Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-08-24
THINGS TALKED ABOUT.

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THINGS TALKED ABOUT.
At the hour of going to press, Thurs
day noon the situation of the Repub-
lican Congressional nomination re-
mains the same, the candidates being
D. O.. Watkins, VIM ) Browning
Mayor Ellis and Prosecutor ScoYeIs
The field is against Browning, sDas
Bairds candidate, and enc of these
will ultimately be named to lead tl-
Primary contest @R
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The death of Congressman Louden4
slayer, in the midst of his term, nez
cessitates an election to fill the va@
eancy, and Republicans are lining up
for a red hot contest. The Congre7
sional bee has struck several Camden
Republicans, among them being Wm4
j. Browning, Mayor Ellis and Prose-
cutor. Harry Scovel, while admirers
of Ex-Governor d. o. Watkins, Of
this county, who have been urging
him to enter the primary race, have
at last been given assurance that he
is in their hands, subject to their
wishes.
Congressional vacancies in this state
are filled by special election called
by the Governor, who shall issue
a writ, or proclamation, naming the
day on which the election shall be
held. The expectation is that the
election to fill this vacancy will be
held on Nov. 7, the date of the general
election MA
The Camden Telegram in dis
cussing this phase of the subject.
said last Monday
Under the Geran act, which is an
amendment to the general election
law candidates for Congress are to
be nominated by petition. and petitions
must be filed with the Secretary of
State thirty days prior to the date of
the primary election, which election
this fall will be held on September
Goth. 1t being the duty of the Cover
nor forthwith" to issue the writ, with
a limitation of forty days for the date
Of election, it would seem that the
election cannot be deferred until
/ November II mi ight BE Jared fer Il
day of the primary elect on, but this
would complicate matters. "
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Petitions for the nomination of
county officers, under the provisions
Cof the direct primary act, must be
filed with the County Clerk on or be-
fore September 1st, not the 9Th, as
stated in our last ISSUE
This issue of the Democrat is No. Il
Vol. XXXIV the beginning of it's
34th year Thirty-two years and
half have been under present manage
ment, hence when we say the last
year has been the most prosperous in
the Democrats history, we have a
| right to speak from actual knowledge.
Twenty-one hundred copies are
printed and sent to subscribers each
week, a larger circulation, we believe
than any Gloucester County news
paper ever attained. The Democrat
Office is equipped to handle double
that number of papers without strain
Ing presses or engine, hence the in
vitation to new subscribers to join
the ranks of our regular readers. is
Estill open. We never expect to be
able to publish a perfect newspaper.
any more than farmers expect to al
ways raise perfect crops or merchants
to always obtain perfect wares, but
We feel we can safely promise to pub-a.
lish an honest. fearless newspaper.
and each year give our patrons big
ger value in all departments of the
printing and publishing business.
ssses
Stephen Pfeil, Of Camden, connect
ed with the Philadelphia Record and
head of the advertising firm OF Steph-
en- Pfeil & Son, has sent out petitions
for the Democratic Congressional
nomination We learn that CLAYTON
Stratton, near Elmer, is also a caaifi-
date. Petitions with 200 signers
must be filed with the Secretary sof.
State by noon on Saturday, August %.
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A new name added to the probable
Democratic Senatorial candidates. is
that Of Geo, B. Hurff. of Sewell.
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Since mention was made of the
probable candidacy OF Jos. ]. Summer
i'll last week, he has taken the sub
ject under advisement, but has not
yet fully determined to announce his
candidacy.
A good deal of adverse criticism is.
being visited on the Board of Chosen
Freeholders for awarding the road
contract to other than the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, and general salts
faction is expressed that State
Commissioner Stevens, has held it up.
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Candidates for county office must
file petition, signed by 100 vaaers,
with the County Clerk on or before
September 1st.
The term of Coroner DeGroff, of
Swedesboro, expires this year, and
his successor must be chosen at this
election. AS yet, neither party III
this county seem to have candidate.
It's a splendid chance for a Demo-