The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-06-03
some POLITICS

Candidates for Public Place are Grooming
Themselves for the Coming Conventions.
A Resume OF the Field.
The defeat of Ben KuutE for Assem-.
bly, last fall by Hon. w. + Biery had
the effect of very considerably un-
settling the plans and policy Of the
Republican party IN little Carbon. It
had been predicted that Kuntzs cleo.
ton would mean a CONTINGENCY Of
success that had come to the party
through the elestiOn of Sheriff Joseph
Webb and Clerk of Courts Watkins the
year before when the Democratic party
was at loggerheads, but in this cor.
temptation as in ssme others the trite
old saying that "the best laid plans OF
man and mice oft gang aglee" was ence
more beautifully exemplihed. Had
Kuntz been elected the Republican
party would have clear sailing next
fall and 1t is not unlikely that another
high handed, clustering, blowing CAM
paign would have been witnessed By
the intelligent voters of Carbon county,
notwithstanding that they have long
tired of this style of campaigning. In
the usual presumptious, grab-all man
ner, the convention that nominRted
Democratic convention. The set back
given last fall, however, will perhaps
dHmpen this ardOr from reappearancs
The defeat OF the party then resulted
in new county organization, Dreis-
bach, who had long and faithfully
served his party as its chairman, felt
constrained to retire with fond hopes
blasted, and in his place George
Mortimer Davis, of LaAsfOrd, whe was
defeated four years ago bY Judge
Seidle, for associate judge, was elected
to succeed him. There we're goodly
number OF Republicans i'll the lower
end who were not much pleased at
this, but they only smiled and bit q
little harder on their lips TO hide their
chargrin. Horace Heydt was con
tlnued as secretary of the party orRani-
zation. But Notwithstanding that
dark clouds seem lowering near there
are many aspiring patriots willing to
risk the uncertainties of political war
for \ chance at public place.
Associate Judge heads the list and
the only name that we have thus far
heard in this connection is that OF w.
X. Stroh, OF Mauch Chunk. Win is
young in years, yet he is an adept in
political manipulation as many q one
can tell. He is about as lively Re
publican as Carbon county holds with
in her borders, and it is said that he
has shaped more than one county Re-
publican ticket for nomination. There
Is another name, however, that was
talked of four years ago when George
Davis of Lansford, was nominated. h
is John Seaboldt, of Lehighton. Mr..
Seaboldt was a Blaine elector eight
Ia fg
not obnoxious, party man and Is fire.
quently consulted by the higher party
leaders in matters OF organization.
After this comes county treasurer.
In this end of the county there is only
one candidate, Levi Horn, Of Franklin.
1t will be remembered that Levi hus-
tied for this job once before, three
years ago, when Jim I. Mulhearn, OF
Lansford, the best hearted Democrat
IN the county, put him on the shelf
Levi has not lost hope, however, of
handling the cash of Carbon county
for the next three years, and he is said
TO be mixing his war paint for the
coming contest. OF course Levi may
meet, and in fact must expect some
opposition. "Pop" Mcdaniel, OF Packer
ton, is going to try his luck at the
drawing and is said to be already
hguring up the result.
County Commissioner aspiriants
don't seem to swarm so thick down
here. Only one name has been promi.
nently mentioned-Milton Setter, of
Franklin, the home of Levi Horn.
Should Levi fall by the way side, Setter
Will push his claims as stalWart, and
OF course expects to be rewarded for
past services. Another name men
toned during the past few days how
ever, is that of Squire Meyer, of TOwa-
mensing.
Register and Recorder HaAdwerk
goes about his business in his usual
quiet, pleasant way, contemplating
spending another three years in office.
1t looks as If Jimmy would have no op-
position for fifth term In his own
party. The malignant attack on
Jimmy's business character by the
Lansford Record dent seem TO have
weakened him in his party. or course
there IS some opposition to the fifth
term, but it don't crop out very far in
the face of Handwerk's popularity.
Inc game is young yet" and IL wont
be long before party warrors all over
the county will be looking up their
trump cards and counting their tricks.
From time to time we will keep Our
readers posted of the manipulation Of
the game in the camps Of both parties.
1t will be our aim to give a truthful
version of the political doings without
malice or evil contemplation. We are
here to give the news.