The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-11-25
News of the Coming Battle.

During the past week there has beer
no material change in the situation O
the coming contest for the positions O
Judge and Prosecutor, except apparently
! the self-satisfied and knocking season
has arrived.
Just step up to any Democratic lawyer
and say, Good morning, Judge" and
see the pleasant smile and cordial hand
shake which will follow; just suggest to
any Democratic lawyer that some other
man would make an excellent Judge.
and note the frown on his face and listen
to the story which he will tell YOU ICON
fidentially, of course) of what people are
saying about that man, as to his ability
or his record which tends to show his
incompetency and unworthiness; and so
1t goes. Some of the stories told would
not look well in print, especially in a
publication which aims to be a family
newspaper, because they would not
make proper reading for ladies and chill
dren-or gentlemen either.
The report that George NJ. Hillman
and James NJ. Davis have combined and
formed an offensive and defensive alli-
ance, for their mutual benefit, whereby
one will become Prosecutor and the other
Judge, cannot at this time, be affirmed
light on the situation. There is. how
ever, likely to be strong opposition to
both of these gentlemen. The opposi-
ton to Mr.. Hillman will be because of
the fact that he has not done any politi-
cal work for his party, and also, when
they wanted him to run for Assembly
this Fall, he offered excuses and declined
AS for Mr.. Davis, it seems that very few
people, except his brother John, knew
he was a Democrat until after Mr..
Fielder was elected.
The boom started for Jesse Lucas is
likely to have opposition. Harry Haw-
kins, ST., the genial Court Crier. has
some qualifications for filling the chair
in fact he could fill good sized bench
and some express the thought that his
legal ability for the position is not less
than that of some of the other candi-
dates.
The Kelsey boom shows no signs of
abatement, and if "Jonty" continues to
hold his present strength and gain that
which is due him he should be the
winner.
The fact that Lippincott, McMullen |
and BarrowS do not reside at the county |
seat is apt to be urged against them |
with great force, unless they will agree
to locate here where they will be easily |
accessible for the public business which |
is transacted at Mount Holly.
Mr.. Roberts either is or is not increas- |
ing his popularity by giving the glad |
hand" and telling of his strength and |
ability to nearly every Democrat he |
meets. Some people think that his can
didacy is joke, but subsequent develop
ments may disclose that it is the can
didacy which has the approval of the
Democratic leaders.
All of the candidates are still IN the
field, although some are being gradually |
but, of course, they do not
know it. Each man feels sure he is a
winner because he is supporting him
self. Any one can safely offer bouquet
10 any Democratic lawyer in the county
who can show that at this time he has
The open, unqualified support of any
three Democratic lawyers, eliminating
himself, for the position. 1t is apparently
! case of Everyone for himself and the
ievil take the hindmost"
AS the Thanksgiving season is at
hand it is understood that truce has
been effected, whereby there will be no
open warfare for the next few DAYS, but,
If course, this does not preclude the
candidates from stabbing each other in
he back
1t will be very difficult to get def
lite line on the Prosecutorship situation
Until the Judgeship has been decided,
it is intimated that before long {
''pow-wow' will be held by the Demo-
ratio leaders to determine just who will
'e the Judge and who will be the Prose-
tutor. Following this ''pow-wow" there
will be rejoicing in some camps and
ebellion in Others