The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-19
Political Notes.

Evidently the suggestion of THE
News that Prosecutor Kelsey be con-
suited about the subject Of closing hotels
today, was followed as that official has
given the opinion that it will not be
legal to keep open the places where
liquor is sold.
i There is one thing that Republicans
should bear in mind An extra effort is
being put forth by the Democrats to
elect their candidates because they want
to have the result favorable for the COM
ing Presidential campaign. This fact
should be borne in mind especially by
Republicans in Mount Holly who, with
large majority to begin WITH have no
reason to stand defeat in any particular.
What constitutes good Republican
and faithful worker for the party Is
open to construction. In the contest for
township officials voter or worker is
frequently guided by the character
of the candidate and party lines are not
strictly adhered to, but when a man
works for a Democratic candidate for
President as we'll as for Democratic
candidate for township officer, his good
Republieanism" may be questioned.
The anti-liquor people of Burlington,
secured the nomination of candidates
for Council in all of the wards but the
third. After thinking the proposition over
| they came to the conclusion that they
might as well have candidate in the
third ward and they secured the neces-
sary number of signatures to put the
name of Edward Lindabury on the
ticket as an independent candidate.
The contest in Burlington between the
''wets' and the ''drys" will be very
warm.
Herbert S. Killie, candidate for
member of the Board of Freeholders, is
an active member of Good Intent Fire
Company and is also a member Of the
Township Committee of Northamton
township In the latter capacity he
has been visiting neighboring townships
to ascertain whether they would be will
ing to contribute to the expense that is
incurred by engines from Mount Holly
going to fires. He has been quite sue
cessful and it is likely that several town
ships will include items in their budgets
to this end that will put nearly thou
sand dollars into the treasury of North
ampton for the benefit of the whole fire
department.
There are some people who are quite
successful in conducting the business
they are engaged in but who do not
know the little Tins and outs" of news
paper life When an item is published
that some fellow thinks reflects on him
and he treats it with indifference and
smilingly greets the editor the latter is
not able to tell whether the shot struck,
but If the fellow gets mad and calls the
editor - in private-all sorts OF bad
names and refuses to speak TO him on
the street. then the editor is pleased for
he knows his little item has stung in
the spot 1t was intended to reach.
There is little wonder that mistakes
are made at elections and that ballots
are not counted or rejected In some
instances voter will make cross in
the square which the law provides must
be used until he reaches some particular
name and then he puts the cross outside |
of the square. Then the election officer
does not know whether that is or is not
a marked ballot. Other voters ignore
the square altogether and mark the |
ballot on the right of the name. In one |
of the booths in Mount Laurel township |
there was a blue pencil nearly all day. |
All ballots marked with anything but |
black are surely illegal Whether this |
pencil was left in the booth designedly |
or through mistake is not known but the |
election officers should visit the booths |
occasionally and see if the pencils are
according to law.
Today the voters of New Jersey will
cast their ballots on three amendments |
to the constitution OF the State of New
Jersey. That which has caused the |
greatest amount of discussion has been |
the article which proposes to give the
right Of suffrage to women. There has |
amendment not only on the part of |
men who appear to be afraid to let !
women have the same privilege they en-
joy, but there are many women who |
want to see the proposition defeated |
Both sides claim to see victory before |
them. The women who have been ac-
lively at work in favor of the scheme in !
Burlington county made an automobile |
tour on Saturday and covered nearly |