The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-01


in earnest one can only anticipate what
will happen from the signs thrown out now
and then by the wiseacres of the various
| parties, aud these wise1cres are very often the
most profoundly dumb and stupidcst creatures
in the Held. That know it.all and never.
know anything fellow who tells you what is
going to happen is as numerous as the cholera
in Mecca and almost as loathsome
One Of these fellows told me the other day
that William d. seltzer Esq, would be
nominated for Judge by the Republicans this
year, and then would be beaten at the polls
And all this in face of the historic fact that
when the people come to make a Judge in
Schuylkiu county hey have a habit of
voting very independently; so that scorning
the information Of the would. be prophet, you
may record it that no one knows how the cat
is going to jump this year no more than it
was known last year or years agone In the
language of the poet it may be said that
No can tell, sir,
Whether II will be some one else or Seltzer,
There is sure to b5 little hell, sir,
or your correspondent knows nothing about
the signs Of the time.
sELTZER Is IN EARNEST.
For the nomination on the Republican side
the bold Bismarck of the two cities has the
inside ira k No one is opposing Mr..
Seltzer, so far as heard from, except Mr.. 7.
H. B. Lyon, and while he is not candidate
whose judiciary aspirations are to be scorned-
while he is, in fact, formidable antagonist,
Brother Setter has the workers Of the party
with him, and if he is really in earnest he
will so pull the strings that he will have a
two thirds vote for the nomination. IF he
is really in earnest" l have written, because
there is occasionally expressed doubt about
Mr. Settlers earnestness, can put all doubt
at rest on that point. He is dreadhully in
earnest and if he should not get the nomina-
ton he will be the most disappointed man in
old Schuykill. Not day passes but brings
him encouraging news, and he is urged to
stay IN the field for all the fight is worth
Mr.. Seltz-rs withdrawing days are over, he
says, and he is now for himself in earnest.
wADLINGER vs. wEGDMAN.
On the other side of the house it is learned
thai George Wadlinger, Esq, is working like
a beaver to get the nomination, while Judge
Weidmans friends are lying low with the
expectation that the candidates for the other
offices will force the Judges nomination.
Ali the candidates for other offices, save
one, are said to be for Weidman, and they
will instruct their delegates to put him at the
head ol the ticket. The one candidate who
is accredited to be for Wadlinger is said to be
weakening in his choice, and he is expected
to be a Weidman advocate before the Exec
utive Committee meets.
This will leave Mr. Wadlinger lone
warrior in the battle; but backed by the
county organization, SO far as Chairman Litsch
can control of it, and this is so strong just
now that it cannot be discounted, Wadlinger
may capture the nomination in spite of all
the other ofice-seeRers in the field, and then
be will snap his fingers at the foemans
taunts He proved Il few years ago in 1891,
that he was much stronger in Democratic
convention than he was before the people,
and history may repeat itself,
Now if you can gather from anything
herein written whether it will be seltzer or
Lyon on the one side and Weidman OF
Wadliuger ON the other, you are welcome to
tell your moJher-in- law all about it,
BADLY FOOLED MAN.
One Of the first candidates to enter the
field for Controller was August Wachter, one
Of our present County Auditors. His first
name would be more appropriate if it were
April LIST than August, when it is cited to him
what his lawyer who is expected to run hi;
office if he is elected) should have told hin
before he inserted his cash in newspaper
announcements. Section second of the act
creating the Office reads 'No person holdin,
office under the United States OF this state, o.
in any city or county therein, shall b,
eligible to the office of County Controlle,
during his continuance in office as aforesaid
nor until one year thereafter and the Count!
Commissioners County Treasurer, Prothono
tary Register of Wills, Clerk of the Courts
Recorder Of Deeds, sheriff and Distric
Attorney, aud their chief clerks or deputies
shall be ineligible for twoyears to the office o
r County Controller, provided the said Con
troller shall always be eligible to re election
or appointment
This shelves Mr.. County Auditor Waohte
completely. l have all possible respect fol
Mr. Wacht i, aud he is to be pitied becaus
be did not take advice before announcing
himself, or because il he did, he was 8