The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-06-17
Political Notes.

lower part OF the county ought to b(
represented on the new Board of Free
holders and the man who seems to bt
considered the right one for the place
is Captain George 5. Maxwell, Of
Washington township. He has been
spoken to by many people in all sec
tons of the county and he has express
ed his willingness to serve. That he is
fully qualified for the Office has been
proved conclusively.
Candidates for the small Board OF
Freeholders are beginning to announce
their desire to be in the new organiza-
ton. William A. Wilkins, of Mount
Laurel, has secured the necessary num-
Der of names to petition to place him
on the ticket. Daniel NJ. Clifton, of
Riverton, and Charles r. Stout, of
Florence, have published their cards
stating they will try for the position.
There are numerous others who have
not yet come out publicly but they
will be heard from later.
The question of who will be the next
State Senator from this county is be-
ginning to be discussed, and candidates
are springing up, although the only
gentlemen on the Republican side who
have expressed willingness to serve
live in Mount Holly: V. Claude Pal
mer, Blanchard H. White, Robert Pea.
cock and Samuel A. Atkinson have
declared themselves as in to win.
Others may come forward later. tbs
too soon to predict anything definite
along this line. The Democrats do
not seem to know that there is.a Sena-
tor to be elected as they have not trot-
ted out any candidate thus far. This
does not mean, however, that they
will lie quiet in the matter.
The Democrats are trying to make
capital out of the fact that acting Gov
ernor Runyon has announced his in
tention of becoming a candidate for the
position for the full term. The Repub-
licans are not at all astonished at the
determination of Governor Runyon to
become a candidate, in fact it would
have been surprise if he had not pur-
sued that course, for it has been an
open secret that he would speak at the
time that he considered was the proper
moment. That time arrived last week.
and Governor Runyon says he will de-
tail his platform later. That it will be
clear and to the point there is not the
slightest doubt and that he will tell
Just what he means to do is also GER
tain. That has been his attitude in
the legislature. His entrance into the
contest will not make any trouble or
cause any serious complications as
there are many who have been waiting
TO hear him make his announcement.
That he will get large vote is certain
and that he has very fair chance of
securing the nomination is also sure.
There is much Runyon sentiment in
Burlington county and he will run
very well here.
The entire political situation has
been very much changed the past week
by the entrance into the Gubernator-
ial race of James Nugent, a. Democrat
who has gained much power in his
party as well as securing an unenviable
notoriety by offering an Objectionable
toast to the President of the United
States. Still, little things like that do
not bother the Democrats much, and
Jim" as he is Familiarity known has
powerful following in the state. At
first it was thought he was playing for
place, something that would compel
the successful Democratic candidate to
recognize him in substantial manner.
But the latest news is that Jim is SER
iously in earnest and the Democrats
are correspondingly unhappy Nugent
was supposed to be a strong adherent
OF Edwards, but that part of the slate
seems to have become cracked, and
there has been a break somewhere.
The Republicans do not know what
the trouble is and the Democrats, if
they know, will not tell. So while the
latter party is doing all in it's power to
show that the Republicans are disrupt
ed and are going to have a terrible
campaign, find that they are up
against problem that will require all
of their attention to keep their own
doorsteps clean.
The Burlington Enterprise, last
week, had this to say on the Freehol-
der question: For more years than
man can remember Mount Holly and
the districts lying back of it have con-
trolled the destiny of the Burlington
County Board of Freeholders. In a
short time the small board of five
members will be elected. 1t is within
the power of the voters of the river
front to choose the entire five. Hence
there is no reason why this end of the
county shouldn't come into its own at
last" This is possibly from the pen
of our old friend Jacky Navlor, who
many will remember as the humorous
reporter for the Burlington Gazette and
who took special delight in poking fun
and derision at Mount Holly. Jacky
went to Philadelphia where he became
the funny editor on paper there but
he has returned to his "old home
tow n, and is at it again. From a GER
tain point one can easily see why Bur
lington will want to have the new
Board from the river front and, if pos
sible, from the city itself, but to any
body with a keen political view and
with the knowledge that there is gen.
eral desire to have the county. repre-
scented by districts rather than by one
section such proposition as suggested
by the funny editor will not sit we'll. |
There will not be any objection to hav-
ing three members from the river front
but If all the Republican nominations
are made with the selfish ideas express
ed by the Enterprise the districts w.
ing back will be heard from.
Bordentown
w. L.Wise, who has been professor
at the Bordentown Military Institute
has gone to Algonquin Park, Canada,
where he will conduct boys summer
camn Iieutenant IT w Foradd