Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-05-26
BLOOD ON THE MOON.
THE LOCAL REPUBLTCANP POLITICIANS
TRYING TOFIx THEIKsLATEs.
Some Progress Made ON whit-Monday-
senigs sickness and Longcneckers Con,inc-
ment To the House Destroying Hopes of
Ben's Chances-Quay and McDeviit.

al am going to be delegate to tn o state
convention, myself" said the Honorable j.
Harvey Raymond, delegate-at large to the
free-and-easy gathering Of Republican
politicians in town yesterday, as he picked
his teeth in front of the County house after
supper.
"Ain't you mistaken, now?'' said the vel
vettongued Mentzer, in his soft and pcrsua-
sive manner, 'don't you mean you are going
to bo cdndidate?"
"well yes" said Harvey, with the character
istic smile Of great reformer; ''that may be
the way to say it. But If I am candidate
I'll get there
"And who are you for, Quay or McDevitt?"
asked the INTELLIaENcER reporter.
81 don't think either will be the nominee.
I'm looking for new man." said St Ray
mond with the air of statesman who had
shod dark horse just before he camo down
| TO the city.
Jack Fry, i'm his Sabbath perambulations
| Of the nine wards found dove, emblem of
gentleness, innocence and purity. He takes
| II as a sign of luck in the approaching con-
| test for solicitor. So when he turned the
| Ne,c Era corner on WhitMonday and saw
| six policemen i'm their new helmets he knew
they were there to demonstrate to their
| critics of that journal their efficiency In
keeping down the pavements and not to col
| lar him for not approving their bill Of costs
| He ran the gauntlet of the grumblers, bu,
| not without good deal of defamation.
AL Shenck and Judge Patterson have
been making a tour OF the county. The
| Judge refuses to talk politics, but like Mix,
Flaherty's owl he "keeps up a deal o
thinkin'." Shenck is greatly encouraged dur
ing the past week he went to church oi
Sunday night in a brand new q. A. r.
uniform: and he tramps the town in gun
shoes. His old enemy Levi Senscnig, i
still disabled he has good many poiti
clans with him, and the constabes and alder
| men who know that they can run up no bill
| which he will not approve are "fur i'm.
Fry il the ostensible candidate of all tbos
who want to trade on the northeastern town
ships, that he IL supposed TO carry in hi
| pocket and whenever any one finds that h
Is unable to use these districts for genera
purposes he will drop Fry. The NcW Er
faction, Lew Hartman and some remnants {
| Herr Smiths organization are his solid &C
horts. The least Objectionable candidate
, the three is Geo. a. Lane. He is the on
, | who may be last and may he first in the rae,
lie has gained sympathy by his demon
strated fitness, his pluck and his perseve
ance. There are several influential pol
, | ticians behind him but as the fight betwee
Shenck and Fry gets hotter there IL
chance Of the bottom dropping out of I'll
canvass Of either and of everything tumblin
2 in for Lane. lie is the slayer in this race.
@ Upper End Complications.
There are good many politicians, especial
|
in next years fight than this and who do n
j. want 10 take a hand now unless they ca
/, make for their future advantage Tho f.
q | that Harry Hippey wants to be sheriff, j.
10 | Stober state senator, Geo. II. Ranck, of Ne
| Holland, to be "a member of the House, Cla
Myers to be register, Steve Grissinger to
lr county treasurer, and lex Postmaster Ma
1t ! shall to be something or other disturbs 4
% | augurics no little.
4 For Recorder.
!. Lew Hartman and all tho intense Blai
10 men are putting In their best licks for Rel
d hold and while LongcnecSer remains sit
r. and Sensenig also, the Marietta champion
~ | friends grow more confident The st
~ warts, however, whom he fooled at Chical
" u are beginning to show their claws, and il
u becomes necessary they-will unite
10 Lehman to beat Renhold. Mentzcr and I
re | old Hog Ring are for Lehman and are me
ir confident of pulling him through.
"a For Jury Commissioner.
j. The announcement of A. G. Ilyus for ju
commissioner has come, as predicted in Ia
weeks forecast. He is slated TO win.
es suits Benz. +. Rowe aud the rest of tho
n might ~ well save their expenses.
X To Run the County Institutions.
a. At the proper time the two sets ofmanag
ye | will sit down in their back offices and p
0O | out the candidates for prison inspectors a
poor directors. Anybody can tell wi
kind OF weather we had yesterday W
more certainty than he can tell wl
n kind we will have tomorrow.
al | it does not take much of prophet now
~ foresee and predict that of the prison
- spector candidates the old members Of
q. board, Nissley and Doner, have the lea
ss Martin and Baer next For poor director
mt | Sensenig men prefer Allan a. Herr tor
h short term, and Shaeler and Strine for
nj | regular directors MentZcr is backing NJ
- kreider against Herr and inclines To B
20 baker and possibly Good for the oti
eu places.
For Delegates.
se There will be two full sets of candida
for delegates John ID. Skiles, of the city
lis one who is pretty certain to go through
is may be counted for McDevitt The Bea'
OF | fence-maker's stock has doomed. In an OF
ed square fight now he would beat McDev
ey He divides the Stalwarts now (; and has IN
in of the Blaine men with him, because Nj,
,s was always an outspoken anti-Blaine M
'9 If the NeW Era folks make still fight
Wy Quay delegates they can win; if they
n themselves be overmatched in strategy
preliminary skirmish OF the state convent
will be fought and won by McDevitt here
ly his own duDghill.
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