Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-15
Local Politics.

The local political atmosphere thickens
as the time for holding the caucus APP
proaches. Congressman Loudenslager, smart
ing under the strength his opponents have
developed, is said to be planninga surprise
in the form of new set of candidates for
all the county offices. Director E. G..
! Miller will be his candidate for Senator,
and new names will be brought out for
Assembly, Clerk and Sheriff. Intimation
is made that County Collector George E.
Pierson will be his candidate for Clerk,
and Glass Superintendent Beckett, of
| Glassboro, for Sheriff. Loudenslager
shows more political sagacity in this
move than people generally have credited
him with. The old ofice-holding gang
here is not in the best flavor with the rank
and file, and if he is able to separate HIM
self from them long enough to give the
voters the impression that he is opposed to
life tenures in Office, he may reap meas
ure of success not attainable if he was
numbered in the gang. But it is quite
probable that his opponents will see to it
that his record as an office holder does not
escape attention altogether.
At this writing, three months before the
caucus, the woods are full of candidates,
all of whom are hustling.
Two weeks ago Ridgway felt that his
battle was won, but since the suave life
insurance agent, Sturgess, of Glassboro,
started after him, he is getting steam up
again. He shakes hands with more earnest
ness, and pats the voters backs with vote
| for-me gentleness that has won so many
hard fought battles in the past, but
| it is noted that Franks confidence in
himself is on the decline. Sturgess
goes for votes just as he does for
a $1,000 life insurance policy, and his
friends say his style is more fashionable
| than Franks. Its genuine Twentieth
Century talk, up-to-date, as the boys say.
Sheriff Collins is very quiet in his politi-
cal methods, but he learned the political
trade in the school of adversely, and has
the fundamental principles thoroughly in
hand. He has devoted the entire period
since he vacated the county mansion in the
rear of the Court House to formulating the
campaign now so near, and feels great conf
dence in his ability to get there.
The future will be full of new things,
and the DEMOCRAT will endeavor to keep
the people posted.
The Woodbury. R. E. M. Loan Association.
The sod annual meeting of the above
Association was held in the Association
rooms last evening. The interest manifested
in this meeting proves that this important
institution of our city has lost none of it's
vitality with age, and that the officers who
have so long guided its destines still retain
the supreme confidence of its great army of
stockholders, which in itself is tribute
more flattering than any language of ton
que or type.
Loans were sold as follows:-S8, 500 at Z
per cent. premium, So, 700 at 81 per cent,
Sc, 900 at 81, $1,000 at 81, 800 at u, So
500 at 6, $4,000 in straight mortgages in
connection with Building Loan mortgages
only. These loans were sold to sixteen
different purchasers, eight on properties in
Woodbury., four in Gloucester City, one
each in Newbold, Mt. Ephraim, Swedes-
boro and Westville. Total, $26, 400.
444 shares were subscribed and paid for
in the 32d series by ninety-fve stock
holders
The amendments proposed and advertised
were adopted.
The old officers were all reelected, as fol-
lows:-President, John M. Henderson; V.
Pres, George w. Curtis; Sec'y, George E.
Pierson; Treas, w. Harrison Livermore;
Solicitor, David o. Watkins; Directors,
George W. Cattell, Henry S. Talman,
Christian A. Madden, Mahlon W. Newton,
John Redfeld; Auditors, David o. Watkins,
Henry S. Talman, Joseph B. Best.