The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-11-09
Political Notes.
Too much talking is hurtful.


r S. Wells now means Senator Well
. but to his thousands of friends and a
mirers he will still be skip" Wells.
The campaign is ended, the result
known. For nearly another year we wi
be united people-not Republicans {
Democrats-but American citizens.
Harold B. Wells has no reason to fee
ashamed of the votes he received il
Florence township, the home of tn
member of the State Democratic com
mittee.
The Democrats having secured contro
of the Board of Freeholders by larg
majority there will no doubt be a scram
BILE for the offices to be distributed. Dr.
Glasgow, Joseph S. Bright and Alfred |
Davis will try to be elected Director
1t must be with great satisfaction tina
Senator-elect Wells and Assemblyman
elect Roberts will assume the duties o
their respective positions, knowing tha
they were elected without any pledges
or promises to anyone. except that made
to the voters generally, of doing theil
full duty.
Harold b. Wells was elected senator
for Burlington county last Tuesday, and
not single hotel in Burlington county
has been closed as the consequence
thereof. This is merely cited as another
evidence of what false prophets Demo-
cratic leaders are, always have been and
always will be.
There is difference of opinion whether
automobile tours are of any benefit.
Many think that the large turnout of
Republicans on Monday had consider
able effect on the result, and one Demo-
crat, on Tuesday evening, said II told
the Democrats not to come here with
their automobiles. 4"
1t must be feeling of intense salts
faction to the plain citizen of the coun-
ty, who is interested only in good gov
eminent and seeing good men in Office,
to know that in Burlington county, at
least, the combination of ssbooze and
boodle' cannot win, even though affili-
ated with one of the leading political
parties.
William A. Wilkins, defeated candi-
date for Chosen Freebooter in Mount
Laurel, had chance when the election
returns came in to know about how his
opponent in the primary election felt
ho loft tad
Benjamin NJ. Haines by two votes and
in the election John Dugan beat Will
kins by the same vote. Wilkins claims
irregularities and says he will contest
the election.
In every township where there was
contest there was good vote out. One
man running for Council in Burlington
city was asked at five o'clock in the af-
ternoon how he would make out. He
said he thought hewould get 80 majority.
He received %. He was also asked how
Wells and Roberts would run and his
reply was that the local ticket had
enough to do to look after it's own inter-
ests without bothering with outside
issues
On the Saturday before election Gov
ernor Fielder made tour of Burlington
county, espousing the election of the
Democratic nominees. If the result of
Tuesday is an indication of the govern
or's effectiveness in Burlington county
the county Republican committee should
at once engage the governor for next
years campaign, regardless of price, be-
cause it is apparent that the more DEM
ocratic speeches he makes in the county
the more Republican votes are cast.
Assemblyman candidate Tallman I'M
doubtedly found himself considerably
embarrassed during the campaign, by
reason of his associations. Mr.. Tallman,
we are advised, confidently predicted his
election, but like good many other
candidates, he was misinformed by his
advisers as to the true sentiment of the
people; and as Craig is mighty fine
fellow, it is to be hoped that he will not
permit himself to be used again in the
future as eats paw to attempt to
pull the other fellows chestnuts out of
the fire.
While neither of the candidates for
Senate and Assembly had pledged them
selves to support local option, the opin-
ion seemed to prevail that they were
running on that platform alone. At
any rate the liquor interests took de-
cided stand against them, some of them
openly, others under cover. They had a
perfect right to act in this way, but they
must not feel sore if any movement
should be started to push the local option
question. So far as this county was con-
cerned it was pretty well-defined con-
test for and against local option, and the
former won.
During the last few days of the cam
paign the Democratic senatorial candi-
date, with his staff of colored men, was
particularly active among the colored
voters Of the county, and apparently
great results were expected therefrom;
but the returns clearly indicate that the
sensible colored voters of the county
realized that the Republican party has
been and will be their friend, and was
entitled to their support, and they sup
ported the ticket, notwithstanding the
many inducements that may have been
held out for them to vote for the Demo-
cratic nominees.
The election in Northampton town
ship did not result as many would have
| liked but it shows that party lines are of
no account when the voters get it into
their heads that they are going to cast
their ballots certain way. About the
same conditions were visible on Tuesday
and the same results occurred as were
noticeable three years ago. Then THE
News gave full expression to the situa-
ton and for that we were denounced
and have had all sorts of threats thrown
out. For the editor of THE NEWS to ex.
press his opinion is all wrong, but fol
Everybody else to think and vote as he
pleases even though it be against his
Town party seems to be all right.
In response to many injuries with
reference to the highest majority evel
given in this county THE News show:
the following figures going back to 1891
which is far enough for all purposes o.
comparison, taking the vote on State
Senator In that year Mitchell B. Per
kins heat Nathan w. G.. Havs. -527