Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-10-14
A Letter FROM THE
CITY BY THE SEA.

The Hction of the Republican
County Convention.
UGLY CHARGES OF POLITICAL TREACHERY.
ROAD wANTED-"CoMING BoOMs "LAFE''
CAKE-THE RAILROAD "BoYs"-cITY CON
TROLLER HEsToN's REPORT WILL BE
CONTINENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
The action of the County Convention
at Egg Aarbor City last week is the
all absorbing topic OF political CONVEX
sation here. That q mistake was made
is certain, and Mr.. Kirby will not have
the easy" y"walkover" that might be expect
ed is certain. Some ugly things are crop
ping out and they are not at all credit
able to certain people in certain quart
ers. 1t is certain that a 6isreputable
"dear' was made, and that the same
parties who made it offered to make
it with Barrett.
To that young mans everlasting
credit, be it said, he Indignantly spurned
it.
Again. 1t is said that Kelley s sue
cess in the 4th ward was made possible
through the aid of Barrett 8 friends
who made house to house canvass
in Kelley's interest. This 1 personally
know to be true, and it seems about
the strangest bit OF political ingraIi-
tude that Barrett should get the knife
from Kelley. : It seems incredible, and
I can hardly believe it to be true. Kel.
ley made mistake in electing an un.
pledged delegation. I think he could
not hold them when the chance OF his
life offered which was to cast solid
4th ward vote for Barrett This would
undoubtedly made Barrett the candi
dat6. 1t is sure that the other side turn
ed in against Kelley, and yet he turns
around and votes for the candidate o..
the very men who turned him Gown
when he wanted the nomination for
Mayor. This may be brilliant politics
but 1 fail to see it in that light.
There are plenty OF people here who
predict that Kelley will never carry hii
ward again. 1t is also said that Bar
rett first suggested to Kelley and his
friends that he Kelley be the permanent
chairman OF the Convention. Ii this
be true e-and l get a pretty straight
tip"-it certainly places Kelley IN posi-
ton not to be envied. l have known
Samuel Hastings Kelley for long time.
and l admire him very much. There
fore 1 deplore his action all the more,
and hope that he can offer some salts
factory explanation OF his course thai
is if he sees fit to do so. feel confident
when the facts are known more fully,
that he could not control his delegation
when the critical time came.
As l said in my letter, last week, Mr.
Barrett is q young man and can affort
to wait. As a plain matter OF fact th'
dump masters who engineered the dis
reputable "deaf' against him are not
jubilating very much over their victory
They realize that it is one thing to buy
q nomination and quite another thing
to win an election. The democrats have
made a popular. nomination for the Of
flee OF CHIEF hangman, and ne VIII get
Dig vote right here in Atlantic City.
How differently things were managed
in the 3rd ward. There was no "dicker,
no fawning upon enemies, no forsak1ng
of steadfast friends. For this, George
Long, and his delegation will be remem-
bered by every man who admires manly
independence.
I notice the Mays Landing Record
continues to pooh-pooh the idea OF re-
moving the County Buildings, and sends
up a cry for better roads. That is the
very best thing the Record has said since
the controversy began, and shows thai
the editor has a pretty level head wher
he can turn his attention to anything
beyond the idea of keeping the County
Seat in in his beautiful but sleepy little
town which is 30 incnveniently located
There should be the best OF roads leading
to Mays Landing, for, doubtless, there
will always be people who will want
to go there, Just out OF curiosity, te
see where the County Buildings were
once located.
!: lam told that some startling "booms'
will be launched in this town soon after
election in the shape OF great enterpris
es that will astonish the people of Allan
tic City. Keep your eye upon the centrt
of the City, and one OF these days yor
will wear q smile that will require a
yardstick to measure it.
or s,,, n. l., : ,,ov,,,hI;c., Q vUho ,roulc
have thought it7 But always did say
that "Lafe" had q great head and il
has always been a mystery how he could
carry it upon democratic shoulders SO
long. 1 see now how it was. He has
been continually promising those same
shoulders that they should be landed
in due time, safely inside the republican
camp. It is also limited that he contem
mlates grand coup d 'etat in human
affairs. Keep your winkers open and
see If am right.
!: The railroad boys are looking well
and happy after their hard season 8
work. hope the old "Pensy" in partic-
ular will remember them all at Christ
mas and "set 'em up" with fine sam
pie of the bird that we sometimes call
Turkey. They deserve it every last
one OF them for they are an honest, reli-
able, hard-working set OF men.
Agent C. B. Young looks well, and
he too is hard worked man when the
season is "on." hear that, some d
these days, c. B. will be called upor
to serve. the City, and if he does pre-.
dict that the City will have reason to
be grateful for the services OF compe
tent man.
1: made the same prediction, to sever
al gentlemen, when Heston became City
Comptroller. He is the right man in