The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-05
Political Notes.

Woman suffrage next-Tuesday, o.
tober 10.
Now let's forget all about it and wor
for the success of the ticket.
During the primary campaign towr
ship committeeman Royle was given
new title, that of Mayor of the Hill.
One of the funny things seen at tn
Trenton fair-Governor Fielder driving
up to the grand stand while the ban,
lplayed Hail to the chief" and OFT,
Wittpenn at Jersey City smiling broad
ly.
One of the candidates for local Office il
said to have had four men working TO
him in the fifth district and he got on,
vote. There is not much doubt tina
each of the four is doing his best tt
show that he cast the ballot
After-sight at election times is great
thing. There were many forecasts Of
the results. One was that Benners was
a sure winner OF the Assembly nomina.
ton. Another was that Wells had not a
ghost of show, and that White would
beat him more in Mount Holly than
Wells would win in Bordentown. The
returns show Wells had 2S5 majority in
Bordentown, White 241 in Mount Holly.
Pemberton borough and township gave
Wells two over White.
Detectives were spread around the
county on Tuesday to do something,
but what they accomplished will not be
known possibly until the grand jury
meets, unless somebody leaks" Those
who got to Mount Holly had no more
than landed than they hobnobbed with
a local official, and in short time those
who were to be looked after were wise to
the entire situation. A letter sent to the
prosecutor of the pleas by Camden
firm OF lawyers, stating that detectives
were on duty and asking certain per-
mission, was public property within
few hours.
In this weeks NEWS John c. Garrett
announces his candidacy for the Office of
township collector. Mr.. Garrett is
Democrat, but the advertising columns
of THE News are open to any one, re-
CARELESS of politics, who has the price to
pay for the service rendered. When the
editor Of THE News was allowed to be
thrown down for reappointment to men,
bership on the Burlington County Tax
Board, one Of the points presented to
Governor Fielder was that we would not
allow Democrats the use of our paper.
That was not SO at the time, and is not
so now. THE NEWS is an advocate of
the election OF Republicans. but if DEM
ocrats desire to use it's columns to let
people know they are in the race they
have that privilege.
There are times when one thinks he
has a right to revolt at the result Of a
primary, and there are two instances of
this kind at present. Chester township,
with its high professions OF moral 1T
ness. with its fierce fight against the sale
If liquor, gave Harold Wells but 50
yotes~over the man who voted against
ocal option, and nominated Joseph l.
Hilton as the Republican candidate for
'reeholder. True. the majority of the
after was but one, but that was as good
As a hundred. In Mount Laurel town.
ship William A. Wilkins was "vindi-
,ated' by two votes over Benjamin M. /
Haines. The nomination of these two |
men reopens old sores that were put out |
If sight If not entirely healed Both |
we're indicted by grand jury in this
county within two years, and both were
punished by the court after scathing
ecture by the Judge. Hilton was COM
PEELED to return 1884, that he had be-
,ome possessed Of and was also made to
pay fine OF $1,000. Yet with this rec
,rd on the court dockets he comes for
ward and asks to be again placed in the
employ OF the very county that he dis
sraced, and in addition to that he has
he old subject brought to light. Even
I he had no feeling for himself he
night have had some thought for his
amily. And the good people of Chester
ire asked to practically commend his
ormer course When Hilton was before
he court for sentence his counsel frank
y admitted that Hilton could not afford
o conduct the Office he held at the
alary paid him, but he explained this
by saying that the duties re-
Iuired Hilton to neglect his farm. One
# the vouchers which showed up against
he indicted man was referred to as a
1amentable blunder," but was excused
IN the ground that the defendant lacked
clerical ability. In concluding his ad-
lress for his client, Samuel X. Robbins.
Who represented the defendant, said:
so far as Hilton is concerned he is 'po-
itically ruined;" but the action of the
roters of Chester township seem to have
him. In his talk to the de-
before passing sentence, in re-
erring to Hilton's case Judge Homer
aid: THE receipt of the money may be
Explained on the theory of mistake, but
he retention is not SO easily explained.
so here we have the situation of a man
elf-confessed as having done wrong,
by his counsel as blum
lerer" with lack of clerical ability,
md "let down. by the judge of wrong
ully receiving money through mistake,
skiing the people of what has always
,een regarded as township of the high J
st ideals to return him to position