The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04

p J. LYNCH, of New Castle, candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Congress from the Sixth District
is self-made and according to his old friends and
neighbors he has done good job.
Mr. Lynch years old, having heen Chester
County, Pennsylvania April 1874 He the youngest
of ten children five boys and five girls His father died when
he and half DID, leaving little The stoutheared
mother the hard struggle and when young Lynch had
reached the fifteen he had become the mothers strong
in her struggle with the world Young Lynchs first job
paid him the muncent of $3.50 per At the end Of
his first he turned his mother $4750 of his
ings He began life day aborer and not unfamiliar
the wheebarrow the shovel He learned work with
his hands to eat his bread in the sweat of his brow
Young Lynch early displayed the traits that had been his
heritage from father mother With fine courage he began
battle of e educating himself he could the OPP
porunes At early he secured place with the big
floral house of Dngee Conrad Co., at West Grove Pennsy
vana and but few until he had mastered the
business and of the and of this
mammoth business.
He early manifested interest in political affairs den
tfying himself with the Republican party. In 1904 he
delegate to the Republican national convention
Pennsylvania and due to the firm stand that he took
in meeting of the Pennsylvania delegation the night before
the Republican national convention assembled in 1904 that the
of Pennsylvania cast sody for Theodore Roosevelt
for the presidential nomination The Quay machine
against Roosevelt and the organization had been able
master solid delegation from that state is probably that
other than Roosevelt would have been the Repub
can presidential nominee that Lynch in the face of
years ago Mr. Lynch purchased large floral bust
in he City of Roses and since that time New Castle
has been his home. He is married and has two His
wife formerly was Miss Caroline Forkner.
the campaign of 1914 Mr. Lynch by accama
ton the Republican nomination for Congress the Sixth Dis
trc and although owing to the division in the party the
uaton looked like orlorn hope he went into the campaign
with the and enthusiasm that has
of his undertakings in fe He carried of the
and while he presented the Republican with great
and force he accorded other right to
differ from him in their honest political opinions never
guilty of utterance that might insult the most ardent
gressive or adherent of other parties.
AS result of this campaign he received votes than
Hugh TIL Miller the head of the ticket candidate for the
United States Senate and reduced Fny Gray plurality 1924
votes
He is well versed in the principles of his and is all
the earnest their advocacy that
his business interests such that the sting of
Democrat clnefflciency much the District
His personal character is above reproach person.
atty and power a speaker that he will do
bring about rousng Republican victory in the Dis
trc the coming fall than who could be put the
ticket.
For fifty years the Old District was repre-
sented by Republican in Congress- Unfortunately
this honorable record broken and fell into
the hands of the Democracy.
The question this campaign shall it put where
rghfuy belongs? Shall the Republicans of the District
again come into their own?
The in the District this Patrick
Lynch In 1914 with divided party he doing
than anyone expected His results surprising This
with the party substantially unity his nomination
but thing and that is in the fall of 1916 he will
the old District another fifty honorable and eff
cient Republican representation.