The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-07-31
Entercd at the Lehiehton post-oiiice as
Second Class Mail Matter.
xfth c0re : EssIoNAL prsTR1CT


A special despatch to the Philadelphia
Times dated Hazleton, July u, says;
The Luzerne part of this Congressional
district met in convention here to-day.
Charles Scbutter was chairman and
Edward Turnbach secretary, with Chas.
McHugh as NJ. Buckalew's spokesman
on the hoor The only contest of inn
poitance in the convention was whether
the confcrrees should be for Mr.. Bucka-
lew or for Storm or Klotz. Storm and
Klotz had iudiciously kept in political
ambush and pushed to the front Michael
Cassidy, of Mauch Chunk. 1t was
well known that the delegates were for
Buckalew, and the object of the opposi-
tiou was to lure delegates to Cassidy by
pretending that he wanted the confer
rces aud that they were not sought for
Klotz or Storm. The fruitful DR.. Fruit
who nurses his wrath to keep it warm
for Mr.. Buckalew, announced himself
candidate and appealed to home pride
lie got few delegates from Buckalew
Even after the most desperate effort:
Of the otz-Fruit-Storm people Mr.
Buekalew had a majority of three in the
convention. This was discovered in the
morning on a test vote. After the con
vention adjourned the Buckalew oppos
ition met and agreed that they would bt
beaten and would bolt the convention
After dinner the convention nominated
Mr.. Buckalew and gave him the righ
to select his own conferrees. Then the
- opposition bolted the convention anC
attempted to set up one of their own.
The real trouble in the convention
was the Doodle of the rivals and thu
hatred of DIR. Fruit for Mr.. Buckalew
The anti-Buckalew faction are carrying
out the same programme in the tigh
that was adopted two years ago by Cor
man, who bolted the convention in tn,
same manner and contested Mr.. Prict
at Stroudsburg, but was beaten.
delegate, A. b. Bogert, who ATTENDED
the convention to-day made affidavit
here that he was approached by Pro
thonotary Esser, of Mauch Chunk, an,
offered fifteen dollars to vote for Cassi
cy. Other similar instances are allege,
and rulnors are afioat that legal pro
cecdings will be instituted against thos
WHO so HaSrantly violated the law b
purchasing delegates.
BoGERT's AFFIDAVIT.
Luzerne County, IS.
a. B. Bogert being duly sworn salt
that he lives in Huntington Township
Luzerne county, Pa, that be attende
the Democratic Congressional conver
tion in and for the Luzerne County POI
tion of the Eleventh Congressional di.
trict NJ llazleton, July 9th, 1886, as
delegate; that a man to deponent III
known, but said to be Michael Brady
offered him fifteen (Sl5) dollars to vot
for Michael Cassidy for Congress; tha
drponent refusing to consider said pror
osition. another man named George w
Esscr. came to this deponent and IT
newed the offer, and particularly sal
''the money will be forthcoming, an
offered to leave the money with MI
Amann, of Hazleton; that deponer
gave the proposition no consideratio
whatever, and returned to the conver
tion from which these parties had calle
him." A. b. BuGERT.
Sworn and subscribed before me thi
9th day of July, A. D., 1885.
CuAs. SCHUTTER, j. p.
DID NOT OFFER MONEY TO DELEGATES
To the editor of the Times:
The article in your paper of to-day i
reference to my approaching A. b. Bog
ert or amy other delegate at Hazleto
yesterday in the interest of Cassidy an
offering him or any other delegate fl
teen dollars or any money is absolutel
false in every particular An aflidav
has been filed with the Democratic con
mittee here to that effect.
GEORGE W. EssER.
MArcH CHUNK, July 2S.