The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-30
Political Notes.

BODDy PeacOck proves MS rlgnU 10 IN
title of ''vote getter." Ee distance,
his competitor by large majority.
The vote in Northampton over tn
office of Freeholders was a surprise. Tn
successful contestant got but sever
majority, the other two polling tie votes
The late returns show that forme
Governor Stokes will get a plurality
in the neighborhood of So, 900. 1t is thii
fact-this phenomenal primary vote
that has sent new blood surging through
the veins of the Republican party.
Martin H. Girven captured the Repub
lican nomination for Assessor by heavy
majority. He was second high man in
( the offices which were contested. There
is no reason why he should not be kept
up in the election, as he undoubtedly
will be.
One part of it is over. The primaries
have been held and the candidates have
been named. 1t was funny PROPOSE
ton in some cases. In Mount Holly
the candidates who did the most hust-
ling and made the most noise were the
fellows who got left.
1t may be all right to ridicule the
showing made by the Progressive party
at the primary election Tuesday but it
must not be forgotten that many thou
sands of Progressives were shut out at
the polls by law which was the result
of the efforts of Messrs. Record, Geran,
Fielder and Wilson.
S. Earl Assay was named by the DEM
ocrats for Assessor by the small margin
of IA. Stephen Carter, his opponent,
made a good effort, but the odds were
against him. He has probably dis
covered there is little gratitude in poll
tics, and that men who promise to keep
hands off, in return for past favors are
not always to be depended upon.
When Governor Stokes ran for United
States Senator his vote in this county
was 3, 5S5, out of total of Abs. Tues
day he received 3, 1855 out of 4,223. In
the Senatorial contest he had two other
men TO divide with. This year there
was an additional man in the race one
OF whom was Congressman Fowler, who
in 1910 got 427 votes, but this year he
polled but 318.
ITS bad law said President Viii
son on Tuesday, speaking of statute
which was drafted and enacted largely
at his own urging. The Presidents de-
nunciation of the law was inspired by
the fact that it forbids man to vote in
the other in the election, and the remark
is said to have been called forth by the
fact that Republican of last year want
ed to vote in Democratic box this year.
Some of the township clerks have
funny idea of the election law. In Will
lingboro township the candidate for
membership on the Democratic county
whose name was printed on
the ballots, received one vote. ElwOod
Harris friends wrote his name on eight
tickets, but the clerk held that the other
man was chosen. His decision appears
to have been based on the proposition
that Hart, being candidate for Chosen
could not run for another
office. There will be a contest on the
issuing of certificate of election.
Dick Hughes was in town Wednesday
and he was naturally happy over his
election as member of the state COM
mittee from this county. We do not
blame him for feeling that way He
worked for the position and |
the fact that his majority was over 500 |
less than that of Fielder does not make |
any difference. OF course the result |
1oes not affect the Republicans, and |
the Democrats will have to be satisfied. |
Dick is the boss of the situation now
and the oldtime Democrats will take |
off their hats to him and say ''please"
)r they will take a back seat
The election table on another page
1 fine piece of work and loaned us by |
The Herdld-is worth studying. 1t gives |
, good idea of how the several candidates
an. Fielder, for Governor, defeated his |
opponent by / ,447 votes, while Hughes, |
or member of the state committee, got |
away from Atkinson by only $50 votes. |
The result in Northampton on this point |
S study. In the first and fourth dis
riots the two men were tied. In the |
second Hughes got seven majority, and |
n the fifth his lead was five. In the
bird district where some of his |
most ardent supporters live, he was
beaten by three votes, thus making his
nine in the township, while |
Governor Fielder got 20 over his oppo-
lent.
Following is tabulated result of Tues
lays primary election in Northampton
OWnShiD.