Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-13
CANDIDATE BLACK IN
GLOUCESTER COUNTY.
A Day seeing Gloucester County
Citizens

Democratic Gubefnat0rlal Candidate,
Charles G. Black, arrived in Woodbury.
from Wenonah last Monday morning, hay
ing spent the Sabbath with Assembly candi-
date Edward E. Grosscup The Demo-
cratic County Committee had previously
arranged a schedule of a tour of this
county that included visit to seventeen
towns, to the glass manufacturing plants
at Williamstown, Clayton and Glassboro,
and which in order to carry out required
the employment of automobiles, and a
nice execution. Tie party was scheduled
to leave Woodbury. at 8 o'clock and few
minutes after that hour two cars carrying
candidates Black, Swaekhamer, Grosscup,
Lamson and Senator Ferrell, and Commit
eemen Dillzes and Carpenter and Newark
News reporter, started. Two cars followed
soon after with these occupants: Hon. j. j.
Davidson, Sheriff Jones, former Judge B. S.
Cox, Jos. T. Sickler, Esq, Geo. w. Har-
bert, Jr., Mayor Nichols of Clayton, and
newspaper correspondents.
The first stop was at Mantua, where
Candidate Black met a warm reception
from hundred citizens; from thence there
was a series of enthusiastic receptions at
Barnsboro, Sewell and Hurffville Bunker
Hill was not on the schedule of stops, but
the party was tagged at the school house
where were gathered the farmers of that
neighborhood; like halt was made at
Henry T. Hurff's house, where his neigh
bors were gathered. At Cross Keys the
party was received by a large crowd, and
every house in the hamlet was decorated.
Indeed ali along the route Old Glory
floated from flag staff and house top, and
: pictures of the Democratic candidates were
everywhere in evidence.
After visiting the glass works at Will
iamstown, meeting was organized in the
Town Hall, at which Harry Crist presided
There candidates Black, Swackhamer,
Csrosscup and Lamson spoke to one hum
ared and fifty taxpayers, who learned for
perhaps the first time that eight miles of
main stem railroad property, valued at about
S138, 600 was paying tax of S. a thousand
sato the State Treasury and not dollar into
the township, while the property of the
resident taxpayer must contribute $21 40
per thousand.
Mr. Black applied the common sense argu-
ment that all property should bear equally
the burdens Of government, and asked
those who belieyed that railroad property
should be thus exempt, ID vote for Mr..
Stokes, and those who believed in equal
taxation of all property, to vote for the
Democratic candidates.
Candidates Swackhamer, Grosscup and
Lampson followed in short addresses, and
Senator Ferrell made an address that
aroused great enthusiasm in five minutes
talk
TIE "a ~ then took the auto-cars to
Clayton whese the Moore and Pierce glass
factories were visited and dinner was taken
at Keeley's hoel.
The dinner gohg sounded promptly at
1890, and most sumptuous repast was
served 30 the party of twenty-five cam
paigners.
The party reached Glassb6fo little be-
hind the schedule, and stayed half hour
beyond the time allotted The courtesy
of going through the great works was ex-
tended by the management, and after each
workman had been greeted five hundred cit
-1a,s ,r,lo I,ad ,,a4l,arod 81 4I,a fao4orr,
gave close attention to brief speeches de-
livered from the car by all the candidates.
The party was greeted by large con
course at Pitman and after reception
Mr. Black spoke from the steps of theear on
the Equal Taxation proposition as it affected
Mantua township.
Redwood and Evan were next visited,
and the people Of those towns and vicinity
greeted.
The next stop was made at the Town
Hall, AluIlica Hill, where the candidates
was enthusiastically greeted.
The party arrived at Swedesboro on time
to the minute, aud proceeded at once tc
Lippincott's Hall The people assem-.
bled in few minutes, and Mr.. RlaeE
again addressed those assembled, giving
the value of the 5. 101 miles of railroad prop
erty in Woolwich township and explaining
the Equal Taxation plank Of the Democrat
ic platform.
A sandy hill on the road from swedes
boro to Bridgeport was too heavy for tht
anto-cars to climb with their big loads and
the entire party aided the engines to clint
the steep ascent. just before Bridgeport
was reached the car in which Mr. Bach
rode, required repairs, and the half milt
into Bridgeport was covered on foot.
Logan gave Mr.. Black warm greeting