Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-08-13
CUMBERLANDS'
FIELD OF POLITICS.

Political gossip is always interest
ing and there is much that transpires
in campaign that makes newsy read
ing. The pioneer always endeay
ors to keep in close touch with uoliti-
cal situations and will this campaign
give all the news-not making it, but
simply telling what happens AS a
newspaper the news of the political
field can be told the same as any other
news happenings, and the news re-
ports will be fair unbiased. The
Pioneer" has no candidates, and it's
news columns will not be used to
boom any person. The situation may
be discussed and commented upon
editorially as the paper believes to be
fair and just and for the interest of
the party. This suggestion is made
that there can be no misunderstanding
and no criticism of the news reports.
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Surrogate Bray took spin about
the Fifth ward yesterday afternoon.
He was accompanied by Frank Gar
ton, the glassworker.
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The Republicans seem to be quite
generally agreed that former County
Chairman A. r. Fithian would be a
most acceptable candidate for Mayor
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George Brannin, of Millville. was
here yesterday. He was talking
among his friends about the political
situation
DIR. Thompson was noticed talk ing
with Commercial folks yesterday and
in answer to query, replied laugh.
ingly, "There's no politics in this
Chancery Clerk E. G. Stokes spent
a couple of hours in Bridgeton yester-
day and visited all three of the bank
ing institutions. When asked some
thing about the political situation, he
said, Whoever is nominated by the
Republicans will be elected -
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It is understood that City Tax Col
lector John Cornwell is considering
the advisability of getting into county
politics this fall, and may be a oandi-
date for the Democratic nomination
for Surrogate.
President of the Board of Health
DR.. Elsmore Sites denies the 1umor
that his son win take an active inter-
est in politics this fall.
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The Assembly candidates will be
named upon the Republican ticket
first this fall, as they were last year.
This leaves clean field for the Coun-
ty Convention.
There are eight voting precincts in
Bridgeton. When the official pri-
maries are held there must be safety
ballot boxes provided at each polling
place for the Republicans, Democrats
and Prohibitionists, twenty-fonr in
all. AS the city has but eight of these
boxes, there must be sixteen new boxes
procured, The Board of Freeholders
will have to buy the boxes.
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A good many of the township lead
ers come to Bridgeton and ask ques-
tions about the political situations. 50 g
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In very short time there will be
notices posted for the coming pri-
maries.
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Anv Uireot primaries heretofore
held by the Republicans of Bridgeton
will be displaced this year by the pro-
visions of the new primary law. A
City Convention will have to be held
to nominate candidates for Mayor.
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The Prohibitionists are discussing
the advisability of nominating a
municipal ticket in each ward here,
as we'll as candidate for Mayor. The
more-vigorous third party men are on
record as being favorable to the idea.
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The County Republican Committee
will have meeting at the Hotel Gum
berland on Wednesday of next week.
1t is an important meeting, and the
new primary law will be discussed.
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All petitions for nominations must
be filed with the City Recorder by the