The Mount Holly news., 1915-03-02
Political Notes.


Mount Holly; Joseph l.. Hammell, Bur-
lington; James D. Magee, Bordentown.
All of the men are well known in the
county and have been more or less
prominent. In running for Office Fran
els Reed has been the most successful.
He was elected township collector. Ham
nell was defeated for auditor and Magee
went down under the Democratic flag
for member of the assembly. Possibly
the Office was given to the latter two
owing to these defeats. The ability OF
the men to fill the position of postmaster
is not questioned, except possibly by
some who wanted the appointment. We
said at the start of this item that the
political rumpus had been settled but it
is possible that it has just been started.
There is plenty of soreness in Burling-
ton and Bordentown, especially in the
latter place, where sixteen hungry
men still see empty plates before them.
But time will probably bring its healing
influences.
as postmaster of Mount Holly will prob
ably be received with more satisfaction
than the naming of the men in the two
other places. 1t has been an open secret
that Mr.. Reed had the appointment
within his grasp at all times but it was
withheld until Burlington and Borden
town had been decided. Mr.. Reed Is
popular with his party and well quail
fed for the Office.
Now there will be scramble for the
position of assistant postmaster. The
reports published last week were that
this Office had been abolished and that
there was to be substituted that of
financial assistant, the same old horse
but with different color in order that
| the civil service requirements might be
evaded. William Reeves, former
deputy at the Jail and brother to one
of the applicants for postmaster, is said
to be an active candidate for the ap-
pointment.
| Postmaster Cowperthwait's commits
sion expires today, but he will continue
in charge of the Office until his successor
has received his commission, fled his
bond, and been officially announced as
the postmaster.
| The ending of the post Office fight in
| this county must be acknowledged as q
s'Dick Hughes victory" and the Demo
cratic party must take off their hats to
Richard. And, notwithstanding we
have had our little 'pleasantries" with
brother Magee, We must extend our con-
gratulations to him, for we are always
glad to see good newspaper man recog-
nized.
To keep your eye on the splinter is
one of the axioms of the day. In case
Howard E. Alcott, who is a member of
the Township Committee, should be ap-
pointed Township Collector, there would
then be a scramble for the vacancy thus
created. ]. Frank Scattergood has al
ready announced that he will be in the
field in the event of happening such as
just mentioned.
DOC" Glasgow, editor of the Bur-
lington Gazette, who has rendered a
bill for $25, 900 for political services and
was, incidentally, candidate for post
master of Burlington, speaking of Con-
gresham Baker, says: .You will hear
more about this Congressman" This
is doubtful. After tomorrow, when the
term of Baker expires, you will hear
very little about or from him. He is
through, but his works do follow him.
With the idea that Francis HI, Reed
will, on taking charge of the post Office,
resign as township collector, candidates
for the latter Office have sprung up with
amazing rapidity. Up to date the fol-
lowing have signified their desire to sue
ceed Mr.. Reed; Nelson d. w. Pumyea,
Walter I'll. Mason, Frank T. Morton,
Beverley G. Kingdom, William HI.
Mason, Sd, .Shreve Armstrong, Herbert
s. Killie, Howard E. Alcott.
Now the fight for Prosecutor will pro-
ceed, but grapevine dispatch from
Trenton says that Governor Fielder has
set the third week in March as the time
for making the appointment. The
changes that have taken place in this
matter have been chameleon-like, and
the latest report is that the choice lies
between Captain Slaughter and Lieuten-
ant Savage. Slaughter appears to have
the best of the proposition, the only OBJ
lection being that he has not had much
Jury practice. Having ended the dis
pute over the postmastership Dick
Hughes will now have time to get to
work at Trenton and it remains to be
seen how the battle will end.
Assemblyman Peacock has introduced
q repeater to the INV making it unlaw-
full to shoot live pigeons at shooting
| matches, and one to allow district elec-
ton boards to transfer voters in case OF
| removal.
When Senator White voted with the
Democrats for measure that was in the
Senate week or two ago the Democratic
papers and some Republican organs
lauded him to the skies for his ''inde-
pendence" and told how he might be
counted on to do whatever was for the
best regardless of party whip. Among
the correspondents who patted Senator
White on the back was Bacon, of the
Philadelphia Record. Bacon holds a
good position as oyster commissioner
and there may be a possibility of his
stepping down and out if the efficiency
and economy bills became laws. Sena-
tor White voted with the Republicans
ON the measures last evening and this
morning we do not see any of the articles
lauding him as an independent" and
all that sort of thing, on the contrary
Bacon says the Republicans managed to
get him in line, and that "there was
such a howl on the part of the party
leaders and such pressure brought to
bear upon the Senator that he decided
to stick to the other ten." This is the
same Senator that the Record not over
week ago said was so independent that
he could not be made to do anything
that savored of partisanship. Senator
White is just as independent now as he
was when he voted as Bacon thought he
ought to.
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