The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
Political Notes.


! Craig Tallman was in town Wednes
4 day and some one said they had heard ht
was going to try for the Democratic
nomination for Assembly. "You have
not heard Tallman say So" was his
answer.
After carefully looking into the situa.
ton, Harry B. Coles, of Chester town
ship has decided he does not care for the
! Progressive nomination for member of
Assembly, and the party is reported to
have united on George l.. Gillingham,
OF the same township.
| Despite the fact that William ID. Cow
perthwait expressed himself as unwilling
to be the Democratic nominee for mem
Der of the Assembly, William H. Alb
SALON., who is after the county clerkship
under that banner, was in town one
evening last week, seeking signatures to
petition naming Mr.. Cowperthwait for
Assembly, Joseph Hammell, of Burling-
ton, for auditor, and Joseph r. Sisom,
OF Northampton, for coroner.
Hon. Emerson Richards, candidate
for member of Congress from the Second
District, paid a flying visit to Mount
Holly, Wednesday. The Atlantic coun-
ty candidates seem to think that Bur
hngton needs watching, as Hon. Isaac
Bacharach was here the previous week
mlngling with the farmers. The fight
between Bacharach and Richards has
reached extremely several personal
heights and the campaign between the
TWO men will be a hard one. While we
have two candidates for this nomination
In burlington county the feeling is one
OF friendliness and if either is successful
he may rest assured of the earnest sup
port of the other
DIR. Glasgow was looking them over in
Mount Holly Tuesday. The doctor is
not feeling as cheerful as he should
ike to. He thinks active earnest work.
ing in Democratic ranks for many years
deserves recognition, but the signs point
TO his being turned down by the man
who told him he could not have the
Democratic nomination for county clerk.
The fireworks" the doctor is exploding
in the burlington Gazette each week are
causing uneasiness in the ranks of those
he aims at, some of the shots taking eff
feet in the arms and hands of those hit
so that they cannot extend the friendly
greeting, Others striking the face so that
the opposite party cannot see the doctor,
or, seeing, cannot speak to him. 1t is
sweet for brothers thus in unity to dwell.
The following candidates for nomina-
ton for officers in Northampton town.
ship thus for filed petitions with clerk.
The time for filing expires tomorrow
night. Township committee, two to be
Republicans, Howard +.
Alcott, Elmer ID. Pricldtt, Christian }.
Krayer; Democrat, Tilden H. Bidwell.
Township clerk, Charles LaTour, Re-
publican. Constables, five to be NOM
mated Edgar Armstrong, Alfred j.
Delete, Harry Eddleman, Samuel X.
Gaskill, Charles f. Gilbert, Republicans;
John Rossell, Democrat. Surveyors of
two to be nominated: David
f. Sooy, Republican,; G. Howard Taylor,
Democrat. Members of county COM
mittee, 1st district, Nj. f.. Matlack, Re-
publican; I'd, A. A. Anderson, Republic
can; John S. Haines, Democrat; A. s. l..
Doughty, Progressive; Sd, j. c. Kingdom,
5th, Edward Hullings, Re
Joseph r. Sisom, Democrat.
Petitions to have their names placed
on the primary election tickets have
been filed at the county clerks office by
the following candidates. The time for
filing petitions has expired.
neutrality-suspicious. Robert Pea
cock, Florence; Democrat, William ID.
Southampton; Progress
sive, George l.. Gillingham, Moorestown.
Sheriff-Republican It. Lacey Atkins,
Mount Holly; A. Engle Haines, Lum-
berton, and William I. Stecher, River
side; Democrats, Alfred l. Davis, Penn
berton, and Alfred w. Lofiand, Ewes
ham; Progressive, Charles P. Farmer,
Burlington.
County Clerk-Republicans, Joseph
b. Carter, Delanco; Harry Hawkins, Jr.,
Mount Holly; Harry l.. Knight, Med
ford; William H. Reeves, New Lisbon;
Charles M. Scholey, Burlington; Alfred
b. Taylor, Moorestown, and John b.
Tilton, Wrightstown; Democrats, Will
liam HI. Absalom, Florence; Joseph 5.
Bright, Delanco; Robert b. Glasgow,
Burlington, and Joseph B. Lamson, Bass
River; Progressive, George n. Winner,
Palmyra.
Coroner-Republican Barclay Seeds,
Pemberton; Democrat, Joseph r. Sisom,
Mount Holly.
Auditor -Republicans, Frank s. Herr,
MoorestOwn; Hugh LeJambre, Borden
town, and Stuart NJ. Mcfarland, Mount
Holly; Democrat, Joseph l.. Hammell,
Burlington; Progressive, b. Frank Clay
berger, Lumberton.