The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-08-19
Political Notes.

: Martin H. Girven has filed his petitio
e to be placed on the Republican primar
: ticket for assessor of this township.
James D. Magee, of Bordentown, wi
again be candidate for the assembl
nomination on the Democratic ticket.
! Herman S. Bisbing, of Riverside, ha
filed petition to be a candidate on tn
Republican ticket for coroner. He he'll
the office several years ago.
William HI. Heisler, of Pemberton, re
Gently admitted to the bar of this county
will try to secure the Republican
nomination for Membe- of Assembly
Stephen Carter, of Pin street, is in tn,
race for the Democratic nomination TO
assessor. S. Earl Assay, member of thu
township committee, is also candidate
At the gathering at Sea Girt, Friday
Governor Fielder selected committee
to take charge of his campaign in the
several counties. Richard P. Hughes
was chosen from this county.
James p. Logan, editor of the Newark
Meas, paid visit to this office on We'd
nesday. Mr.. Logan has been touring
the lower part of the state getting view
of the political situation. What he saw
and heard will be made the subject of a
story in his paper later on.
But few weeks since we were told
that certain people in this county were
very much ''out of politics and had
gone back to the farm, but recent events
show that they are not only in the game
but have apparently forgotten all about
the happenings of the past few months.
Better keep in the background.
Burlington county Progressives have
completed plans for placing full ticket
in the field in the coming campaign
Candidates will be named for every
county and local Office and local leagues
formed in nearly every town in the
county. The meeting refused to even
consider the bid of Republican leaders
for amalgamation. William b. Shedak-
er, of Burlington, has been persuaded to
make the fight for assembly; Daniel B.
Bishop, OF Florence, will be the nominee
for coroner, and Philip Haines of Jack
sonville, the candidate for steward of the
almshouse. Candidates for auditor and
freeholders will be selected this week.
Tommy Birch is said to have landed
at last and is to be given the position of
Minister to Portugal 1t is reported that
ne will probably accept this Office. AS
the salary is but $4,000 per year-a
mere bagatelle'' as one admiring news
paper expressed it, Tommy will possibly
sacrifice all surroundings here for the
good OF his country. In one of the re-
ports published about this appointment
Tommy is heralded as 1.-THE man who
brought Woodrow Wilson and William
Jennings Bryan together" Who is go
ing to keep them from getting apart
while Tommy is attending to his siren
uous duties abroad? We do not know
whether the new minister can talk OF
walk Spanish, but he will get along al
right, when the natives get well acquaintl
ed with him.
The Newark NeaOs says:-'The coun-
try has seen some strange examples of
the irony of politics, but none more re-
markable than would be the reelection
OF James r. Nugent as chairman of the
Democratic State committee. And what
triumph it would be for Mr.. Nugent if,
as the result of the first election of State
committeeman by direct primary under
the Geran law, he should be reinstated
in the position from which he was igno-
miniously elected two years ago." Rich
ard p. Hughes, chairman of the Burling
ton County Democratic Committee,
member of the County Board of Taxa
ton and reported seeker for a national
position, is said to be a candidate for
member of the state committee from this
county. If he should be elected is there
any doubt how he would vote on the
Craftsmanship of the state committee?
Would it not be ''give Nugent one?"
Walter Wood, one of the firm of R.
ID. Wood 4 Co., visited Florence. Thurs
day evening, and called attention to the
people of that place, especially those en-
ployed in the iron works, that it was of
the utmost importance that protective
tariff be maintained on cast iron pipes
and castings. The bill now being con-
sidered by Congress puts these items on
the free list. Mr.. Wood showed that
one-third of the cast iron pipe made in
the United States is manufactured along
the Delaware river, and that Florence
has the largest independent foundry in
the country. In spite of this showing
the two Senators from New jersey
MARITIME and Hughes-are in favor Of the
free trade bill. 1t was decided that pro-
tests be made to those gentlemen with
the view of getting them to change their
minds. A committee was suggested to
see the Senators. The committee is re-
ported to be Robert Gotham, Daniel w.
Bishop and Richard P. Hughes.
The figures in the election on the
question of the Board of Freeholders are
interesting to study. In the neighbor-
hoods where the members of the new
Board live the vote was in their favor
with one exception. Chester, the home
of Samuel G. Roberts and John c. Dud-
ley, gave II majority in favor of the new
Board. Florence, where Lewis Engel
halls from, was in favor of the new
Board. BOrdentown, where the terrible.
unpopular and much decried DIR. LeJam-
bre resides, was the banner neighbor-
hood. Bordentown township cast "A
votes, 81 of which were in favor of the
new system. Bordentown CITY gave 176
majority in favor. Northampton, with
taxation without representation, came
next, giving 134 majority, one-third OF
which came from the first district. The
places where Howard Russ lives and
moves and has his being, did not treat
him very well. Beverly township, where
Howard lives, gave but 10 in favor
Beverly city, Delran, Palmyra and River
side went against the proposition, the
latter giving 119 majority in favor of the
old Board. What was the matter? Was
Howard repudiated, or was he secretly
working in favor of the downfall of the
new Board? We can hardly believe the
latter for under the present system ht
gets ST. per year, and he certainly
could not expect to make more than thai
in the old Board if he should happen t.
be returned. 1t looks very much like 1
shot at Russ.