The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
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POLITICS.

A Few Matters for the Attention Of Voters.
The citizens of LehightOn will do
well to elect DR.. j. O.. Zern burgess OF
this town. The next year many i'm
provements are to be made; streets are
to be graded, a hose house is to be
built, better street illumination is to
be considered for all parts of the town,
new streets may be opened and many
other things of Importance will come
up that will require careful attention.
1t is we'll then that the burgess should
be q man of intelligence and experience
that these improvements can be fur
thered. DR.. Zern will fill the bill quite
Rcceptably to all our people. He has
no ak to grind. All will be treated
right aud the interests of the whole
town will be carefully looked after by
him, with special favors to none. This
town needs this sort of man for
burgess.
For town councilmen. The First
Ward have placed before the voters
such honest men as Ezra Newhart,
Godfrey Frantz and Jacob Bibighaus.
These men are pledged to all the inter
ests of Lehighton with no special priv
ileges and with no ak to grind. The
voters should elect them, they are
worthy. All are owners of property
and have long residence. For school
directors, Richard Koons and John
Hottenstein. Both will be elected.
In the Second Ward John Obert and
o. A. Clauss have been nominated for
school directors. We believe that If
elected in this Republican ward, that
they will be a credit to the school
board.
In the Third Ward Joseph lsaman is
the candidate for councilman. His
election is assured. For school direc-
tors Nj. o. Bryan and Ed Schmidt are
on the ticket and although there is a
little scheme on foot to knock out Mr..
Schmidt, he will nevertheless be elect
ed aud some days the fellows who are
in this game will get their medicine.
For tax collector there is honest Ma
than Heilman, who was crippled some
few years ago. He is hustling against
William Schadle,t the Republican. He'll
man is making a great effort to get
thar. but must keep his eyes open for
"tricks."
Peter Helm is against Philip Vert
man for overseer of the poor. Mr..
Helm has served several terms of poor
director and filed the bill to a L. He
will be e-elected.
For borough auditor James e. ch is a
candidate for reelection. Jim made a
good official and will be elected.
In the Second Ward the Democrats
have no candidate for councilman, Mr..
rrexler having refused to stand for
this office. His name is on the ticket,
but he is telling his friends not to vote
for him. NJ. o. kuntz is the only can
didate and he will be elected. Marvin
is a first-class young man and he will
make good public official
In the First Ward only is there any
kind of a fight and that is for council.
man. Ben kuntZ is candidate against
Ezra Newhart Kuntz will leave moth.
ing unturned to score a point. He
wants to be looked after! Our expo.
sure of this man is still fresh in the
minds of our people. Not single one
of our many accusations we're ever de.
MED. We understand that he is now
making his deals to secure his own
elections. One of them is to throw out
all Democrats and put Republicans in
their place; another one, so il is said
is TO sit down on the Fire Company
and reorganize it with his own mater
ial. John Seaboldt and j. L. Gable
don't pray by Kuntz, so they will not
be In it. Sammy Gilham is to be made
secretary for his fealty to the cause,
although to catch a couple of unsus-
peeting Democrats they are promising
the Office to a young Democrat. For
market clerk, we understand, William
Watson, of the Press, is slated. He
stuck to Kuntz and of course Kunt2
must stand by him and help him out.
Supervisor, some say, that this may 20
to "Our Jonathan" Kistler, of the Third
ward, providing he wants it Many may
wonder at this, but Ben is sly enough
TO keep on the good side of fellow
With "Yona's" Staunch CD Democracy.
For borough police there is quite a
rub. Ed Raworth, who has been doing
all the dirty work for several years
past for fifty cents a day and night, is
to be removed because he couldn't
strain his conscience to vote for Kuntz
for Assembly. Before that Ed was
alright and one of the formers pets.
He can't use him now and must make
room for some one more worthy OF
Ben's influence. Some say that 1t will
go to Benz Harp, though it is hard to
tell. But what if Kuntz is defeated I
Oh, well, that will spoil the whole game,
DuL ben Is putnng Tor all he Is worth.
He made speech at the railroad meet.
ing several weeks ago, and Sammy
thinks that this made him point or
two stronger. Then, too. he has sud
denly championed the new court house
for Lehighton, and this should bring
him some support. 1t takes some
brains to figure out these schemes, and
TO make the people forget that Ben is
. Asquealer, but it is doubtful whether
they will vote for him. Since the eX-
posure of his many tricks he has fallen
Of In popular esteem, and it looks very
much as if the First Ward people
would severely rebuke him again. We
say sincerely that he Is not the man
FOR this office, and If by chance, he
should be elected 1t will be the regret
Of all our people, Defeat him, and
elect a man who is without private
spites and preiudicas To satisfy