The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-08
COUNTY SEAT LETTER.
Political Paragraphs From
Our Correspondent.
h0SgH WILL BEgARfD FOR
But Not in the Congressional Fisht-A
Hint to the Republican ONCE Seekers in
shenandoah-A Get Together Policy is
Required.
speclnl HERALp eorresnondenco.

| Special HERALD correspondence.
POTTsvuLE, June THE news from
| Oregon is another nail in the Democratic
free trade coffin and the Republicans here
are jubilant over the tidings, but Sam
| Losch has thus far failed to claim credit
for the result. Democrats are becoming
more scarce every day and the converts
! to the Republican faith are becoming as
numerous as bees in hive
| Our town was yesterday honored by
visits from the three Republican Con
| gressional candidates-Shoener Brumm
and LOsch, and each told his friends that
the only thing which stands in the way
Of his nomination is the absence of the
| convention. The similarity of confidence
in this case is remarkable.
Shoener was all smiles and his good
humor was accepted as an indication that
he is satisfied with the situation and feels
that he will head the Republican county
| ticket next fall.
Brumm doesn't smile and isn't saving
much publicly, but he is doing powerful
lot of thinking, His friends say that he
Will make the nomination and that
Shoener is laboring under a delusion.
AS to Losch, well he reminds me OF n
| sphinx. He is mysterious, crafty, and
nothing seems to rutlle his demeanOr. He
-
| fooling himself for there are few men in
| the county who think Samivel will get
within the homestretch in the race. His
| lieutenants, Gus Shrink and Tom Will
Jams, the Shenandoah squire, think
differently, however.
AS intimated in some of my previous
| letters, there are many who consider
Losch's Congressional candidacy a blind
and believe tha1 in the end he will be pro-
vided for by the next state administra-
tion. He is not in the race for Legisla-
tive honors and can't get the Congress-
lonal nomination, and it will be some
| thing unusual to see him with frozen
| feet. 1t is pretty well understood that
| Christ. Magee, the Allegheny county
| boss, is pledged 20 take care of Losch and
Senator Quay is not averse to seeing the
bald-headed statesman in some nest, be-
| cause, with all his faults, Losch is a valu-
able man in political circles and MANY of
the leaders love him still. However, it is
hard to tell what will happen and 1
prefer Withholding predictions in this
connection until after the delegate cleo
tions.
am informed that ex-SheriT McCabe
of Pottsville, is very restless and has an
eye on the Shrievalty Some of his
friends think that he will be able to slip
in during the fight between Davis and
Scott, which is becoming very hot.
think this is a poor year for ark horses
Gus Shrink, who would Ia- TO 20 TO the
Legislature next year, is the nOisiest OF
all the candidates. Gus first came into
prominence some years ago as champion
of Mr.. LOsch and was elected delegate to
the state convention. What he has ever
done to merit the nomination for the
Legislature few know and less care.
There IS man named Stuck Il never
heard of him until this year. who says he
is going to be one Of the three nominees
He may be good fellow and all that but
he is awtully stuck on himself.
Dr. Coke, of Schuylkill Haven, and w.
r. Haring, of PalO Alto, are about the
two clednest candidates mentioned for
the Legislature in this district and the
convention will make no mistake If it
nominates both.
Some of the Republican Office seekers in
! Shenandoah may get left if they don't
| confer with each other and make some
amiCable arrangement before the conVen-
| tiOn meets. The candidates are so numer-
Gus in that town 1t is barely possible that
none will land fish. There are Tosh for
| Jury Commissioner, Llewellyn and Hass
Ter for Poor Director, and a number of
| others who have bees in their hats but
| have not publicly announced themselves
all swelling the list to huge proportions
| They should see the wisdom of having an
understanding with each other
Alex. Scott, of Frackville, has gone
over great deal of territory recently and
| is more sanguine than ever that he will
| be the winner; but Davis doesn't seem to
feel annoyed and says he eats three meals
| day and loses no sleep. l must confess
that when in company with 'Lias you
can't help feeling that he is on top.
The candidate from the Unions for the
nomination of Poor Director on the Re
| publican ticket Nelson Brandon is meet
ing with gratifying encouragement. If
Shenandoah does not capture 1t Brandon
will get the nomination without much
| trouble. He is a good fellow and he
would fit the position he is seeking nicely.
| Should he secure the nomination his
election will almost be certainty.
The attempt to shift Frank p Spiese, of
| Tamaqua, from the Senatorial fight to
that of Sheriff, is not relished by his
| friends. ! understand Spiese wants the
Senatorial nomination and will take
nothing else, because il was promised him.
| have given Spiese credit all along for
good pluck and | am not taking it back
| just yet
Representative Coyle of Mahanoy City,
was down here this week He does not
seem to quite understand what is at the
| bottom of the opposition to him He is
| satisfied he will make the nomination for
| Senator, but deprecates the kind of fight
| that is being waged against him. His
| friends say those who oppose him are
| playing with twoedged tools
If | am 60 believe everything | hear, eX-
| Senator King, of Mahanoy City, will not
! have it all his own way for the Senator
ship on the Democratic side in the Thir-
| tieth district Shenandoah's eminent
statesman, he of palaces and halls of
| commerce, has decided to cast his plug
| into the arena. Lay on MacDuH,n etc.
| General Sgfred who is looked upon as
the next Adjutant General has been
warmly congratulated by many since the
| HERALD made the announcement There
are many Republicans who would sooner
see him nominated for Congress and
think he may yet head the ticket if the
| Congressional fight gets too interesting,
| Such things have haDpened before