Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-31
A GREAT BATTLE.
ne Two Candidates for the sber,a,s
Nomination Absolutely Control
the Situation


ereatest battle that has ever beeA Tough
IN Republicand politics, and at this tim
none OF the candidates have an assuranc,
OF sufficient votes to carry off a nomina
ton.
The contest for County Clerk was th,
particular battle, the leading candidate,
being DR.. J. R. G. Thompson, of this CITY
and Samuel Sheldon, of Millyille. Tw,
contestants entered into the battle fo,
the Sheriff's nomination, and these gen
tiemen hold the key to the situation
although their interests are opposed, and
their must be combination between the
two Sheriff candidates.: which is at this
time somewhat improbable.
DIR. J. r. G. Thompson, the candidate
Tor County Clerk from this city, has fifty.
five delegates pledged to him-four less
than the requisite number. The Mill.
vile candidate, Mr.. Sheldon, has forty
i've votes that are absolutely certain.
Daniel Souders, the Deerfield candidate
for Sheriff, controls thirteen votes, while
there are four votes elected for Charles
Diament, of Lawrence, who is also can.
didate for Sheriff. Either of these gentle
mon can nominate DIR. Thompson, by
com bining their strength, while Mr.
Sheldon must needs have most of the
votes Of both, and one of the other of the
candidates must sacrifice his ambitions
to be Sheriff.
The delegation as selected last night
stands this way: Bridg dgeton-Thompson
%; Souders, 10; Millville-Sheldon, % {;
Vineland-Thompson, Q; Sheldon, II;
Maurice River-Thompson, g.; Sheldon,
Q; mmercial-Thompson z; Downe-
Thompson, 8; Lawrencc-Diament, 4;
Fairield-Thompson, a; Greenwich
Sheldon, B.; Stow Creek-Thompson 8;
Hopewel- = Thompson 5; Deerfeld =
Thompson, g.; Souders, 8; Total
Thompson, 55; Sheldon, As Souders 13;
Diament, 4.
There was quite fight in Milville. L.
II. Hogate contested the matter with Mr..
Sheldon, but was overwhelmingly beaten,
in the Second ward where Hogate was
supposed to be strongest. There one
Sheldon gets them all.
In Vineland there was no contest ex
cepting in the fourth precinct, and DR..
Thompson won the two votes there. The
remaining seventeen votes are for Mr..
Sheldon.
There was no contest in Fairfield or
Hophwell, the Thompson delegates
winning. In Lawrence the delegates
for Charles Diament were elected with
out opposition. There was contest in
Stoe Creek and Greenwich, DIR. Thomp
son carrying the former and the Sheldon
Diament combination the latter. Downe
and Commercial townships were carried
by DIR. Thompson over Sheldon, after
hard fight; Maurice River gave Thomp
son three and Sheldon two delegates.
Deerfield township gave Thompson for
Clerk. three delegates, and Souders for
Sheriff, three.
The Contest In Bridgeton.
The contest in Bridgeton was an over
whelming sweep for for DR.. Thompson
excepting in the First ward, which was
carried by Daniel Souders, the shrievalty
candidate.
The fight in the First ward was excep-
tionally bitter, beginning with the or
ganization of the primary. There was an
exceptional large vote polled, something
over six hundred, and when the vote was
counted Mr.. Souders had thirty-one ma
jority. The primary was held for the
first time in the upper and of the ward,
and in place entirely unsuited for the
the purpose, and was attended by great
confusion.
In the Second ward the contest was 80
one sided that it lost all interest. The
Leach delegates were showed under by
over two hundred majority. The Third
ward was even more pronounced for DIR.
Thompson. An opposition ticket was
sprung out Sunday, but the ward gave
DIR. Thompson's delegates over three
hundred majority. There was practically
no contest there.
In the Fourth ward there was the big
gest primary in the history of the ward.
The friends of DIR. Thompson had the
organization by large majority, and the
Thompson delegation carried the ward
by one hundred and thirty-three.
Story of a Slave.
To be bound hand and foot for years by
the chains of disease is the worst form OF