The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-22
THE POLITICAL POT.

A Stroudsburg dispatch to the Philadel-
phia Record says that Congressman How
ard Mutchler Of Easton, will not be q can
didate for denomination. The nominee in
all probability be Dr. Shull, eX-state SEN
ator Of Monroe, or Joseph Hart, Of Pike,
both of whom are personal friends of Mr..
Mutchler. The congressional conference
will be held at Milford. Pike county, on
Aug 90 A Washington special to the
Philadelphia Press explains this move by
saying: "There is pretty severe contest
on in Mutchler's district, and while he
could probably control the delegates from
his own county of Northampton, the other
three counties in his district have each a
candidate, and each one is clamoring for
the nomination on the plea that Moth
ampton has had the Office longer than she
is entitled to it. Mr.. Mutchler may 60
into the convention, but il he does 1t will
be against his will. 1t is understood that
he desires the nomination Of Dr. Shull, eX-
state senator ip Monroe county, or jose h
Hart, of Pike county. Both gentlemen,
MIR. Nutchler says, are his personal friends
and the nomination Of either would be
ga iSfactory. When the time arrives 1t is
elieved that he will throw his intiusnce
in favor Of Mr.. Hart, of Pike"
&**
"For the sake of the remnant OF his
party that is clinging to his skirts In the
deuslve hope that he is the coming Moses
of the Democracy in Pennsylvania, we
trust" says the Philadelphia Press "that
Commodore Singerly is not about to turn
cuckoo at this stage Of the funeral process
sion. Yet there he is in Chicago refusing
to say anything on the new tariff-tne tar
iff'fOr which the commodore has lifted up
his voice and fourished his quill for long
and weary months: the tariff not for re-
venge but for the trusts for which, meta
phorically, the commodore fought, bled
and didn't die. Why is this? Can it be
that Commodore Singerly is awaiting a
signal from Gray Gables; or is il because
he is candidate, or because he is waiting,
| like the shrewd, conscientious editor that
he is, to see how the cat jumps, and then
rip the eternal daylights out of those r9-
sponsble for party Deriidy and dishonor?'
81 have had the good fortune in my
| time to hear three nominating speeches
that were speeches." said q well
known Scrantonian yesterday. Zone
was George B. Orlady's nomination of
Hastings four years ago-an address sub
| lime in its solemnity and eloquence of
Smiths nomination of the same candidate
four years later. This was bit of eX
quisitely polished rhetoric, delivered in q
manner that was happy and intelligent,
rather than momentous. But | want to
say that the speech of II. A. Fuller down
| in Wilkes-Barre the other day-which
was glad to see reprinted in THE TRIBUNE.
was in some res poets the eqnal Of botn
it read well and itsounded well and l don't
ever want to hear better one."
ut was once the first duty of political
| opponent" says the Philadelphia Times
ito defame the candidate as well as the
| party he battled against, and some of our
conflicts have been nearly as disgraceful
as were the contests Of olden times be-
tween the Federaists and Republicans
under Adams and Jefferson. Fortunately
we have outgrown all such political meth
ods, and Pennsylvania will this year give
to the country a campaign of unusual
earnestness and yeta model Of dignity an0
decency. Whatever may be the result Of
| the contest, neither Of the candidates, nor
any of their leading supporters will have
occasion to regret the methods adopted to
| promote the success of their respective
favorites." Let US have peace and respect.
ability.
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| Tho Ranuhlipnn conversational con,noipr