The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
Political Notes.

Benjamin W. zelley. who has yielded
to the wishes of number of friends. is a
candidate for township committeeman.
g. French Clevenger has announced his
Candidacy for the Democratic nomination
for freeholder from Evesham township.
Al. Lofland has had enough of the Free
holder Office and is making every effort to
secure the Democratic nomination for
Sheriff.
Assemblyman Warren G. Pine will not
be candidate for re. election. This leaves
Assemblyman White and James Mercer
Davis In the field.
County Road Supervisor Joseph L.
Hilton, of Moorestown. is circulating a
petition for the nomination of county
committeeman on the Republican ticket
Jonathan 81. Kelsey, Of Pemberton. a
well-known lawyer, with offices at Mount
Holly and Medford. is being urged by a
number of prominent Democrats In the
county to become a candidate for Assem-
bly, on the Democratic ticket.
Candidates for township officers In
Northampton are appearing. Those men,
toned In connection with township COM
mittee are T. Walter Borton, Joseph s.
Shreve, DR.. Elmer D. Prickitt, DR.. G. w.
VanDerveer. Howard E. Alcott, Benja-
min W. Zelley and Joseph W. Colkitt.
Politics makes strange bedfellows and 1t
also makes break In the ranks, some
times Three politicians who have al
ways been SO thick that you could not slip
sheet of paper between them, are. for
probably the first time In many years. far
apart on certain questions this year.
The Republican county committee met
on Saturday and discussed matters con-
nected with the present campaign. At
that gathering Marshal Alcott announced
that he would not be candidate for re-
election as a member of the committee.
Up to date those who have expressed
willingness to stand for reelection are
Harry E. Dubell, Carleton Haines, A.
Engle Hsines. Ernest Watts. Joseph c.
Kingdom. Joseph L. Hilton will be q
candidate for election.
The petitions sent out for signatures to
get the proposition of reducing the num-
Der of Freeholders are meeting with great
success. The city of Burlington, the
home of the reformer, does not seem to
enthuse over the subject. In a recent
issue of the Enterprise Its editor said some
one had sent him some blanks which he
would hand out If any one desired to cir
culste them. Another gentlemen to whom
blanks were sent begged to be excused
owing to press of business. 1t looks now
as If Burlington would not be represented
In the movement.
A call was sent out not long since for a
certain few Republicans whom it was
thought could be pulled into the traces on
forming a county ticket to meet for
social converse and good time" New
Jersey, under the Geran election law,
might not be safe place to work in, SO
the faithful were told to cross the river
Into Pennsylvania. Somehow the invita-
ton did not meet with the general accept
ance that was hoped for and there were
many regrets. Still there was a gather
ing and lines for future action were drawn.
The office Of Surrogate was given the
greatest consideration and after the meet
ng the attitude Of some of the faithful
was amusing. One gentleman who holds
4 high state office at good salary, and Is
up a second term of seven years,
,annot see his way to support any one for
! second term, and his salary was, until
he increase of population changed the
pay of the county officers, the same as
hat of the official whom he now cannot
support as "a matter OF conscience
Another man who cannot give encourage
nent to the second term idea is county
'fficial who has held good Office for two
erms and who held two offices at once
Until the courts told him to step down and
tut. Yet these men and other on the |
ame basis hold their hands high In the
lir and refuse 10 consider anybody who
wants a second term. how consistent.