Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-30
atet4er from Mr.. crlst

a Letter From Mr. Crtst
10 the Editor of Democrat:
determined not to write any letters dur
inc the campaign, no matter what was
said or done. although there were times
when the Republican papers OF this county,
or some of them, and especially the COnsti-
tuition, became so earnest IN It's efforts
to assist in the election, or the pHr-
chase rather, OF the Republican ticket,
that its editorials became almost unbear-
able. For instance in your paper during the
campaign, the name of my opponent, Mr..
Buck, was not mentioned, If 1t was, failed
to notice it, vet, there wasn't a week after
nv nomination, but what the editor of the
| Consultation, had something to say about
the Democratic candidate Tor the Assembly.
/ don't say he spoke dispariDgly, but, he
seemed bent on trying to make the people
believe that / was disappointed In not re-
ceiving the nomination tor Senator, etc. lie
also endeavored to lead the people to be-
lieye that | was under the impression that
my party intended trading me of l will
| inst say that never expected the nomina-
ton for Senator, as you are well aware OF
the fact, for | never aspired for such high
hopors. l would not have taken the nOmi-
nation for Assembly, had it not been for
nv Republican friends pressing me. as they
did to accept it. It was believed by many
that Mr.. Terrell woald not accept the
nomination, therefore, l was asked to ac-
cept it. At first hesitated, but after seeing
some of my Republican friends who urged
me to accept the nomination, wrote Mr..
Terrell that I did not aspire for the honor
but had decided to accept. if he absolutely
refused to stand, bat | have been thankful
MANY time since that Mr.. Ferrell was
nominated, as he is deserving of all the
honor our party can confer upon him. So
now / hope Mr.. Barber will rest easy on
this score. As far as trading me off, | do
not take any stock ia such talk; why
ran behind Mr.. Terrell is easily seen,
Senator Stranger having been before the
public so long, great many of his party
had become tired of him, and again there
was more chance for criticism, as some OF
his actions in the Legislature were con-
demned. Mr.. Buck, being new and al
most unknown man. he naturally got the
Republican vote, especially among strang-
ers. but where We were both known,
| ran ahead If Mr.. Barber knew what
some of the Republicans of Monroe Town
ship thought and said about him and his
three offices, be would probably think less
of them than what be pretends TO now.
OF course what causes this feeling is be-
cause he is believed to be creature OF
Loudenslager, and any man that has a
Ioudenslager string tied to him is not
popular in Monroe. That is why Mr.. Stranger
was turned down here. Personally the
people of cur township like the Senator,
..,.,.,sad hin, rofifiooliv
The Republicans here a few days before
election SAID that ii was almost impossible
for me to carry this township because they
counted on about 100 majority to start
with, they also knew they would have lots
of money TO back them up. The Sunday
before election two OF the wonld-be leaders
started out with a team through the lower
end of the township offering vi. 70 to $2 so
for votes They may have thought the bette
the day the better the deed, of course they
got the promises, but be got the votes. One
Of the Republican heelers said few days
ago. that there most have been some dirty
work going on among the Democrats cleo,
ton day. or else we would never have got
ten majority. la answer to this l will
say the only dirty work among the Demo
Gratis was that we put the hOaters, as they
are called, up 10 take all the money they
could get from the Republicaf s, and then
| vote our ticket, which the majority of them
did. All day long they would slip a ticket,
| accompanied by q greenback, into the
hands of different ones, at the same time
they could mark them down as voting for
them. vet we were almost positive they
were voting for as, because we had al
ready fixed their tickets. When the polls
were closed, some of the enthusiastic heel
ers called out 50 majority for our ticket,
while the more conservative ones claimed
rs. but theirfaces heightened when the re-
suit was announced.
II ia said that some of the leaders here
would almost have preferred to have lost
the county as to have been defeated here ID
this township as they thought they were
invineible. They thought we might break
into their ranks somewhat. but not enough
to defeat them. We regretted that we did
not get a majority for Prehl although
Springer only had five majority. A few
DAYS before election Gus was all right, but
they started the cry that be was Dutch
man. in fact a prominent man from Wood
bury came here few days before election
and said that Gus. was good fellow, but
the idea Of putting Dutchman in the
SherifTls office. Talk about admitting the
Filipinos when people refuse to vote for
good, honest naturalized German. There
is one good thing about this election, we
have gained people that the Republicans
will be long time in getting back, If they
ever do.
Referring again to myself will say that
had the people been allowed to go to the
or hauling, or without any buying, |
would have had at least fifty majority in
stead Of six. This may sound like boast
ing, nevertheless, it is trne. For two OF
three weeks prior to the election people
were stopped along the road or waited
upon at their homes, there was no let up
day OF night Several who had decided to
vote for me were, by continual coaxing
persuaded to vote against me.
| suppose when the editor of the Glass
boro Enterprise reads this he will want to
know the meaning of all these rs, as he
asked once before
Nov, in conclusion. let me say that the
courtesy shown me during my tour through
the county, and the 3131 votes received
without having them purchased, have
amply paid me for what little expens !
was put to, also for the bother of the cam.
paigD. know when retrospecting, the re-
collection of all this will afford me greai
pleasure. / harbor no i'll feeling towards
my successful opponent, Mr.. Back. He wor
the election as fair AS any election could be
won that was bought as this one surely
was, SO be is entitled to it and may he bt
as successful as his brilliant predecessor
also as lucky, for it would be a great treat
as we'll as honor, for old Monroe to have 9
Governor. So let the good luck come THU
way.
HARRY CRIsT,
WilliamstOwn. N. j., NoY. q, 1899.