The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26
VINO wu be Judge Haer.s sue

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The smoke Of the late political battle
having cleared Assay, our local polifci2ns
are beginning 10 prepare for the nsxt s;ras-
gse and are already TO be heard talking up
The merits offheir favoris candidzfes- AL
iuterszs censrr. in ihe fight fsr The Prrside-sf
Judeeship and The contest promises TO bs
ssSrisad and merry one yadge Bsers iefn
erpires January IA issz His s1ecessor
vii be elected In November ii. Boih par
ties win hold their neminsfing primaries
next yune. sbouf SIX months from date.
when The real battle wiA p-oozbly Be fought
Tse i.,d;c;sl district IS composed Of Bedford
and sone-ses csaBfies- Both claim 10 Be
entitled 70 the nominstio1 and both contain
numerous legal gentlemen Possessed oi Tie
requisite qualifications sho are Wiling 70
surrender their large and luca,ive practices
aid don the judicial ernine- Judge b.er,
q Denocrsr, having carried the ols,Ilci-
which Is naturally Repabsiesn By about S's0
nlsj0riiy, has inspired many OF his political
b-eshrsn With The belief that they could 90
The SANE. AT least. on the principle that
sbst man has done man can do, they are
xilling TO try Conclusions with a picked
brotlssr Of the opposite political belief
The followers Of Gen CoffrOlh, who have
u.rov.p thsir LOYALTY TO their chief in many
body contested battles. are saxio1s that be
sbouja enier the lists and Once more lead
,hera 10 victory. which they sssnre bin can
o,lx h attained under his skilled s1d ex-
perienoed guidance
The friends Of Nr. COfnosh's partner, Mr.
". II. Rappel. fOr years past have beea
so;utin9 70 him As the nexi Judge, and
ssoutlv maintain that IN him are TO be found
in a LANCER degree than in any Of ms iesAi
brethren Of the same political tAith, All me
requisites Of an able Judge.
The many friends Of John a. thl, ks.l-
are no, sloE OF backward in urgng nis
claims 10 the position, and insisting or hls
candidacy. Ii Is nos improbable that 1e VII
Be formidable competitor for she nonaina-
ton al The hands Of bis party
While interested fo.loSers earnestly argue
and talk up fhs goOd points Of 'iaeif respect
i've fsvoriies, Judge Bae-s friends look o.
silently listen, and broadly smile To inem
the talk Of nominating zDy DsnocFst 10 oe
Jad-e B.er's successor other than Judge
Baer himself Is the s5eerest n11sease, ana
indicates veakpes Of intellec4 on the part Of
tie ialksr, ard they quietly POINT
10 the record which Judge Basr has
made in the nine yesrs that be has occupied
the bench, cautiously produce an eitetlca
table Of 1851, The year in which Inc Ineee
carried the district over Hon John CessIla'
point significantly to the hgnres- siyiy SinE'
and snsiie again.
The Judge himself who i li,tle given 10
taking politics, does not appear 70 oe al az
exercised as to who his successor VIA oe,
bot il i currently reported that since the
lsie Democratic cyclone swepf over ne
country be has been 2ssiduOGsly engaged IN
saving wood. Il Is not likely that The Den
ocrsgic primaries viii occur without ihe
Judge knowing l.
Oniy Two csssors have been SHE'D 50 Tar,
On the Republican side Of the house IN
somerset county r. J. kooser aud Hon
A. J. Colborn are both oussPoken eandl-
date. and both have friends 1@alOusiy en-
listed in their cause. Runor has i, how
ever. that ere The robins pest sgzin another
Richmond viii o- in tie fed .so's- si'f=2r-
snoe will create fun fzsi and faT.oas- sew
erzl dark bOrses have been stabbed and are
beng czrfally grooned, and should me
rsce take On such an sspect as they hope
f,r. and il Is possible that ii might, they
vii be unblAnkeied al the proper tine and
started down the course By Their hsckeTs
wiih snch Win shst il viii pat some Of The
fsvoriies on their meitle 10 come iiTsi under
lie wire
Ia Bedford county, J. II. Longsnecker
and Alex King, Esq's- are announced czn-
didstss and there s strong probability that
they viii be joined BY Hon John Cessna
and Er-JudEs Hall before the race Is ended.
John II. Reynolds. ESQ Of Bedford, IS TIE
only Democrat Of that county whose nSu1s
hss been prominently mentioned as a can
didaie-
The fur vii commence to hy sfsr The
6-st rabb;t-snox falls, and there's fun lots o.
j. @ne2o-