Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-18
HARTMAN AND MENTZER.
TO nm Tas RIVAL UANDiDArks FOR
PR0rH0s0rARY xsxr SPRING.
The Reason sam Matt Fridy Dropped Oas or
The F'sht-The Candidates For some OF
The Remaining Onices In tho B,g
Year And Their Pro.p~cta

Tns Fseht-The Candidates For some OF
The Remaining On,ces In tho ZIG
Year And Their Pro.pcc,s
Although the Republican primary electio
will not be held until next A pril or NAV car
dIdates for the several big Offices are airead
stirring about and endeavoring 10 hx theI
friends In the several townships. Tho cor
test for prothonotary will be ono Of the mos
exciting In the history OF the Republica
party. IL looked for q whilea as IL Lew Har
man and Sam Matt Fridy would be tho riva
candidates for the Office Each had IL ono tern
and II was Fridy's declaration that he woul,
DO q candidate that induced Lew Hartman {,
announce himself also ~ a candidate. Fridy
may have been honest I'm his intentions to
run again for the Office, but he In not now IL
the field. He was forced out through tn,
detection OF sOme of his strongest friends
| who are for Hartman, because Hartman was
for Stehman, first, last and all the time in
the last campaign. Without Hartman, Steh.
man could not have pulled through. He
knows It His friends know It. While
Stehman's friends would like to see Matt
Fridy In some position they cannot and will
not go back on Hartman.
Naturally enough the political enemies of
candidate to put against him. A number
were approached, among them Samuel Sc l.
domridge, one Of the solid men of the a rm-
ers' bank. Mr.. Seldomridge positively re.
fused to go into any contest for q county
Office. John w Mentzer, 1t appears, was the
committee OF one appointed to look for can
didate, and after mature reflection, he con-
cluded that as he could not get strong can.
didate, he would initiate Boss Kelly, of New
York, and run himself for the office. He
broached the matter TO a few OF his confiden-
tal political friends and they seemed TO think
that It was just the thing. He has been
sounding his friends all over the county and
he says he has received encouragement
enough TO warrant his being candidate
MENTzER A HARD WORKER.
Mentzer is hard worker and good organ
izer, but IL he wants to beat Hartman it will
take harder work than he ever did before
Levi Sensenig hates Mentzer and he will do
anything in the world to beat him. All the
combinations that Levi makes will have but
one object In view-the defeat Of M entzer. As
TO perquisites received from county offices,
Mentzer and Hartman are about square.
While 1t Is true that Hartman was protho.
notary, Mentzer was prison keeper in the
years ago, and not so many at that when the
keeper received 80 much per meal for con-
victs and buns and those were the days
when county auditors did not interfere with
the pleasant pastime of magistrates commit
ting from 20 to 100 buns per day.
When Mentzer gets fairly started In the
campaign look out for some Of his famous
''gardunes" He will have special artist at
work. to show up the rascality OF Lewis
friends and In return the honest voter will
be told by Levi, how Quay tried to corrupt
them by the use of thousands of dollars sent
into the county on the eve of the last primary
election.
Nothing new has developed lately in the
sherif's contest The leading candidates
will be Deputy Hippey, Abe Keller and John
Sides Columbia will not ask anything but
Hippey, and the vote Of that borough will go
to whatever combination Hippey makes, and
twill go solid.
THE FIGHT FOR REGISTER.
For register the leading candidates will be
Geyer, OF the Franklin house. formerly of
Warwick, and City Treasurer Myers Levi
will be put in box If both these candidates
remain in the field. He is personal friend
Of Geyer, and was for him the last time, but
many OF Myers political friends are also
Lewis friends, and it will be hard for him to
maksoaschoice between the two. Efforts will
be made to switch Myers to the quarter ses-
sions office. Between the two offices there is
comparatively little difference, az to emolu-
ments, at the end of the term.
Candidates for the winning Offices arc M
merous but as to several of them, the other
candidates have not yet been announced.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Commissioner Myers may or may not be a
candidate for reelection. He is ready to re-
sign tomorrow II his administration of the
office Of commissioner has not been satisfac.
tory, and he might be induced to take only
one more term-just to finish the jail-pro-
viding the erection is begun in his present
term.
"Vode for Stahmy on my aggound" Ginrich
wants a second term, and II hard work will
get it he will turn up ali right. He has at
this time the support OF the aldermen and
constables, because he has been ready at all
times to pay them their just dues.
Al. Worth, of Colerain, will be strong
candidate, but II he does not get in one of
the combinations he will he short. Christ
Stoner's friend, A. w. Harnish, of Peauea,
would like to be commissioner, and he
could fill one OF the easy chairs in that office
very comfortably. Hewill make a fight to
get in one of the rings. Either will suit
no difference.
CLERK OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
John ID. Clinton will come up smiling for
the quarter sessions clerkship, as he has for
the past 20 years. He has strong personal
following, but he has never been able to get
in combination. II either one of the fac
tions would take him he would be made
easily. The only strong candidate thus far
named is Potts, of Strasburg. John Sollen-
berger, OF Leacock, who ran for register
three years ago and who disguised many of
his friends by Withdrawing on the eve of the
candidate for this office. He would prefer to
run for register, but he will hurt Geyer, and
il he can be induced to run for quarter ses
sions he will be strong candidate for that
office.
JUDGE EBERLY.
Adam Eberly and his friends are ready to
make terms with and of the candidates who
will be for Adam j. Eberly for Judge of the
orphans court in 1890. There are number
OF other attorneys who would also like to be
Judge, but they are afraid of Adams great
political strength and the Shoeneck states
man may have the field to himself.
This is the last whack for the big Off ces,
under the fee system. With 1890 the county
will be one of the second class, and the offi.
GERS will be salaried, and that is the reason
why so many will be candidates this year.
Under the salary bill requiring the personal
attention of the elected officer (proyiding
the law Is strictly enforced) number OF
those who will be candidates this year, would
not be competent to discharge the duties of
the offices to which they aspire.
Prosperity of the South.
The material prosperity which the South