Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-09-21
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

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ticket will have been nominated as
the Convention is called for next Sat
urday, Sept. "a, at Egg Harbor City.
On the beysoneL ofthis ticket depends
the success of the Republican party
/ in Atlantic County next November.
1t is reported the slated candidate for
Assembly is the present incumbent,
Mr.. Leonard Ashley, and for the
State Senate Mr.. Lewis Evans.
That discomfort RACES In the Repub-
lican ranks there Is no question, and
such being the case it behooves us as
a Republican to unfurl flag OF warn
ing to our Republican friends. In
our issue OF July 6, last, "Argus"
sounded the danger signal in Allan
tic City, generally, to the renomina-
ton of Mr.. Ashley on account of
structural weakness. Three weeks
later, on July 81, another communi-
cation from Atlantic City, signed
"Third Warder," criticizing Mr..
Ashley and setting forth many rea-
sons why he should not be renom-
mated, was printed. To all OF this
no reply has ever been made or the
assertions refuted. Consequently
Mr.. Ashley has nothing to stand on.
but his great popularity ? manifested
In the last campaign, and the won
derful faculty OF filling the role of a
meek and lowly servant, not of his
party, but of the dictators OF the
party. With the party united last
year he ran 500 votes behind his
ticket. Taking as a basis "Third
Warder's' claim that he ran the
poorest where he was best known, it
seems folly to bring him before the
people with last years brilliant
record to stand on. In his note to
the papers stating, ''his popular
ity saved the ticket" last year,
it would be hard to tell what rea-
SONS he would ascribe to the result
of another trial. AS for Mr.. Evans
he is a fine gentleman and one
against whom nothing can be said
except he is not able to carry the load
OF those who have made him a can
didate-sO strong is the opposition
to the continuance OF the present
ring methods. When the manage
ment OF any party becomes SO
arrogant and selfish that the pat
ronage whip is held over men from
time to time, compelling them to do all
kinds of meanness, make enemies of
their life long friends and neighbors,
and damn the name of good citizen
ship let alone republicanism for the
promises of a little miserable post
office, or other minor appoint
| ments it is timefor the IL asses to arise
| in their might and demand their
| rights. Promises, pledges nor moth
ing else seems to be regarded. From
the Camden County line on the west,
| to the ocean on the east; from the
| Little Egg Harbor River on the
north, to the Great Egg Harbor on
| the South does this disaffectiOn
| reach. The people have been long
suffering but are ready to assume COM
| mand as they did in Atlantic City,
last spring, and insist that the
| great principles OF the party shall
| not be further smirched with a man.
| agement that decency can not toler-
ate. With the abundance of legisla-
tive material in hand why not make
selection that would be credit to
the County? John T. Irving. OF
Ellwood Charles Abbott, of Mays
| Landing John G. Anderson, OF
| Hammonton E. A. Wilson, OF
| Absecon Samuel A. Smith, of Eng.
lish Creek +; Israel G. Adams, of Lin.
wood ; FL. w. Leeds, Samuel III. Kel.
ley, David Barrett, Charles u
DeHart or Clement J. Adams, of At
lantic City are honorable and
respectable citizens and could
represent the county in either the
Senate or Assembly.
Not only those but there are many
theirs whose services the party has
had the benefit Of for long time
Change the system to the man serv
ing the party instead of party serv
ing the man. For the enlightenment o
aspirants to the different post-offices
and other minor appointments, who
are walking around with theil
breeches full Of promises. afraid tt
breathe a Whit OF fresh air, it may
be relief or revelation to them tt
know that the next Senator from
| Atlantic County in all probability will
name the candidates for those differ
ent offices in view OF his vote being re
quired for the United States Senate
whose appointive powers are, obvi