The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-14
Political Notes.

Political Notes.
st There was one thing about the ri
7, turns. They gave each side numel
n GUS chances to cheer and feel happy.
e For man whose political career wa
}, predicted to be on the wane Assembly
S man Roberts is far from being a ''ha
! BEEN. He was high man on tn
/ ticket.
Before the election one of the favor
tie cries of Otto Wittpenn was "Wher'
was Walter?'' but we have not seer
any inquiries since Tuesday as to Witt
penis anxiety for walters" where
abouts
, Probably having in mind Attorney
General Wescott's statement that Will
! son is the most Christlike man on
, earth, the band in the Democratic
parade, Saturday evening, played
NEARER, my God, to Thee"
Frank A. Hendrickson, Democratic
candidate for county auditor, received
a majority of 1893 in Mount Holly.
Had he been running for a township
office there would evidently have been
two chapters of crooked local politics
to be written.
1t isreported that at a recent banquet
Attorney General Wescott referred to
President Wilson as "the most Christ
like man on earth today" Either
Wescott was under the elevating in
fiuences of the banquet or he had
very peculiar conception of what is
Christlike.
There is always silver lining to
every cloud. One of the pleasant
thoughts that come to us, individual
ly, is that Jim Fielder will soon retire
from the Gdbernatorial chair to the
satisfaction of very many citizens of
New Jersey-not that he has been
perfect success, but that he has ended
his executive career.
The idea that it requires a candidate
from North Jersey to be elected Gov
ernor has been rudely shattered. Sem
ator Edge received the highest majority
given a candidate for Governor since
1874; the records do not go back of that
date. The man who came nearest the
high mark was former Governor
Stokes, and Edge beat him by $4,000.
AS forecaster County Clerk Knight
is entitled to some credit. On the
Saturday before election he told Sena-
tor Edge that the majority for Cover
nor in this county would be about |
$500. On the day of the automobile
parade he was asked if he was willing
to change his figures and he said he
was not. The returns show how close
he came to the mark.
One of the wonders of the last cam
paign was the change Of sentiment in
the township of Bass River. Since 1866
Bass River has always been put down
in the sure Democratic column and
has returned majorities ranging as low
as AZ and as high as IA and nobody
ever raised a question as to what would
come from that place. But this year
Senator Edge got Is more votes than
Wittpenn did. And several of the
candidates were favored with
nice maiorities.
THE News certainly feels happy
over the election of Senator Walter E.
Edge to be Governor of New Jersey.
He won after hard contest in which
Democrats INDUCED in all kinds of per-
sonalities, aided by the ammunition
furnished during the primary, by some
But it is gratifying TO
see that those who were for Mr.. Col
gate in the primary turned in and did
their best for Edge, who carried the
county by larger majority than was
given to the head of the ticket.
Senator MARITIME, pushed into Office
by President Wilson, through ingrati-
tude to the man who made it possible
for him to be President, beat the can
didate of the Chief Executive in the
primary. That was the first shot
taken at the President by those who
are ready to show they had enough of
him. Then the people, who have also
become Disguised with the man who
has been at the head of the nation for
four years, turned in and turned down
"Joke" MARITIME.
The result in New Jersey, so far as
the general result was concerned,i is not
a surprise. The Republicans expected
to carry the state, but not by the very
large majority that has been recorded.
Senator Edge carried IS of the 81 coun-
ties. He carried every one of the Al
precincts in his home city, while Otto
Wittpenn, the Democratic candidate,
who was chosen because sit is always
necessary to select North Jerseyman,
was not able to carry his own precinct.
President Wilson got only four coun-
ties, losing not only his own county
but he was beaten in his home town
of Princeton and his election precinct
refused to give him its endorsement.
The Democrats had their parade
Saturday evening. 1t was local af
fair, with band of music, lots of red
fire and all sorts and manners of men,
1t took at least six minutes to pass a
given point. There was plenty of en-
thusiasm especially in the float which
was in the rear. There were two men |
lying on the floor of the wagon, deco
rated with husks, intended to represent
the departed spirits of the Republic
can candidates, but before the parade |
had proceeded very far the other spirits |
that were on tap attracted so many
that the fellows on the floor were COM
PEELED to get up to make room for those
who needed the places. There were
several banners, but singularly enough
not one referred to the result in New Jer-
sey. But it was Democratic night and
those who engineered the parade felt
happy.
Advertising has become very popu-
lar way of getting the qualifications of
the candidates before the public. 1t