The Republican., 1901-06-27
CANDIDATES GALORE.
The Republicans at the Convention
Next Week Will Find No
Dearth of Material
WITH WHICH TO FILL THE TICKET.
All Who Have Been Named for the Various
Ofices Are Good Men and the Ticket
Will Be Composed of Representative
Citizens.

AT the Republican County Conven
tion which is to meet in the opers
house here next week the represent
atives of the party who will be pres
ent as delegates from the various dis
tricts composing the county will have
no difficulty in finding candidates
for the several places on the ticket
The offices to be filled number nine
whilst the number of candidates in
the field, so far as known at least
number no less than thirty-one.
Whatever else can be said nearly
every person who has so far been
spoken of in connection with the
ticket to be nominated has numer,
Gus warm and staunch friends who
will stand by them in the convention
and put up stiff fight for them with
the hope of landing the nomination
Some of the gentlemen whose names
appear below have announced them
selves openly, whilst others are being
put forward by their friends.
Beginning with district No. the
Republicans haye as candidates the
following: Hon A. F. George, State
Senator; L. H. Friend, Sheriff.
District No. 2-Jacob s. Myers,
State Senator; Edward j. Frantz,
Sheriff; Messrs. Taylor Friend, John
T. Geary and Andrew J. Fike, Coun-
ty Commissioners; Nathan L. Selby,
D. X, Herring and j. George Kolb,
members of the House of Delegates.
District No. Sin this district a
number of gentlemen have been spo-
ken of in connection with the several
places on the ticket notably the Leg
islative portion Of it. So far as
learned, however, no one is an
avowed candidate.
District No. 4-Dr. H. N. Kemp has
been mentioned as possibility in
connection with the House of Dele
gates; Henry Barnard, Esq, is favor
ably spoken of as candidate for
County Commissioner.
District No. 5-The present State
Senator, DR.. R. A. Ravenscroft, will
no doubt have his home district with
out opposition. County Treasurer
Lohr is again a candidate for the Of
flee.
District No. 6-The situation in
Sang Run is badly mixed and it
would require the services of score
of Philadelphia lawyers to straighten
out the tangles. w. A. Maffett is a
candidate for Sheriff; Ezra b. Haug-
er and Nimrod Glotfelty want to be
County Commissioners, while Mer-
chant E. A. Weimer is out for the
House of Delegates.
District No. Capt. James A.
Hayden is making it interesting in
his district for Senatorial honors
Andrew Shartzer will accept the
Sheriffalty, and Edwin E. Friend
would like to be Register of Wills.
District No. S-Capt. James w.
White is candidate for State Sena-
tor. Opposing him is Elliott G. Har-
yey for House of Delegates. George
w. Ward, Register of Wills.
District No. 9-Hon. Patrick E.
Finzel is having no opposition in his
district for the nomination as mem
Der of the House of Delegates. He
has already served one term and also
at the extra session and has a good
record
District No. 10-William H. Jun
kins, ESQ.,, for Sheriff, and E. w.
Kelso, Esq, will accept denomination
for the position he now holds, County
Commissioner. The Office has been
filled exceptionally we'll by him.
District No. 11-County Surveyor
Franklin P. Green is the only candi.
date who will be put forward.
District No. 12-No candidates.
District No. 13-No candidates.
District No. 14-Mr. Chas. A. Ash.
by, member of the Oldest and the
pioneer family of this section of the
State, comes before the people as g
candidate for the House of Delegates
He is opposed by Attorney Julius G
Renninger. Mr.. James w. White i:
a candidate for County Treasurer.
This, we believe, completes the list
of those aspiring for office. The fight
to control delegations, SO far at least
with but one or two exceptions, has
been carried on in a friendly way
The primaries on Saturday will eff
fectually settle the matter.