The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-10-27
A Great Demonstration.

The first Republican meeting of this
campaign for Mount Holly was held in
the opera house, ON Wednesday evening,
and it was an enthusiastic gathering.
Irons band, from Burlington, came here
to attract an audience but there was no
necessity for such procedure. The doors
of the opera house were opened about
quarter past seven and in a half hour the
house was packed, and many were unable
to gain entrance.
Headed by the band nearly three hun
bred men marched through the principal
streets, and there was music and red fire
to satisfy everybody. When the parade
was over the men who were in line found
they had difficulty in getting standing
room in the opera house and for little
time it looked as IL the band was to be
kept out.
Clarence II. Polhemus presided and in
troduced as the first speaker Prosecutor
William ]. Crossley, of Trenton. Mr..
Crossley made an eloquent address and
handled what few issues there are in this
campaign to be discussed. He referred
adhered to In his different campaigns, and
called attention to the objection of the
Democratic candidate to the idea of ex-
pansion. The speaker wanted to know
how Bryan would ever have been able to
come as a candidate from his state if it
had not been for the views expressed and
put into practical use by Thomas
Jefferson. He warned his hearers of the
danger that would follow Bryan's election
and with glowing tribute to William II.
Taft predicted the election of that candi-
date In November
Ex-Governor Edward C. Stokes was the
next speaker. No man is welcomed more
heartily in this town than Mr.. Stokes and
the reception given him as he stepped
forward was spontaneous and hearty. In
his usual clear manner, he began the
discussion of many questions pertaining
to this campaign. With figures readily
at his command he gave very distinct
idea of the benefits of protective tariff.
He admitted that times might not be, just
at present, what one might desire, but he
could not see how they would be any
better under the administration of William
]. Bryan. The prosperity of the farmers
all oyer the country was shown at length,
and he felt that with the election of MI
Taft the recent furry would fade away and
that the wheels of industry would soon
be humming again. He called attention to
the fact that somebody must have been
prospecting in this neighborhood as the
deposits in the banks of Mount Holly had
increased three times what they were ten
years ago. "Why," said the speaker,
"even Mr.. Bryan has prospered under an
administration that he asserted would
destroy the country If given power"
Speaking of the necessity for Repub-
lican Congress Mr.. Stokes spoke of the
condition of affairs in the Second Con-
gressional District. He began his remarks
by saying that there is candidate fol
Congress, resident of this county, 8
gentleman and a brave soldier. No one
would dare cast aspersion upon the
assertion that Gen. Grubb was brave
soldier. Mr.. Stokes said he had been priv
LEGGED to vote for Gen. Grub, but thu
latter was then on the Republican ticket
Later Mr.. Grubb was appointed Ministe
to Spain, this also being through Re
publican administration. All the politica
honors he had received went to him at tn
hands of the Republicans. Now he
found on the opposite side, not onl!
opposing the party that was loyal to him
but aiding the party that, by ballot DO.
! frauds, cheated him out of the office
! Governor. Further, he is trying to secur
the defeat of the man who risked his lif
In unearthing those frauds, for it was tn
untiring. fearless work OF John ]. Gardne
s on the committee of investigation, tina
made it possible to secure the convictio
. of the Hudson county ballot box suffers
E Congressman Gardner was followed an
e Swallowed by detectives all the time b
: was working on the case and was
; bodily danger. Mr.. Stokes conclude
r his remarks on the subject by saying ths
r he knew of no better way of referring
r Gen. Grub than by calling him the rigt
! man In the wrong place. The mention
d the name of Congressman Gardner Gale
, forth applause that caused the speaker
q stop talking for quite little time
II the audience were several old soldier
# and none applauded Mr.. Gardner mol
% than they did.
a The last speech of the evening WI
= made by Edward D. Duffield. form
q Assistant Attorney General. He WI
10 quite brief, owing, as he said, to the ia
n that every point that could be DISGUISE
i had been carefully covered by the 9TH
ID speakers.