The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
Political Notes.

George W. Rogers, of Palmyra, was
IN Mount Holly, on Tuesday He has
announced himself candid ate for the
small Board of Freeholders.
James Nugent, candidate for the
Democratic nomination of Governor
has filed his petition, which contains
o46 more names than the law requires.
William II. Absalom, who was the
Democratic candidate for county clerk
five years ago, has about determined to
again try for the Office. "Billy" is a
good fellow, but he measured his
strength when he ran before and he
will not have "look in" this year.
In last weeks News there was an
item to the effect that it was likelv
that no member of the present Board
OF Freeholders would be elected to the
small body. We said then that
Charles r. Stout was capable man
and had made good in his present
position. This statement still holds
good and Mr.. Stout is receiving much
encouragement in various parts of the
county despite the fact that he has
been told that "he has not the ghost
OF a chance to win"
1t is rather amusing to hear the re.
marks OF those who denounce .bossism
ana attempts to name candidates for
once, while those who are INDUCING
In the remuneration are practically do
ing what they condemn in others One
candidate for State Senator has been
served with notice that he may as we'll
get out of the fight as he cannot win
and candidate for the small Board OF
treeholders has also been advised to
! get out of the contest. And at the
same time the cry goes up that some
body is trying to rule the roost. 1t
makes difference who is at work.
An amusing occurrence was that
where some prominent Mount Holly
Democrats joufneyed to Burlington
last week, to tender to Major Ed. Stone
the Democratic nomination for Sena
tor. Whether the missionaries were
unaware of the political affiliations O
the Major or whether they though
they saw chance to get in on the IRE
turned soldier" proposition is no
known, but it is certain that they re
turned to Mount Holly with thorough
acquaintance of the situation as Maio
Stone informed them that he was
stauncn Republican. This caused
change in the programme and the self
appointed committee had a conference
and came back and reported that the,
had very pleasant evening paying
visit to the lodge of Moose in the neigh
boring city.
Former Senator Emerson Richard.
4 who appears to be the spokesman fc
Comptroller Bugbee in the Cube
material campaign, has had h
f feathers rumpled by some remark
r made by DR.. Rey. James X. Shield
q superintendent of the anti-saloo
league of New Jersey. The doctt
+ criticised the attitude of Comptroll
Bugbee and incidentally alluded
o Richards. The latter warns DR.. Shield
that if the anti-saloon league propos
mixing up in the primaries by endor
l. ing any candidate it will be Violate
l. of the election laws. To criticise ca
(, didate Bugbee seems to be grave {
d fence in the eyes of manager Richard
r. There is an old saying that too mu'
u talking is hurtfur' and this mig
st well be considered by many. If
r, comes to real contest between L
II Shields and Emerson Richards it W
er not be hard to pick out the winner
y this neighborhood.