The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-11-13
The Election

Tuesday was as quiet an election day
as has ever been experienced in thi
county. The Democrats did not she's
any interest, except in special loca
issues, and, to all outward appearances
the Republicans were not much wide
awake. The returns, however, show
that the latter did turn out and vote
The apathy Of the Democrats was man
ifested in the primaries, when they
made nominations for only two offices
those of Sheriff and Auditor. ElwooC
Hart, who was named for Sheriff, made
strong fight but the odds were against
him and as the campaign neared the
end he saw the hopelessness OF hi
task. He did not show any signs o.
backing out however, and kept COINS
until the polls closed. Possibly he ex
erted his efforts toward electing Demo
cratic Freeholders, as that was ths
chief aim OF his party, but it was nc
better for them. Everything went
down in the storm.
The Republicans were thoroughly
organized while the Democrats were
not able to get their forces together
One Democratic paper says "one might
have thought that some great issues
were at stake" the way the Republic
cans worked. That was just the truth
There were great issues. Some OF the
most responsible offices in the county
were being voted for. 1t was preached
throughout the campaign that voters
were inclined to think the Office Of
Sheriff was of little account, and there
was every effort made to discount this
idea and to get the people to realize
that the Office was important. There
has been too much apathy along such
lines and it was thought the time had
arrived to get the voters aroused to a
different state of mind and it appears
to have been successful.
The contest for control OF the Board
of Freeholders was quite spirited and
party lines were overlooked in this par
ticular. This also was the case in the
election of township officials. There
were several changes in the makeup
of the Board of Freeholders and the
Republicans secured enough members
to insure a majority of five at the or
ganization. The list of those elected
is as follows:
Bass River, Aaron M. Mathis, D.
Beverly City, Walter Vansciver, D.
Beverly Twp, Howard Russ, R.
Bordentown City, Robert N. Peak, D.
Bordentown City, Jos. A. Delaney, D.
Bordentown City, Thos. A. Martin, D.
Bordentown Twp, Thos. ]. Barrett, D.
Burlington City, Peter Vandegrift. D.
Burlington City, Harry D. Clair. R.
Burlington City, John Logan, D.
Burlington City, Phil. Lyons, R.
Burlington Twp, A. C. Smith, R.
Chester, William G. LeConey, R.
Chesterfield, William Ellis, R.
Cinnaminson, Daniel Clifton, r.
Delran, Joseph S. Bright, D.
Eastampton, Harry Hampton, D.
Evesham, Harry H. Venable, R.
Florence, Charles R. Stout, R.
Lumberton, George Walther, R.
Mansfield, Thomas B. Aaronson, D.
Medford, j. Lloyd Wright, R.
Mount Laurel, William A. Wilkins, R.
New Hanover, Richard W. Harker, D.
Northampton, Ecford M. Watson, R.
North Hanover, Frank Ridgway, R.
Palmyra, T. Winfield Land, D.
Pemberton, Alfred 1. Davis, D.
Riverside, Walter Haines, D.
Shamong, Harry 7. Wright, r.
Southampton, Charles E. Joyce, R.
Springfield, G. Jacob Harker, D.
Tabernacle, j. Ralph Haines, R.
Washington, Jesse A. Ford, R.
Westampton, Oscar w. Pew, R.
(Held over)
Willingboro, ]. Harrison Coombs, R.
Woodland, George v. Bozarth, R.
Republicans .............21
Democrats ..............16
Majority ................