The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-23
BURLINGTON POLITICS.
They Are Very Lively With
Plenty Of Candidates in
the Field.

MOUNT HOLLY, Aug. %, 1S90.-Political
matters in Burlington county are begin
ming to shape themselves for the coming
Republican convention, which win be
held in the Court House at Mount Holly
on Tuesday, September 6, at eleven
o'clock a. m. AS the term of Sheriff
George F. Harbert will soon expire the
clamor for the possession OF his Office is
growing stronger There are quite a
number of candidates just now, but it is
expected that by the time the convention
assemblies the number will be greatly
diminished.
1t is an open secret that strong effort
is being made this year in behalf Of some
OF the interior townships. 1t is claimed
that Mount Holly and the river towns
have been abundantly represented of
late years and demand will be made in
favor of the coast towns, and this seems
to be no more than fair. Burlington is
now represented in the person of Charles
I. Parker as County Clerk, and while
eX-Sheriff Emley has represented Mount
Holly heretofore the other portions of
the county have been lacking in the dis
tribution of the various offices.
The prominent candidates for the
Shrievalty nomination are as follows
John Cavileer, of Randolph; ex-Sheriff
Edward Emley. of Northampton: Mr..
Ii,
and ex-Sheriff N. w. c. Hays, of Bur-
lington.
or the candidates thus far in the field,
the leading ones are John Cavileer and
Edward Enley. BY the rules and usages
of previous conventions, the office should
be rendered to John Cavileer. This
would give the southern part of the
county q representative. Mr.. Cavileer,
who is well and favorably known, poss-
esses good business qualifications. He
has been the choice of some of the larger
towns for several years, and has frequent
~, when in the lead, stepped aside in
favor of some other candidate. Edward
EmleY, however, has had one term, and
made an excellent Sheriff. He is for
midable worker and a thorough politi-
clan. Cavileer has been endorsed on sew
eral occasions, and he is warmly received
wherever he presents himself.
The Democrats are stirring themselves
lively. They are feeling the situation for
an available candidate, knowing it will
take a strong effort to elect whomever
they may nominate The Hendrickson fac
tion have put Thomas Sherman, of Mount
Holly. chairman of sile County Executive
committee, in the field, while the Wills
faction are deciding between several as
pirants.
Nelson P. Creely, of Burlington, is de-
slrouS of the nomination on the Demo-
cratic ticket. While attending the
Changers picnic at Browns Mills We'd
nesday, Mr.. Greedy became pretty well
enthused over political matters, and
when call was made for speech from
The various candidates present, without
any hesitation whatever, he arose and
said
Gentlemen, / am Democrat; my
father was Democrat, and his sons are
still Democrats, and il you will give me
/ the nomination for Sheriff | will whip
the Republicans SO bad they will not
know they had a candidate in the field"
There is o contest for the Office of County
Auditor this year, although for several
years it has been given to Joseph Gibson,
Republican, the present occupant. with
out any opposition from the Democrats,
owing to his crippled condition. How
ever, he is in the field again, but has
strong opposition in the person of Samuel
A. Atkinson, of Mt. Holly. John Connor.
ex-postmaster of Columbus, would also
like to be elected to this Office.
Joseph Powell the present County Col
lector, will soon retire, and there are one
or two who would like to succeed him.
Mr.. Powell has made an efficient officer.
and is quite Indifferent as to a second
term. In speaking upon this subject he
said:--'I am noJ candidate for re-elec-
tion. II tho nomination is given to me I
will accept it, but ii the party can obtain
better man they are at liberty TO put
him in so far as am concerned"
At recent meeting of the Board of
Freeholders a resolution was adopted al
lowing the incoming Sheriff only twenty
cents day for boarding tramps, but this
reductlon from thirty cents seems not to
have discouraged those who would like to
be Sheriff
The subject of candidate for Con-
gress, to represent the Second Congress
sional District. is being discussed, but SO
far has occasioned but little interest.
Frank McGowan, of Trenton, has been
James Buchanan, but his name will not
be presented to the convention. Senator
Carter. of White Hill, is making a fight
for himself. Lawyer Joseph H. Gaskill,
of Mount Holly, has been mentioned as a
candidate, but he emphatically declines
to allow his name to be used in connec-
ton with that office. This leaves Mr..
Buchanan with only one opponent.