The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-09-13
Political Notes.
There will be several surprises when the
results are made public this evening.

Anerc Will DC several surprises Wnen u
| results are made public this evening.
After casting around for candidate fl
Congress In the Second District the Demo
, Gratis have finally come to the conclusio
that Gen. Grubb is good enough for ther
again, and 1t is reported that he will b
given the nomination.
i Joshua Borton and Col. Bob Hutchin
son were In attendance at the meeting o
the Board Of Freeholders. Bob worke,
on the outside while Josh got his work II
on the inside. They were trying to induc
the members that Bob Peacock should b.
defeated In his desire to be renominated a
Auditor. The only objection to Peacocl
is that he does not live In Bordentowr
and the people think they should have
some sort Of representation at the county
seat" Some of the Freeholders wer,
quite emphatic in giving their views OIL
the subject and there were some remarks
that did not sit we'll on the heads of those
who heard them.
In giving an ''honor list" of papers that
willingly published the platforms and por.
traits of the local option candidates, the
Palmyra NesOs, whose editor is, according:tc
his story, being pushed" into candidacy,
says "The Mount Holly News, Herald and
Mirror refused to publish anything except
as advertisement, but afterwards straight.
ened the item by saying "THE News
would not except anything under any con-
sideration. The Palmyra Nes0s then goes
on and gives US an awful slap by saying
such hidebound subseryiency to the IL
quor interests is surprising" The truth of
the matter is that Franklin s. Zelley, who
Is candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Assembly, came to this office and
said he had been requested by Mr.. Sleeper,
of the Palmyra Ne0s, to see If we would
publish the items In question. The answer
was no." and q remark was added to
the effect that it was rather cheeky to ask
a Republican paper to do anything against
its own candidates, especially when the
party making the request had done all in
his power to defeat the nominees. THE
News told Mr.. Zelley that it was Repub-
lican paper straight. Then proposition
was put for us to publish the items for
pay. To this the answer was that we did not
sidestep for money. We certainly would
do the stultifYing act by taking money for
something we had declined to insert for
other reasons. That's ALL
The Palmyra NesOs has long article ON
Gross frauds at the primary election, In
which 1t says an investigation shows a
state of affairs that put to blush the motor
ious ballot stuffing of the south. Recount
ing some of the things that happened, the
local option organ says: This was done
by Democrats voting in the Republican
boxes. contrary to law and justice" The
paper concludes by admonishing the peo-
pie to man the polls and see that the cleo
ton officers do their duty, meaning that
they must see that the law is enforced.
This is good advice, and one of the first
men on whom the law should be put is the
local option candidate who is seeking the
Democratic omination-Franklin s. Eel
ley. He certainly must come under the
scathing remarks of Brother Sleeper, for
he voted in the Republican primary box
last year, and If our neighbours remarks
that It was contrary to law and Justice
are true, 1t can plainly be seen what po-
sition ia, occupied by the voter. Yet the
Palmyra Nescs is advocating the candidacy
Of man whom It denounces otherwise.
That is different from the stand we took,
for we refused to insert for money, In one
column, laudations Of a man who deserved
severe criticism In another. After some
conversation with the gentleman under
discussion, he admitted after long debate
and excuses that "others did it, and the
election officers did not stop him, that he
had done wrong In voting In the Republi-
can box at last years primary. But he
has had the law read to him and he
thoroughly understands the situation now,
and 1t is to be hoped the election officers
will ''see that the law is enforced" espec-
tally where 1t says ANY voter who shall
be shown by the primary book hereinafter
mentioned to have voted in the ballot box
of one political party at any primary
election held under this act shall not be
allowed to vote In the ballot box of any
other political party at the next thereafter
succeeding primary election" Nice state
of affairs; man running for nomination
on ticket for which he cannot cast bal
lot at the primary election.