The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
The Republican county organization
proposed on Friday and completed Satur-
day is received with general favor.
Colonel e. II. Ripple's acceptance Of the
county ohairmanship will mean the bring
ing to the work of the county canvass of
the same energy, persistence and capacity
for executive duties that Colonel Ripple
mas shown in private business relations
and in the military position where he has
brought an inland regiment up TO the
highest rank in the militia OF the country.
The selection of w. S. Millar for secretary
insures discrimination and indefatigable
labor In that exacting department, while
the choice OF ex.Postmaster d. M. Jones
for treasurer typifies the bridging of past
differences within the party and assures
general confidence in the management of
the campaign finances. In this connection
a word Of grateful recognition ia due the
efficient and working retiring chair
man, d. w. Powell, and to his associates,
Secretary j. w. Browning and Treasurer
John Charles Miller, lately deceased. I'M
der trying circumstances Chairman Powell
remained master of himself and of the
situation, iand by superior capacity for
organization has added much to the
brightness of the present outlook.
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By an error Of the types Saturday THE
TRIBUNE was made to say that ReDresen-
tative Burke carried the Fourth district
last time by about 900. The "9' should
have been &C." His exact plurality was
66l. Clevelands plurality in the district
was only 4O2 and Grow carried it in Feb
ruary by l,S20, running more that 500
aban1 nj tbA fa FOR Har In 1900
John q. McAskie has, it is understood, de-
cided to withdraw from the contest for
the Republican nomination to be made one
week from tomorrow at Jermyn, which
leaves Charles F. UMalley. of Olyphant,
practically in possession OF the field. Mr..
OMalley is sanguine of success.
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At the Chicago convention of 1888, W.
d. Owen, Of Logansport, then congress
man from the tenth Indiana district, and
a national delegate, was Frustrated by
severe sunstroke. He has never been in
vigorous health since. Now, while u can
didate for secretary of state Of Indiana, he
has had relapse has had to quit his can.
vass, and is recuperating in II sanitarium
at Battle Creek, Mich. Mr.. Owen is one
OF the most pleasing campaign orators in
the county, is gentleman Of the first
rank, and has as many friends as he has
acquaintances. Eastern Republicans will
wish him speedy restoration, crowned by
triumphant election.
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Another instance of the deadly deadlock
due to the conferree system is supplied by
the Forty ninth judicial district, compris-
ing Center and Huntingdon counties.
Here the Republican conferrees have been
hoo do EN,-, . h. NJ,
county candidate, John G. Love, has tried
in vain to reach an agreement with the
Huntington county candidate, X. A. Low
ell, to refer the matter once again to the
Republican voters Of the district. Tonight,
at Tyrone, an attempt will be made to let
the six conferreeS choose q seventh, he to
decide, but It's success is doubtful.
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Monroe H. Kulp, of Shamokin, with
whom the Republicans Of the Seventeenth
district will oppose Charles r. BuckaleW,
the Democratic candidate for congress, is
clean-cut business man, possessing the
confidence of his neighbors and appealing
strongly to the common-sense element
throughout the district. Mr.. Buckalew,
from political standpoint, represents the
past tense, which, however glorious, is be-
yond recall. If the people Of the Seven
teenth district want solid and capable work
in the Fifty-fourth congress. they will elect
Mr.. Kulp; if they want "reminiscences they
will elect Mr.. Buckalew.
Says the Philadelphia Record: "As
result Of the use OF money at the recent
Republican convention in Lackawanna
county, William Il. Jenkins makes his
dissatisfaction manifest by announcing
himself as an in independent candidate for
sheriff. The use of money to defeat the
popular desire is abhorrent Mr.. jenkins
is on the right track and we trust he will
stick" 1t will be news in this section
that Mr.. Jenkins was ''dsbed" by the "use
of money" His name did not even get
before the convention. The Record is
growing funny.
Chairman Gilkeson and the state candi-
dates propose to open the executive rs
well as the oratorical part Of the campaign
in earnest today, and redhot fight Will
be Kept up from that time until election
day. 1t is the purpose OF Chairman Gilke-
son and of General Hastings to make the
canvass OF the state as complete as it has
ever been made, and no effort will be
spared to get every Republican to the polls
in or der that the defeat administered to
the Democracy may be the most crushing
it has ever received.
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With the convention eight DAYS off.
strong pressure is being brought to bear
upon Lieutenant Governor Watres to in
duce him to accept another nomination 1T
the hands of Twentieth Senatorial district
Republicans. Governor Watres' popular
ity in the district does not need to be
L., ,,.At. N,1 hxrt tI,n 81 fInN "a
turns. 1t is known and felt everywhere.
The considerations which have induced
him to give this question careful thought
are wholly OF business nature and bear
no relation to fear Of the result.
The Republican state canvass will open
for serious business tonight at Emporium.
General Hastings will speak and so will
Charles f. Warwick, OF Philadelphia; Gen
era James W. Latta, Congressman Charles
W. Stone, Of Warren. and Harry Hall, Of
Mercer From Emporium General Hast
ings will run up to Bradford, the big city
in the oil country of Mexican, and Wednes.
nesday evening he will be at Clarion. The
party travels on regular trains.
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The STATE FIELD IN BRIEF:
GaluSna a. OrOW DelleVe5 JnaJ mast
ings will beat his own record of February.
Chairman Stranahan will open his
morgue in parlor &. Lafayette hotel Phil
adelphia, this morning.
The Philadelphia Press is cruel enough
to hint that it thought Buckaew was cd
enough to know better,
Tenth Legislative district Republican
leaders have changed their mind it l.
said, and will let Frank M. Ritter return.
Sibley's slyness, it is said, is meant to
ward off the party strikers, upon whom he
has already expended enough of his cash.
General Frank Reeder is to take charge
of the Eighth district Republican fight and