New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-30
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS. g..
HARTRANrT POPULAR AT THE MINES.

HARTRANFT POPULAR AT THE MINES.
rNFLaTIoN QUITE DEAD ~ THE COAL REGIONS
Stall ISSUES ALMOST FORGOTTEN IN THE GREAT
COUNTY OF LUzERNE-uOT FiGH apvEH COUNTY
oFFICEas-CoL. PIoLLETs SPEECH.
lBY TELEGRAPH FROM STAFF CORRESPONDENT Oh ihh
TRBUsEl
WuKESnARRE, Penn, Oct. o. The heavy
inHation which the Democratic managers are
exrecing In the coal regions shows sns OF appear
ing on election day All the miners In The anthracite
fields at work, are making good wages, ana cary
nothing about the sofmoncy agitation No indication
can be observed OF a breaking down OF party hn's,
on account OF the questions brought into poihes.
Most OF the nfsousts but they are at the
eano time Republicans, and will vote their party ticket
large majority Of the miners Democrats, and VIII
vote for Pershng for no other reason man tat ne N
the party candidate In Inzernc County tDefe mas peeh
scarcely anything that could be called canvass NO
mass meetings have been held and the local gatherings
have been few IN number and sparsely attended III IL
were not for the struggle for the county officers the vote
would be unusually lgt, and il IL, 1t will rot be
nearly "a heavy rs usual at gnbenaorai elections
Besides the regular Republican and Democratic county
tickets there is Prohibition Icke and Labor Reform
ticket ia field. The latter is intended to draw OH
part Of the Welsh vote
In the suabble and bargaining over the local Offices
the State contest is almost lost sght OF an unfortunate
condition ~ atars for Inc Democrats This IL one o
their stTon hods and with organization and enthusiasm
they could give ershing 5000 majority The CHAIRMAN
Of their Committee only counts on from 1000 To looo
which, strange to say IL lower estimate than inc ke
pubcans make Last year Latta's majority was l6Sl'
Altogether the outlook In hs tho third county in pop-
E,i0n in the state IL not favorable for Pcrshing Gov
IIartranft is personally popular among the Miners and
his sending troops the county TO qucll their laWes
ness lat spring docs to have prudiced them
agiinst him. The temperance movement Is remarkably
strong in some portions OF the county, and VIII pol
about 500 votcs but il cast that many last year. u Is
not a. in many counties political! force lkcy 10
derange all calculations
Col Pioet spoke here last night and closes his cant
yass tomorrow al Tunkhsnnock. People who, rom
reading the Rcprbical organs, expected to hear rant
ingiomaaguc style OF man. were disappointed
His stvic OF speaking quiet and arsuuentaIyc ana hS
apearanr. that of intelligent wctodO farmer, ac-
customai 20 taking part in public affairs lie talks
mainly un the Treasury question, Maintaining tLat
there ought rigid scrutiny OF the securities III the
treasury and that whenever the peoples money IL loaned
out 10 BANKERS the interest belongs to the STATE just az
much as the principal Col. Pollets views on finance
are not as muided as Judge Pcrshings He Ia
thorough greenback man, wants legal tenders issued IN
place OF all National bank notes proposes 10 make them
receivable tor dues and does not believe ia X-
ing any time resumption. in short, he Ii great
aiInirer OF Ito Drindio dollar"