The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-24
Political Notes.

Governor Fielder has vetoed the bill
which Senator White had passed by the
Legislature exempting commercial trav-
elers from jury duty.
Former Senator Fitzherbert, of Morris
county, has brought suit against the
Nea0ark EUeniag Nea0s for $50, 900 dam
ages for libel in publishing the story that
Fitzherbert sought retainer from the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company in
connection with legislation affecting the
proposed abandonment of the Morris
canal.
The House of Assembly, last week,
passed Senator Whites bill fixing a
standard for cranberry barrels and the
Senate passed another bill of Senator
White, permitting township committees
to appoint shade tree commissioners.
Assemblyman Peacock gave notice that
he would move to relieve the committee
on education from further consideration
of the bill requiring the reading of ten
verses of the Bible in the public schools.
The election of women for members OF
the Board of Education appears to have
prevailed all over the state. In one OF
the upper counties woman was elected
by one majority, and she was the flrst OF
her sex to get the Office in fifteen years
In Monmouth county the women did
not make any nominations, but they
exercised their privilege of voting on
appropriations and defeated a request
for $38, 900 to build school house.
The muddle over the postmastershiI
at Palmyra appears to be about settled
William Cook has been notified by tele
gram that his appointment has beer
confirmed by the Senate and the officia
papers are expected daily. 1t will be re
called that the post Office department
asked George n. Winner to resign because
he was not giving as much time to the
Office as the department thought HI
ought to. Mr.. Winner declined to act al
requested, and told the department t
fire him" if they were not satisfied will
his work. This was before Christmas
A man named Haas was spoken of a
Winners successor, but there was con
siderable objection to this and Cook go
the plum. Winner did not resign and i
is to be presumed he has been fired.
George is taking things in his usual coo
manner, while the friends of Haas ar
said to be indignant over the turn dow
of the latter. 1t is said that Die
| Hughes was against Haas while William
F. Morgan was for him.
The events that grew out of the recen
contest for members of the Board o
Education in this township hav
strengthened the idea that prevailed las
year but which was not pushed b,
any one The suggestion is tina
those desiring to be candidates for men
bership ON Board of Education shout
file petition with the district clerk, i
the same manner that candidates fC
other township offices now make the
claims known. The district clerk wi
then issue an official ticket with tn
names of all candidates on it and thel
will not be any more secret sessions {
secret nominations. The State Board (
Federation of Boards of Education hs
taken this matter up and will prepare
bill to be introduced at the next sessio
of the Legislature. Another point ths
has been suggested is that the electio
should not be confined to one hour. II
polls should be opened in the afternoo
say three or four o'clock-and renal
, open until eight o'clock in the evenin
, The officers of election who are compt
} led to remain on duty until the votes a
counted should be paid for their service