The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
berland county in the last Gubernatorial

berland county in the last GubernatoriaI
campaign.
Under the heading "a Real Man for
Sheriff, the Burlington EnterQrise saws:
"A Engle Haines has announced that
he will be candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for sheriff, and his de-
termination to enter the contest is most
pleasing to his friends and to all who
sincerely desire to vote for man of the
highest grade. Mr.. Haines is farmer
living in the vicinity of Medford, and is
descended from long line of the most
respected citizens of the county. He is
gentleman who has every quality to
make a public official whom everyone
would honor and respect. While he has
always taken an active part in public
affairs, he has never been Extensively
partisan, and Republicans of all shades
can consistently rally around his stan
dard. The county would be fortunate
indeed if all its offices were filled by
men of his type"
Perhaps on the presumption that the
early bird catches the worm candidates
for county offices are already making
their intentions known. For county
clerk, unless there is change in the
situation, there will be many who will
seek to land the prize. William II.
Reeves, who has been in the race before,
will try again, and he is meeting with
much encouragement. Charles Green,
of Florence, is looking with longing eyes
on the position. Others who think they
could fill the place are Harry Hawkins,
Jr., and John w. Harris, of Northamp-
ton. Lawrence Mingin, of Medford, and
John b. Tilton, of Springfield, would
not throw the Job down, while the pres
ent incumbent, Harry l.. Knight, of
Medford, is quietly looking over the
situation as he enjoys his after-dinner
cigar There will be plenty doing in this
line before the day of the primary cleo
| ton arrives.
While there is every prospect of strife
! for offices in the Republican ranks there
is nothing to indicate that the contests
will be unfriendly or leave bitter feeling
| over the result. This is entirely the OPP
posite from the condition of affairs in
Democratic circles. The younger set"
have gained the idea that they are ''it, ="
and those who have been high in the
counsels of the party in the past have
been given to understand they are has
beens" and must step aside. The old
Democratic county committee still
exists but its importance has been great
ly diminished by the Democratic club
which has been formed, composed of the
young men. A new dictator-or perhaps
two new dictators-have assumed to
manage things, and it is said they do not
pull entirely in harmony. One, by reason
of his position in the county committee,
fclaims the right to say who shall be
recognized, while the other, because of
membership in the state committee,
thinks they must ''see him." At any
rate matters are not moving smoothly
in the Democratic ranks. Failure to
act under orders at the organization of
the Board of Freeholders is said to have
brought down upon the head of one
aspirant for the sheriff's chair the wrath
of the bosses of the party. This does
not worry the gentleman in question,
who thinks such a condition may be
more of a benefit than a detriment.