The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1906-10-04

our schools. aud has faithfully keptits
pledge to give the people an honest,
progressive and economical admins
tratiou Of the affairs of the State.
We commend Senator Brown and
our Representatives in the Legislature
for the care and attention they have
given to the interests of our county,
and for the support given by them
10 every measure that promoted the
! Interests of the people.
We congratulate the people of Mon
mouth county on the decisive vote by
which they abolished the Board of
| Freeholders that for years by their
wasteful. iucompentent aud extrava-
giant management and expenditures
/ of county money have added con-
tinuAliy to the burden of the taxpay-
ers Of the county.
/ We coudemn the majority of the
present. Board of Freeholders for
their wasteful expenditures of the
taxpayers money in the long delayed
inefficient ana unsatisfactory publ
cation of the reports of the moneys
Ireceived and disbursed for county
! purposes, and We pledge our candi-
dates for County Commissioners
to correct this abuse and to give to
the people of the county thorough,
economical publication in county
newspapers, prompt. complete and
satisfactory report of all moneys re-
ceived and disbursed by them.
We hereby pledge our support to
the nominees of this convention and
for them confidently bespeak the ap-
prevail of the citizens of Monmouth
county.
We strongly recommend the en-
forcement of the law of equal taxa
ti1n between the corporation and the
individual.
A minority report that the legisla-
tors be requested 10 use their efforts
to retain the Bishopsbill on the stat
ute books, was not seconded.
The chairman appointed w. w.
Ramsay G. S. Tunis and L. Forman
TAYLOR committee TO escort ex-
Judge, VIM. L. Hoffman, of English
town, TO the platform.
Ex-Judge Hoffman made patrI-
otto and eloquent address.
TIpon nominations for Assembly be-
+, ing called for Garret B. Conover NOM
mated Hon. w. 81. Reid; Asbury
Park w. H. Barnard and B. +. s.
Brown, Rufus s. Merritt.
George Vapdenburgh, of English
town. nominated Isaac B. Dawson.
Milestone @. Allen Ely.
Gen. John G. Patterson nominated
T. Nelson Lillagore.
Shrewsbury nominated Frank j.
Manson.
The vote was taken and resulted as
follows:
w. H. Reid, 1715.
w. H, Barnard % 90
Rufus s. Merritt $3.50.
Isaac B. Dawson 1925.
t. Nelson Lillagore 81.
Frank ]. Manson 81.
The last three were declared nom-
mated
Messrs. Barnard and Reid both
moved to make the nominations
unanimous and said they would do
everything in their power for the sue
cess of the ticket.
A resolution was adopted against
the use of money at the polls
/ Nominations for five County Com
lnissioners were then called for.
Abijah c. Fisher was nominated on
behalf of Freehold township.
VIM. NJ. Foster, of Atlantic High
lands nominated VIM. +. Conover.
Is. l.. Rhome nominated II. d. Lee
roy.
Mr.. Millmore nominated Matthias
Woolley, of Ocean.
G. E. Abrams nominated Elmer E.
Polhemus, OF Upper Freehold.
The nominations were made IMAM
imous.
Mpssrs. Frank Price. James Mill
more and D. d Denise we're appoint
/ ed Il committee 10 fill vacancies and
DR.. Brown, B. l.. Rhome and J 5.
Appiegate. Jr, committee 20 escort
the candidates before convention.
4 the candidates appeared and accept
ell toe nominations and the conven-
ton adjourned,