The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-26
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20. 1910
Political Notes


Hog combines" are terrible things,
especially when one porker not as close
to the trough as he wants to be, desires
to be the "chief hog" You cannot
ehange leopard's spots, neither can
you cut all the bristles off an all-the-
year hog.
DR.. ]. Boone Wintersteen, OF
Moorestown, is working the colors'
rather lively in his canvass for the
nomination for state senator. He
presents card with capt. J. Boone
Wintersteen" in big letters, tells how
long he was In service and then saws
thatthe card is ordered and paid for
by Capt. Wintersteen."
Aspirants for the nomination for the
small Board of Freeholders are in a
quandary about designating the term
OF years they are to serve. The law
says that the ballots voted at such
elections shall designate which are t..
serve for the term of one year, which
for two years and which for three years.
The law also states that the members
shall be elected at the same time that
the members of the General AS
sembiy are elected. 1t lis contend
ed that the terms must be mentioned
on the primary election tickets, but
there 10 quite difference OF opinion on
this point. The fact the law says that
the members shall be elected at the
time the members OF the General AS
Bembly are chosen and that the ballots
voted 1T such elections shall show
which terms the candidates are run
ming for seems to indicate that there
10 nothinglto compel such mention on
the primary tickets. The custom, in
the last election on this Office, was that
the men receiving the high votes at
the primary were those to be placed on
the regular ticket, casting lots for terms
The Attorney General has been asked
to give an opinion on this matter. His
reply in one instance was that the
county solicitor should give the opin-
ion. In another letter he says it is the
practice for candidate TO state In his
cetition the term, whether one, two or
thrse years, for which he desires to
serve. and the clerk will place the
name upon the ballot, for the term in
dicated in the petition. This appears
10 show that the candidate must select
the term he wishes to serve.
The Hog combine" seems to be
eauEing considerable uneasiness al
present and sneers and iibes at those
who are designa ted as members are be-
Ing hurled. indirectly OF course, for it
would not be usual for the accuser
to come out openly and do anything;
to work in an underhand manner ia
more to his liking. One man, whose
skin is dark although his principles
and heart may be whittier than those of
the party who would belittle him, is
named, and because he chooses to ex-
, ercise the same right that others have.
Of showing his choice for candidate
a1ithout being enormously personal
ABOUT it, he must need be held up to
r,d,I&nie. Reuben Ross. of Burlington,
a. the man In mind. To call the color.
al maya hogs does not seem to be any
oHerceA The trouble seems to be tina,
Reuhen rs supposed to be at the head
~ a. o,oa nization called the "Burlinp.
ton Countv CoIored Protective League, /"
.na ,ha ,na pbers dared TO set day for
mest;np At ancocas Park, without
consulting the great mogul who does
not like the idea Of anybody else be-
side himself being . nog. The colored
men are put In The line of hogs" for
the objector alludesso the cnief hog"
-and then goes on e. ahaF on the
eolored men as being ifl the same class.
It had been hoped by one party In par
ticular that there was no. 70 De any
''mudslinging'' in this cal npaign. but
u there has been or will BIZ anything
more contemplate and dirty than the
attack upon the men whose apparent
deficiency seems to be that their skin
ia not the same color as the fellow who
has attacked them IL il not visible just
now. Those who were named In the
article as not being of equal pfomin-
ence'' and who are seeking all votes
whether those Of white or colored men,
must feel highly elated at the bri liant
efforts that have been put forth in
their behalf and must feel very SECURE