The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-05
Political Notes

Charles r. Morrison, of Northampton
township, filed his petition on Saturday
as candidate for the office of justice Of
the peace on the Republican ticket.
T. Russell Atkins, Of Florence, is work.
ing quietly in his efforts to be the mem
Der of the State Republican Committee
from this county. Russell is one of the
young, hustling Republicans of Florence,
popular with the young men of his &C.
quaintancs. Henry P. Thorn, of Med
ford, who has been serving on the COM
mittee, is candidate for reelection and
there will be quite contest on hand.
Evan F. Benners was in town Thurs.
day, looking as smiling and hopeful as
ever. There is one trait in Evans char
acter, and that is that he is not often
cast down. He feels quite confident that
he will make the Republican nomina-
ton for Surrogate and also feels that he
has all the necessary qualifications for
the office. He has been candidate be-
fore this for Republican nominations
and has not been successful, but he has
always come up with his cheerful smile
and worked his best for the success of
the man who gained the honor, and if
he should not succeed this time he will
do all in his power to aid in the election
of the nominee.
The following petitions of those who
wish their names placed on the tickets
for the primary elections have been filed
at the Office of the county clerk: Re-
publican-Assembly, Emmor Roberts,
Moorestown; Surrogate, Evan F. Ben
ners, Moorestown; Carleton Haines,
Tabernacle; Robert Peacock, Florence;
Charles A. Rigg, Burlington; Howard
Russ. Beverley township; Charles
F. Stevenson, Beverly city; Auditor,
Stuart w. Mcfarland, Northampton;
Steward of Almshouse, Charles A.
Bovine, Pemberton township; Member
of State Republican Committee, J. Rus
Atkins, Florence, Henry P. Thorn, Med
ford. Democratic-Assembly. Irven
Kollo, Riverside; Surrogate, Joseph
Huff, Reeve Stewart, Northampton
Auditor, Frank Hendrickson, North
ampton; Steward of Almshouse, Howard
]. Hart, Willingboro; Member of State
Democratic Committee, James Mercer
Davis, Northampton; Richard P.
Hughes, Florence.
The Colgate managers are seeking
support for their candidate upon the
plea that North-J erseyman should be
nominated, insisting that only North
Jerseyman can be elected. What non
sense What fallacy! What reflec-
ton on the loyalty of the Republicans Of
North Jersey! Men are elected to office
upon what they are and what they stand
for, and not because they reside here o.
there. A South Jersey Republican wa
elected Governor of New Jersey over
North Jersey Democrat by the largest
majority ever given to any candidate il
the state. Edward G. Sto kes, of Cum
berland County, defeated Charles c
Black, of Hudson County. by fifty-tw
thousand majority, while Foster M
Voorhees,, Franklin Murphy and ]
Franklin Fort, all North Jersey Repub
licans, were elected by greatly reduced
maiorities. Can it be possible tina
Senator Colgate and his friends in Mort
Jersey will refuse to support the nomine
unless he is chosen as the nominee
While some Of the talk going aroun
sounds very much like it, nevertheless
we do not believe that such will be th
case. Can it be possible that North Je
) sey Republicans are Republicans onl
when there are North Jersey candidates
History does not verify any such COZ
the loyalty of men whose loyalty cannC
be questioned. North Jersey now hs
i the only two candidates for the Republ
can nomination for United States Sen,
tor-one will be chosen-let them hay
it, but why should North Jersey ali
have the candidates for Governor whe
South Jersey presents candida
for that Office only? Should North Jerse
! furnish all of the candidates and Soul
Jersey furnish the Republican voters
I No. A well balanced ticket would be
North-Jerseyman for United Stat
y Senator-which is conceded-and
IS Soulful erseyman for Governor. Walt
E. Edge is a South-Jerseyman, al
4 should be and will be the nominee t
o Governor.
President Wilson was officially no
fed, Saturday, that he had been renon
mated for second term despite Il
''one-term" plank in the Democrat
platform of four years ago. There was