The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-08-29
Political Notes.

Saturday is the last day for filing petit
tions for delegates or nominees.
Harry Hawkins, Jr., will seek the Re
publican nomination for clerk of North
ampton township.
Harvey D. Lippincott has announced
himself candidate for the Office of Free
holder in Evesham to succeed Clayton II.
Brick.
A new candidate for the Republican
nomination for Assembly is in the field.
Warren O. Pine, of Riverside, is the man,
and he asks the support of his many
friends throughout the county.
The election law requires that the names
of candidates for township, borough and
ward offices be filed with the municipal
clerks this week, and they must all be in
by Saturday. The primaries are to be
held on September IL. Each candidate
must have his petition filed with the
names of ten voters. In the case of
county officers, the names of the delegates
to conventions to nominate them must be
filed.
Clayton III. Brick has published letter
in the Marlton Record in which he announces
his candidacy for reelection as Freebooter
from Evesham township. He saws he
wishes to be considered upon his record
alone, and adds 'ff that record has not
been creditable in your estimation, / do
not ask your favor, but if you find that l
have filled the Office properly (and this l
have earnestly tried to do to the best of
my ability at all tines / hope to be deserv-
ing of your support. This is Mr.. Bricks
way of doing business, speaking right out
as he means, so that there need rot be any
misunderstanding We are not a resident
OF Evesham, hence perhaps have no say
in this matter, but as a resident at large
we can say that Mr.. Brick is good mem
ber
There will not be any dearth of candi-
dates in this township for some of the of
fees For township committe we have
heard mentioned: Thomas w. Nippins,
Christian ]. Krayer, Samuel A Dobbins.
Jr., Joseph Elbertson, Frank Dill. The
last two seek reelection. The term of
Joseph s. Shreve also expires, but we
have not heard whether he will enter the
race. For constable John Throckmorton,
Jr., will ask to be again given the office and
the new candidates are Harry Bowen, AL
fred Dellett and Samuel Gaskill The
latter has been constable in Springfield
township for some time, but has been act
ing in an official capacity at the jail He
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night.
There seems to be some difficulty in un.
derstanding some of the provisions of the
new election laws and letters written to
explain them are about as clear as mud |
One epistle says that the law appears to
be silent on the question of making appro-
priations, and suggests that ''the proper
procedure would be to let the parties name
in convention the amounts which they de. |
sire to have appropriated This is about |
as far from the goal as could we'll be con-
ceived. What haye the political parties
got to do with township appropriations?
The law abolishing spring elections pro-
vides that the powers of all officers whose |
terms were extended should remain in full |
force. One of the powers of the township |
committee was to pass resolution fixing /
the amounts of money needed for ex-
penses and have the same put upon the
official ticket. That is the course of pro-
cedure to follow now. The election law |
does not affect that system.