The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01

vention. He announced his desire and
after comforting with several leaders he
was told there was no opposition to him.
He mentioned his candidacy to number
of friends who were perfectly willing to
go out and vote for him, but when they
learned he had been given promise of
no contest, they rested content, only to
find on the night of the primary that
another man had been run in by the very
people who had agreed there should not
be any opposition.
Mr. Beldon opposed the amendment as he
feared it would be hardship in some town.
ships where it is hard to get anyone to an
nounce their candidacy until the night of
the primary. He thought the amendment
providing for keeping the polls open an
hour in case of contest would meet the
case.
William H. Foley had change Of
heart since the last convention. At that
time William was against the Crawford
County system because he thought the
leaders were better calculated than the
people to decide who should be candidates.
On this amendment Mr.. Foley entered a
protest because ut was putting too much
power in the hands of few leaders"
Ex-senator Trick was decidedly opposed
to the amendment. He thought it might
be the means of preventing many good
men from becoming delegates. He eau
toned the convention against adopting it
and called attention to the fact that it was
offered by an ardent advocate of the Craw
ford County system. He also said it had
evidently been Matched after the publica-
ton in THE News of some editorials in
which there were grave insinuations, and
after referring to his steadfast adherence
to the party and his advocacy of all that
would advance its interests, made the
statement that the person who offered the
amendment did it merely for the purpose
of making trouble.
Mr.. Trick was informed that the amend
ment was prepared long before the editor
iafs in question were framed. In fact
there was no need for any such statement
for if he remembers the first meeting of
the committee to revise the rules, he will
recall that the presenter of the amend
ment suggested its adoption by the com
mittee.
However, the convention did not take
kindly to the proposed innovation, and
the amendment was swept out of sight
The rules were then adopted as whole
as follows:
l. In making nominations of such county
officers as are to be elected at the succeeding
annual election, separate conventions shall be
| Clerk of the Court OF Common Pleas, Surro-
gate ana Steward of the Almshouse. The
| Examinations of Members of Assembly, County
! Auditor and Coroners. shall be made in one
conyen ton. The conventions shall be COM
! posed of delegates from each election district,
| the number to be determined by the number
| Of Republican votes cast at the preceding
| Presidential, Gubernatorial or Congressional
election, in the ratio of one ~ delegate for
each fifty (5O) Republican votes or fraction
| over twenty-five (25); provided that no cleo
lion district shall have less than two (2) dele
| gates. ,4 ,..~v
and secretaries OF all conventions shall be Sc :
lected by the delegates present from their
The time and places of holding the conven-
| lions shall be designated by the County Ex-
| eeutiye Committee of which one convention
shall be held at Mount Holly, and others, If
| any at such other place OF places as the eoun-
| ty executive committee shall direct; all con-
ventions shall be called for the same day and
hour.
| mittee Consisting OF seven a. members, who
shall be appointed jointly by the permanent
| chairmen OF the several conventions. who
| shall meet in Mount Holly for that purpose,
| on the Saturday following the day OF such
conventions, at 10 A. NJ. No person shall be