Camden Daily Courier, October 17, 1882View transcription
THE PRIMARIES.
MORRIS HALLOCK SECURES A LARGE MAJORITY OF DELEGATES.
His Nomination on the First Ballot Assured—Contest in the Wards and Townships Described.
For months past the voters of Camden City and County have been discussing the claims of the two candidates who are well known and who are contesting for the County Collectorship. Morris Hallock, who is President of the Board of Freeholders, and ex-Mayor William H. Banks, of Gloucester City, are the aspirants.
Last night the Republican voters of the wards of Camden, the townships and the borough of Merchantville met for the purpose of electing three delegates each, to represent them in the County Convention, to be held at the Court House, on next Thursday at 2 P. M., to place in nomination a candidate for County Collector.
In the First, Second, Third, Seventh, Eighth wards, and in the townships of Haddon, Winslow and in Merchantville, the supporters made no fight whatever, there being but one set of delegates presented, and that being Mr. Hallock's.
Below we print the names of the delegates who were elected in the various wards and townships:
First Ward.—Charles Adams, E. S. King, Jonathan D. Watson.
In this ward Mr. Hallock had no opposition, electing his candidates unanimously.
Second Ward.—J. Willard Morgan, Benjamin F. Sweeten, Thomas Beatty.
Mr. Banks did not make any fight in this ward. Hallock electing his delegates without any opposition.
Third Ward.—Harry H. Franks, James Wilkinson, William Shedaker.
As in the two preceding wards, Mr. Banks did not place any ticket in the field in the Third.
Fourth Ward.—B. Frank Sutton, Benjamin M. Kellum, George W. Johnson.
Mr. Hallock's friends worked hard for their candidate in this ward, and succeeded in electing their candidate by about 200 majority.
Fifth Ward.—John D. Leckner, John R. McCabe, William Butts.
As predicted for weeks back by Mr. Banks' friends, they carried this ward by a large majority. Mr. Banks' delegates were elected over Wm. Shaw, William Day, and Solomon Clark, by a vote of 323 to 195, giving a majority to Banks of 128.
Sixth Ward.—Allen Wood, Joseph Hackney, James Massey.
The above delegates were elected by a vote of 70 to 18. They favor Hallock.
Seventh Ward.—John Stone, William Simpson, Stephen Walters.
Mr. Hallock elected the above named delegates without any opposition.
Eighth Ward.—William W. Smith, Jonas W. Brown, Peter Postles.
In the ward there was a contest between the old and new boards. The new board was recently elected when Robeson delegates were elected. The new board took their seats first and cast quite a number of votes before the old board made their appearance. The old board took their seats, but only succeeded in polling three votes, and they comprised the board. The Hallock delegates had a walk-over.
Morris Hallock Secures a Large Majority of Delegates.
His Nomination on the First Ballot Assured—Contest in the Wards and Townships Described.
For months past the voters of Camden City and County have been discussing the claims of the two candidates who are well known and who are contesting for the County Collectorship. Morris Hallock, who is President of the Board of Freeholders, and ex-Mayor William H. Banks, of Gloucester City, are the aspirants.
Last night the Republican voters of the wards of Camden, the townships and the borough of Merchantville met for the purpose of electing three delegates each, to represent them in the County Convention, to be held at the Court House, on next Thursday at 2 P. M., to place in nomination a candidate for County Collector.
In the First, Second, Third, Seventh, Eighth wards, and in the townships of Haddon, Winslow and in Merchantville, the supporters made no fight whatever, there being but one set of delegates presented, and that being Mr. Hallock's.
Below we print the names of the delegates who were elected in the various wards and townships:
First Ward.—Charles Adams, E. S. King, Jonathan D. Watson.
In this ward Mr. Hallock had no opposition, electing his candidates unanimously.
As predicted for weeks back by Mr. Banks' friends, they carried this ward by a large majority. Mr. Banks' delegates were elected over Wm. Shaw, William Day, and Solomon Clark, by a vote of 323 to 195, giving a majority to Banks of 128.
Sixth Ward.—Allen Wood, Joseph Hackney, James Massey.
The above delegates were elected by a vote of 70 to 18. They favor Hallock.
Seventh Ward.—John Stone, William Simpson, Stephen Walters.
Mr. Hallock elected the above named delegates without any opposition.
Eighth Ward.—William W. Smith, Jonas W. Brown, Peter Postles.
In the ward there was a contest between the old and new boards. The new board was recently elected when Robeson delegates were elected. The new board took their seats first and cast quite a number of votes before the old board made their appearance. The old board took their seats, but only succeeded in polling three votes, and they comprised the board. The Hallock delegates had a walk-over.
