The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-15
Political Notes

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alton for Assembly, withdrew his name
last week.
Arthur Raines, of Tabernacle, has had
enough of the Freeholder's Office and will
not run again. ]. Clayton Buckage will
probably succeed him.
Edwin s. Buzby, of Bordentown, who
had aspirations for the Republican nomi-
nation for shertf, withdrew from the con-
test on Thursday. This leaves four can
didates In the feld-Messrs. Worrell,
Stecher, Carslake and Dudley.
The local option advocates held meet
ing last week. at which they decided that
Artillias A. Anderson, Mount Holly,
Harold B. Wells, Bordentown, Republi-
cans; and James D. Fish, Beverly, and
DR.. G. II. Wilkinson, Moorestown, Demo
Gratis, were acceptable to them as candi-
dates for the Assembly nominations.
Trotting out candidate for freeholder
'in order to get the vote out, has been
laid at the door of candidate for Sheriff.
Just where the harm comes in from
getting the vote out is not clear, but there
is one township In which a contest for
Freebooter is on where the "trotting out"
can be traced directly to one who seeks
higher Office than Sheriff.
Charles Joyce, who has made very
creditable Freebooter from Southampton.
is to have opposition and Andrew Wright.
who served in the Board some years since,
is In the field against him. Mr.. Joyce's
record Is good one. He has not, since
In the Office, run up exhorbitant bills, has
never charged for more days than there
are In month. nor has he been compelled
to return money taken In doubtful man
ner from the county treasury.
Remember, the Sheriff is the most i'm
portant officer in your county. He Is at
the head of the entire jury system, conse-
quently practically controls the court. A
Sheriff who is ION the make" or who is
at the dictation of any set of men can up
set the cause of justice so that it
cannot be righted for years. Burlington
county wants a sheriff who is his own
master and who does not bow the knee to
any bosses.
No more brutal, disgraceful, bitter truth
was ever uttered than that which was
once addressed to the thugs, thieves and
lawbreakers than this: ELECT your Sheriff
and the law can't touch you" There is
food for reflection in this statement. The
good people of Burlington county, those
who wish to see Sheriff elected who will
do his duty regardless of any individual
or class of individuals, will go to the polls
next Tuesday and exercise a privilege that
is now extended to them, to have some
say in selecting a candidate who will fill
the requirements of honesty and efficiency
in the administration of the Office.
Next Tuesday will be the day when the
citizens of Burlington county will have a
chance 10 decide what sort of candidates
they want for Office. The main contest
will be on Sheriff. The selections will be
different this year from any previous time,
as the old system of conventions with
delegates that could be hauled around and
persuaded, is thing of the past The
open primary, in which every citizen has
the right to express his choice. will give
the good people some chance to get recog-
milton. If they do not exercise the priv
ilege they will have themselves to blame
Following is list of candidates for
nominations in Northampton: Township
Clerk, Harry Hawkins, Jr., R., G. D.
W. Slack, d.
Chosen Freeholder, William B. Ireland,
R., Samuel H. Bodine, D. Township
Committee, (two to be nominated), Frank
lin Dill, R., Charles G. Morton, R., George
Stead, R., Henry Mcdonald R., Thomas
W. Nippins, R., Thomas L. Alcott, D.,
and William H. Hinkle, D.
Overseer of the Poor, John Throck
morton, 5r., and Charles P. Rogers, R.
Constable, Give vacancies). Samuel K.
Gaskill. R., Alfred J. Delete, R., Robert
Myers, R., Charles E. Gilbert, R., John
Throckmorton, Jr., R., Samuel J. Taylor,
R., George Linton, R.; F. Carlton Dalton,
D., John s. Haines, D.
Overseers of the Highways, A. Lincoln
Sailer, R.; John A. Tice, d.
Pound Keeper. Isaiah Smith, Il.
Owing to Monday of last week being a
legal holiday it was decided that candi-
dates might have the same advantage as is
accorded by banks, which allow notes com
ing due on such day, to be paid the
next day. Consequently there were some
additions to the list that had been filed in
the Clerks Office William Miller, Demo
crat, of North Hanover, will try for the
nomination of Steward of the Almshouse,
and as he will not have any opposition he
will get on the ticket. but his race will
stop right there. Edward Z. Middleton, ,
of Evesham, seeks the Democratic nomina
ton for Auditor. DR.. E. r. Richie, of
Chester, has added his name to the list
of Republicans who want to be coroner,
and r. R. Lippincott of Pemberton, will
ask for the same place on the Dem ocratic
ticket.
Minister WEEDS. Divorced Woman.
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