The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-03-15
THE REORGANIZATION.
A Correspondents Version Of the
Late Caucuses,

Late Oaucuse5.
EDITOR HEAALD Under the caption OF |
"Shenandosh's new Trouble" a correspon-
dent to the Pottsville Republican tries to
show how three members of the Citizens |
party attempted to turn the town over to
the old water company, the electric railway |
and "the gang" Now we will look 1T II |
other side of the question. The trouble |
commenced soon after the water committee |
was appointed by Council. Who COM
posed said committee2 Messrs Betteridge, |
Scheify, Gable Lamb, james and Wurm.
This committee would give little or no m
formation to several member of Council |
On January 7th, Lamb presented resolu-
tion for the signatures of the members of
Council, endorsing ali the committee had
done apd was going to do, although they
gave little information az to wuAJ nd
been done, and none as to the cost of water
works, AS may be supposed some mem
bers refused to sign the resolutions Be-
fore this Mr.. James, in visiting Richard
Amour, then Chief of Police, and who
was sick, stated to the Chief that all the
old police would be retained But on a
visit after the resolutions we're presented
he said it was not quite sure that the Chief
would get his place again, because his
brother, E. w. Amour, had refused to
sign the resolutions Who attended the
caucus that was giving out offices at this
date The water committee, ScheiFy er-
cepted This committee, composed of three
Citizens and two Democrats, had lnid plans
for deal and was proceeding to carry, il
out At the ward convention Wurm was
out OF it, but the deal went ahead. 1t had
already been stated that Holman and
Amour ,oould not be in it. At the reor-
j ganizstion of Council, when questioned by
Amour on this point, Messrs. James and
Lamb made no answer. The article states
that onSFebfuary 20.h Lamb asked Amour
to come into caucus. What Lamb said,
was, "We will have caucus early next
week, so that we can understand each
other" Lamb met Holman the same
evening and asked him to come
to caucus. Holman answered,
When you are ready, send for me and 1
will come" Lamb met Hopkins the same
evening, bat never said word about eau
Gus to him, Holman was never sent for,
neither was Amour or Hopkins. On the
22d of February Lamb met Amour and
said we will not have caucus until
right up to the reorganization" Now why
was it put Off Because they were con
summating their deal. There were already
FIVE Citizens and two Democrats in it, and
a third Democrat had been approached, so
that when the meeting would be held the
claims of Holman, Hopkins and Amour
would be ignored. They would be COM
PEELED to submit to the other five Citizens;
for if they kicked there were three to take
their places and they would be out. 1t had
been decided that r. Amour and d. j.
Oonners should be put of the police force
Hopkins having been asked to make
stand against Conners positively refused to
do 80. To prove that a deal had been made
by Lamb, James and others, take the eau.
Gus held on the night OF February 29.h
(the night after the alleged caucus at the
SchelAy house Who attended il2 Lamb,
James, Gable, Van Dusen, Stout, Better
idge, Coskley and Mcclure. Could these
/
If there was not previous understandings
l think not2 The same parties held an
other meeting on March I'd, when Bet
teridge and Gable we're sent TO the ScheiAy
house TO attend Democratic meeting Bette
ridge because he was Democrat and the lat
ter because he voted with the Democrats at
the previous Organization of Council in
1891, to see if Holmsn Hopkins and Amour
we're there. In thi, they we're disappointed,
for the three they we're looking for were Al
their respective homes. On the night of
the reorganization Amour was asked to go
and see james and get the matter fixed up.
He refused to do so. Hopkins likewise
refused when he heard of it few moments
later, which action was endorsed by Hol-
man. The correspondent no doubt wishes
to raise Lamb, james & Co., to the
heavens in the estimation of the people. l
think if the people consider the matter
they will see that because Lamb & Co.
could not have the ruling Of the party they
we're prepared to give nearly ali the Offices
to the opposition, and then attempt to put
| the blame on others. l would call the
| correspondents attention to the fact that
Lamb has been drawing from the pu bic
test the salary of treasurer of the School
Board for two years past, 1t has been
asserted by Lamb that Holman, Amour
and Hopkins would not say what they
wsnted. If they had been called to the
caucus he could have found out, they hay-
ing greed and signed paper naming the
peers ns they would vote for, viz; For
1 or -identr f. H Hopkins secretary, f. @,
Reese OF j. S. Williams treasurer, H. f,
! BradIgsn or ; solicitor, j. ii.
Pomeroyi supervisor, David Evans, E,
Hughes or George Ayrosi and the old
police force 10 be retained.
OBSERVER.
/ "Baby Ruth GaVOtte."