Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-15
arr COUNTY BOARD OF FREE,
HOLDERS

10 every citizen of Cape May County
no stops to consider the importance
~ This falls election and who really
Sos the welfare of the county at heart
.xore must be a realization of the fact
nat the coming election is most vital
~ the welfare of the county and every
taxpayer in 1t.
last fall the voters of the county
Nv a good majority decided that the
tnture government of the county
sbould be by a small Board of three
commissioners instead of the cumber-
come large Board of fourteen mem
bors. and in so deciding they were no
doubt governed in their voting de-
cision by the splendid results obtained
IN the commission governed cities
within the county, such as Cape May,
wildwood, Avalon, Sea Isle City and
ocean City.
There is no doubt whatever but
what much better and quicker results
have been obtained in these munich
nalities through the small Board than
would have been possible under the
old councilmanic form of government.
The same kind of action can without
doubt be obtained in the county if
governed by the small Board, the mem
hers of which are elected at large in
the county, presumably on account of
their ability to properly conduct the
office rather than on account of To-
cality representation.
The Importance of the coming cleo
tion is without doubt the choosing of
three capable men who a properly
conduct the affairs of the county and
who will be impartial in their distribu-
ton of the work and improvement
throughout the county and in the Sc
lection of these men is where the only
bad feature of the Small Board lies.
If incapable men or men who will
not act impartially are elected, the
small board form of government will
be far worse than the large board. 1t
therefore is the absolute duty of every
voter to carefully consider the q%ualifi-
cations, character and experience of
the candidates before casting his
ballot.
Three of the candidates who have
filed petitions for the Office seem to be
particularly fitted for the carrying
through of the county problems. They
have all made a success of their own
business enterprises and it goes with
out saying that they can reasonably
be expected to carry the same success
into the cou~ntyoffices.
Joseph G. Champion, the present
Mayor of Ocean City, is very well
adapted for a position on the Board,
due to his long experience in munich
pal government, his knowledge of gem
eral business and the needs of the
county as a whole, and his fearless
stand during the past summer in MAX
ing the would-be law breakers of
Ocean City obey the laws of the state
and keep within the bounds of law and
order as desired by the majority OF
he people of his home city.
Robert J. Kay has been for several
years the city treasurer of the City OF
in fact it's only treasurer
since the adoption of the commission
form of government, and although the
complexion of the Board of Commits
sioners has changed three times, yet
he has been retained by all three sets
commissioners and is well versed in
municipal financing. His varied bus1-
ness experience, his knowledge of
banking, being on the Board OF Direc-
tors of three of our county banks, and
his general municipal experience will
make him a valuable member of the
Board. Until last fall, when he was
elected by a very large majority to
represent Cape May County in the
State Assembly, Mr.. Kay has never
been a candidate for public Office, the
office of city treasurer being an ap-
pointment of the Board of Commits
sioners.
Capt. Charles P. Vanaman, of Dias
Creek, is a we'll known mar to the
older residents of Cape May County.
He has been closely identified with the
fishing and farming industries of u
county and is we'll fitted to represent
that very important part of the county
His business ability is best proven
from the fact that during the war he
was in personal charge of the activi-
ties of the Bethlehem Steel Company
in this county. The memory OF his
former connection with the Board OF
Freeholders several years ago will no
doubt make his candidacy the point OF
attack by some of the contractor in