend ment that was fin-rod wilh nillv through tie various legilatnres of the states of the Union, as civrv one knows, bv coercion and intimidation "If I am elected governor I shall fight to th.' hitter end and "hall i nil into Service al the power and all the re onrc.es of our sovereign state to the end ijf that this nmendment. which rohs men I I's od women of their personal liberty, - l,'.hfi.MI,n. M!tl - r .!! . 1 v. iiuuiiDiair'. iiiuiiiiM in iiiniirK ni nnin- trty and throws hundreds of thousands gputof; employment is wiped out " Means Split in Hanks Nncent's entry means n w.Ao onlif in the ranks of the Democrats nil oier the ,y 8tate. For fifteen vear he has been J regarded as th Dcmocnitic leader of : me state He was one of the first to ( espouse the cause of Senator Edwards and was in agreement with Mnvor rrariK Hague of .Jersey City, Uemo k .cratic boss of Hudson county, in sun I porting Edwards Nugent and the Ktlwarils forces split several weeks ago when Edwards's campaign manager. George E Rlake slee, state hjgnway commissioner, dropped some Nugent men in the or ganization that was being formed for the campaign Since then there have been rumor,, that Nugent would oppose Edwards personally, but he withheld Ms answer until the dinner last night It was Nugent that managed the campaign that resulted in the election of Woodrow WiNon as Onvernnr of New Jersey in 1010 When Wilson refused to stand for former United States Senator James Smith, Jr , as a cundldate against James E Mart int. the choice of the primaries for nomina tion as fritted States i-onator Wilson and Nugent broke It was shortly after that that Nugent delivered his famous toast at FIGHT SUFFRAGE IN SOUTH Louisiana Governor Asks Other Ex ecutives to Oppose Ratification I la to n Kotigc, Ia., June L'7 - ( Hy A. 1 ) Telegrams have been sent by Governor I'lensant, of Louisiana, to the governors of all oiithern states asking that thej oppose latitlcatmn of the federal woman suffrage amendment bv the legislating of their states on the grounds that the amendment "simply adds, the word 'e.' to the fifteenth amendment " "In my opinion," nid Governor I'leaMint in nl ten grain, tin- oimiern states should gie the women the right to ote through the tnte constitution ntnl then ote wdidlj against the ratifi cation of the nim tieiilh amendment." Atlanta. Oa.. June 27 - (IV A. P 1 The federal woman suffrage amend ment will not come up before the pres ent special sesion of the Georgia legis lature for ratiriiatinn under an agree ment which supporters of the amend ment said today provides for postpone ment of action until the ll'-0 regular eioii. Republicans Seek Improvement, but Not Defeat of Covenant, Chairman Doclares TREATY MUST BE RATIFIED Brothers Hanged In Connecticut Wethersfield. Onn.. June '.'7. Ernsmo and Joseph l'erretra. iirothers. ot New Iliitain. were lunged in the state prison here this morning for the murder of Frank I'almese. Ernsmo en tered the death chamber fust. The trap was spuing at 1- ." and he was pro noumed dead at 1'.' 1.'.. Joseph was hanged at lll.ol and was prouounced dead at l'J 40. Washington, June 27. The Ilepubll can party is not opposed to the league of nations. Will Hays, chairman of the Ilepuhlican national committee, declared after a long isit to the Capitol yester day, where he conferred with Ilepuhli can senators in an effort to unite them on a elefinite program in regard to the league I It Is Important that the American 'people should not get the iden the He i publican part' is opposing the league of I nations," said Mr IH.is "We are I doing nothing of the sort. We are merejj i seeking a basis for united ntnl eontrur 1 tic action with respect to certain ( amendments or reservations such as 1 thpse proposed In Mr. Hoot which would, in our judgment, make the league le-ovennnt more acceptable to the Senate I and to the country." The league should not be made a par tisan issue. Mr. Hiis declared, but he reiterated his former declarations that i the covenant should be nmcnilcd before j it is finally ratified. Further Changes Necessary "We opposed certain provisions of the lencue eocnant as it was originally i drawn" he continued "with the re sult that it was materially dunged I il.elice that further amendments to !'' modified covenant are neccsnrv. Some of the amendments suggested wouin nir ther strengthen the covenant and further safeguard the interest of the American people, which is our sole purpose in nd voeatiug any amendments or reserva tions. "I regard as extremely deirable the ratification of the treaty as quickly as poilile. so peace may be established I and war conditions replaced by those of peice ' T la In.i.A.atlv. Vit (1iM Atintt1 ha permuted to resume soon Its normal in dustrial and commercln' activities. Highly Important domestic .-ict'"-s are e rying for solution. The Republi can Congress hns nliendy accomplished much toward tint end and the American people are reljltig upon the llcpublicin partv to successfully mret those ques tions." Mr. Ilavs went to the Capitol at the request of Senator Lodge, of Massachu setts, leader of tlio Republicans In the (?... .....1 .1.. .nA.w ntfe a? IK. I i.rnuie, Mini mini ,iiin,iii 1113 111 iiir I league of nations, who asked him to use his Influence to repair the breaking Republican mncbine. Opposition Much Stronger The league opponents in the Senate eleclnred after his visit that Mr. Hays bad greatly bolstered up the opposition to the covenant. "The opposition to the league Is much stronger now." wns the comment of Senator Knox on the chairman's visit. Mr Havs first conferred with Sena tors Lodge and Knn. the leaders of the Republican opposition, when he ar rived at the Capitol. At the i'oiicIiikIoii ot the conference none of the partici pants in the conference would discuss what transpired. He later talked with most of the other Republican senators, Including Senators MoNar. of Oregon; Norrls, of Nebraska, and Colt, of Rhode Island, who have been reported as wav ering in their opposition to the league. Senator McNary Inter announced he is for the league as it stands and thnt he will deliver a speech in favor of the covenant in the Senate within a few dajs Senator Norris. who had been counted upon bv the administration forces as favoring the league, declared he is unalterable- opposed to the entire trentv, and that he intends to vote against it. especially bcause of the Shantung pro vision Senator Colt would not discuss his talk with the national chairman. To Issue Statement on Attitude Senator Watson, of Indiana, who hns been urging the Republicans to mnke a partisan is-sue of the league, after he had talked with Mr. Hays, baid : "I quite agree with everything 3r. Hays has said. I do not believe the league should b made an issue by the Republican party and I agree with him that amendments nre needed to safe guard the interests of the United States." Mr. If-", said last night he expects to issue a fotmal statement, within n few dnv in which he will outline the at titude of the Senate and of the Re publican party management iu regard to the league. He did not talk with Senator Hornh. of Idaho, who has declared repeatedly he will organize a new political party to light the leiguc if the Republican party does not make oppi ltiou to the covenant a party matter. MORE THAN $65,000 DUG UP IN BACKYARD NONPARTISANS LOSING Returns Trickle In From North Da kota Referendum Fargo, N. I)., June 27,-MRy A. P.) With the vote of the larger cities apparently against the seven laws sub mitted to the North Dakota voters for n referendum ballot, interest centered today in the returns from the rural dis tricts. The Inws passed by the non partisan league majority in the Legis lature last winter nnd referred to the electors yesterday constituted the league's state industrial program. Early today the voto from 170 scat tered precincts, largely in towns and cities, showed 11,101 votes against the printing bill, which was the first meas ure on the ballot, nnd 0G80 votes for the bill. The votes on the other meas ures were similar. WOMAN'S BODY IN RIVER Naked Corpse Removed From Nlan ara River After Thrilling Battle Niagara Falls, N. V., Juno 27. (Ry A. I.) The body of an unidentified woman, unclothed except for shoes and stockings, was taken from the river be low the falls last night. Four men who brought In the hody escaped being carried into the. wihrl pool rapids only nfter an hour's battle with the swift current. Treasury Employe at Washing ton Indicted for Embezzle ment of Torn Notos Washington, June 27. (By A. P.) Secret service ngents of the Treasury Department are said to have struck a veritable gold mine here in prospecting in the back ard of Charles H. Turn bull, a trusted employe in the macerat ing room of the Treasury Department. More than S(1.".000 in redeemable treasury notes, buried in tin cans nnd other re-ceptacles, have been found sev eral feet below the surface of the earth. Thousands of dollars in partly mutilated notes also were discovered hidden in the walls, under carpets, and in every con ceivable manlier, waiting to be rendered negotiable again by a process of piecin; together, the agents said. Turnbiill was chnrged with embezzle ment of the n ites in nn indictment re turned by the grand jury. After takiug him into custody last night, police said they found on his person several thou sand dollnrs in notes freshly nppropii ated. Turnbull had recently expressed the intention of resigning in a short time. Fellow emplojes arc said to have told the police. B AKID ! 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