The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-03-07
THE NEW COUNCIL WILL BE
ORGANIZED TONIGHT.
WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE ?
All States Balancing on the Police
Force in Which There Will
Undoubtedly be Some
Changes.

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@ iR ~ publican citizens. Per
+ %S haps they gave vent to
VT some forcible expres
sions when they read the names on the re-
ported states to which the paper gave pub
LEGATION.
Perhaps some of our younger R publ
can citizens kicked, too
Why shouldn't they2
What excuse can there be for the Demo-
cratic party swallowing all the leading
offices in the town when the itizens' party
has a majority of the Councilmen2
The members of Council elected by the
Citizens party, upon the reorganization,
will be Messrs Lamb, James, Gable, Van
Dusor, Holman, Hopkins, Stout and
Anour-S.
The Democratic members will be Messrs.
Phalen, Coakley, Mcclure, Devers,
Betteridge and Gallagher. Independent
Scheify.
Now why has there been SO much inter-
est centered upon the organization of
Council this arand why is it the Citizens
members of Council have not met and
made slate for the organization without
bringing all official borough business to a
practical stand still2 1t is because one
man who struggles for fame as leader in
local politics gave notice before election
and last primaries that certain member
of the Citizens party would not be in
caucus with him. This is the simple truth.
After the election it was discovered that
the man who had received the dirty kick
was the eighth man and the Citizens party
members could not organize as a Citizens
party without him. Rather than with
draw his declaration this would-be dictator
at once set about to secure the assistance of
Democratic members. Other members of
the Citizens party became disgusted with
this mans actions and refused to enter the
caucuses arranged by him, or those with
whom he wished to make a compact. Then
it became necessary for the would-be die
tstor to secure three Democrats and the
latter of course, demanded the lion share.
This is why the Democratic ''slates" con-
structed by members of the Citizens plrty
have become circulated.
This would-be dictator's policy in the or
ganIzstion has been on par with his policy
in the water question When he once puts
his mind upon thing he must makeit go at
all hazards. He got it it in his head that
the borough should have a water company
and he pushed the project regardless of all
consequences-he would listen to no offers
of compromise and would not stop to con-
slider the consequences .of law suits. MOI
THE people want water works Of their
own and zoe will give them water works"
1t is too bad that man once so much re-
speeted in this borough should become SO
headstrong and reckless.
Here we dnd him determined to carry
out his declaration against the member Of
his party. and find him giving the Demo-
Gratis all the important offices. All for
what To carry out his determination, for
police force, and to down the gang"
Such dictatorship is deserving of con-
tempt.
Since the publication of the slate in
the HERALD Saturday all kinds of rumors
have tnkeu wings and are darting here and
there with lightning rapidty, Many peo-
pie who believed that the "slaen with t.
}, James at its head would be the victori-
GUS one have since changed their minds
and say that it is broken.
The people are surrounded by total
darkness so far as the organization is con-
cerned. No one will venture to predict a
''slate' now, much less attempt to name
the neR corps Of borough officials and it
may be safely assumed that no one will