The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-09-03
Political Notes.

The local option people have endorsed
Harold B. Wells In his candidacy for the
nomination for member of Assembly.
A petition is being circulated In the
interests of Charles R. Durand, who wants
TO be Republican candidate for town
ship committeeman.
Evan F. Benners was in town Saturday
evening. with his Assembly boom with
him. He declares he is free from all
entanglements and became very indignant
when 1t was suggested that Joshua E.
Borton was backing him.
Robert M. Snyder, Albert G. Mayer and
Harry ii. Bowen are new men In the field
for the Republican nomination for
township committee. Mr.. Snyder Is pro-
prietor of the Madison Hotel, Mr.. Mayer is a
retired merchant and Mr.. Bowen is the pro-
prietor of restaurant. All of them are
good business men.
Next Tuesday the township Board of
Elections will take up the duty of register
ing voters. In places of less than ZOO
inhabitants the Boards will make house
to house canvass, but where there are
more than 5000 each voter must see that
his name Is properly placed. If you are
not registered next Tuesday you cannot
vote at the primary election.
Many names have been given to the
new Board of Freeholders to be elected in
November. They have been referred to
as County Commissioners, New Board
of Fresholders, Small Board of Free
holders, etc. The title of the new body
Is simply Board of Chosen Freeholders +"
The law provides that Boards of Chosen
Freeholders In counties of this state
shall have representation according to
population which is recited In the law.
Following Is list of those who have
filed their petitions for nominations to be
made at the primary election on the GATH
of this month:
Republicans-Senator, Blanchard H.
White and James N. Davis, Mount Holly.
Assembly, Harold B. Wells, Bordentown;
Robert Peacock, Florence; Evan F. Ben
ners, Moorestown. Auditor, John B. Til
ton, North Hanover. CoroHer, Barclay
Seeds, Pemberton; Henry l. Worreli,
Mount Holly; Frank T. Buchanan, Boz.
dentown. Freeholders, John G. Dudley
and William A. Wilkins, Mount Laurel;
Henry w. Hopkins. Moorestown; W.
Herman Bisbing, Riverside; Louis r.
Engel and Oscar Donnelly, Florence;
George s. Maxwell, Washington; Charles
E. Woodward. Harry B. Ford and Hugh
LeJambre, Bordentown; Howard Russ,
Beverly; Charles H. Horner, Chesterfield;
]. Clayton Buckage, Tabernacle; Charles
E. Joyce, Southampton; Samuel c.
Roberts, Chester; Henry H. Mattson, Bur-
lington.
Observation-Disclosures, Jonathan Fl. Kel-
sey, Pemberton. Assembly, William T.
Kirk, Jr., Beverly; James D. Magee, Bor-
dentown; Samuel M. Roberts, Edgewater
Park Auditor, Henry H. Savage, Mount
Holly; s. Henderson Porter, Burlington.
Coroner, W. Ellsworth Mccoy, Borden
town; james j. Gallagher, Burlington.
Freeholders, Charles FL. Wooden, Burling
ton; Joseph W. B. Jennings. Shamong;
Henry Walter, Riverside; Louis Gray,
Florence; Elwood Hart, Willingboro;
Thomas B. Aaronson, Columbus; Harrison
G. Wright, Bordentown; Josiah w. Evan,
Mount holly; William Miller, North Han
over; Joseph s. Bright, DelIan; William
ID. Cowperthwait, Southampton: Joseph
b. Lamson, Bass River; Samuel p Esti-
low, Southampton.