The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-03

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7 the peoples business.
Columbus was well represented at tn
Carnival at New Egypt last Thursday
! about 70 people going from here
Political Notes.
The contest for assessor on the Repub
lican side in Northampton township is get
ting to be very spirited and there will b.
nothing definite to announce until the
votes are counted.
There is going to be a merry time IN
Lumberton over the nomination of an as
SCISSOR. There are three candidates.
Harry D. Culin. Edward Davis and Frank
Bowen are the aspirants. There are OBJ
jections to all of them according to those
who are seeking a change. One party
says that Culin does not live in the town
ship; another says that Davis is too much
of trolley man; and the third says
Bowen is not around enough. While each
man has his particular friends the opinion
seems to prevail that Mr.. Culin's record
| VIII NC greatly " lis UcucuJ.
| The Democrats in the first district of
Northampton are going to have a little
tilt on the election of delegate to the
State Convention. Judge Wills seeks the
honor but he will be opposed by Richard
Norcross. The cause of this fight is the
result Of the turning down of candidate
for member of the County Board of Regis
try, the blame being laid at the door of
Judge Wills. The latter's friends say that
the man who is creating the trouble is a
resident of the third district, and they re-
sent any intrusion of himself or friends
into the first district. There is no doubt
there will be some fun before the matter
is settled. Judge Wills is an old war horse
and has been in many political battles,
The man who beats him will have to keep
moving,
Christian j. Krayer has decided not to
enter the contest for township committee
this year. This leaves three candidates
Messrs. Samuel P. Cline, Samuel A.
Dobbins, Jr., and Harry H. Matlack.
During the past week there has been
much talk about candidates running for
this office In the interest of corporations.
These rumors were rife before Harry Mat
lack entered the field and as Krayer had
| announced his intention of retiring early
last week there seems to be but two men
to whom this statement can apply Cline
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any corporation is trying to gain repre-
sentation on the township committee, there
being no necessity for any such action.
The telephone companies have got all
they want and it will be long time be-
fore they will ask for further privileges.
The trolley company is In the same posi-
ton and the gas and electric light people
are pretty nearly the same. What one
new man could do even if he were inclined
to be the representative of corporation
is hard to determine, as those who hold
over have plainly shown where they stand
on nearly every question In which the
companies are interested. We do not be-
lieve there is any danger at all in the sup
posed condition. We think we can safely
assert that the two telephone companies
will not interest themselves financially or
otherwise In the election. Mr.. Dobbins
has lived In Mount Holly for long time
and those well acquainted with him are
confident that he would represent the
people. Mr.. Cline has been here even
longer than Dobbins and his business and
personal reputation are beyond reproach
In any manner. The man who would for
one moment suggest that he would be the
tool of any man or corporation or that ..he
could be tempted under any consideration
to swerve from what he considered his
duty must be either fool or a knave.
To ask of any man before election for a
pledge If chosen is simply foolish. What
we want in the selection of a member of
the township committee is one who will
carefully inquire into the needs of the
township and act accordingly. If ordi-
nances are to be adopted the member
should study them carefully and vote in
telligently. Having done that he should
possess the necessary backbone" to carry
them into effect, regardless of persons or
corporations. Northampton already has
enough ordinances on its books to secure
the finest kind of government, yet it is
seldom that one is enforced. As an in.
stance that referring TO the throwing OF
circulars around the streets may be re-
called. 1t has never been repealed and II
is never enforced. The Board of Health,
which is practically the township commit.
tee, has ordinances and state laws in abun.
dance, but how often are the complaints
presented given any strict attention
Cases can be related that were passed
upon over year ago and despite orders
given the nuisances were never abateC
and the owners simply smile and want t.
wait until the frost comes out of the
| ground" What we want and we want Il
right away is an awakening of some kind
whereby the township government may
mean something and the man who expects
/ to be elected at the next election may al
well make up his mind that he must Civ,
distinct promise on that line or he will
not succeed.