The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-11
The Best Democratic Caudi-
date for Governor.

interest II Is well Tor the parry dI idlB'
to look after their interest and have 4
candidate who las intrinsic merits u
nobility Of character who will com
mand the approval Of the whole party
ard the better class Of thinking people.
Il a candidate is chosen who is closely
cuuuectcd with the bascr element oil 4
r3,tty il lowers the estimation Of the
marty in the minds of the people ana
tends to its fiwrl defeat in time. II q
candidate is chosen who IS allied 10
SOME faction and owes his prominence
ouly 10 his alliance to the faction Who
hoom their candidate, it creates bitter
discord in the party and leadsto defeat
The only way TO strengthen a party,
insure its success and gain the aprioV'
al of all tile best thinking people IS to
have a candidate whe is not only Il good
marty man but who is known for his
strict integrity Of character and IS al
lied with no faction. 1t is said that
when the righteous rules, the people
rejoice. Every man should lie awake
to his political responsibility and WORK
TO have the best man nominated IN all
parties so that who ever is elected The
people viii be governed we'll
The Prohibitionists have already
nominated a mai as their candidate
against whom not u word can be said and
who would undoubtedly bean honor to
the State as Governor, if there WAS any
possibility OF his election, which there
i. not. He will undoubtedly poll many
Democratic temperance votes unless
the Democratic party dominates a gooa
temperance man who is identified WIN
church affairs. South Jersey would,
undoubtedly. east All overwhelming
vote for local option OIL prohibition, II
respective Of party, if the people only
had an opportunity TO vote on the qnes-
;inn. Then why should not this sec
tjon support a candidate whose chris
tian character would naturally incline
him towards this moral advancement .!
In surveying the political field we
SEE Mr.. Albright who is closely allied
to the liquor interest Of Essex county,
trying to secure the ~nomiualen with
his money and the denmnciation Of 9th
or candidates. Congressman Green OF
Elizabeth, who deserted his party III
Congress on the tariff, bill is being push
ed for the nomination by the faction
which follows Senator Mcpherson who
is subseryipnt to the Pennsylvania rail
road aud ready to trade with the Sew
ell Republicans for personal interests.
The opposing Kelsey-Litlle faction is
pushing John u. Bird of Ilnnterdon,
and using Rufus Blodgetf, Oh Ocean, AS
"a dummy, to defeat McPherson'S can
dilate. Bird wouldnot only be sIaugh-
tered by the Mcpherson faction but
would also be at home is he is mixed
up in Congressman Pidcock's fight.
Thus it will he seen that it will be
Tor the best interest OF the party to
avoid these fractional fights, and corpor-
atjon clia,ips and combinations, and
nominate a man whom the whole party
cam support. a Democrat is wanted :
one who has upheld its standard Il
trte PRINCIPLES on the stump for years
when others have failed to appear IN
fine contests: one who has been HI honor
I, the official position he has held under
the State, and has always Upheld her
interests in the courts with, honor, IN
tegrity, and ability one who is wide4A
known for his sterling Christian cllarac
TEL aid prominence i'll Church af1alrs;
,up who is allied more with South Jei-
soy than any other man prominently
pneltioned. SuGl i candidate can lie
fuuud in the nomination Of the HON
CHARLES Il. HENDRICNsoN, OF MI.
Holly, the Prosecuting Attorney oil
Burlington county. He is N whom
all could support and i'll whom II leo-
nile would have confidence. Although
circumstance did not allow him to gam
nnational reputation like General FlSiie
vet, although only a middle aged man,
he has always taken a prominent part
his home, his church, his party, and
state affairs.
The idea has got a broad that because
uc2ekiah b. Smith opposed his reap
poinlment as Prosecuting Attorney
that he would oppose him for Governor.
We have it from a trustworthy source
that Mr.. Smith has no personal on poli-
tical grievance against MF. HEN
DRICksoN, but had "a closer political
friend. more subseryient to his will
whom ne wished to have a favor shewh'
MIR. Smith is only mad at Cover
por Albeit because he failed to appoint
his personal frienl TO the Prosecutor
shin and not that he had anything
against Nix. HENDEIcKsoN.
Mr.. HENDRICKsoN is not a new
man mentioned for this position. lie
nd between sixty and seventy votes
IN the convention that nominated Coy
or ,or Albeit and then his OWN county
was not solid for him. This year he
will received the united support of his
county and as the party throughout
South jersey has no better candidate
To support, let all good party men see
that delegates are elected favorable to
him who will unite the party rent by
factions and who viii have the APPROX
al and good will of all the best class Of
thinking people.
We hope those papers who publls' o
the charge made by the Monmouth
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