The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-20
Political Notes.

| Judson Gaskill, OF Garden street i,
will be candidate for the Repu blican
nomination for township committee.
He was before the people a year ago
at the primary election but was not
successful. He gave notice at that
time Of his intention to again ask for
consideration and here he is.
The terms of Joseph F. Taylor and
Albert G. Mayer, as members of the
township committee of Northampton,
expire this year. Mr.. Taylor has an
nounced his desire to succeed himself,
hut Mr.. Mayer has not yet spoken on
the subject. There is ample time for
him to do this.
There is an effort being made to get
some one to contest Assemblyman
Roberts for nomination. The work
being done is said to be the result of
personal feeling occasioned by the loss
of money in closing hotel. 1t is an
other case of visiting the acts of the
father on the son and is not one that
will be for the benefit or credit of the
Republican party. Two names have
been suggested to go on the ticket to
compete with Assemblyman Roberts,
but it must be frankly said that
neither of the men mentioned will be
able to defeat the able member who
is representing this county.
Former Judge Clarence l.. Cole, of
Atlantic City, was asked to be the
Organization" candidate of the Demo
cratic party for the nomination for
member of Congress from the Second
District. He was not in an accepting
mood, SO the empty honor was offered
to James Mercer Davis, of Mount
Holly. Mr.. Davis will accept, but
whether he will allow himself
to be considered the Organization
candidate remains to be seen, for
whatever may be said of James it mus,
be admitted that he does not allow
himself to be dictated to. That he is
being led like lamb to the slaughter
is true ard he probably realizes thai
fact, yet he seems willing to aid his
party. At the fourth of July cele
bration in Mount Holly he introduced
Congressman Bacharach as the speak
er of the day in glowing terms, telling
that the present incumbent is a mar
who has ably and acceptablv represent
ed his people. There is no doubt tina
the Congressman will be continued il
his present position, but the place oil
5 the Democratic ticket had to be fillet
and Mr.. Davis seems to have no oh
2 lection to being the fellow to "fill in. 7"
Now that the petitions for small
Board of Freeholders are in the dis
cussion on whether the proposition
shall be favorably considered has BEEF
begun. One of the points that is be
; ing suggested in opposition is tina
: there is not any provision to elect tn
. members of the small Board by dis
tricts and that the new body might b
' controlled entirely by the river from
e Well, that is pretty nearly the situs
y ton now. OF the 81 members is ha
If from the river front-within three of
If majority and the ease with which th
|. three may obtained was shown at th
IS last meeting when the project to bull
" road from Vincentown to Earl
d Corner was defeated. The same stu,
e ton showed itself when the desire
n the Bell Telephone Company to get
a franchise for 30 years came up. i
n both Of these instances the 'sriv
y 'front.' stood solid and secured suf
ii cient number from other townships
Of carry their point. AT one time it W,
Ell thought the objection to the SIN,
N Board was to be. that it would NAL
u, the proposition constitutional" If Il
~ county was divided into districts, b
n that idea has been dropped for Il
ne reason that such plan has been
lclared absolutely unconstitutional.