The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-11-10
Political Notes.
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Good Knight, Sleeper.

Political Notes.
Good Knight, Sleeper
1t is reported of Governor Fielder that,
in commenting on the election returns,
HE sighed, then he smiled, and then
he said he guessed the people had been
doing some thinking"
i All honor and credit to the Progressive
Republicans who, realizing that further
fractricidal strife meant continued Demo-
cratic misrule, forgave and forgot past
differences and voted the straight Re-
publican ticket.
A prize of SIS was offered to the election
board that got the first official returns to
the Office of the County Clerk. Lee C.
Davis, of North Hanover, was the lucky
fellow. He came in an auto as quickly
as the gasoline would bring him.
"We think this disclosure in the
County Clerks Office should be rebuked
by every honest citizen. Surely every
vote cast for Harry l.. Knight will be
one of approval" This is what Sleeper,
of the Palmyra Nea0s, said before
election. The returns show that there
were nearly 5000 approvals.
AS long as the Democrats insisted on
making the last campaign a Wilson
campaign the result must go down as
reputation of the President and pune
turing of his second term boom. The wis
dom of President Wilson in asking his
admirers in this state not to be In too
great hurry to endorse his second term
aspirations is now shown.
If any gentleman is thinking of ibeing
a candidate for any Office especially on
the Republican ticket, it would be good
management to incur the enmity of
Sleeper, of the Palmyre Nea0s. Then if
Sleeper will publish articles about the
candidate in the weakly NeaOs, the cleo
ton will be assured. The opposition of
| Sleeper seems to mean sure success.
In recent letter to the Philadelphia
Record, Charles Bacon, who really does
write some interesting things, spoke of
the contest in the Second Congressional
District, and said that Bacharach seemed
to think that he had matters dead easy,
but that Baker had been assured of sue
cess wherever he appeared. And when
the returns came in it was shown that
Baker did not even carry his own county.
Here is another bright one from Bacon's
pen: "Of course, the Governor, Chair
n..I all Of IL
speakers are directing attention to the
achievements of Presidsnt Wilson and
calling upon the people to show their
confidence and esteem in him as their
leader and guide. 1t looks as though the
people mean to respond most heartily"
And the people did respond most heart
lily, but not in way to ''show their con-
fidence and esteem in President Wilson
as leader.
| And still another extract from an ex-
change is the following: above this
issue, however, is the question as to
whether President Wilson's policies have
been correct and whether he is to have
vote of confidence in his home State.
The election of majority of the Demo
cratic candidates for Congress will be
taken to mean that the people are con-
tent with and ready to indorse his adj
ministration." The majority of the
candidates were not elected and one of
the worst blows was administered in
President Wilson'S own comfy of Mer-
Ger, where his candidate had for an
electioneering cry: "Work with Wilson"
In Monmouth county Joseph McDer-
mott was reelected County Clerk, and
this will be the beginning of his sixth
term. The campaign in Monmouth
county was conducted on very much the
same basis as that in this county. Mr..
McDermott was not only charged with
! not getting the fees for searches into the
county treasury but it was claimed that
he diverted all searches to title COM
pany of which he was the head. Mr..
McDermott refuses to make any searches
whatever. The campaign against him
was bitter but he was successful by a
majority of 1156, while the Republican
majority on Coroner for one candidate
. was 81.
: How any self-respecting man can be a
III
follower of Democratic leaders is mys-
r tery The party has, times without
number, failed to fulfill it's promises as
: to National and State affairs. The
: leaders are not true either to the party
2 followers or candidates. An example of
. this appeared just before election when
, the word was given out to sacrifice
everything and everybody to elect Alb
SALON." The returns show this was
tried. 1t is to be presumed the other
! Democratic nominees were candidates in
good faith and just how they must fee
toward their party leaders cannot be
expressed in words fit for polite society.
: A few days before the election it was
I whispered about that Richard, the Duke
of Florence, had passed the word quietly
e to his henchmen to sacrifice everything
4 for Absalom, even to cutting Congress-
: man Baker. The returns seem to verify
s this rumor. While Richard and Con
!, gresham Baker have been great friends
, on the surface, yet as the Congressman
has not always done just what the Duke
= OF Florence wanted, as, for instance, the
appointment of a postmaster at Palmyra
v there has been an evident desire to gel
d rid of Mr.. Baker and then Richard
would be the whole show and could say
!, who were and who were not to be ap
e pointed to Office. Richard certainly die
e not elect his ticket. How much he haC
l. to do with defeating any portion of it W.
cannot say.
: One of the surprises of the election wa
the returns from Bordentown city on tn,
contest for County Clerk. Prior to cleo
/, ton it had been told that Absalom hat
a lots of friends among the young fellows
y with whom he had played base ball ant
|. had associated with, being in an adjoin
is ing township. The majority estimate,
for him ran all the way from $50 to 20C
,e But when the returns came in Knigh
n was the winner by AZ. On the vote 70
N Coroner, which is always considered
fair sample of party vote, the Democrat
D. ic majority was ll3 ManV exclamation