The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-10-24
AN UNTRUrHFur CHARGE.

The Mauch Chunk Gazette Of the 18th
inst, publishes the following untruth-
full charge against Harvey B. Smith the
Democratic candidate for Sheriff of this
county:
ZONE CAMPAIGN DoDGE.-Tt Is re-
ported by a prominent citizen Of Mauch
Chunk, who gives as his authority pro-
fessionai gentleman of LehightOn, that
MIR. Harvey B. Smith, of Wcatherly,
who is the Democratic candidate for
Sheriff of Carbon county, visited the
Lehighton Fair one day last week and
While there became somewhat damaged
mentally by too frequent collisions with
the cup that incbriates, not cheers.
The story goes that Mr.. Smith was I'm
company with an Andrew Jackassonian
Democrat who was introducing him to
various voters. Mr.. Smiths denoraliz-
alton became so complete during the
day that his friend, when asked is that
James Gallagher7' replied that it was.
Afterwards, when asked why he made
such an answer he is said to have re-
Piled that he was ashamed of Smith"
Mr., Smith arrived in Lehighton Oh
the i:07 a. m. train Thursday, the sth
inst, and took dinner with us, leaving
shortly after one o'clock for the fair
grounds. At that time he was strictly
free from the influence of liquor Of any
kind. We met Mr.. Smith again in the
evening when on his way to the l.. V.
depot, about 10 minutes before I o'clock,
and held a short conversation with him,
and most emphatically state that he,
Smith, at that time was in no way un-
der the influence of liquor As further
evidence of the gross injustice and un-
truthfulness of the above charge, we
append the following:
WEIssPoRT, Pa, Oct. 10, 's5.
EDITOR ADvocArE,-Sir The ac-
cusation of the Gazette, of last week.
that Mr.. H. 3. Smith, the Democratic
candidate for Sheriff, while at the Le-
hightou fair, was in an intoxicated con-
dition is untrue and unjust. During
said day, Oct. Sth, saw Mr.. Smith at
various times, and particularly in the
evening, and at no time did he appear
or seem to be intoxicated or unable to
behave himself as gentleman.
ANui0' W. w T. DIERN.
EAST WEIssPoRT, Pa, Oct. II, 'S5.
EDITOR ADVOCATE: The report be.
ing current that the Democratic candi
date for Sheriff, H. b. Smith, ESQ.
while in attendance, Thursday, Oct. i,
at the Carbon county fair was in an in
toxicated condition is unjust and un-
true from my personal knowledge. Dur.
ing said day | saw Smith at various
times on the ground, and at no time
was he or did lie appear to be in any
such condition. Truly yours,
FRANK l.. REFER.
WEIssPoRT, Pa, Oct. II, 'S5.
Mr.. EDlToR,-Sir: The editorial in
the Gazette of last week casting an i'm |
putation upon Mr.. II. e. Smith, that he |
was in drunken condition while at the
fair is manufactured out of the whole |
cloth and an untruth from beginning to
end. saw and talked with him during |
the day and evening and he was Mt no |
time drunk nor mbecoming in his ac- |
tions asa gentleman. Although Re-
publican, deem it my duty as matter |
OF justice to Mr.. Smith to deny such |
report. Very Respectfully yours,
q. 4. Horn.
We think it would he a graceful act
on the part of our esteemed cotempor- |
airy, the Gazette, TO retract the charge !