. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . ncement came from Wash-ington that Joseph S. Miner had Ijeen named by PresidentLincoln for the Postmastership of Bridgeton. vice GeorgeW. Johnson resigned. Quite a lively contest developed pre\ious to the mak-ing of this appointment. Daniel B. Thompson aimouncedhimself a candidate, and made an earnest effort to securethe office. Mr. Thompson had been postmaster of Bridge-ton under the administration of President James K. Polk,1845 to 1849. being then identified with the Democraticparty. When th
. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . ncement came from Wash-ington that Joseph S. Miner had Ijeen named by PresidentLincoln for the Postmastership of Bridgeton. vice GeorgeW. Johnson resigned. Quite a lively contest developed pre\ious to the mak-ing of this appointment. Daniel B. Thompson aimouncedhimself a candidate, and made an earnest effort to securethe office. Mr. Thompson had been postmaster of Bridge-ton under the administration of President James K. Polk,1845 to 1849. being then identified with the Democraticparty. When the war for tlie Lnion opened Daniel became a War Democrat, and finally a Republi-can. .\ man of strong convictions, prominent in theMethodist Episcopal Church, he had many warm friendswho zealously contributed time and influence toward his suc-cess. Among his friends was Charles E. Elmer, at that time•one of the most influential citizens of Bridgeton. Joseph was a young man of fine business capacitv. and an ac-ti\-e advocate of l\ei)ulilic;ui principles .-ind the Inion Daniel B. ThompsonJeremiah DuBois PROMINENT CITIZENS—lsr, S. MinerBenjamin T. BrightJoseph H. Elmer Robert C. NichoUJonathan Elmer 226 HISTORIC DAYS He also had many friends who labored earnestly for him. Hispetition addressed to His Excellency, Abraham Lincoln,President of the United States, was headed by the namesof Providence Ludlam, Lewis H. Dowdney, Jonathan El-mer, Robert C. Nichols, George W. Johnson, Henry , Jeremiah DuBois and many other leading citizens,to the number of 283. It was a powerful petition and car-ried much weight, composed as it was of representatives ofthe manufacturing and business interests of , the iniluence of Hon. Providence Ludlam, Senatorfrom Cumberland County, was paramount in the fight, andthrough his efforts largely Mr. Miner became appointment was one of Mr, Lincolns last officialacts; and had not been
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