The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-11
Political Notes.


been sent in as the successor to Maurice
B. Comfort, postmaster at Moorestown.
The primary elections for elections OF
delegates to the national conventions to
nominate candidates for president and
vice president will be held on the 25th OF
this month. That is also the date fol
the opening session of the county courts
and as the law makes an election day a
holiday Oh which hotels must close their
bars the Mount Holly hotel men will
feel the effects of the statute
Notwithstanding that Joseph Huff
was elected Surrogate o. this county by
q large majority and that he has given
good administration of the Office there
are several who want to succeed him
and this desire is not confined to the Re-
publican party as there are those in Mr..
Hutf's own Democrat family who
think he should step down and out.
The last to be mentioned III this connec-
ton is Reeve Stewart, Of Mount Holly.
He is an engineer on the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad and feels that a nice seat In the
Surrogates Office will be perfera BILE to
the jolts and jars of locomotive. But
he might as well remain at his present
job. The next Surrogate will be Re-
publican.
The name of Alfred l. Davis has been
mentioned in connection with the posi-
ton of member Of the State Democratic
Committee from this county. Mr.. Davis,
on Wednesday, said he was pleased to
have been considered by. his friends but
he felt that he could not devote the time
to the position that it required. This,
however, leaves the name OF Davis in the
field as James Mercer will try for the
place, and will probably land the position.
While James NJ. is of different political
faith than we are, we cannot but admit
that he will make an aggressive mem
Der of the committee and will be wide
awake on all subjects concerning his
party. And we hope our Democratic
friends will not think we are Quitting
in" on this matter.
On Wednesday number of Demo
Gratis held meeting in Mount Holly and
decided that Mayor Otto Wittpenn was
the man to be endorsed by the faithful
in this county in the race for the nomi-
nation for governor. 1t is reported thai
those who were present also decided that
James Mercer Davis is the proper per,
son to succeed Richard p. Hughes as
member of the State Democratic com
mittee from this county Arrange
ments were made to have Mayor Witt.
penn, visit Mount Holly at an early date
and start the enthusiasm wagon.
The officers of the new association are
as follows: Chairman, James M. Davis
Mount Holly; secretary, Thomas ]. Bar
rett, Bordentown; treasurer. Elwooc
Hart, Rancocas; committee on rules,
Alfred /. Davis, Pemberton; Joseph A
Delaney, Bordentown; William Thack
ara, Medford; Elwood Hart, Rancocas
Comparisons are sometimes ''odorous,
and the attempt to show that Atlantic
county wants whole lot is likely to &C
as boomerang. Nothing is said 0
what Essex has tried to grab and sue
ceeded in some ways. During the TWEEN
| ty years that have been referred to TO
comparison we find that Essex count,
has had two United States Senator'S
although one OF them was a Democrat
two Governors, State Treasurer, mem
Der of the Board of Assessors, member Q
of the State Board of Taxation, Clerk O
the Supreme Court, Chief of the Bureau
of Labor and Statistics, Keeper @
State House, member State Board o
Conservation, two members and secrt
tary Civil Service Commission, Cler
State Board of Taxes, assistant Attorney
General to say nothing of the man
!, offices held in the Senate and House c
! of Assembly, and now she comes on
with candidates for Governor an
United States Senator Burlingto
, county has Jared pretty we'll also, for i
the twenty years mentioned she has ha
secretary to the president of the Senat
assistant journal clerk in the House, a
sistant secretary in the Senate, engros
ing clerk in the House, supervisor
bills in the house secretary to the Wat
: Commission, member of the Sta
7 Board of Taxation, member of the Sta
s Board of Assessors, Commissioners {
!, Roads, United States Marshal, and 500
y Now we cannot see where this MAKE
b such difference. The principle seen
# to have been and still is in force TO. &
8 what you can, and if the Essex cane
VI dates can secure what they are after n
y body will receive warmer support this
: this paper will give, and we will n
e have to eat crow, either. We are perfe,
70 ly willing to admit that there are +
st publicans in this county who do n
Of approve of Senator Edge. There q
Is few men who are satisfactory
t, everybody. The NEWS might tell
Il persons who have written and spoken
ly favor of him. We can also tell of sol
Id who are against him and number
he these are Democrats, who think it v
A be very unwise for the Republicans
er nominate him. Why have they Il
ne feeling?