The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-04-07
Political Notes.

Political Notes.
Alfred /. Davis, director of the Boart
of Freeholders, is casting an eye on tn,
Democratic nomination for sheriff, anC
will keep himself posted on all thu
moves necessary to secure the honor.
While not making much noise I
Lacey Atkins, of Northampton, is get
ing around among the voters and wher
it comes time to select candidate TO
sheriff, Lacey feels he will be among the
high men in the Republican ranks.
Francis French has been named fol-
postmaster at Tuckerton. When the lat
ter town was in Burlington county Mr.
French was candidate for surrogate
running against John r. Howell and he
came near being elected, the official vote
giving Mr.. Howell but Is majority.
William T. Baggs is SAID to have an
nounced that he will not seek the Dem.
ocratic nomination for sheriff. Mr..
Baggs was a candidate for member OF
the Board of Education in Beverly
township last month and at that time he
said he did not believe he would enter
the race for the higher prize.
One of the latest political rumors is
| that Samuel c. Roberts is likely to be a
candidate for sheriff on the Republican
| ticket. The story goes that the whole
outcome hinges on the subject of county
supervisor of roads. If Mr.. Roberts in
sists on contesting Stewart Mcfarland
claim to the place then that will settle
it, but if Stewart is allowed to have free
possession of the Office there may be
something doing.
Assemblyman Richards, of Atlantic
county, is out for the Republican nomin-
alton for Congress. This announcement
will not cause any CONSERVATION among
the friends of Senator White. The lat
ter is quietly watching the situation and
is not talking much. OF course 1t would
be expected that Mr.. Richards would
have considerable following in Allan
tic county, although it will be found
that Senator White has some friends
there and Ike Nichols will undoubtedly
make good White showing in Cumber-
land.
A bill has passed the House of Assem-
bly, which requires candidates for mem
bership in Boards of Education to have
completed the first eight years of work
in the primary and grammar grades of
any public, private or parochial school,
or have received an education equivalent
Der of the Board of Education is only
required to be able to read and write.
This may be very good law, yet there
are men competent to attend to the
duties of members of the Board of Educa-
ton who will not be able to serve because
they were compelled to leave school
long before going through either of the
grades mentioned.
Assemblyman Peacock's bill to COM
pei the readiug of at least ten verses of
the Bible at the opening exercises of
public schools was allowed to sleep in
committee until Mr.. Peacock got the
necessary signatures to relieve the COM
mittee from further consideration of the
measure. When it did get out an amend
ment was tackled to it making it obliga-
tory for ministers of the gospel to do the
reading. Then Assemblyman Griffin,
of Hudson county, moved to have the
bill sent back to the committee on edu-
cation where it was quietly sleeping be-
fore Mr.. Peacock had it awakened and
there is where it will probably stay until
the gavel falls for sine die adjournment.
The Burlington County Democratic
Club will hold its annual dollar" din
ner at Burlington, on the evening
of April 28. Great expectations are
being expressed as to speakers. Presi-
dent Wilson stands first on the list
of invited takers and as it was at one of
these dinners that he was given his
boom for the Presidency, to say nothing
of the fact that Burlington is the home
of Tommy Birch, with Dick Hughes
close by, it will be somewhat of turn
down. if Mr.. Wilson does not come
forth and appear. Then the Chautauqua
is to meet in Burlington that week and
Secretary Bryan may be on hand and
give one of his great talks, incidentally
how he has made heavy re-
Henchments in certain quarters, the net
saving being 1920 in a year. Other in
vited speakers are Governor Fielder, who
may tell how he has carried out all the
pledges of his party platform; Senators
MARITIME and Hughes, ON how they in
tried to stop the appointment
on the Interstate Commerce Commission
of Democrat who was wanted by the
Congressman Baker, on many
subjects of how he has not done what he
wanted to; and Attorney-General Wes-
colt, who may explain the consistency
of being the states prosecutor of the
pleas and at the same time the defender
of violators of the liquor laws. Alto
gether the dinner bids fair to be one of
the most interesting ever held by the
club.