The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15
REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES
Introducing the Men who have
Been Nominated BY Peti-
ton for Office.
PRIMARIES TUESDAY, SEPT. u

Under the new primary law there
has been filed petitions for the NOM
ination of candidates for county Off
ces. There seems diversity of opin-
ion in the Republican ranks as for all
the offices more than one name has
been fled. In order that our readers
may vote intelligentlg. we give. so far
as we can obtain information. a sketch
of the candidates.
For County. Clerk the Republican
candidates are Hon. John M. Mills and
and E.Bertram Mott, Esq.
JOHN M. MILLS.
Taking the signatures to the petit
tions as a criterion, Mr. Mills makes
the best showing, and has reason to
be fiattered with the endorsement Of
all the Republican members of the
bar OF Morristown, as well as OF the
leading Republicans of the county
His official record is so we'll known
that there is a general feeling of con
tidence in him and an assurance that
the interests OF the county will be
safeguarded in every way ii he is
placed in the county clerks office.
This verdict of the jury of the vicin-
age will doubtless carry much weight
at the primaries and general election.
Mr.. Mills is toIthe manor born, being
native of Morris county, and was one
of a family OF eleven children of the
late Nehemiah M. Mills and Susan
Slack Mills, who was d native of Rox-
bury township. OF the family of eleven
children, nine survive, some of whom
are our most active citizens in bust
ness, town affairs and club life. Be-
sides John M. Mills they are: George
A. Mills, president of the G. A. Mills
Woodworking Co. Harvey L. Mills,
secretary of the same company; Dr.
Clifford Mills, secretary of the Morris
town Board of Health, and member
of the visiting stats at the Norris
town Hospitals; Mrs. Russell w.
Chase and the Misses Mary A., Annie
e., Jane L. and Julia Mills, who re-
side with their mother on the Mills
farm on the Mendham road, near Nor
ristown.
The ancestors of both the Mills and
Slack families settled in New Jersey
more than one hundred years ago. For
many years MIR. Mills father was one
of the largest peach growers in Nor
ris county.
John M. Mills received his prelimin-
ary education in the Morris township
school, and at the Morristown High
School. He entered the freshmen class
of Rutgers College in 1898, and was
graduated in 1897 with the Degree of
Bachelor of Science. In 1908 he was
hQnored by his Alma Mater with the
degree of Master of Science. Mr..
! Mills was captain of the famous Rut-
gers football eleven of 1896, and played
various positions on the strong New
ark A. A. eleven for four years after
his graduation from Rutgers.
He was admitted to the bar of New
Jersey at the June term 1899 as an
attorney at law, was made master in.
chancery the same year, and in 1902
was admitted as counsellor at law.
Since his admission to the bar he has
engaged in actual practice, and has
been employed in important cases.
He served as treeholder from Morris
township from 1904. He was elected
member of the assembly in Novem-
Der, 1904, by plurality of 3,24S over
Wilson, the highest candidate on the
Democratic ticket; and was reelected