The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-18

N HITH the new Judge,
N Hon Mason Wci1man,
confirmed and commits
stoned, new court
cior and permanent
se tiWtave appointed, the
e7-@~ new Orphans Court bin
killed beyond reconsideration, and the crimi-
nal court doors closed for the month un-
usually early, everything hereabouts is as
quiet as a cemetery and the town has drawn
itself within itself rs it were, and gone into
q state Of coma until something else happens
to wakeu it up Nothing is therefore,
talked of but the prospective county tickets
to he placed in the field this year for row
Offices Every officer on the hill, except that
of Sheriff, is to be filed next fall and we
have also to elect new Judge. 1t is over
early yet to speculate as to the competitors
for the seat on the Bench, but candidates for
the other Offices are cropping out so fast that
to keep up with the procession mention must
be made of some of them.
In your town the name of Benjamin r.
Severn is prominent for the Office of Com
missioner, and that of Charles d. Arter of
fremont is also named for the same office
Either one of these gentlemen would make a
good official and as only one of them can be
elected it is hoped that they will make their
fight in the Republican convention and there
let it drop. With either Arter or Severn in
the Commissioners Office the taxpayers will
be protected as both are good business men
and would carry their capabilities into the
office.
4 SCRAMBLE FOR TREASURER.
For County Treasurer, besides Michael
Duffy of Minersville, the orator, and George
Fomer, of Shenandoah, long distance
runner for the place, shenandoah presents
Senator Monaghan and Pottsville will pre-
sent Alexander Faust, he of the wallpaper
syndicate. If Aleck goes into the fight it
will not be any grist to FOlmer's mill, and
| the old fight of three years ago will be
opened again and fought over Senator
Monaghans candidacy is likely to mix things
considerably He comes into the field a
clean. cut and suitable competitor TO win
with, and if he stays in to the finish he will
be able to name the winner. Mr.. Faust is
eally not determined to run Yet, but he is
seriously thinking it over, and whether he
goes in to win for himself or not he will be
an important factor in the fight. He has
some enemies to punish and may have a
friend to reward. If I was a candidate for
Office think / would cultivate Mr.. Fausts
good graces. When he goes for a fellow he
jumps in with both of his No. 10 shoes.
SOME OTHER PLACES.
For the Prothonouarys office Mr.. Kirk is
likely to succeed himself He has no serious
opposition, unless we except Mr. Jos. II.
Nchter, who is now studying the writ die
tionary night and day so that he can pass a
civil service examination on the names OF
process, such as subpoena duces teClm spiritas
termenti, hoky-poky ice cream liberator,
electra. Ii he successfully passes his exami-
vention, Mr.. Kirk may as well stay out OF
the race, because when Nichter once throws
his good right arm with fist full of Doodle
| into the ring look out for break ers.
Sincerely, Joe would make popular Pro
thonotary. He would have liquid refresh
ments on tap all the time, and with Andrew
Schwarze, the Hungarian hustler, as chief
deputy there would be no necessity to have
any camphor around the files of papers and
dockets to keep the moths away. The only
thing against his chances, besides the other
candidates Messrs Kirk and Mike Brennan
is the fact that he lives in Bismark Settlers
ward, the Southeast, where also are domicied
Judge Weidman and Clerk TOole, who also
want to grace the Democratic ticket this fall
Mr. Seltzer may be on the Republican ticket
as candidate against Judge Weidman, and if
| Toole is nominated for clerk, what office will
the convention give to Shenandoah and the
rest of that vast Democratic territory north
of the mountain, except, perhaps, Treasurer
and Poor Director if Mr. Nichter is going to
scoop in the chief clerkship of the civil
courts? Now this matter is becoming a very
serious one and should not be lost sight Of fol
| moment.
The Register Recorder and other contests
are lost sight Off or swallowed up by the
others over which there is likely to be more
of a scramble. N.
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