The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-04

lican party than he does today. The
people admire spunk.
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POLITICAL NOTES.
The following members of the present
house have either been defeated for re.
nomination or have declined (most Of
them defeated): Breckenridge. OF Arkan-
sas, who has become minister to Russia;
Oates, of Alabama; who has been elected
governor Of that state; Robins and Tur-
pin, Of Alabama; Cannon, Of California;
Causey, OF Delaware; Mallory, Of Florida;
Cabinas. Of Georgia. Sweet, of Idaho, who
is seeking the senatorship in that state;
Durborow, Henderson. Black, Hunter,
Cbilds, Wheeler, Mcdonald, Funk and
Forman, of lllinois Rrown, Waugh Ham
mond and Conn, Of Indiana; Gear, OF
Iowa, who has been elected to the senate,
and Funston, Of the same state, who was
defeated in convention; Stone Ellis
Goodnight, Caruth, Breckenridge and
Pcynter, of Kentucky; McKaig. Of Mary
land; Stevens, Everett, O'Neill and McEt-
trick, of Massachusetts: German, Whit
ing, Moon and Weadock of Michigan;
Stockdale and Hooper, Mississippi. Burns
anu laht VI uhiooOuilt plJ oh Va 4Nubihahai
who is seeking an election to the senate;
Blair, of New Hampshire; Weaver, of New
York; Grady, Bum and Alexander, OF
North Carolina; Storer. Donovan, Bundy,
Hare, Pearson and White of Ohio; Nc.
Aleer, Mutchler, Wolverton, Beltzhoover,
Hainer and Kribbs, Of Pennsylvania; Izlar
and Shell. of South Carolina; Lucas OF
South Dakota; A. A. Taylor of Tennessee:
Kilgore, the kicker; Gresham, Paschall
and Cockrell, of Texas: Wise, EpeS Ed.
munds and Marshall, of Virginia; Pendle-
ton, of West Virginia: Brickner and
Haugan, of Wisconsin, and Smith Of Ari-
zona, who will probably go into the SEN
ate as soon as that territory becomes n
state
The state supreme court at Pittsburg on
Monday administered o digniied yet
stinging rebuke to the two Berks county
| jurists Ermentrout and Endlich, whose
chief mission on the bench has recently
been to cast metaphorical brickbats at
each other under cover of court records.
| In passing upon an appealed case wherein
the wrangling of these judges had led to
a complete tie-up Of justice, the supreme
court, by Justice Dean, remarked that
harmony between members of the same
court and cordial cooperation in digni-
! fled, Judicial administration of justice are
highly desirable, but the personal bearing
of members Of court toward each other
is not question which concerned the su-
preme court in judicial review Of their
| judgments, but rather matter which
more nearly concerns the bar and the
people of their own districts"
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Immediately after the nomination Of
Frederick G. Leonard by the Sixteenth
District Republican Congressional confer.
ence, the news was wired to the state de-
partmenJ at Har$ burg asking for infor-
nation as to how much time would be al
lowed to certify the nomination. Word
came back that if received by midnight it
would be certified. Thirty minutes later
one Of the Pennsylvania railroads fastest
locomotives attached to single coach left
Wiliamsport with orders for a clear track
ahead, and flew away at lightning speed
1t caught up to and passed the regular pas.
senger train which had started over half
an hour before. Leonard's was the last
certificate to reach Harrisburg but it "got
there just the same" and the district was
saved.
Although ex-senator Horace B. Packer,
the Republican voters of TIE Sixteenth
district, the compromise nomination Of
Frederick G. Leonard for congress by
Tuesdays Republican conference prob
ably preserves the district from Demo.
cratic representation. Had either Packer
or Lewis been nominated ill feeling would
have existed and might have become dan.
gerous. As 1t is while there is no lack OF
unpleasantness it has no reason or excuse
for venting itself at the expense Of a new,
clean and disentangeled man. Meanwhile,
with the lesson of the deadlock Of four
years ago accomplished by the lesson Of
1894, will Sixteenth district Republicans
still cling to the antiquated conference
system?
The condition of affairs among Schuyl-
kill county Republicans is such that papers
throughout the state are urging the neces-
sity of compromise and harmony, at least
until after election. Ex.Congressman
Bumm, in order to defeat Reilly, will need
the hearty and unsefish support of every
Republican in the county; and even then
he will have no. midsummer's picnic. Ii
would be useless to try to conceal the fact
that a great deal of obstinacy, petulauce.
dissension and egotism exists among the
too numerous Republican leaders OF
Schuylkill. The honest sentiment of the
people needs to make itself felt In thai
county, little more courageously than
has been the rule In the past,
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Nobody seems to know precisely who il
in charge Of John Leisenring's congresion-
al canvass In Luzerne county, but this
lack of centralized authority apparently
makes no difference in the rising tide of
Twelfth district Republicanism. The mis-
fortune which has for time taken Mr..
Leisenring out Of the battle has invested
his candidacy with sympathetic interest
which effectually guards 1t against Demo-
cratic inroads. The growing unpopularty
Of Mr.. Leisenring's opponent, too, helps
to frighten Republican prospects. The
passing hours do not bring any new meas.
ure of comfort to William Henry Hines,
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The local Democratic organ processes tc
be much. offended because admission to the
Republican rally in the rockingham Tues.
day night was by ticket. The organ over
looks the fact that these tickets were
given to all who desired to attend, and
were merely for the purpose Of insurinl
an orderly accommodation Of the public.
The worst fault that can be found will
the Republican canvass In this county
seems to be that 1t endsavors to preserve
order at its public meetings. Truly, this
Is serious criticism
II is believed that the official ballot will
contain at least seven columns and prob
ably more. The 'Tndependent Republi-
cam party has filed nomination papers
containing the regular Republican state
ticket, but with other district nomina.
tions Many papers have been cast away
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