The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-10-05

$40 1872 $3.50 1905 1893 1878 4573 5525 1926 59604l54 Az
The Election.
The primary election, on Tuesday, was
an event of great interest and the workers
were kept busy until the polls closed.
The main contest was on the State Sena-
tor and County Clerk. The funniest kinds
of combinations were worked, and
workers for Trick had Winner on their
tickets, while those who shouted loud for
Lewis were just as lively in behalf of
Knight. The contest for Assembly was
spirited until the end, but the votes
showed the selection of Messrs. Pine and
White. The other candidates ran in the
localities where there were local reasons
for preference being shown them.
The primary was not altogether an
edifying sight, and the ignoring of the
law in many particulars was open and
fragrant. Unless something is done to
remedy this evil there is no doubt tdat the
idea Of an "open" primary will lose the
effect 1t was intended to have.
The table above shows the result on the
Republican side in this county.
Political Notes
The vote in Mount Holly resulted as
follows:
/ 2 8 total
dist. dist. dist.
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
Joseph E. Elbertson, 156 lis 1877 468
William II. Mason, 1852 1873 272 SGT
Thomas w. Nippins, SO 101 134 294
Benjamin w. Zelley, 2ll 81 III $50
COLLECTOR
Frank S. Davis, 315 226 400 $50
SUPERVISOR OF Roads
Henry G. Hall, 119 IS IS 285
John Powell, 1873 1872 286 606
SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS
A. Lincoln SaiIer, 297 22l 1913 1871
POUND KEEPER
Warner Pritchett, 80 90 100 233
Samuel J. Taylor, So 50 IS 248
Joshua Willitts 11S 81 142 347
Returns were received at the Elks' Home
and it was not until about three o'clock on
Wednesday morning that the result was
known, and then there were some cases
which required the official returns to
settle. One instance was that of members
of the county Republican committee.
When the sheets were closed on Wednes-
day morning 1t appeared that Howard
Russ had been successful, but when the
election officers sent in their papers 1t was
found that Mr.. Russ had run about one
hundred votes behind Mr.. Kingdom.
After a very interesting contest for the
Republican nomination for Mayor Of River
ton, E. H. Flagg secured the prize.
Charlie tanning, manager OF the Bur
lington opera house, is the Democratic
candidate for Mayor of Burlington.
Harry Hawkins, ST., is the Democratic
nominee for member of the township
committee for Northampton township.
The fight for the mayoralty in Burling-
ton was the liveliest seen in that city for
some time. CharlesP. Farmer was success
ful. on the Republican ticket.
To our friends, "Jeffersonian, "Pro
bono publico, (" "Independe Sleepy, >
of the Palmyra NesOs, ct ais, we would
simply recall the story of the Irishman
who was going to throw the bull over the
fence, and had his laugh first.
''The workers" had merry time of II
the past few weeks and the only regret
some of them have Is that the campaign
was so short. In response to a protest
from man who objected to so frequent
demands upon his purse, the reply was
given: why, man, this is our harvest"
The nine members of the County Re
| publican Commit tee stood thus: l. Snow
den Haines. 500; A. Engle Haines, 5525
Frank Miller, 5198; Charles F. Stevenson,
5161; Carleton Haines, 1925; Harry Du
bell, 4573; William H. Carter, 1895; Thorn
]. Alcott, 1905; Joseph G. Kingdom. 4154
If the murmurs now heard about thu
present primary law continue to grow i
is quite likely there will be some radica
changes before another such occasion re
turns. What is the use of two elections
anyway Why not have one general con
test in which the highest man be given tn
officer
Hi story repeats itself. When Grifit
w. Lewis first ran for the Assembly bill
chief opponent was Richard P. Hughes
of Florence. Mr.. Lewis was successful
by 2.4S1 majority. And now the candi
dates for State Senator are Griffith w
Lewis and Richard 2. Hughes. History
will repeat itself again In the result.
The Democrats who received favor a
the hands of their party on the count.
ticket on Tuesday, were Richard P
Hughes, of Florence, for Senator; Amo
H Wills, of Evesham, and Henry Wal
ter, of Riverside, for Assembly; Josial
w. Evan, Northampton. for Count.
Clerk; George 81. Wilkinson, Chester, TO
Coroner.
There promises to be one of the warm
est contests over the Office of Freeholde
from Evesham that the voters of tina
township have ever been offered. Clayton
II. Brick, who has given satisfaction ii
that office for some time, will be oppos
ed by Alfred W. Lohand The only OBJ
lection to Mr.. Brick seems to be that b
has held the Office for several years. Blu
the fact that he has been an efficient official
not only for his township, but for tn
county, has not been questioned. 1t is t.
be hoped the voters of Evesham will Sc
that he is returned.
The Republican committee met on Sat
urday and organized. The rules of tn
party were adopted at convention II
June of last year and they had been rati
fed by the county committee. Unde
these rules it was necessary to draw lot
for the terms of the members The follow
ing resulted: one year, Frank Miller,
Snowden Haines, A. Engle Haines; tw'
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