The Penn's Grove record., 1904-10-14
Democratic County Convention.
RoBT. N. yANNEMAN FOR co. CLERK.
CHARLES E. ATKINSON FOR AssF,rp1v

Penn's Grove, on Wednesday at Ii
o'clock. Sheriff VIM. johnson called
the convention to order. George w.
Hewitt, of U. P. Neck, was elected
chairman, and VIM. B. Jones, of Elmer.
Secretary.
On motion the chairman was authoriz-
ed to appoint three OF. the committees.
Permanent Organization - VIM. p.
Shourds, Joseph Harper, A. J. Fox.
Rules-Wm. Hannah, Jere Penton, R.
Morrison Featherer.
Resolutions-Wm. ]. Freas. Robert N.
Vanneman, David Cochran.
Adjournment was made until 1.3O.
When the convention reconvened tie
temporary organization was made per-
manent and the rules OF former conven-
tions adopted. The following were read
and adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Democrats of Salem County. in
convention assemblies, cordially endorse
the nominations of Alton Brooks Parker
for President and Henry G. Davis for
Vice President, and pledge them our
hearty and enthusiastic support feeling
assured that they will return the admins
istration of our government to it's acon-
gtitutional foundation.
Resolved, That we hail with delight
the nomination of Hon. Charles G. Black
as our candidate for governor. for in him
we have as able a champion of the peo-
pie as was Il party's idol, Leon Albeit,
i'll his day. The issue of Equal Taxation
is n that comes close to the toiling
masses and to the Democratic party
alone can they look for relief from a svs-
tom fhot ifn1NAcoc thn I,-rlooo - 49,.
ton on them while exempting rich and
powerful corporations. Mr.. Black is
peculiarly fitted by training and exper-
fence to lead the fight to secure a correc-
ton OF the lnJustlces at present allowed
by our tax laws, and we are assured that
with all his ability and with all his ener-
gy he will labor to have them corrected.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the nomination of Austin I'll. Swackham-
er, of Gloucester County as our repre-
sentative i'll Congress, His ability and
his integrity are unquestioned and in him
our district will have a representative
who will labor first, last and all the time
for it's best interests and for the best in
terests OF the merchants, artisans and
farmers who make up its toilers.
Resolved, That we approve the course
of Hon. James Strimple as Senator from
Salem County. He has been ever alive
to the needs of Salem County and we es-
pecially congratulate the fishermen and
those who depend so largely on the fish
ing industry that his knowledge of their
wishes enabled him to have the Fish
and Game law enacted in a form that
would not, as did the law of 1903, mean
the ruin of their industry and, in many
cases, the taking away of almost the en-
tire means of earning a livelihood. The
Fish bill as introduced for another mem
ber) by Assemblyman Hunt last winter
would have worked serious injury to II
of Salem County's most important indus
tries and the thanks of the County are
due Senator StrimpIe that he was able so
successfully to have it put in proper
shape before it's enactment into law.
Resolved, That we pledge the NOM
inees of this convention our hearty sup
port and will leave nothing undone to Sc
cure for them the endorsement of the
voters at the polls.
Resolved, That we denounce as a
malicious libel the plank in the Repub-
lican platform, adopted at the conven-
ton held in Elmer IN October 18th,
wherein it is charged that the Board of
~Freeholders by RECKLESS extravaganza
are b~urdening Salem County with debit
and are allowing political influence to be
used for private gain. This resolution OF
the Republican party, in view of all the
facts, is the most malicious and hypocrit-
ical resolution ever adopted in Salem
County. The Board of Freeholders has
been compelled to enlarge the public Of
fees in Salem and to heat and ventilate
these public buildings because OF the lack
of facilities for transacting public bust
ness and because Republican judges and
Republican Prosecutors of the Pleas have
protested time and again against the
further and continued imperilling of
their health by the foul atmosphere of
the Court Room, while the State Board
of Charities demanded the better heating
of the jail in the interest of humanity.
In the matter of improving the public
roads we call attention to the fact that
the Freeholders are positively required
by law to improve public roads when the
forms OF the law are complied with. The
present Board of Freeholders and it's
Democratic predecessors have obeyed the
law and have endeavored to secure the
most durable road built in the most
economical manner whenever such road
has been applied for. The present
Democratic Board has been absolutely
impartial and bipartisan in its building
of these roads, having but one idea i'll
mind-the benefit to the taxpayers OF the
county. This Board has built in the last
three years State roads in the Republican
townships of P~ilesgrove, Upper Pitts
grove, Lower Alloways Creek and Elsin-
boro, and this year has built roads i'll the
Democratic township of Lower Penn's
Neck, which was petitioned for by the
owner of every piece of property fronting
on it, and in the Republican borough OF
Woodstown. The road in Woodstown
ty owners of that borough and the ma
terial of which it was built was selected
by the members of the Borough Council,
who presented to the Board of Freehold
ers an agreement adopted by the Bor-
ough Council and signed by the Mayor of
the Borough that they would care for it
for fifty years, making it the cheapest
road to the taxpayers OF the county that
has ever been built in this county. Every
road built in Salem county with the ex-
ception of the Woodstown road has been
built by Republican contractors, and the
bid of the Standard Bitulithic Company
for that road was $4,000 less than was
the bid of Hon. Robert Hand, for six
years Republican Senator from the Coun-
ty OF Cape May. The declaration of the
Republican platform that the bonds is
sued to pay for these roads are illegal
and are being foisted upon innocent
local investors is shown to be as mali
cious as it is absurd in view of the opin-
ion OF the leading Republican lawyer of
Salem County, William L. Hilliard, Esq.
On the call for nominations w. J..
Freas took the stage and said it was his
pleasure to name a man as a candidate
for County Clerk one who was we'll
known all over the County and one who
had proved a most efficient Sheriff, Rob-
ert N. Vanneman, of Salem. The nom
ination was received with applause and
made unanimous.
For Assembly Charles E. Atkinson, Of
Pennsville, was nominated by John Sum-
merrill and was made unanimous.
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