The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-15


be over. August l4th is not too early, or too
late; it is just the right time to hold it and
Chairman Litsch will do well to see that it is
called for that day aud that it is held in old
Union Hall A careful diagnosis of the
question has resulted in finding out that that
date and that place will suit the majority of
the candidates and the rank and file of his
party, but as to day is fixed us the time for
fixing it before these lines are read by your
thousands Of readers some other date may be
settled upon and ali our conjectures may be
knocked into a cooked hat, so l will not
waste time and space over the matter; any
Monday after the 7th of August that is not
blue Monday.
A CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION.
Apropos of my remarks of the Office of
County Auditor last week l have been led to
look into the question whether the Office will
exist or not after the first Monday in January
next and give it as an opinion that being ere
ated by the State Constitution, article ID, sec
tion 1, which can only be amended by a vote
Of the people as provided by article lS, section
|, the people must elect three fgure-heads to
serve as Auditors. Their duties can, and
have been, taken away and will now mostly
devolve on the newly elected County Con-
troller, who will have to serve for nominal
salary for big work, while the Auditors will
get $500 each per year, which is big pay for
nominal or no work, thus entailing an
expense of 1850 in three years for doing
nothing. This will be money thrown away,
all on account of the fellows who tried to hog
it all by having their salaries increased far
beyond reason and the just deserts Of the Of
fees they pretend to fill. The Governor can.
not be blamed even a little bit for it. Two
| Democrats and one Republican will, there
fore, scoop in $4,50O in three years as the cost
of an attempt on the part of a set of fellows
who tried to scoop much larger sum by hav-
ing their salaries raised and were prevented
from SO doing by watchful Governor.
ROTATION IN OFFICE TICKET.
Since figuring on probable ticket, which
is pretty sure to be a popular one, the slate
for a rotation in Office ticket has undergone a
few changes. AS reconstructed, here it is;
For Judge, Mason Weidman, Pottsville.
For Treasurer, Ii. j. Muldoon, Shenan
doah.
For Prothonotary, s, c. Kirk, Pottsville.
For Recorder, Joseph &. Smith, Ashland.
For Register, Patrick Phillips, Pot,svilIe.
For Controller, p. NJ. Dunn, Minersyille.
For Commissioners James Leahy, G Der
ton, and franklin r. Webber of South Main
helm Township.
For Poor Director, Pierre Condor, Por
Carbon.
For County Auditors, John E Doyle, shen
andoah and Lewis W. Kopp, fremont.
For County Surveyor, Jacob Kershner, Tus
carora.
It will be noticed that Mr.. Kirk, who il
now in office, is placed on the rotation tick ct
this is because it has been ascertained that h'
deserves a second term on account Of his su
perior ability, general fitness past services fo
the party, never properly recognized, and be
cause he belongs to no ring. 2, Vi. Dunn
Esq, is named for Controller Notwithstanding
he withdrew the card that some fellow stuck
in the newspapers without first consulting
Mr. Dunn, because it has been ascertaineC
that if preferred this responsible position h,
will not decline it and for this place, of al
positions, the Office should seek the man, no
the man the office. Jos G. smith, Of Ash
land, is put on for Recorder although h
aspires to be Register. This is because h
would make good Recorder comes from
: good locality In framing the ticket and h
can easily be persuaded to substitute on
$500 office for another Lewis w. KopI
who is now a candidate for Poor Director wi
: readily accept nothiug-to-dn for three year
if it carries with it 81 500 and as he is likel
I to be distanced in the race for Poor DirectC
, he will consent to be salved down with a
q Authorship, So far as ability, location
n religion and nationality are concerned tn
: foregoing ticket will commend itself to Il
/. masses.
SET I'M UP IN THE OTHER ALLEY.
Il But the Democrats are proverbial for maj
g ing botches and it is more than likely thi
u the fellows whose names are not on the r.
o. ticket will com 5ine to spoil it in the co
vention If they do the Republicans W
have the grandest opportunity of their liv
= and they can go in and win with a ticket Ii
" the following
- For Judge, William d. Seltzer Pottsvil
For Treasurer David Whitehouse, Pot
Vile.
ye For Pr0thonotary, Frank Rentz, AshlaI
to For Recorder, Chas F. Allen, Tamaqua
OF For Register, Joseph Edwards St, Clair
&. For Controller Chas II. Hazard, Pot
VILE