The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-01

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week and said although he was not offered the
Bench positively, he was led to believe that
he could have it if he wanted i. Mr..
Reilly concluded not to take it but to stick TO
the position to which he had been elected by
a handsome majority and thereby please his
constituents Mr.. Reilly is thoughtful and
level-headed He is taking no chances Of
defeat next fall and he now adds another
leaf to his popularity.
HAnd now, to wit February 2sth, 1893,
Mason Weidman Esq, is grooned and
brought to the front to compete with the Re-
publican racer R. II. Koch, Esq. Weidman
is Democrat with Independent tendencies
when a man is nominated for Judge like Mr.
Reilly was twice who he ,Weidman) can't
stomach. Mr. Reilly never had Weidman's
support for Judge and Mr. Reilly. way down
in his No boots thinks the appointment
belongs to a Republican lawyer of ability
Therefore he with majority of his fellow
citizens, would hail Mr.. Koch's appoin ment
with favor because as political move it
would be a brilliant one Thousands of citi-
zens are of the same opinion. But a small
coterie of corporation Democratic attorneys
are pushing Weidman. Yesterday they cir
culated petition in his behalf Corporation
Counsel Sam Kaercher carried around the
paper. He didn't get many Names about q
dozen, it is said. This is the crowd who
oppose Koch so bitterly, and every time he
shows his head they try to hit They are
envious of Koch because be is able and hon
est and they have circulated that he would
be controlled by such men rs Whitehouse,
Henning, et al. They compose the galaxy
of light weight who never could stomach the
many successes at the Bar achieved by
Whitehouse and Henning and they want to
throw every obstacle in their way, even going
so far as to pack the Bench with men of their
own class.
NOW THIS rs WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
Against Mr.. Weidman we have nothing to
say. He may be appointed to be Judge and he
will be entitled to my respect and yours
But just so sure as he is he win be defeated
Weidman is a 24Olb. avoirdupois gentleman.
If he weighed a ton it wouldn't matter if he
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are those at the Bar who think he does. He
is championed by Sam Kaercher, Guy Far.
quhar, and two or three Others while Koch
has over forty lawyers back of him, twenty.
three of them Democrats, and growing
sentiment that our Bench is entitled to one
Republican Judge This sentiment has taken
hold of Democrats everywhere as well as
Republicans, and if Weidman is appointed
Koch will be elected next November Besides
if Wedman is appointed, Wadlinger will
beat him in the convention and his career as
Judge will wind up on the first Monday OF
next January.
In addition to this the Orphans Court bill
will be killed and the new County of Halle
created Our county will be gerrymaudered
into Republican Congressional district and
we shall soon have new deal all around
"Once more for the cigars, as it were. And
Sam DeTurk's eloquent appeal against the
new county he is making in Harrisburg to-
day will be fruitess. Think of Sam De.
Turk as Schuylkill eounty's orator against
the new county. Oh, shades of F. W. Hughes
and Lin Bartholomew
| Look out for breakers. N.