The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-09


time Democrats say of the Judge? A very
prominent one was interviewed by your
representative last week. He said, Let
any one tell me, if he can, what claims
Judge Pershing has on the Democracy of
this county for a nomination and election
TO any office, and 1 will tell him in return
the name of the next President. First of
all, he was brought here in 1872 by coterie
of disaffected lawyers, some of whom g.
now his most pronounced antagonists. He
was defeated for the Democratic nomina-
tion by ex.Judge Ryon, and then he first
showed his disposition to take any hind of
nomination that was lying around loose.
The Republicans left their nomination open
after Mr.. Pershing had been nominated by
the Labor Reform Convention, through
the intrigues of g. Ben johnson, editor of
the Monitor, at Tamsqua. To Mr.. john
son had been sent by Mr.. Pershing sup
plant letter, and he caught the prize.
While the Republicans did not formally
nominate him, they virtually did so by
naming no one else.
"Mr. Pershing was made Judge, and
has continued on the bench for these
twenty years, drawing $4,000 from the
state treasury for the service Quite
fortune, one would suppose. In 1892 Hon.
James B. Reilly was nominated for the
Judgeship, and Judge Pershing gladly,
willing gly and eagerly grasped the Republi-
can and Greenback nominations, and by
the aid of the solid Republican vote and
some Democrats, who would vote for Reilly
for anything but Judge, he was reelected.
This year he again sought the Republican
nomination and was defeated by District
Attorney Koch, the party evidently be-
lieving that it was good year to retire
Judge Pershing with his $4,000, and place
stop-cock on the independent judiciary
nonsense. So they put young, vigorous
man OF their own faith on the ticket and
sent Judge Pershing out to look for
nomination wherever he could find one.
The vote stood Koch, 1861 Pershing, 68i
Seltzer, 49,
1.-THE Judge is now after the only other
nomination that can be had this year, and
l, for one, do not believe he will get it.
For, look you, lives there one man in this
county who can point to one act or deed
that Judge Pershing has done for the
Democratic party during all of his twenty
years in Office in this county2 Has he
contributed snything2 With all the
patronage at his command has he ever
benefited single Democrat 2'
DISTRICT ATToRNEYsHIP.
Lawyers James Ryan and B. w. Cum
mings, Jr., have the field practically to
themselves for the Democratic nomination
If Ryan has made the several combinations
he is said to have made he may so overdo
the business as TO injure his chances. Both
Ryan and Cumming are popular and both
are hard at work creating sentiment for
themselves among the workers of the
party, and both are equally sanguine of
success. Whichever gets it will find our
candidate, j. II. James, Esq, formidable
opponent. Mr.. james was elected once
before, and he is stronger to-day than ever.
Many Republicans here expect to see him
win this year.
By the way, he is now in Minneapolis
with the rest of the Schuylkill county con-
tingent, Brumm, Wilhelm, Loseh, Koch,
Whitehouse, Shoener, Gressang, Lenker
and Scott A bet was made the other day
that both delegates Lenker and Scott
would vote for Blaine, Notwithstanding
the fact that they went to the convention as
Harrison men. We shall soon know all
about it,
Mr.. BLAIEE's RESIGNATION.
There was no little indignation among
stslwart Republicans last Saturday when
the fact that Mr. Blaine had resigned as
Secretary of State was posted on the
bulletin boards L heard more than one
member of the party condemning the
Premier's action, because they regarded
it as a treRcherous act.
III" said several, "Mr, Blaine had come
out openly IS a candidate three months
ago, instead of writing that letter Of dec