The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-09
Political Notes


PEELED to step down and out, Charles
Kunzi getting the Office.
The defeat of Joel Horner will make II
necessary to elect new Director of the
Board of Freeholders. Harry E. Dubell,
of Westampton. it is said will be the
lucky man.
ALI fears that Turner Birkhead would
be defeated were wiped out when the re
turns came In, as the member from Bey-
erly city was returned to the position In
which he has been very valuable.
The advice Of the Burlington Gasett,
to "give Wetherill one" was literally fol.
lowed and Wetherill was given several in
the neck. Tommie Birkett was reelected
Freebooter by nice majority.
The play at the Chestnut street theatre,
Philadelphia, this week, will be The
County Chairman. In view Of recent
events it may be expected that there will
be large delegation from Ocean county
at each performance.
Assemblyman Nichols was reelected In
Cumberland County, and an up-JerseY
paper says he will be the only new idea
man in the House. That will not be a
draw back, for II the new ideas run out,
Ike has a lot Of old ones In mind.
Ex.Speaker Prince, who was elected
Senator in Passaic county, speaks several
languages, and was able to express his
thanks to his constituents in many differ
ent tongues Mr.. Hinchliffe, who was SO
badly defeated, bod use for but one little
word.
The defeat of Clayton H. Brick, for
Freebooter from Evesham, while feared,
was hoped to be averted. But the people
of that township did not seem to care to
continue In office a man who had been
one of the best officials who ever repre-
scented that locality in the county Board.
County Clerk elect Knight has announc-
ed his intention OF reorganizing the office
on business lines and to so conduct it that
it will be profit to taxpayers. This is
certainly a good resolution and there
is little doubt that Mr.. Knight means
what he says In order to do this he will
make careful selection of deputy and
clerks.
The funny man Of the NesOGrk Nesos was
not in evidence In the paper on the day
after election. To be sure there was not
much In the returns for him to feel funny
over. The result In Essex county has put
new ideas out of business for awhile. All
Of the little jokes about the Shinn-Berry
combination in Orean county were blue
penciled for the day.
There were some surprises on Tuesday.
One of the greatest was the defeat of Joel
Horner, member of the Board of Free.
holders from Palmyra. Every report from
that township indicated that there was
little, If any, opposition to Mr.. Horner
and the news that he was defeated wal
quite unexpected. The county loses
yery active member of the Board.
When the trolley freight franchise
matter was before the tow nship committee
one of the strongest opponents and one
who was not only willing but anxious to
aid those who were against that measure
was Joseph Elbertson, yet on Tuesday
some Of the most prominent to cast their
ballots against Elbertson were the people
he had stood by in trying to defeat the
freight franchise.
The fight in Northampton over mem
Der of the township committee did moi
diminish on election day but continued
with force until the polls closed, with the
result Of the defeat of Republican
Personal feeling was injected into the
contest, and many little things were
brought to bear upon the result. Th'
peculiar part of the whole thing is tina
those who are now finding fault will
persons who exercised apersonal privilege
and used the ballot to get square are thos'
who have done and will continue to d.
| the same thing.