The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
Political Notes

| County clerk Lawrence Mingin has
announced his intention of being a can.
didate for the Republican nomination
for the office he now holds. Mr.. Mingin
has many friends in Burlington coun-
| ty who recognize the able manner in
which he aided the former county clerk
and the way he has kept the Office up
to its good standard since he has deem
the chief official.
| There seems tO be great fear that the
| former county clerk is going to try to
| dictate the nominations for members
of the small Board of Freeholders. One
of his candidates is reported to be
Lloyd Wright, of Medford. We think
it may be safely said that Mr.. Wright
is not aspiring for the nomination and
that his name will not be offered.
DR.. Hugh LeJaInbre was in town
Thursday and was again sworn in as a
member of the Board of Freeholders. A
law has been discovered which makes
it possible for him to take his seat and
his name will probably be added to the
roll tomorrow. The doctor is candi-
date for membership on the small
Board and will make an active canvass
for the nomination.
There are two candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for State Senator
who are just at present being firted
with by one who wants to be on the
winning side. To one of them he
ought to feel greatly indebted for favors
that have been of financial benefit
But as the other man seems to be
looming up it is but natural to want to
even up. Well, it is the first of July
and water may be carried on both
shoulders. The Red Cross has about
finished it's arduous duties, so the
'double-cross" may now be worked.
The local 'staff correspondent" OF
two out-of-town newspapers appears to
have unearthed a horrible crime,
which is that former county clerk
Knight comes to Mount Holly every
day. This is terrible and we have per-
sonalIy told Mr.. Knight so. He drives
to Burlington daily to catch his train
to Trenton or 70 some other point and
he has been repeatedly told that he
ought to go around by the back roads
and not commit the offence of going
through Mount Holly Even if he
was telephoned to by one of the candi-
dates for State Senator to pick him up
and land him at the railroad station at
Burlington is not any excuse. Mr..
Knight should not put upon Mount
Holly the shame of having hin go
through here daily. incidentally it
has not vet been charged that he has
been visiting this town to the detri-
ment of his duties on the Utility
Board.
In their endeavors to show that the
Republican party is in dire distress
over the Gubernatorial nomination the
Democrats are merely throwing dust
into the eyes of the people to keep
them from seeing the very serious
trouble that is in their own ranks.
James Nugent is candidate for Gov
ernor after having promised to support
Senator Edwards He gives as reason
for breaking his pledge that, with Ed
wards as Governor, Essex county will
not be recognized as she deserves to be.
Nugent has given out his platform.
He is against prohibition and does not
favor woman suffrage. That he is one
of the most influential political man.
ayers in the state has been thoroughly
demonstrated and his desertion from
Senator Edwards is serious blow tc
that candidates prospects, for it has
been generally conceded that he would
have been the party's nominee.