Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-08
FOR PRESIDENT I'm 1860
HON, VIM. T..
Of New Jersey.
FOR GOVERNOR. -
CHARLES s. 0LDEN.
OF MERCER.
n RIGHT SPIRIT.

In spite OF the earnest ehueaVoF OF GU
Camden friends and few blind followers o
Mr.. E. V r. Wright, the Convention of Sep
TENDER Z, 1859, steadily and m~anfully acted
in barmony--intent only in the pursuit of thu
best means and choice to achieve the Creates
good for the interest and welfare of our State
and we are happy to announce the result o
their choice in the nomination of Mr.. CHARLES
S. QLDBN, as the Peoples Candidate for GOV
ernor.
This result springs from the fact that the
Townships attended to their primary meetings
in season, and sent to the Convention sensible
patriotic, and reliable men, to represent the
different interests of the State.
The delegates, merging all petty feelings
into, the general desire for the common good,
sought for q candidate, whose life-whose in
tegrity and avowals rendered him unqnestion-
ably safe upon the important questions Of the
times-and who could yet poll more votes at
the ensuing election, than any one else; and
believed it was both wisdom and duty, pa
triotism and policy, to nominate him by accla-
nation, and thus render the contest an as
sured success, by proper attention from its
very opening.
Such a man we believe the Conventions
have found in their nominee, CHARLES S.
OLDEN. Mr.. OLDEN is a resident Of Mercer
county, a true Jersey Blue in feelings and in
practice, untarnisbed by the interest or iufu-
ence of any adjoining city.
He is a NEST amiable and agreeable gentle
man. He is a most devoted friend, ever ready
to serve those worthy of his support-and new
er cherishing resentment. Above all. he pos
sesses an enlightened e~hFistian virtue, and in
flexible integrity. OF generous disposition, he
preserves the personal esteem of political OPP
p~onents, and the devoted affections of his own
party.
Recognizing in others the SAME right Of in
dependent Judgment which he claims FOR
himself, he is liberaIsln conduct ahdsceurteous,
in department.; and IN consequence, has, per-
haps, as many friends among the opponents'as-
among the members CT his own particular
party. His popularity, gained by a life
of honesty and virtue, is that which follows,
not that which is run after. It is the natural
reward. of a life of integrity and honor, SINGER
ity and manliness of fidelity, and duty and
ability in its discharge--and of devotion
to the interests of his State--and of assistance
when needed, and of benevolence to all men,
Atthe age of sixty, he presents to the people
al experience and. ripe Judgment Of mature
years-unpledged' by the influence of any
political clique.
A farmer, devoted for many years, to the
pursuit of agriculture, he is called from the
plough, without any solicitation on his part, to
become the standard-bearer of the united OPP
position. Possessing a private character.
upon which there is no blemish, nor the slight
est approach toward any of those intrigues-
and vices, which we regret to say, some of our
legislators are not always free, he stands be-
fore the people a candidate untrammelled by
the rules or pledges of any caucus. Repeat
eddy declining Office, he is one of the few pub
lie men upon whom distinctions are thrust
His official positions have been u~nsought by
himself, and nave been heretofore, as now,
conferred ugen him~witheat his~soFeitation.
And his past experience and life. guarantee to
the people, that if elected, Governor, he will.
be able efficiently to discharge all the duties
of the Office, without the aid of a committee.