The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-10
THE COUNTY POLITICS
Interesting Letter From An
Occasional Correspondent.
It0SgH AND HIS CHANGES
He Cannot Make the domination For
Congress, But win Get on the Ticket
For Legislature in the Fourth District.
Rest of His Future a Problem.
specInl HrnA1p corregpondenoe.

Special HERALD correspondence
PoTTsvILLE, April 9--For good, |
healthy illustration Of practical politics |
recent movements Of Congressman Reilly |
are very Notwithstanding them |
from personal and selfish standpoint, |
such as every politician who is determined
to best his adversaries is justified In max
ing. Mr.. Reilly was instrumental in Sc
curing a good fat berth for ex-Prothono-
tary Kirk and he is credited with favor
ing the appointment of Chairman Stoffre
gan to the Pottsville postmastership and, |
I am told, he has other surprises in store
for the delectation OF that portion OF his |
heretofore loyal constituency who have
been in closer touch with their Congress
man than other portions more closely re-
lated and represented by the favored ones
whose names are herein mentioned. 1t is
not claimed that Mr.. Reilly's present
tactics are ill-advised or ill-judged, but
his latest selections for prefer
ment have surely given his Toes
the campaign before the people-it now
being pretty generally conceded that he
will receive his party's nomination with
out another flight of his life" which like
the Prima Donna PATHS farewell to
America, :" so oft repeated and so lately en-
to be chestnut of mammoth proportions
You may look for the
TOUGHEST KIND oE FIGHTS
for Congress this year with Mr.. Reilly on
one side and either Mr. Brumm or Mr..
Shoener on the other, and it may be as
serted with a great degree Of authorita-
tiveness that the Republican nomination
4 is between the two just named, and
that of the two Mr.. Brumm is
regarded as the most available
| candidate in the sense that
| strong debater and reasoner on fnan-
| cial and tariff questions Is needed
| this year, while Mr.. Shoener's firm hold
on the people gives him a prestige and an
advantage which, like silence, makes bis
opportunity golden one. Although Mr..
Sam Losch's announcement for Congress
ional honors appears in several county
papers, recent events go to prove that his
candidacy for Congress, II not a bold bluff
altogether, is put forward In the interest
of Brumm and against Shoener: Losch' s
politics are nothing II not peculiar. Your
readers will remember that two years ago
Ihe sought and was defeated for the Sens-
torial nomination and accepted from the
same convention nomination for the
House, and that a year ago he was de-
feated in his ward for delegate to his
party's county convention and was sopped
over with a delegateship to the state con
| vention. If l am not very much mistaken
you will find 1t as true as scripture that
L there is a deal which has for its object
the nomination of Losch for Legislature
in the Fourth district and with Finney
L in the First and Dave Phillips In the
second for the same office, and Hon. j: )
Coyle for Senator In the 3Oth district, Mr.
Brumm is expected to cAnter into Con
gress again on q white palfrey like unit
that which Mrs. Unknown" Smith Is ex
pected to gracefully ride into Washing
ton at the head Of Coxey's army, as tn
Goddess Of Peace.
al NOW DON'T aRT GAY
is the injunction placed upon the aspiring
4 and closedeAling schemers by the dea
people, headed by Mr.. Shoener. The a,
4 bring Sam is just now engaged in fight
ing a political deal to finish and hi
- opponents in this locality are quietly aid
y ina Messrs. Allen, Ulrich and Marti
W with a view of giving Sam his everlastin
J quietus as an efferyescent leader an
chronic disturber OF the political peace 2
r the county, as they claim. Loscf
however, will pursue the course
e has mapped out with undaunted zet
, and he is more likely to turn up WHINE
l. than anyone who has thus far bee
Il mentioned for his present office. But ths
u he has the slightest chance for Congress
don't think. He will get on the Fourt
1t district Legislative ticket II he plays h
cards right and the problem OF his electlo
will be decided by the Democrats OF II
district, as it was in 1892, who are not b
lieved to be 80 deeply in love with hi
now as they were in his last fight befol
the people, If the positive assertions
many OF them are any kind OF an indie
tive criterion.
Mr, Brumm is a great stump speaker
there is no discounting that-bqt he laci
~ that animal magnetism which M
Shoener possesses to a marked degree, al
N il the latter should win it will be due
IVA part to his incessant house-to-house ele
Il tioneering and to his faculty which maj
'i' people regard as his strongest role OF |
D coming serviceable to his constituent
u, regardless of his party affiliations.
course Messrs. Brumm and Coyle are on
telling their nearest friends about the
suit of their pilgrimage to the seat
government but to know the result
their recent visit is not as important as
know the purpose of it and the latter
very transparent.
L PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
|, Conversing on this subject with y
Shoener on Thursday, the Orwigshu
hustler seemed not one bit disturbed
- the movements of Brumm 4 Co.
regards the friendship and backing of
two Senators as a matter of seconda
consideration, something very useful
have, but which can be dispensed wi
"when," as Mr.. Shoener put it, "the p
} ! pie are withTyou." He Is pretty Gle
headed, is this same Johnny" Shoen
and by no means slouch in politi
fight. His opposers will admit this a
his advocatOrs will not be slow TO max
known that all the fine points of this m
shall be brought out.
Mr.. Israel Applegate, OF RingtoWh
formidable candidate for Sheriff, SUBJ
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