The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-03

rather Harrison disatfeetion, does not take
hold. All but a few disgruntled, disap-
pointed and fault finding kickers fly the
Harrison flag and will carry it to the front.
Blaine continues to have their respect, but
Harrison is their choice. A prominent
legal light Of the party expressed himself
to your correspondent yesterday in words
like these II am of opinion that all
this effort to stampede the convention for
Mr.. Blaine will fzzle out or the first day
Of the gathering at Minneapolis, and 1 will
be very much surprised if President Har-
rison is not unanimously nominated On the
coming of the 18th inst. Since Blsine's
letter of declinstion there has been a
steady crystaliz ttion of the masses in behalf
OF Harrison, and it is now too late for the
New York kfekers to succeed in their at
tempts to defeat him with the Plumed
knight. Depend on it, Mr.. Harrison will
be the nominee and his own successor. he
has made an excellent President, and the
people know it. 1 believe he will receive a
large Democratic vote as against Cleve-
land, or any other man the Democracy
may name"
THE CONTEST FOR UDGE.
But your readers are more particularly
interested in learning the latest about local
politics since the presidential outcome seems
to be settled. must confess that since my
last letter nothing hss transpired of more
than ordinary moment, and all that can
now be written is gossip and the news that
comes in occasionally from different dis
tricts in the instslment way. Yet, ss a
straw indicates the direction of the wind,
so these little wavelets of news, - they drift
in, may show how the tide of the political
sea GIBBS and flows as we progress towards
the day of election. n
The contest for the judgeship on the Dem.
ocratic side will be between Hon. John W.
Ryon and Judge @, L. Pershing, with the
chances at present in favor of Mr.. Ryon;
and it is becoming q matter of quiet re.
mark that IS the time of the convention
draws nearer Mr.. Ryon will gather more
and more strength, and unless Judge Per-
shing develops al unexpected following
north of the mountain he will be distanced
in the race, as Mr.. Ryon is at present the
almost unanimous choice of the lower sec
t on. There is daily more talk of retiring
Judge Pershing heard on the streets and in
the places where such questions are mainly I
discussed. 1t Is not 80 much his age that is
urged against him as both he and Mr.. Ryon |
seen sixty.seYen umme's and Ms
many winters, but almost every member Of
the bar has his grievances and will begin
to air them in time. He has, of course,
strong friends at the bar who will work
hard for him, but there are many who are
strong OF influence who are sharpening
their ~tomahawks and sealping knives, and
are in for his political death, and of these
are lawyers of both political parties who
have always been his warmest adherents.
the other hand, Mr.. Ryon is popular
with all the lawyers. They admire him
every day more and more as the Nestor of
The bar. When his workers turn in to
delegates look out for the name of
Blu the candidate of the Republican
party, X. I'll. Koch, Esq, has the advantage
n the race. He and his friends are not idle
.hese balmy spring days, and the popularity
ne demonstrated in the District Attorney
contest is increasing: His advantage lies in
fact that he was an early bird in the
ace The sun is shining and he is har-
'esting his hay in "a lively manner. Now
md hen you meet a Republican who says,
oh, Koch cannot make it," but they are
lot the hewers of wood and drawers OF
water They are of those few who. still
tick to that tsllaoy of an independent
judiciary That business has got its
Iuietus' There are many who voted for it
the last time last fall.
1t was the nomination of Mr.. Koch that
'etired the independent Judiciary move
nentsfrem business. Having done so, he
vii ask his party's unanimous support and
lis friends claim many Democrats will
lock to his aid. They say, "Give us a
'oung man for a good, strong race" 1t is
DING to be a dandy hRht betwean M