The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

were not plentiful, and some difficulty was
| found IN securing slate that in the opin-
ion OF Leaders Robinson, Fahey, Fitzsim.
mons and others would DO to stake party
success on. For time these conferences
were unproductive, as nothing definite
could be decided upon with regard to the
Judgeship, shrievalty or the office OF pro-
thonotary. A meeting Of the slate max
ers was held yesterday, and at its con-
ciuslon the following was announced as
the up-to-date slate:
ConRress.-Professor George Howell.
Sheriff-James Bailey.
Treasurer-Charles Schadt.
Clerk OF the Courts-John Durkin.
Prothonotary-- John Lentes.
Register Of Wills-Frank Deckert.
| District Attorney-John p. Kelly.
Recorder Of Deeds-James J. Healey.
| SA~
1t will be noticed that in the above slate
the Judgship Is not mentioned. p p.
Smith would naturally be the nominee OF
the party but as yet he has not definitely
decided whether he will accept position
on the ticket, at least such is the state
ment made by some of the leaders. just
what phase of the situation is giving Mr..
Smith such trouble to pass upon the lead
ers profess not to know 1t is their opinion
hbWONSlt tuhO bOLOEO buO Cuu VI bhO NOGh
be will decide to accept the nomination
The Office of jury commissioner is also left
blank on the slate. There are large num-
ber OF candidates and the party leaders
have decided to let those who want the
office fight it out without let or hindrance
from them.
1t is among the probabilities that the
| slate mentioned above may not pass
through the convention unshattered, but
at the present writing the leaders believe
that it would be the part Of wisdom to go
before the people with such ticket 1t
| would mean the turning down OF Henry
I. koehler, which is something to which
that genial gentleman's many friends
would most strenuously object. Mr..
Koehler, they say, went into the fight
three years ago when it was found well
nigh impossible to get candidate against
Mr.. Hopkins. He made a vigorous fight
but the result was close, and to avoid a
contest he agreed to divide the revenue of
his office with Mr.. Hopkins. These facts,
they say, entitle him to denomination
without question or contest. Mr.. Deckert
is favored by many of the leaders because
he is one of the most representative Po-
landers in tho county. and it is thought
would benefit the ticket among voters Of
that nationality.
The stating of Professor George Howell
for the Office Of congressman is another
stragetic move on the part OF the slate
makers. Mr.. Howell is a cultured and
| popular resident of the West Side and it
is argued that his nomination would take
many votes from the Republican candidate
in that part of the city. A we'll known
| n vacfarHou o1aitnaH that Mr.
Fellows friends are 'ncensed' and would
gladly turn to the support Of such man
as George Howell" These are the reasons
that dictated the placing of his name on
the slate. Some difficulty was experienced
in getting James Bailey to consent to be
candidate for sheriff, but he has at last
signiied his willingness to oppose Mr..
Clemons.
Now that Hon. Martin Jordan has bolted
from the Peoples party 1t will be interest
ing TO know where he will turn up next.
1t is not probable that his late brethren in
the ranks Of the Democratic party will of
fer any great inducements to have him re.
turn to his first love-
John Swlinsky, of Olvphant, who was
named yesterday by the Peoples party for
the office of register of wills, has the dis
| tInction of being the first Polander named
for county Office in Lackawanna.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer,
A. j. Colborn's speech in nomination OF
Major Warren Tuesday was "the gem Of
the conventions" while the Press was
impressed this wise: "a j. Colborn, jr.,
of Scranton, son of the famous Represen-
| rol 20 Gle
orator of no mean pretensions,; arose.
! Mr.. Colborn was in fine voice and thor
oughly saturated with original ideas. He
| fayed the Democracy In such an original
way as to create the widest cheering and
he eulogized the Republican party and its
leaders as has never been better done at a
state convention. As an illustration Of
his clever wit he referred to the contest
between Thomas B. Reed and the Demo-
cratic majority in congress and said the
outcome Of it was not "a Reed shaken by
the W ind, but wind shaken by the Reed
This clever sally created the widest
laughter and cheering. 1t was decidedly
happy effort and at once put Mr.. Colborn
in the front rank of the coming young
men Of this state"
"Wanamaker for mayor" is one of the
rumors in Philadelphia this week which
served to enliven an otherwise dull period
without doing either Of the avowed Re.
publican conddates-such men as District
Attorney Graham, Coroner Ash bridge,
Senator Penrose and City Solicitor War
wick-material harm Mr.. Wanamaker
has at some time or other been proposed
for nearly every prominent vacancy that
has occurred in the political or financial
world of which Philadelphia is the hub;
but he generally manages to maintain his
anchorage to the business in which he
made his fortune and which, by the bye, Is
not injured by this steady free advertise.
ment.
"The whole amount of it isn said
prominent Philadelphia ut Harrisburg
this week, ''we don't know yet who will
succeed Mayor Stewart. 1t is commonly
supposed that Penrose is the lucky man,
but Senator Quay is alleged to bo anxious
TO see the party choose an older aud more
methodical candidate, one who would ap-
peal strongly to the conservative old Qua
ker element in the city and strengthen the
| lines OF the next senatorial fight at the
expiration Of Don Cameron's term. Pen.
rose dashing, brilliant ana generous to a
fault, is more particularly in touch with
the younger classes Until the tip is given,
though, we are all at sea on this matter,
and whatever the leaders may have agreed
upon among themselves, they are keeping
their own cOunsels for the present"
| Hx#
The Wilkes Barre Record sees no reason
why the Democrats of Lackawanna county
should not be chased l. to their gopher
holes next November. Neither do we.
| And they'll get there il Republicans popher
em as they should.
The mother county, according to one
of its journals, is whole day behind time
in congratulating Lsckawanna for the
honors it won at Harrisburg; but Wilkes
Barre, somehow, always was backward in
questions Of money and time.
THE PASSING OF BCB COOK.
The Bob Cook" stroke has received a
setback as ''the scientific stroker The
| ,,o,1irr, a1ikor nf Harrarlo WaaLI,, etnaoa