The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-10
POI IT'S IN POLITICS.

-ES-Trcasurer John Turnbach and
DR.. II. B. Fruitare discussed as Luzerne
county possibilities for the Democratic
Congressional nomination IN the Elev-
enth district. Gecrge b. Markle is will
X Ing to go to Congress whenever the Re-
publican nomination in his district be-
comes Of any value.
The Democratic committee of the
Seventh Luzcrnel i Jack ckawanna Legisla-
tive district met or Saturday at Scran-
ton and elected Henry w. Lee and
Wendell McClay, S6soth claimed as anti.
Randall men, as delegates to the State
Convention Lse is solid for Wallace.
A resolution Eas adopted hldorsing
Judge Stanley Woodward for Congress
from the Twelflk district. The Demo
Gratis Of the Seeerd Legislative district
have already ind3rsed Judge Wood
ward.
The Democratic committee of the
Sixth Legislative district of Luzerne and
Lackawanna counties is split into Ran
6aail and anti-RaRdall factions. The
chairman, Randall cnan, called meet
ing far Saturday lasL, at Scranton, to
elee delegates to the State Conyention,
but the anti+EeEDall wing met on Tues.
day, ia answer to k2dll Soy several mem.
bers, eRd elected set of delegates.
just as the Randall cara mttcemen were
about TO meet an Saturday the other
faction taek Possession of the room in
the st. CAGr9es Hotel. Then the Ran
dali men adjourned TO another room and
elected L. f. Bewitt. Thomas Cosgrove
and NJ. Il. S&nSo as delegates. Blewitt
had also been sAected by the other fac.
tion. the other swo delegates chosen on
Tuesday being Frank A. Beamlsh and
John J. Fahey.
The name Of 5ames i. Beaver is
on the Republican slate for Governor.
1t was written by Matthew Stanley
Quay some time last year. The letters
ARE very bold and distinct. They are
read and understood by every wide.
awake politician in the State. The
name Of Matthew Stanley Quay is on
the same slate fer United States Sena-
tor. u MAS YtitteH by the same hand
and at the sasas tiese. JAe writing is
not so legible as in the either ease Mr..
Cooper. Mr.. Grow, and = number of
Others appear to be unable to make it
out. But the letters will come out mere
clearly %fta the progress OF events.
With Beaver elected. aad a Republican
majority la Tie Legislature, the charac-
ters which forR the name of Quay win
be as easily diSeeIpible as are now those
which form the uame of Beaver. Other
gentlemen may 90 ahead eheerfully a
few months longer under the impression
that they are candidates for the Senate.
But 1t is all an innocent delusion, which
they will meekly surrender when the
time comes. Mr.. Quay does not think
1t at all wise to intrust subordinate
with the distribution of the patronage
which he has no doubt will promptly
proceed under Republican Admins.
tration, beginning at II o'clock on
March 1, 1889, and ending only when
the last Democrat in the Federal service
has been duly replaced by faithful
Republican,
The conviction that Gen. James A.
Beaver viii be nominated for Governor
by the Republicans of this State, not
withstandiDg his known weaknesses,
has stirred up the Democrats to an in,
tsrest in the approaching contest. The
The Republican Convention VIII be held
in june. 1t will also select candidates
for Lieutenant-G Auditor>Gen
eral, and Secretary of Internal Affairs.
The contest for these places will be a
sort Of 0 scrub race between several
candidates. For Lientenant-G Governor,
former State Senator Davis of Bradford
county, iIajor A. f. MontOoth Of Pitts.
burgh. Amos Z. Mylan of Lancaster,
and President pro TEN. Of the State SEN
E3S George Handy Sislth are candidates