The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-21
THE POLITICAL POT.

The Philadelphia Times says "the article
Of politics put up by Mr.. Hines has always
been questionable and shady, as he ap-
| peals to the worst element and puts into
service all the arts Of the demagOgue. John
| Leisenring, the Upper Lehigh coal opera.
| tor, is the Republican candidate this year.
He will conduct clean campaign. Tho
Luzerne district gave Mr.. Hines |, 462 ma
iority two years ago over Mr.. Foster in a
total vote Of 81, O36 but lie will not come
anywhere near that mark this rear if he
succeeds in gaining a majority at all. Mr..
Leisenring is already down to hard work,
and has the advantage of an excellent or
ganization secured during his contest for
the nomination"
"Billy" Hines ID sly. He is slipping in
and out of the dark places in Luzerne
at break-neck pace and is clearly per.
turbed. 1t is said by those who know that
Hines is by no means out of the woods in
the meter Of denomination; and If the
administration should authorize some
smart Democrat like Joe McGinty to uss
its name and prestige in the fight against
Hines, who was always an untrustworthy
cuckoo, there are those ready to wagec
| that he could be beaten hands down. The
chief trouble appears to be that nobody
else seriously wants to stand against the
Leisenrlng tidal wave.
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The Pittsburg Leader thinks that SEN.
ator BOies Penrose, of Philadelphia. could
defeat Major Warren for the State league
presidency: but the Philadelphia Record
declares that the Philadelphia delegates
appear to be uniting in the majors
support and it seems probable that he will
be elected" Besides, Senator Penrose IL
not a candidate, having reserved himself
for mayorality honors in the third Amer
ican city.
The official count of the vote cast at tho
Democratic primaries in Lehigh county on
Saturday shows that Congressman Erdman
is re-nominated by majority OF $50 over
G. L. Kline, and |, l05 over ex-Congressman
sowden. Alderman sopp the other can
didate polled 1853 votes.
New Yorks State League convention
will be held at Saratoga twelve days latel
than the Pennsylvania gathering at Har-
risburg. Major George E. Green, of Bng
hamton, who is the leagues president, in
tends to organize the league for an unco m
monty aggressive and spirited campaign.
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| The Republican congressional conferees
of the Seventeenth district, embracing
Columbia, Montour, Northumberland ant,
Sullivan counties, have nominated NJ. II
Kulp, Of Shamokin, for congress. He wa
named on the thirty eighth ballot.
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| Tho nomination Of Auditor General
Gregg of Reading, for congress in tho
| Berks-Lehigh district may be iuterfegsd
with by an agreement previously made Dy
Republican leaders cOnceding the honor
this year to Lenigh county.
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There is believed 10. be no likelihood OF
| Congressman John Daizeil, of A IleRheny,
entering the fight for the State League
presidency, as intimated in dispatch
from Scranton to the Philadelphia Record
The veteran Buckalew is to have oppo.
sitiOn. Lewis Dewart OF Sunbury, is tho
Democratic nominee of Northumberland
county for congress,
To the Harrisburg Patriot it looks as il
| Major Warren would "have a clear field
| o.. ,,rna,lant p la lao