The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-24

being delayed on account of being com
PEELED to look after Congressman DAILY
who was to address the convention.
A motion was made that the bushes:
of the convention proceed at once, but the
point was raised that this was impossible
until the committee in question had re
ported
The chair then appointed Blanchard II
! White and Thomas A. Cash a committee
to escort Congressman DAILY to the room.
1t was evidently the intention to defer the
| action on permanent organization until
after Daily had made his speech, he being
the medium through which it was hoped
| to secure harmony. But there happened
to be member of the committee in the
room and he said he knew that the unan.
| imous opinion was to continue the tenn
porary organization, and that statement
was accepted. Everybody braced up to
| witness another row, but it never came.
There was not a dissenting voice and
! chairman Grigg, after casting look of
contempt and triumph upon his Pember-
ton friend, continued in control.
Congressman DAILY was then introduced
and made speech such as only Daily can
make.
The nominations then began The first
on the list was Sheriff. Burlington town
ship named Thomas Mcfarland, of Bur
lington; Chester nominated George D.
Wetherill of Florence. When Southamp-
ton was called Blanchard H. White arose
and said he had been requested to name a
man who was better fitted for the Office of
Sheriff than any other man in the county.
His candidate had been tried in many
minor offices, had always been successful
at the polls and had never been the object
of criticism while in the discharge of Off
cial duties. He named Charles A. Brad
dock, of Shamong.
The roll was called for the vote. Before
it was announced there was considerable
changing. The ballot before any changes
were made was as follows: Braddock, TO-:
w etherill, 81; Mcfarland, II. As it took
55 for choice Braddock was named be-
fore the vote was changed.
For County Clerk Alfred P. Silpath, Of
Burlington city, was named by acclama-
ton.
When the nomination for Steward of the
Almshouse was called it was plainly seen
where the ideas of the candidates rested.
There were five patriots with hungry eyes
on the position SO strongly coveted not
only by themselves but by their party
Bordentown gave as its choice, Thomas
G. Shreve of Pemberton; Burlington pre-
ferred William Rogers, of Willingboro;
Lumberton's favorite son was Joseph
Engle, Jr.; Mansfield had very choice
candidate in John B. Burtis; while New
Hanover offered the only man fit for the
place-Isaac Hance, of Chesterfield.
When Pemberton was called Jacob c. Hen
erickson, on behalf of that delegation.
made speech in which he eulogized the
good qualities of Thomas C. Shreve.
Alter he had concluded, Henry Conrow
arose and said he placed Joseph Engle Jr.,
before the convention without remark
but after hearing Jake's praise of the Penn
berton man Conrow could not get along
without talking in favor of his candidate,
who, he proclaimed, was as good a man as
could be named by any convention.
The ballot was taken and Engle's fate
was soon settled. He did not train with
the Wetherill crowd and down he went.
The ballot was: Shreve, AZ; Rogers, 43;
Engle IS; Burtis, s; Hance, 2. This was
the original ballot, but the delegates
working under orders soon got in out of
the wet and rapidly went over to Shreve,
who was declared the-nominee
The position of Auditor was left vacant.
For Members of Assembly, Thomas A.
Cash, of Bordentown, and Joseph Engle,
J r., were nominated. But Mr. Engle did
not propose to be sidetracked that way,
and he declined.
DIR. P. V. B. Stroud, of Evesham, and
Richard r. Lippincott, of Pemberton,
were put on the ticket for Coroners.
The candidates were introduced and
made their little speeches and the conven-
ton adjourned.