The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-13
Interesting on Matters Poll
tical and Otherwise.
NOTES ON S0MEOFFIGIALS
Ex- Clerl, of the Courts Dufy Has no Con-
gressional Aspirations and VIII stick to
the Insurance Business More Talk About
the Printing Syndicate.
special HERALD correspondence.

Special HERALD correspondence,
PoTTsvILLE, Feb. l3.-The meeting of the
SchuylkiI County Press Association here to.
day may throw some light on the recent
scandal which was precipitated by the at
tempted gouge upon the Controller and
County Commissioners. The association will
some action in the matter and should
have it fully investigated. The association
bears the same relation to the members of
the newspaper fraternity that the Bar assO-
citation bears to the members of the legal fra
ternity aud should not allow stain to re-
main upon its members.
The statement of the Republican that
fifty Schuylkill countians who pay taxes
were deprived of two weeks employment by
the illegal act of the Commissioners in
breaking the ballot printing contract with
the Ashland printers, and taking it to Allen
town" is looked upon here as a ridiculous
assertion. II is quite difficult to ee logic in
the argument that the county officials should
pay $1,000 for work worth less than $4,000
for the sake of giving fifty or even hun
dred, taxpayers work for two weeks, OF a
month.
1t has transpired that the Pottsville
printing syndicate attempted another stand
and deliver scheme on Friday last and was
thwarted 1t was in connection with the
county statement which had to be published
on Saturday. The syndicate declined to un.
dertake it under certain figure but the Com
missioners got out of the hole by sending it
20 paper north of the Broad mountain, so
some more taxpayers of Pottsville lost Job.
1t has leaked out that the syndicate is at
an actual loss to some extent on account of
its failure to secure The ballot contract. Two
of the offices had all their proportion of the
matter in type and another had expended
about 800 for extra material
The coming borough election will not he rs
spirited and interesting as was expected
The Republican ticket will overcome all
opposition without trouble
Walter Stevenson, the mercantile appraiser,
is hard at work on his appraisment list. He
finds that o number of people have gone out
of business since last year.
Councilman Townsend is to be allowed TO
resign and the charges against him will be
Withdrawn if he makes good the amount he
is charged with msapprOpriating.
There is no truth in the rumOr that ex
Clerk of the Court Daniel Duffy aspires to
the Congressional nomination. He has
built up profitable business in the insur.
ance line and expects to stay there.
1t is hinted that James Grant, Of Shenan-
doah, is to be pushed forward for the SEN
atOrial nomination in the Hhirtieth district
We have hore two excellent caterers in
CLlAy mltnhbl anu zimmerman. AueN
furnish a meal for 80 cents that would cost
dollar or more at other places. Some people
wonder how they do it, but they do.
There are many people here who heartily
endorse the HERALD's recommendation Of
W. H. Herring, OF Palo Alto, for the
Republican nomination for the Legislature in
this district ii is well known throughout
this section as an industrious and painstak
ing young man and would make an excellent
representative.
Prothonotsry Deegsn is winning golden
opinions from everyone having business with
him. He is the same Deegan yesterday, to
day, tomorrow and some other day. He
isn't a two faced man by any means and be.
fore the close of his term he will be the best
known official on the hill. He is aecommo.
dating and good natured at all times. Would
we had more Deegans and less small
potatoes.
Saturday last there was gathering of the
leading north of the Broad mountain poll
ticians at MahanOy City, and from hints
thrown out il is said that it had an important
bearing upon the personnel of the n Nt Gie-
publican county ticket The proceedings
were of a mysterious nature and as none OF
the participants have given anything away
all is conjecture,