The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

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OLeary, Jr, of Southampton, were made
secretaries and the roll was called to as
certain if all the townships were repre-
sented. 1t was found that Chesterfield
and Washington had not sent delegates
but the convention went right on with its
business. and the following committees
were appointed:
Permanent organization = Alfred l.
Davis Pemberton; William III. Hinkle,
Northampton; David Sharp, Mansfield.
Credentials Charles Heisler, Evesham;
Robert Marshall, Northampton Howard
Mathis, Bass River
| Resolutions Reading Twins, Burling-
ton; Budd R. Hancock, Burlington; vii
liam F. Morgan, Palmyra
Rules N. Smith, Pemberton
Abram T. Stokes, Springfield; Lee G.
| Davis, New Hanover
The customary recess was taken that
the committees might attend to their du
ties. On reassembling the temporary OF,
ganization was continued.
The committee on credentials reported
that there was contest in Florence which
had been settled by seating both delega-
tions and giving each man half vote.
This brought young man to his feet
with the remark that the delegation of
which he was a member did not come to
this convention to be given a half vote
In the contest at the caucus that delega-
ton received 81 votes while the other side
got but "a They did not come to the
convention as kickers and if they had been
defeated they would not have been heard
from. They were entitled to the full vote
and they demanded it.
The chairman here interfered with the
remark that the speaker should have aired
his grievance before the committee The
time of the convention could not be taken
up with such matters eff, " he said,
you are the good Democrat l think you
are, you will abide by the voice of the
convention"
Thus squelched the young man sat
motion that the report of the committee
be adopted, and utterly oblivious of the
fact that he had just ruled that discussion
was out of order, calmly announced that
anybody wanting to discuss the subject
should now do so. The invitation was
not accepted and the motion was declared
carried
The rules of the last convention were
declared in force and the committee on
resolutions reported set which swore
allegiance to the platforms of Chicago
and New Jersey and denounced the Re
publican party in general. The election
| of United States Senator and of the
Judges of our courts by the people was
| declared to be the proper thing A bid
for the votes of the farmers and bicycle
riders was made by inserting a plank de-
nouncing Governor Voorhees, for his veto
of the increased appropriation for stone
roads, and raised feeble applause by re-
ferring to the bill which Senator Packer
framed as bit of buncombe relating to
state prison labor
The roll was called for nominations for
county clerk. Before the Republicans
made their nomination there were several
candidates on the Democratic side, but
they all faded out of sight and Alfred L.
Silpath, of Burlington, had the field all to
himself. Patrick Quinn, of Beverly,
moved to make Mr. Silpaths nomination
unanimous, proposition the chairman
calmly ignored. The secretary cast the
vote and Mr. Silpath was declared the
nominee.
The office of auditor was next consid
cred. Charles H Duncan, of Burlington,
and George o. Forsyth, of Pemberton,
were named but both declined.
''As we have no candidate we had better
leave it blank was the very logical re-
mark of the chairman, but that did not
suit some of the delegates, and a motion
was offered that a committee be appointed
with power to ''fulfl' that office
The chairman at once put the motion,
but when he had concluded the delegate
who offered it wondered where it origi-
mated Jacobs version was like this
THAT the matter be left to the executive
committee to be appointed by the chair. I"
This brought a delegate to his feet with
the remark that you made that motion
yourself; this convention is as able to at
tend to its business as you are.
Thus called down Jacob attempted to
set himself straight, but before he had got
very far motions began to roll in with
rapidity that took his breath They
were like this q pass it; to leave it to a
committee; to lay the first motion On the
table; to appoint committee of three to
; attend to the matter; to instruct the chair
to ask if there was anybody in the house
who would take the nomination, and final
ly one which prevailed, that a committee
of three be appointed to fill the vacancy.
''Call the roll fast, " said the chairman,
, when the question of Assembly was to be
considered.
Mr.. Quinn, who had been heard from
before and who was in evidence several
times before adjournment offered the
name Iof Mayor McNeal, of Burlington.
j. r. WINS, of that city, said he did not
: believe the Mayor was a candidate He
!: had not made any such announcement to
the delegates from his city. Mr. Quinn
+ insisted that it was all right, the Mayor
q had told him he would accept
Bordentown named Thomas A. Cash, {
:. man whose record would establish itself
= Democrat of the first water, a MAJ
amongst the delegates willing to fight fol
the nomination and election.
i Cinnaminson named W lillian E. Hire
e of Palmyra
d Northampton put Blanchard H. White
d of Pemberton, in nomination
n When Palmyra was called Thomas J
70 Prickett arose and said his physical cond
ion was like the political condition of th