Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-22
POLITICS IN A MUDDLE.
Treachery Appears in the Demo-
cratic County Camp.
VIM. S. MCLEAN ALLOWS PERSONAL
FEELING TO OVERRIDE HIS
POLITICAL FAITH.

Rumors that VIM. S. Mclean would
work against the election of Judge Lynch
have been floating around during the
past month, and when the announce
ment was made on Thursday that he had
resigned from the State ticket it was
thought that he did so in order to carry
out his Intentions more openly The
statement that he had resigned proved
untrue, as State Chairman Kerr refused
to accept the resignation. 1t was then
believed that the reports of his animositv
to the head of the ticket were false. and
in an article upon Mr.. McLean's position
the Neaosdealer stated that he was work
ing for Lynch and the whole ticket.
This aroused the man who was nursing
his hatred in secret, and in card to the
Democratic party and the public he noti-
fies them that he is carrying knife for
one OF his colleagues on the ticket. His
card is as follows
The editorial in the Ne,csdealer of Saturday
is much mistaken in the statement that will
support Mr. Lynch for Judge. l cannot and
will not support him for reasons well known to
my friends and the good people generally of
Luzerne County. I sent my resignation as
deegate-at-large to the Constitutional Conven-
tion to the chairman of the State Committee
last Tuesday, assigning therein as my only rea-
son for resigning. my inability to support
Judge Lynch. ! sent it in because understood
that Mr.. Lynchs friends thought that ought
not to stay on the ticket and oppose him. The
chairman, Mr.. Kerr, who called at my office on
Wednesday last, refused to accept my resigna-
ton for two reasons, first, because my opposi-
tion to Mr.. Lynch was not a good reason for
my resigning; second, because my resignation
A. 4
for delegates-at-large to the Constitutional
Convention at quite heavy expense to the
State Committee. For these reasons of the
State Chairman, and particularly the latter,
did not insist on the acceptance of my resgna-
tion. / am Democrat always have been and
always will be, and am deeply interested in
the success of every man on the Democratic
ticket, State and County, except Mr.. Lynch
cannot support him, and no candid, honorable
man will find fault with me. l would not have
published this card if the Neacsdeater had not
placed me in a false position.
WILLIAM S. MCLEAN.
In the above Mr.. Mclean gives no
good reasons: for his ill-advised action.
1t has always been the custom among
Democrats that the will of the majority
shall rule, and the man who deviates
from it cannot consistently claim to be
Democrat Mr. Mclean has hundreds
of friends in Luzerne County They
will not follow him in the position he
has taken, and they regret that person
of his eminence and standing should
place himself in such a dishonorable
attitude to any candidate on the ticket
His opposition to Judge Lynch arises
from the fact that the latter defeated
Mclean for the iudgeship in 1879, when
Lynch was the candidate of the Green
back party. 1t was thought, however,
that this resentment was buried with
the other factional issues of the Luzerne
Democracy, especially as Mclean assist
ed the Judge in his Congressional aspira-
tions three years ago. Mr.. McLean's
alienation will harm no one more than
himself, and will have but little effect
upon the popular feeling in favor of the
election of John Lynch.