The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-23
Correspondence on Political
and Other Matter.
g0NGR fSSI0NAh FIGHT
The Elements Opposing shoenor May
Possibly Combine on Koch For he
Washington Omce-Brumm wants 1t and
Lusch Would Prefer it.
.clai HEnA.D correspondence.

Special HERALD correspondence.
PoTTsvILLE, Feb. 22.-Some of the pc j.
ticiAns down here are at sea as to the prob
able outcome of the Republican Legislative
convention in this district, owing to the
large number of candidates. They cannot
understand how it is there are so many in the
field and suspect that some mischief maker,
who hopes to become a candidate, has brought
the flock in the field. That may he true, but
it does not alter the situation. The men al
ready named and others to follow have made
up their minds to make a start and get on the
list for future recognition should they be un
fortunate enough to get knocked out this
time. Whoever the three candidates may be
in the light of the recent Republican sweep,
they will have walk over.
From present appearances, the leading can
didates for Assembly are Seth Orme, st Clair;
George Culver, Port Carbon w. E Herring,
Palo Alto; Earl Whitman, Schuylkill Haven,
and w. Ramsey Potts, Pottsville.
The Democrats are very backward in an
uouncing themselves, but even when the
proper time arrives there will not be many
of them in the fold l have not heard any
of them mentioned for the Assembly from
this district.
Some one started rumor here yesterday
ShA' NAAs L NbAo Noo 'AAAN plNAShhlhk AN was =
candidate to scare OF somebody else. II
the party who started the rumOr wants to
keep his skin whole had better keep out OF
Mr.. Potts road. He is a csnd date and
believes he will win.
The splendid victory in the state and
| county has put more life into the prospective
| candidates Tor Congress and an active cam
| paign for the nomination will soon begin. DO
| not be surprised if Il. II. Koch, Esq is picked
! a NV tho nIannante pFungpH fn Ion 1,h
| T Shoener. Hon 9. n. Brumm has openly
declared that he wants the nomination and
| Hon. s. A. L0sch has said that he would
| rather have il than a state office. He know
| that in Congress he would have more
chances to distinguish himself and max inl
his power felt but the trouble is he cast toe
many lines, or, rather, has too many irons in
| the fire aud can't keep active enough to pre-
vent them being burned. There is 10 use
being hoggish. 1t won't work in this county
while there is plenty of good material lying
around loose
see the journal has addressed an open
! letter for perusal by the Grand Jury urginl
! the Indictment of Controller Severn and tho
| County Commissioners, alleging that they
| furnished ballots for the election that were
not printed according to law and illegal
| The matter savors diszus5iugly Of vindic
| tiveness and the $1,000 beauties are only
making themselves more ridiculous in tn,
| eyes of the people.
| Mshanoy City is meeting with considerbl,
success in It's efforts to have the next meeting
of the Grand Army Department Encampmeut
held there l never could understand why
! POttsville never tried to get the encampmen
here, 1t would pay the hotel and business
men, and it is not too late for an effort in tha'
| direction.
Who started the silly report that Chairman
| WhiJehouse and Secretary Losch are ontitle,
to credit for the Grow victory in SchUylkill
| One of the newspapers Of this place says they
| did it ON a still hunt. | have reason TO be
lieve that Whitebouse and Losch were on 3
sCill hunt recently but that they brought
than that they discovered America and nc
one who kept track of the politics Of this
county for the past few months can believe
it. The report is all right so far as the still
hunt goes