The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-09-19
Political Notes.


Third Warder" of Burlington ought to
haYe attached his name to the communica-
ton he sent US, as we do not publish any
letter unless the name of the writer Is
known to us. His remarks are right to
the point, however.
A petition was filed with county clerk
Knight, on Saturday, asking that the pro-
position to reduce the number of members
of the Board of Freeholders be put upon
the tickets at the fall election. The num-
Der OF signatures necessary for this pur-
pose was 700. but /, 1877 were secured and
all OF the petitions have notbeen returned.
Objection was made to one of the Demo
cratic members of the Board of Election
In Lumberton serving in that capacity be-
cause he had not resided In the township
the length OF time required by law. This
contention was sustained and the man was
removed. The funny part of 1t was that
the party who had been most active and
who fully expected to be called upon to
NIL the vacant position was entirely ignor-
ed. Newton p. Drennon was appointed
After spreading his ideas on the subject
of the nomination of candidate for Sur
rogate and printing column after column
of talk, Snowden Haines makes the very
remarkable statement In his paper, on
Saturday, that 1--WE have no idea that the
public cares very much for what either of
us, (Haines or THE News thinks on any
subject" If he really means that what a
lot Of energy he has wasted.
Assistant Attorney General Gaskill was
In town on Sunday. He holds to the
opinion that 1t is illegal for any one to
convey another TO the polls. He does not
think 1t proper for man to take his next
door neighbor even though nothing is said
about the question of voting. If man
Is unable physically or financially to get
to the polls he must notify his county
executive committee and they will get the
court to act as the law prescribes.
The various election boards are looking
forward to next Tuesday-primary day
with feelings that are not entirely joyful.
Apparently large number of voters In
tend submitting themselves to the ques-
tioning of personal registration under the
Geran act when they appear to vote at the
primary. The experience of first registry
day demonstrated that an average of five
minutes is required for the necessary work
of registering each Individual. Adding
to this the lengthy program that must be
gone through before the voter can
cast his ballot, 1t can easily be seen that
nearly fifteen minutes will expire before
the citizen will be able to take his depart
ure.
Snowden Haines comes back In the
Enterprise of Saturday and takes fling
at Brother" Kingdom, who, he says was
made Especial mark" because he invited
the attack. Well, let it go at that. Then
The refers to our remark about what q
citizen wrote US with regard to Surrogate
Lippincott and intimates that we did not
| give the letter In full. He also agrees to
release the other end of the correspond
ence. What he is writing about is q
mystery. The remarks we printed were
the entire letter sent us. II there Is any
| thing else to ''release" we are not in it.
Snowden has made one admission,
and that is that he will not be bolter
when the Republican ticket is named.
In the Enterprise of Saturday week
there was an item to the effect that a
former Sheriff was clamoring for the ap-
pointment of Deputy Surrogate. There
was not the slightest doubt as to who was
meant. 1t was former Sheriff Fenton.
In last Saturdays Enterprise the subject
Is dismissed in few lines, among which
appears this: IF we were misinformed,
we regret it." The original article did
not say anything about being informed,
but made the positive statement that "a
Office" Sheriff Feuton wrote a very
decided letter to Mr.. Haines and asked
that 1t be given the same prominence that
the statement was given. To show how
square and gentlemanly the editor of the
Enterprise Is 1t is only necessary to refer
to the way In which he first made state
ment that he desired to haYe damaging
effect and then when requested to refute
1t sneaked behind simple word of regret.
The letter sent to Mr.. Haines Is worth
reading and as he would not publish 1t we
will. Here 1t is:
Mount Holly, Sept IA, 1911.
l. Snowden Haines,
Editor of the Burlington Ente9priSe
My dear Sir:-In the Entevprise of Sep
TENDER there was an item that undoubt-
eddy referred to me and which might put
me In an unjust position. The statement
was that William 2. Lippincott. candidate
for Surrogate, would have complication
on his hands, with certain former Eher-
i'll clamoring for the job in return for
managing his campaign" AS have been
designated by Mr.. Lippincott to be his
agent the item refers to me; the position
mentioned Is that of deputy Surrogate. /
say emphatically that the statement is an
unqualified lie, and that you had no au-
publication. / have never spoken to Mr.
Lippincott on the subject of appointment
of any person as deputy, and l would not
take the position If 1t was offered to me-
meyer clamored for but one office, and
that / landed with the assistance of slmost
a solid delegation from the city of Bur-
lington, where / still haYe goodly num-
Der of friends who / do not believe will
approve of your attack on me, which was
merely for the purpose of making a small
amount of political capital. l cannot un-
derstand why man occupying the posi-
ton of trust and confidence that you do
will stoop to such low methods and will
fully misrepresent one for whom l sup
posed you had some friendship, simply to
secure slight amount of political pres
tige. am not in politics for gain, but
because l like 1t. Within the past six
months have been requested by friends
In various parts of the county to get into
the race for two important offices. / have
declined because am not seeking Office
elective or appointive. l wish you to
correct the mis- statement In the Enter
prise of last Saturday, and ask that you
publish this letter In full and give 1t the
same prominence that you gave the origin
al statement.
Very respectfully yours,
CHAs. II. FRNToN,