The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-25
A GERMAN TICKET
GREAT SURPRISE AT THE
COUNTY SEAT YESTERDAY.
WOLL THROWS NASH OVERHEARD.
A Regular German Kite With an
Irish Tail-All South of the
Mountain Men on the Ticket.
Discord Reigns.

There Is waiIing and gnashing of teeth
in the Democratic ranks of Schuyll1ill
county to-day.
The German voters have tricked their
Irish colleagues and have made up ticket
with three of the four candidates Ger
mans, and all residents of that part of the
county south of the Broad mountain.
The ticket is:
For Judge, George j. Wadlinger, of
Pottsville
For Sheriff, Joseph VOL, of Pottsvil'e.
For Poor Director, Robert Ebling, OF
West Brunswick.
For Jury Commissioner, Jere. O'Donnel,
of ST. Clair.
The Democrats of Schuylkill county as
sembled in convention at Pottsville yester-
day morning at 1866 O'clock
p. M. Dunn, Esq, of Minersville, was
elected permanent chairman by acclama-
tion and thirteen vice presidents were
named.
After the appointment Of the committe Q
on resolutions an effort was made to pro-
ceed in the regular order of business, but a
request that the chair entertain nominations
for Judge was a signal for general up-
roar. Az least dozen men tried to secure
recognition from the chairman, who finally
entertained motion to adjourn The mo-
tion prevailed and the Nash delegates re-
ceived their first shock.
At l2:45 the convention was again called
| 70 40, II Al .ta
resolutions reported The resolutions were
of the usual order, condemning all Repub-
lican officeholders and everything Republi-
can, and lsuding all Democrats and their
acts.
Chairman Dunn evidently anticipated
trouble, for Immediately after the reading
of the resolutions he gave warning that he
would brook no interference with the work
of the convention and threatened ejectment
for all who failed to heed his warning.
Nominations were then made for Judge
Ashland went soidly for Nash and mat
tors went swimmingly for that candidate
until Mshanoy Citywas reached, when the
delegates from that place yelled "Wad-
linger" in one--two-three order. Miners
vile alse went for Nash, but Pottsville and
Shenandoah split. The latter place gave
Nash but four of her ten votes. He had
claimed all of them.
Wsdlinger was nominated on the follow
ing vote
1861
Nasn iolS1
The nominees for Sheriff were Frank P.
Langton, Ashland John T. Quinn, Msha-
noy City Joseph Woll, Pottsville Fred
Knapp, Ashland; John Stanton, Shenan-
doah. Krapp's name was subsequently,
withdrawn in favor of Lsngton.
Woll was nominated on the first ballot.
The vote was
Woll
Lanslon
quinn 1914
otdnlOns..' lZbl
The result was an incentive for com
plant that "Pottsville and the Dutch are
getting alp and Joseph Nichter was placed
in tho race for Poor Director to make the
ticket as much Pottsville's as possible.
There we're seven candidates. Ebling led
on the first ballot with 1859 votes. Len-
niger was sixth with but 32OI votes
Bergen was second in the race with ], 554
votes and Nichter third with 400 Ginley
and Kinney stood no show, having but
1914 and 356 votes, respectively. Thc
Germans we're the people
On the second ballot Ebling was nomi-
mated, he securing 8,72l votes. Nichter
was second with 1851.
The Germans appeared to he satisfied
with what they had secured and were in
different in regard to the Jury Commis.
sionership, for which six men we're named
On the first ballot O'Donnell secured
3 490 votes. Jere Toomey, of Shenan.
doah, was second with 1,547l and Jane.
Smith, OF Shenandoah, third with ,4374
On the second ballot O'Donnell wa.
nominated, receiving $40 votes. Smith
had bounded into second place with LIE
votes and Toomey was third with 64Sl.
CONVENTION ECHOES.
Democrats of Sehuylkill the eyes of the
people are on you to-day Chronicle
Where are they now ?
Those in position to know maintain
that Shenandoah delegation had been seen
after the close of the morning session. -
Journal. So Shenandoah got the Doodle
and the other towns the offices.
Cur Republican contemporaries have 6
hard time locating the Chronicle on the
judgeship. One asserts that we favored
Wadlinger and the other that we were fol
Nash, The fact is that we are for the man
that is nominated and he will be the man
that will be elected too Chroniele There
must have been a dense fog in the county
for several days past.