The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-27
An Interesting Discussion of
the Campaign.
L0SGH'S PARTY CLAIMS
He Says the Republicans owe Him the
Congressional Nomination on Account of
Services He Has Rendered Them-some
Plums He Has Had.
specIal HERALD correspondence.

Special HERALD correspondence.
PoTTsvILLE, June 26.-The political stu
alton is not as it seems to many of the
politicians at the county seat The coun-
try pumpkins who had been showing their
independence for some time have COM
pletely knocked under" to the would be
boss and the gentleman who has been re-
ceiving abuse from the aforesaid C. BIS
can now lead them by the nose, and he is
doing it. Tatfy and good dinner, washed
down by something stronger than cham
payne, has done the work and the sur
render was a cheap one.
After awhile the pumpkins will see
things in a different light and they will
wish they had not been so fresh So it
goes. 1t is very difficult to tell who your
friends are.
The trial and acquittal of County Com
missioner Allen has made his prosecutors
more desperate than ever, They will not
rest until they get even, if such a thing is
possible. The result of the trial has prac-
tically retired a number of backwoods
politicians-Democrat as well as Repub-
licans.
Losch says he is in the campaign for S.
a. Losch for Congress and that the people
Will be surprised at the strength he will
develop when the convention meets He
says he has always worked for everybody
else, but this time he will look after his
own interests. This is a good move, but
donot agree with Sammy when he says
he has been empty handed. | will give
my reasons for dissenting from the bald
headed statesman's views. He was elected
to the Legislature twice; was clerk under
Secretary of State Quay was Governor of
New Mexico; chief clerk of the State
Senate and Postal Inspector. This is
pretty good crop of plums for one man,
but after more reflection may be able to
show that during the twenty years he has
been hanging about the pie counter many
other crumbs have dropped into his basket.
But Sammy isn't bad fellow; there are
many in che county worse than he is.
Nobody blames him because he aspires for
the Congressional nomination. He is an
American citizen and has right to be a
candidate, but | think he makes a mis-
take when he says the party owes the
nomination to him for services rendered
When it comes to a question of party
Indebtedness, will anyone dispute that
w. Jack" Whitehouse, Ex-Poor Director
Hetfner and John A. Gressang have
earned the gratitude of the party for
services rendered The glory does not
belong entirely to Sam. The men l have
named are surely entitled to a share
When Hetfner was Poor Director he
organized the board on his own basis. He
wouldn't brook any interference, but pro
SNCNVA bh uhC pOllCS LLdJ ne hu6W IL all.
When casting about for independent men,
why should he not be considered
Brumm and Shoener seem to have been
almost entirely forgotten during the
Allen trial and have not been heard of
since. Perhaps they have retired from
the field and that this is the surprise
which one Of the prognosticators has
promised to spring upon us.
The fight of a few disappointed Re-
publicans against Represeutativ Coyle
for the Senatorship III the Thirtieth dis.
trict still continues and the opposing
people are resorting TO everything to
bring about Coyle's defeat. ! wonder if
these people ever thiuk that such result
would mean digging of graves for some
of the idols of the meu who are striving
for it
Major John f. Finney will have to stir
himself if he wants to make the nomina-
tion for Legislature in the First district.
The other candidates are working like
beavers At the same time | appreciate
t le fact that the Major has had hard
time the past three weeks, experiencing
an ordeal similar to that of Job, of the
Scriptures. But, again | say his two op-
ponents are moving heaven and earth to
beat him for the nomination.