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Elizabeth C. Verga

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Albert S. Woodruff

Albert Smith Woodruff Jr., born in 1886 in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, was a notable figure in Camden's legal and political circles.

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David Baird, Jr.

David Baird Jr. was born in Camden NJ on October 18, 1881. His father, David Baird Sr. , was one of Camden's leading citizens for well over 50 years, an important man both in the business and political life of Camden, Camden County, and South Jersey.

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Camden Courier-Post, May 12, 1934 — Wible Seeks Post Held by 'Cy' Harris
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Wible Seeks Post Held by 'Cy' Harris

In the May 1934 Republican primary, John L. Wible ran for Twelfth Ward county committeeman on David Baird Jr.'s "Regular Republican" ticket, seeking to unseat "Cy" Harris, who was running for an eighth term.

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Newspaper article 'Richards Opens Camden Quarters', Camden Courier-Post, May 2, 1934
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Richards Opens Camden Quarters

State Senator Emerson L. Richards opened his Camden campaign headquarters for the Republican nomination for governor in the Hotel Walt Whitman building, with Jack Weinberg supervising the campaign and naming a committee of 50 business and professional men.

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Banquet to Honor John S. M'Taggart, Camden Courier-Post, March 10, 1934, with a portrait of the patrolman
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Banquet to Honor John S. M'Taggart

A testimonial dinner will be tendered Patrolman John S. McTaggart, well known member of the Camden police force, at the Sixth Ward Republican Club. He is particularly popular in the Sixth ward, where he distributes food and clothing to the poor.

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Horse Trading - 1933-06-30
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Baird, Stokes Lash Richards Ambitions And 'Horse Trading'

Dinner to Reesman and Mrs. Verga Packs Whitman Local Delegates Get High Praise Ex-Governor Denounces Roosevelt Program, Hits Inflation By Ransloe Boone Bitter criticism of the "horse trading" of the Legislature and the gubernatorial aspirations of Senate President Emerson L.Richards, were coupled with appeals for party loyalty and praise for Camden county's leaders at a dinner of the Camden County Republican Committee in Hotel Walt Whitman last night.

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Newspaper clipping: Young G.O.P. to Dine County Party Chiefs
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Young G.O.P. to Dine County Party Chiefs

County Republican leaders were to be guests of the Young Republicans of Camden County at a July 14, 1932 dinner at the Lotus Restaurant, 517 Market Street, celebrating completion of the Young Republicans' membership drive; plans were made at Republican Headquarters, Broadway and Stevens Street.

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Baird to Address Hebrew League

David Baird, Jr., Republican nominee for governor, will make his final appearance in the current election campaign Monday night, in his "own home town," when he will address a monster rally at the Hebrew Republican League, at the Talmud Torah, 621 Kaighn Avenue.

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