The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-08
NO Interest IS TAKEN
Democratic Campaign Managers are Being
Driven 10 Despair.
RECEIVE NO encouragement
Members of the Party Care Not
Whether It Wins or Loses and
the Candidates are Striking Out for
Themselves-Reports from All
Parts of County Tell of Great En-
thusiasm for the Republican Ticket.

With the campaign now fully under
way, everything points to a most de-
cisive Republican victory on Nov. 6,
when the will of the citizens of this
great commonwealth Is to be registered
at the polls.
The election OF the entire Republi.
can state ticket is not for moment
disputed even by the most enthusiastic
Democrat but in this county the
ground is more debatable. At the
county election OF three years ago
honors were even between the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties, each
electing about one-half Of Its candi.
dates.
Indications at present lead to the
belief that the Democrats will this year
have to be satisfied with jury com
missioner. From all parts Of the county
eome glowing reports of the interest
that is felt in the SUCCESS Of the entire
Republican ticket Men who have
been identified with the management
of county campaigns for years aver that
never before have they seen the rank
and file Of the Republican party mani
fest such an earnest desire to secure a
sweeping Republican victory. The
partial canvass of the county thus far
made shows that hundreds Of Demo-
Gratis will vote the full Republican
ticket this fall. They are disgusted
with the management Of their party in
all departments, and propose to admin
lister rebuke that will be remem-
bered.
TROUBLES OF THE OPPOSITION.
Che Democrats have gone about the
work iof campaigning throughout the
county in most methodical manner
The executive committee was purpose
ly made small 80 that there would not
be too much conflict of ideas. The
plan Of the managers OF the campaign
was to have a small body combining
the best political judgment Of the party
which would be expected to do the
planning and above all to act expe.
ditiously in case Of an emergency.
The details of the plans formulated
by this board are left to monster auxi
aliary committee for execution. The
auxiliary is also expected to keep the
executive board reliably informed as
to the sentiment OF the members Of the
party throughout the county. 1t Is
these reports that are worrying the
executive board and candidates and
causing them to lose hope. The COM
mitteemen report that Democrats take
no interest in the campaign and care
not whether the party wins or loses
Repeated efforts have been made to
arouse the members of the party from
the state OF apathy into which they
have sunk but all have proved fruitless.
CANDIDATES ARE WORRIED.
This condition of affairs has heen the
cause Of untold agony of mind to the
Democratic candidates and several of
them sincerely wish they had not been
credulous enough to accept nomina-
tion this year. The race already be.
gins to assume the aspect OF every
Democratic candidate for himself, and
before election day rolls around there
will be many charges of trsachery and
many bitter enemies among ths local
candidates Of that party.
The Democrats opened their cam
paign at Moosic last week and say they
intend to pursue Campaign of Educa-
tion." In other words they will hold
public meetings throughout the county
nightly, but will refrain from indulg-
ing in too much educating along lines
that would be detrimental to vote get
ting. This city will be invaded, but
lightly by the party orators until the
last week In October, when William NJ
Singsrly, candidate for governor, and
his cohorts, will be here. Then the
city will be attacked in earnest amid a
blaze of lurid orstory that will find
counterpart In the screaming rockets
that mount high in the air and burst,
but hit nothing and do no harm.
They will at least afford diversion
and lend possibly picturesque element
to the campaign.
BIG REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
In the monster barn Of James P.
Dickson, at Dalton, on Saturday after.
noons big mass meeting was held,
which was addressed by Galusha A.
Grow, Candidate for District Attorney
John h. Jones and others. The
speakers were applaudsd to the echo,
and every time the name Of one of the
Republican candidates was mentioned
there was an outburst OF cheers. They
will receive handsome compliments in
the way OF votes from the citizens OF
Dalton and vicinity on election day.
At Carbondale last Friday night in
the opera house another big, enthusi.
astic meeting was held which was ad-
dressed by Galusha A. Grow, John R