The Penn's Grove record., 1923-11-02
GENERAL ELECTION
NEXT TUESDAY


The political campaign, drawing to
a close will go down in history as one
of the most remarkable in the history
of Salem County politics. The great
est interest Is IN the contest 1of lhe
office of Sheriff.
William I. Mifflin, of Salem, VINO
was Sheriff in 1870, won the Ike
publican nomination at the primary Oy
So majority over George w. brown
who has been under sheriff under Mf;
Mifflin and the present Sheriff, Alfred
X. Brandriff.
Mr.. Browns many Jealous trlends
persuaded him to run as an lndepen-
dent candidate as many believe ne can
beat Mr.. Mifflin. Of course the Dem
ocrats are delighted at two Republl-
can candidates running and eNpecI
their candidate, Robert w. hldd' le
win, altho it is stated that MI. Brown
has many Democratic friends.
J. Gilbert Borton, a former County
Freeholder from Woodstown-Plles-
grove, is the Republican candidate 1ol
State Senator. He was a leader while
a Freeholder, is president OF the
Broad of Agriculture and the County
Chamber OF Commerce. There IS con-
siderable dissatisfaction in the way
his nomination was brought about oy
a few leaders, and there was con-
test at the primary election.
His opponent is Leon Robbins, a
farmer in Pilesgrove Township, was
brought into political prominence last
fall when he carried the Republican
Township of Pilesgrove against Wm.
H. Reeves, the successor Of Mr.. BOZ
tonton. With a general apathy and
division in the Republican ranks and a
Jealous union of Democrats the con-
test between Mr.. Borton and Mr.. ROD
bins is expected to be closer than for
many years.
In Upper Penns Neck Township a
Freebooter is to be elected to succeed
John NJ. Weldon, a supervisor at the
Powder Works, who has held the
office for the term of three years.
For six years there was strong
Republican Club in Cameys Point,
which had the support of the DUPONT
Company, but it finally went to pieces
last year.
The turning down Of Col. 7. Cole
man dupont last year in Delaware, the
failure of the Republicans to put an
embargo on dyes as recommended by
President Wilson and the attempt OF
Harding and Coolidge's administra-
tion to get the German dyes patents
from the Chemical Foundation, by
long and expensive law suit, mas
dampened the political ardor Of du-
Pont officials.
It has been rumored that the law
firm of Secretary of State Charles l..
Hughes have been employed by Ger
man interests, hence the suit against
those who are developing the dye IN
dustry.
officials Iessened, there is more free
dom of action in this region.
Theodore Kern, a former Council
man of Woodbury., who has lived in
Cameys Point eight years, has the
Democratic nomination for Freeholder
against Mr. Weldon and is making an
active canvass with much more en-
couragement than the party has had
in recent years.
In Penns Grove. Jere H. Long, IS
the Democratic nOHIillee iOI 4hoN VI
He is at present a Councilman and
member of the Board of Education
and held term as Councilman several
years ago. He is one of the firm of
Long & Holton, general merchants.
His opponent is Charles Werner, an
agent for the Prudential Life lnsur-
ance Company, who has been here
seven years
The Democratic candidates for
Council are Robert NJ. Walker, Ed
ward H. Keen, Jr., and Charles P,
Kidd, all old native residents.
There opponents are John Parish,
news dealer, A. U. Welch, dentist, and
George H. Elkinton, who was a for
mer Councilman and Mayor.
There is more apathy and division
in the Republicans than for years and
there is more unity of action among
the Democrats than in years past.
The trend of sentiment seems to be
most favored to the Democrats, who
use to have a majority in the Town
ship and Borough until the arrival of
more Republicans than Democrats
when the war boom came.