The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-02
Political Notes.


Joseph l. Hilton, of Moorestown
county supervisor of roads, is securing sig
natures to a petition asking to be
named as a delegate to the Republic
can National Convention.
Frank T. Morton has added his name tc
the list of Republicans who are seeking
the nomination for tax collector of North.
ampton township. For this office selec
tion will be made at the primary election
to be held in September.
1t looks as if one of the candidates fol-
delegate to the National convention on the
Democratic side is getting ''cold feet. y
He probably has been given a promise
that cannot be carried out, but he does
not seem to be able to see that.
Yesterday Governor Wilson signed the
bill affecting the reduction in the number
of members of the Board of Freeholders
In several counties, including Burlington.
By this act all legal obstacles have been
removed aud the election of last Novem-
Der has been validated. 1t will now be in
order for candidates for Commissioner to
spring up in all parts of the county.
The bill increasing the salary of the
county judge of Burlington and Sussex
passed both houses of the Legislature and
was signed by the Governor last week.
This gives Judge Horner 81, 500, an in
crease of $1,000 This is entirely proper
When one remembers that the county
officials who, excluding the Prosecutor of
the Pleas, do not have to possess legal
training, were all increased 81 900, it
seems no more than fair that a Judge,
who must study law all the time and can't
practice in his own county, should not be
Annf Al
Horner is entitled to the extra compen-
sation, and there will be few who will
object to his getting it.
The Atlantic City Press, owned by
Senator Edge, and the Re0lea0, edited by
Harvey Thomas, are fighting all the time,
and the things they say about each other
are not at all nice, but the worst was said
by Senator Edges paper, on Friday. The
item was headed ITO Harvey" and after
quoting few remarks from the Re0ielo
the Press remarked as follows:
"a more contemplate or despicable
libel than the above never before appear
ed in a public print. A more deliberate
or malicious lie was never penned, and
Mr.. Thomas knew it when he wrote it. Ii
is almost inconceivable to realize the
depths of infamy to which this faker will
descend. No public man objects to fail
criticism, but this type of blackguardism
is the work of a knave and 9 craven
coward"
As was predicted by THE News last
week there was "blood on the moon
when the county Democratic committee
got together on Wednesday afternoon.
The object of the meeting was to secure
for Thomas Birch an endorsement of his
candidacy for delegate to the National
Convention. In order that things might
work his way it is said that Birch drum.
med up his supporters and where he could
not get the regular members to attend he
secured proxies on which he seated others
Thomas j. Prickett was in the chair and
the fur began to fly when someone intro
duced resolution to endorse Woodrow
Wilson. Prickett began speech in which
he quoted from the books written by
Governor Wilson, and the extracts which
bore harshly on Jefferson and jackson
were being given in detail, when some one
started the question whether the chairman
should not be deposed. This created quite
scene and 1t was moved that Josiah W
Evan, who was present on proxy from
an outside township, be nominated. The
question was never settled. One man ap.
pointed himself inside sentinel and stooo
guard at the door of the grand Jury room
to see that no one favorable to the resolu
tions should get out. The resolution was
not adopted, Mr.. Birch was not endorsed
and the meeting went up in smoke. This
week there is to be a special which will
have for its object the unseating OF
Prickett and the election of another presi
dent. The anti Wilson, anti Birch fol
lowers will either stay away or be out
voted by proxies, so the end is easy tC
foretell, at least so far as that particular
point Is concerned.