The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-07-28
Political Notes.

How CHEEKY was the song of October
1872 after Woodrow Wilson takes hi
. seat, it will only cost us half as much t.
! eat" but the daily papers all predic
that beefsteak will be so cents a pount
before the summer comes to close.
On this point Of qualification" it may
be said that every man who has decided
to try to secure the nomination fol
county clerk on the Republican ticket
is we'll fitted to conduct the Office. The
names thus far presented are of men Of
good standing and ttainments.
Mr.. Roosevelt seems to be proceeding
on the theory that the republican party,
having been swallowed" by ignomin-
ious defeat in 1912, is now ready to be
swallowed by anything that comes along
and perhaps Mr.. Roosevelt is right
/ NeU York Herald.
| Joseph B. Carter, former postmaster at
Delanco, has announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
county clerk. The change of admins
tration deprived Mr.. Carter of the office
he SO acceptably filled for number of
years and he will try for the other Office.
That he is qualified for it is beyond
question.
doc" Glasgow was not at the meet
| ing of the County Democratic Commit
tee, Saturday, but he is still in the fight
for county clerk and his challenge for
an open discussion of principles, records
and declarations of freedom from being
ANY mans man. is still open and up
to the present time has not been accept
ed.
The Progressives held meeting Fri
day evening and decided to put COM
plete ticket in the field. Former Mayor
Charles P. Farmer will head the county
ticket as the candidate for Sheriff, and
George n. Winner, who was ordered by
the Democratic administration to give
up the post Office at Palmyra, will be
the candidate for County Clerk. b.
Frank Clayburger, of Lumberton, has
been named for Auditor.
OF all the nominations the Progressive
party will make there will not be any
more consistent candidate than George
n. Winner. He realizes the difficulties
that will encompass any candidate on
the Progressive ticket, but he feels
he is working for a principle that he has
advocated for long time. Winner has
always opposed anything that savored
of bowling the knee to certain bosses
and he has done this even with the
probability of having his head shot at
every time it appeared. He will be the
strongest candidate the Progressives
may name in Burlington county.
Former Congressman John J. Gardner
will enter the race for denomination, if
the people declare they want him, ac-
cording to statement made by this
venerable politician few days ago.
IF the people want me to enter into
the contest, all they have to do is advise
me of the fact, and will answer their
call, just as l did in the days of 81 when
shouldered musket and marched
across the Potomac in answer to their
call, Mr.. Gardner is reported as hav-
ing said.
The Atlantic City Press says: 1T has
been rumored for several weeks that
Gardner would be among the opposing
forces against Emerson Richards, Crit |
fifth Lewis and Blanchard White, of
Darlington, but not until the above |
statement was made by him, was any,
thing definite" 1t will be noticed that |
this comment is TO the effect that Gard |
ner would be among the opposing |
White" which leads to the impression |
that he is standing in with Isaac Bach
arach and Isaac Nichols, as they are
supposed to be still in the fight.
There was merry war at the meeting |
of the County Democratic committee, |
Saturday. The attendance was small
IA out of a membership of 64-but from |
what transpired it is possibly very fortu- |
nate that the other so did not put in an |
The ball was started roll
hxre Dbl.
asked the innocent question: What |
are the duties and powers of a member
of the county committee" This inquiry |
was caused by the recent actions in the |
of postmaster at Palmyra. |
In spite of the fact that the local COM
mitteeman was opposed to naming |
Haas, candidate for the Office, the lat |
ter was pressed by State Committeeman
Richard p. Hughes, who, however, was
not able to land his man. The PALMYRA
man claimed that the county committee
ought to have the power in such matters
and that the member of the State Com
mittee should not be allowed to override
the desires of the local body. The debate
waxed warm as it advanced and Richard
was kept on his feet trying to explain
satisfactorily why he had taken the
stand he did. He claimed to have had
300 letters from persons favorable to the
nomination of Haas, but he was not
able to make anyone present believe!
that he had one-fourth of that number
from Palmyra. While it was supposed
that the majority of the IA present were
Hughes men the attack of the Palmyra
member gave Others courage and before
the meeting closed there was a decided
change in sentiment and it became ap-
parent that the State Committeeman was
not going to be permitted to control the
nominations in the September primaries,
especially on the county clerkship.