The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-10-22
Political Notes.

ticket as candidate for State Senator.
There will be meeting in the Reput
licau county committee rooms, tempt
building, Wednesday evening at eigh
O'Clock, for the purpose of organizing
Taft and sherman club. All are invite
to attend.
The Progressive party will hold meet
ing in the auditorium, Burlington, Tues
day evening, October 80, which will be ad
dressed by DIR. William R. Evans, presi
dent of the Board of Health OF Chicago
Illinois.
OF course you want to vote. 1t is you
duty to do this. Get registered to-day
you live In Burlington city. Moorestowi
or Mount Holly. In other townships tn
date for this action is next Tuesday B
sure and get your name on the list.
Albert G. Mayer, Republican candidat
for member OF the township committee
has been successful business man, is
property owner, and has the judgmen
necessary to be an efficient officer. H
has retired from active business and ha
all the time necessary to devote to tn
Office he seeks.
The News, and we suppose other paper
have been asked "Who is Frederick d
Potter, Progressive candidate for Congress
In the second DISTRICT" Mr.. Potter Is
resident of Cumberland county. where b,
is engaged In the small fruit industry II,
is the son of the late Colonel Potter, O
the famous Twelfth New jersey Regiment
which made a good record during thu
civil war
With the feeling that half loaf Is bet
ter than no loaf at all, the Democrats o.
this township have made up their minds
to concentrate their efforts for the election
of collector, letting the balance of thu
ticket 60. Beverley c. Kingdom, Re
publican candidate for this Office, wal
born in Mount Holly In 1876 and has lived
here ever since. His services at the Far
mers' Bank for 16 years have fitted hin
for the position which he seeks.
Vote for Blanchard ii. White for Sena
tor. Bear in mind that the Democrats
are very anxious to gain control of botl
houses of the Legislature. If they arr
successful they will vote for Constitu
tional convention with the purpose o.
giving counties representation in the Stat,
Senate according to population. And Il
they ever get this matter before the PEG
pie they will haYe the votes to carry it
Then North Jersey will get an increase In
its members of the Legislature and max,
South Jersey back number North Jer
sey will have entire control then and tha
is what 1t has been working for for {
number of years. Keep your representa-
ton In South Jersey as it now is and vot.
for Blanch White as one of the ways IL
do it. The same argument applies tt
Bobby Peacock. Send a solid Republi
can delegation from Burlington county tc
the Legislature.
In the proposed appropriations fol
township expenses next year is an item Of
5000 to investigate the water supply with
view to obtaining pure water for oul
people, something that may be used with
out the trouble and expense of boiling
William H. Mason, who was elected g
member of the committee three years ago,
entered upon the duties of his office with
several ideas which he thought would be
to the advantage of the taxpayers. He
has worked hard on these lines and his
efforts have been successful When seeking
denomination he announced his platform
as "pure water, and he proposes to give
this subject the most careful atten-
ton. Mr.. Mason has devoted all of his
spare time to the townships work and has
put In some hours which should have been
used for his own personal business, but be
was determined that If elected he would not
be complained of as neglecting the trust
imposed upon him. He makes the same
promise now. The public business will
be carefully attended to,
The Republican candidates for member
of the Board of Freeholders are as follows:
Howard Russ has lived at Delanco for
years and has been successful farmer
and business man. By careful attention
to his vocation he has managed to lay
aside something for a rainy day and has
not been compelled to go into bankruptcy
or asked neighbors or friends to come
to his rescue In business affairs.
The same that is said of Mr.. Russ may
be said of Samuel G. Roberts, who has
lived at Moorestown long enough for the
people of Burlington county to become
acquainted with him as a man of upright
character. He will make a good officer.
Messrs. Russ and Roberts are candidates
for the three year term.
John G. Dudley Is another successful
farmer who is well and favorably known
over the county. He has attended to his
business In a manner that has brought
him good returns and while he has been
willing to take day or two off occasion
ally he has not gone away on outside af-
fairs to the detriment of his own business.
The same attention he has given to his
private affairs will be adopted In county
matters.
Louis Engel is the candidate from Flor
enbe township. He is young man of
Intelligence and energy. He is employed
at the Roebling works where he holds q
position. There was an at
tempt made to show that Mr. Engel would
not have the time to give to county affairs,
but this Ia all swept aside by the state
ment of his employers that be will not
only be allowed to attend to his official
duties but he will be required to do so. If
there is any place that is deserving of rep
In the board of freeholders 1t
is the town of Roebling 10 the township
of Florence. A glance at the tax dupli-
Gates will show how much benefit the tax
payers of this county have derived from
the plant located at that place.
Messrs. Dudley and Engel are on the
ticket for two years.
DIR. Hugh LeJsmbre, of Bordentown
township, Is the lone man for one year.
The doctor has been in the township COM
mittee of Bordentown for q number of
years and the taxpayers of that township
all pay tribute to his watchfullness over
the affairs of the township and the
vigorous manner In which DR.. Lei andre
has urged the carrying out of his ideas
Bordentown township is certainly in fine
shape in every particular. Its township
tax rate for this year Is six cents Dr.