The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-09-24

The Special CAUcus.-It is well known
that there is dispute between Readiugton
township and Lalnbertville as to which is en-
titled to the Democratic candidate for Assem-
bly,. Readington was added to the LIST District
last year, and Mr. Voorhees,, of that township.
was elected in the fall to represent the District
IN the Assembly. He had previously
served one year from Readington while it
formed a part of the Sd District He claims
now that he is entitled to third year that
having been the rule in the Sd District. Lam
bertville objects to this, and claims that as the
rule in the list District is to give candidate
but two years, his claim is unjust. The ques-
ton was referred by the County Executive
Committee to District convention, which
was held at Pennington, and decision given
i'll favor of Voorhees, claim by one majority
1t is said that the Voorhees, faction bought up
one or two of the delegates from Delaware
township who We're instructed to vote against
the claim. Very nice business this, for the
Performers" who are so shocked at so
called Republican corruption.) Lambertville,
Delaware and Kingwood thereupon bolted from
the convention. Since then, ithas been agreed.
we hear, that Lambertville shall choose one
man to run against Voorhees, at he regular
caucus of the party-the one getting the high
est number of votes to be the regular candi-
date of the party. This is the story of the
question at issue, as near as we can learn it.
On Saturday last the sunterrifed Democra-
cy" of this important city met in caucus to
choose thei candidate for Assembly. The COM
bat was between V. r. Matthews, L. H. Ser
geant and E. X. Solliday. The fight waxed
very earnest. Mr.. Solliday trusted to his
moral character and brains to help him along.
Now, it is said that the Pennsylvania Dutch
cannot see anything after four o'clock, and
Mr.. S. is both of these We don't mention
this as a reproach, for it is Motive are kind
o Dutch ourself-that is, we have the sdumb -,
part of it-but we mention it to show that it
accounts for Mr.. Solliday's failure to see that
he wasn't trusting in the right kind of infiu-
ences-the caucus having been held after four
O'Clock. Now every one knows that character
and brains are not considered absolutely ne
cessary for an Assemblyman-at least not in
this county. A few men have been elected
who possessed these, but so rarely as to show
that it was unintentional. Mr.. S. is evident
ly ''too young yet to know the most etfectu-
al way of getting votes at a caucus. Mr. Ser
geant put his trust in his genuine simon-pure,
unadulterated Democracy-wbich never goes
back ON regular ticket--in connection with
his intellectual abilities and his handsome
moustache These did pretty well, as the
vote shows but commend us to Col. Matthews
for understanding the needs and aspirations of
Democracy Whether his insight was origi-
nal, or acquired by reading Nasty shelters, we
know not Perhaps he had read the statement
of principles of the Democracy as enunciated
by Horace Greeley, the Democratic candidate
for President-a man who, like George Wash
ington, never lies--who said some time ago,
The essential articles of the Democratic
creed [are] Love rum and hate niggers.' E"
The Colonel $50 we learn from Democratic all-
thority) invited his Democratic friends to
take sutlin'." What they took we were
not there to see, but we feel assured it wasn't
water. Whatever it was, it was strong enough
to draw them to himself, and the Colonel rout-
ed his adversaries most completely, as the
following statement of the vote will show: