The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-09-23
Letter from Mauch Chunk.
Mauch Chunk, Sept. 81, 1877

Mauch Chunk, Sept. 81, 1876.
Mr.. EDITOR The world moves
and so do the inhabitants thereof, and
with US the majority of the more prom
inent ones appear to be moving in the
direction of Office. Such at least ap-
pears to be their goal (and by their"
| refer to the more prominent ones),
but how few will reach it | Every Gay
brings something new and the last
few days have been productive of the
names of several new aspirants to office.
Among others, Francis Stocker and
j. w. Raudenbush of Lehighton, are
prominently mentioned in connection
with the Sherlffalty, and Jerry Keiser,
of this place, is said to he held in re-
serve by some. Anything to beat
"Pap" Painter hence the Importance
attached by Democrats 10 the pending
nomination, knowing as they do that
none but the strongest possible n,mi-
nee can prevail against him. That
none but such will be nominated, you
may depend upon, as no more Is heard
of the parties previously mentioned in
connection with that Office which, as
tonishing as it may appear, is neverthe-
less fact. Paul Kresge's name for
example, is now scarcely ever heard,
while all are camOring for "strOng
ticket" This they'll get, no doubt
and elect it too, to believe the more
sanguine bloods in the Democratic
ranks.
AS there's lately been so much said
conceanng Brother Lynn, it may not
he amiss to speak few words in his
behalf. You know him, and so do !;
and so does nearly every Democrat in
the country. And if | were Brother
Lynn, and had been as faithfully doing
the bidcing of the party as he has,
during the last l2 or 10 years, ! should
consider them (tO use the mildest pos
sible term) very ungrateful were they
to euchre me out of nomination. He
deserves it, il any of his competitors do.
And SO far as intelligence is concerned,
/ should thlnk-but / had best say
nothing, lest | might offend some Of
you know what | mean 2 Joe is well
iNo't bli"l6lb ldob, anu
spells correctly, which some OF his com.
petitors-dang it, | came nigh max
ing another blunder | You under
stand what | meant to say, however,
don't you ? Well, "murder will out,
but it shan't leak out until after the 2d
day of October if | can prevent it, and
not then, unless the Convention by
their action shall be deserving a little
rdicule. ShOuld>this be the case, some
parties might be tempted to expose
photographic and photographic call
dang it here it is again, almost an
other slip Well, all they (ahd by
"they" mean his competitors) have
thus far "hatched against Mr.. Lynn is
a vague hint of his being a nom resi-
dent. Gracious ! A nonresident after
having lived with them II years, during
all of which time he's been engaged in
washing some of their dirty linen ! Or
do these ounces claim that, unless
man sticks to his domicile as a hatch
ing hen to her nest, he necessarily
must be resident. Pshaw And
such men aspire to judicial hUnOrs
True, during the summer months Mr..
Lynn's family (and part of the time he
hlnselD sojOurn at Freemansburg, but
what OF that? Have they not as good
a right to do this as others, whom Ousi-
ness pursuits or pleasure frequently
cause to absent themselves from home
for months at time ? sure they
would mt accuse Mr., Harry Packer of
being nun-resident, and yet that gems
tleman's official position requires his
almost daily presence at Perth Amboy,
But, they say, Mr.. Packer pays his tax
here. And so, say, does Mr.. Lynn.
and both of them probably do the same
thing elsewhere. Aud with this close
my argument with these very ass-tute
thinkers, as unfit aspirants to Judicial
honorS. But Mr.. Lynn may console
himself he is not the only party foul
y dealt with, as the worthy Major
Robert KlOtz appears to be similarly
situated. Pike cOunty-so at least 1t is
stated-showng a disposition to "go
back on him" which ii true, is very
naughty In Pike. But so it is and al
ways has been. Politicians are very
slippery creatures T; they are worse
than eelS, and therefore more difficult
to handle. But the major" under
stands his meter, and knowing that
Through tribuIation deep the way to
glory is" ETC., he will most certainly
persevere unto the end convinced that
"FainJ heart never yet won fair lady,"
Our friend Kemerer, 1 notice, has
been absent from the Prothonotary's
Office several days during the present
week. How cruel IL was on the part
of the Republican party-leaders to i'm
pose upon their nominees two
months campaign
En- passant, "a little noncense, now
and then" is said to be 'relshed by the
best of men," and whoever agrees in