The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-10-29
Political Notes.

OF the county every evening this week.
The polls will open at six o'clock ne,
Tuesday morning and close at sevs
O'Clock in the evening. Vote.
The Progressives will hold meeting
the court house tomorrow evening, whe
Wilbur A. Mott, of Newark, will be ii
principal speaker.
, The ballots to be used at the electio
, next Tuesday are very cumbersome. The
size is q % inches, and they will tax
up considerable room In the boxes.
Vote for the Republican candidates fc
member of the Board of FreeholderI
They are all business men and will Civ
their time and attention to the work Q
the county.
Don't forget to vote for Henry l. Wol
rell for coroner. He Is perfectly qualifie
to fill the Office. and it is a well know
fact that the Office of coroner Ia one of tn
greatest Importance.
Look over the candidates for township
offices and see who you think will max
the best officials. Take their records
public and private of those who have beer
In office; private of those who haYe neVe
held office. Then select the best.
The Progressive party is hard at work
Following the custom of the other parties
the Progressives will make an automobile
tour OF the county, starting from Colum
bus at a. m. Thursday, and visiting var
ious towns. reaching Lumberton at 415.
Under change in the election law made
at the last session of the legislature
owners OF wagons. carriages. automobiles
or other conyeyances may use them tc
take voters to thelpolls or may loan them
to others for that purpose providing nc
rent or fee is accepted for such use.
The Republican meeting at the court
house. last evening, was a success. Every
seat was occupied, and there were a mum.
Der of people standing in the aisles
Judge Fullerton delivered an eloquent
and convincing address which held the
audience for over an hour.
1t Is said that the friends of James D..
Magee have never had reason to apologize
for his acts, yet we hear of some who
have been trying to explain little occur
FENCES within the past two weeks. Now
1t is just as we'll to let the campaign go
along as 1t has been going If candidates
cannot be elected without throwing mud
at the others they had better be defeated.
In his book, 1.-THE Wilderness Hunter. 4"
Colonel Roosevelt described the Bull
Moose as follows: Another noticeable
characteristic Of the Bull Moose is his In.
ordinate and Interchangeable selfshness.
Whether roaming the woods In solitude,
or tearing up the earth, or coming head
long to the call, he is thinking first and
last and all the time of the safety of his
own skin and the fullness of his stomach. ="
The fact that nearly three millions of
dollars have already been spent for politi-
cal purposes shows that there Is plenty of
money available from some source. The
Taft preconvention expense was $57S, 900,
and the National Committee has expended
the additional sum of 1891, O32, total, ST.
1855, OS2; the Wilson preconvention expense
was 1915, 565, and the Democratic National
Committee has expended the lsum of
$67S. 1874. total, 1898. 919; the Roosevelt
expense was $3.50, 005, and
the Progressive National Committee has
expended the sum of 1888, 6S2, total,
81, 1859, 6s7.
The greatest care should be taken In ar
ranging the ballot next Tuesday. Place
a CROSS In front of the name of the man
for whom you wish to vote. Many think
the cross may be put anywhere, but that
makes marked ballot. and defeats the
object of the voter. Then there are those
who sometimes vote for men who are not
on the ticket. If you do this-athough
there does not seem to be any necessity
for such action-put the mark In front of
the written name. Do not cross off the
name of any candidate. There is only
one rule to follow In voting, and that ia
place the cross in front of the name of the
man for whom you wish to vote.
1t was to be hoped the present cam
psign would be conducted without any
mud singing but county newspaper has
made sharp attack upon Bobby" Pea
cock, Republican candidate for Assembly,
and suggesting that the good, respectable
people of Florence be called upon to give
testimony as to his character. The ''good,
respectable people of Florence" have en-
dorsed Peacock more than once and will
do so again. There should not be any
disposition to cast stones at any candidate
but II that style of campaign is to be the
rule at this stage of the canvass there are
some Democratic candidates who must not
complain IL their private life is looked into.
There are some people who cannot dis
abuse their minds of the idea that elections
can be run now as In the past, regardless
of the strict provisions of the corrupt
practice act. 1t Is said that arrangements
nav OOCA haoOC w pun q ldIkC SUN Vi
money In one of the election districts of
this township for the purpose of infiuenc-
ing voters in the interest of one or two
local candidates. The man who puts out
money or handles 1t for the use mentioned
takes great risk and 1t may as well be un.
derstood right here that close watch will
be kept and prosecutions will follow any
violation of the law. The receiver is
equally guilty with the man who expends
the cash.
Charles Bacon, who writes a political
story for the Philadelphia Record every
Monday, had this to say yesterday: From
Wildwood he Governor Wilson, will go
into Burlington county for a speech In
Burlington Wednesday night, and there
is said to be some need for his assistance
there. The Democrats have not been
working In absolute harmony In that
county for some time. There are some
obstinate opponents of the Governor, men
who became opponents when there were
no jobs for them, and 1t is declared they
are not helping the county ticket SO you
would notice it. The Republicans of the
county are as badly cut up as in the other
counties, but If there is no better chance
for Democrats to pull together than now
appears, the election of Jonathan Kelsey
to the Senate and Magee to the Assem- 5ly
would not look good"
Mount Holly pennants will help to ad-