The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-08-14
Our WGiSSDOrt Scribe" Speaks.


Henry Christman, of the Fort Ale
House, has erected Fairbanks standar
scale on his premises, We undeIstan
that Henry proposes going in the COS
business sometime in the near future
Our young friend Aaron Snyder. 0
town, will give q complimentary suppe
to lis fellow wheelsmen, at the L. 5
Hotel, Tanaqua, on Sunday. Partie
from Postsyille, Hazlelop, Slatinctol
and about ten men from town vii! b.
present.
1t is reported here that Frank p
Semmol, of Lehighton, has promise,
the delegates of that place in the inter
est of Michael Cassidy, And now tn,
question that agitates the Hind Of th,
average Democratic statesmen Of thi.
place is; Can Frank deliver th,
''goods?'
Among our Oldest residents here We
notice Samuel Welsh, who moved tc
Weissport with his family sometime
during the year 1874. Mr.. Welsh was
born in Lehigh county, August %, 1919,
and is a miller by trade, but after locat-
ing here he commenced to work at The
carpenterng business, which trade he
has followed more or less ever since,
Mr. Welsh has filled the Office of con
stable very acceptably to our citizens
for the past FIVE or six years,
There is q rumor current in this
section to the effect that the lower end
Democracy will make efforts to secure
the congressional conferees for Hon,
R0b't. Klo;z, of Mauch Chunk. The
idea seems to prevail pretty generally
amongst our politicians that in case of
split Elotz would make a very formida-
bic candidate with splendid chances ola
walking off with the nomination. As
a second choice, however, they would
endorse Buckalew, believing that with
his experience of State affairs, he would
represent the eleventh congressional
district to the satisfaction of the people,
The Prohibitionists will open the
campaign in this place Saturday even
ing' by grand temperance meeting in
the public square. The meeting will be
addressed bv Frominent speakers. Ap
pearances indicate that the cold water
people propose working things lively for
the two grand old parties. Well so
mote it be. On the 10Th instant they
nominated a ticket and after the
election there viii only be few more
disappointed aspiring Prohibitionists
that is all, nothing more, nothing less,
and the affairs of the county will have
to move along as best they can until the
next election.
Senator Wallace las exhibited some
Of his Old time fire in the announcement
OF his views on some Of the most i'm |
portant issues Of the day, The Wallace
boom is spreading rapidly and by the
lime the State convention meets at
we hope that it shall have
reached such proportions as will make |
his nomination unanimous. Senator |
Wallace is spoken of thusly by n Ke-
publican exchange: "ThGra is Just this |
% be said abont the now well-dafned |
project to secure the Democratic nolni-
cation for Governor for Senator Wallace
that the State needs man of his |
weight, character and ability in its
councils is certain" The above coming
rom Republican headquarters speaks
we'll for the Pennsylvania statesman. !
But what will Beaver say? Such ex-
oressions by the Republican press are
not likely to bring about the ''vindica-
ion" which Beavers friends so much /
lesire
The Democratic county convention |
will conyere at NTauch Chunk. some
line soon, and il is to be hoped that |
When they do, only such persons will
De nominated as will prove able and |
efficient officials in event of their cleo
ion. This nominating men simply be-
'ause it is their turn, or because at
sometime or other they have done a
little dirty work. for the leaders, is
'ayinS the very least, absurd, contempt
bic in the cXtrrme.an it is to be hoped |
hat the better judgment of the delegates
viii preYai! at the coming convention.
When men are put in nomination for
'fllce because they are the right men
or the right place, and not because it
$ their turn, then politics will become
EXALTED and good men need not be
acrIliced by either party, for the sake
II taYorIng 2 few nOndescYip,s who
ispire to political elevation. Whsn will
uch an event come to passe Just so
oon as the delegates elected, to repre-
mt each district, town nr borough make
lp their minds to the full Importance
II their positions, and go to the con-
'enlioR with the determination not to
N''N'NN NI'il III lHt StlttilOn OF
heir man or men, by SO self-stylcd
eaders or bosses.
TIN Thursday night the Evangelical
association closed their camp meeting
Exercises, which were undoubtedly the
most successful ever hcld in this valley.
With the exception Of one or two days |
heweatler was fine and as consequence
1r5e crowds found tbeir way there every
lay and at night the assembage was
.reatly augmented by visitors from the
towns and villages, sun
ay was The principal day, and from
arly morning until the shades of night
ommenced easting their fantastic
hadows around us, s,yisitors kept coming
n by the wagon loads until the assem-
lage numbered at least one thousand.
here is no telling h6w much good
'ouid be the result of this weeks camp
ut if all the people who were there
'pnt with tIa ilpa pf l,ir.r ,,.-,l, e..