The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-04
POLITICAL NOTES.
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IUUAllCAh Mules.
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For congress, j. A. Scranton.
For Judge r. w. Archibald.
For sheriff, Frank Ii. Clemons.
For treasurer. Thomas d. Davies.
For clerk of the courts. John II. Thomas.
For prothonotary, Clarence e Pryor.
For district attorney, George NJ. Watson
or John r. Jones.
For recorder, Charles Heuster.
For register of wills, William S. Hopkins.
For jury commissioner, 7. j. Matthews.
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President Jack Robinson opened State
league headquarters in the Lochiel at Har-
risburg yesterday and was joined IN the
afternoon by Major Warren. B. X. Focht,
Congressman Charles w. Stone of War.
ren: William r. Leeds of Philadelphia,
and Hon. Galusha A. Grow, of great ma
jority fame, will be at Harrisburg on We'd
nesday. and a suite Of rooms has been en-
gagged for General Hastings. When the
Ahern club, of Philadelphia, arrived at the
capital this evening 1t will be given q
reception. Colonel John Sayer, Depart
ment Commander Emslie and Colonel
James +. Morrison, of the Philadelphia
War Veterans post. will be on hand with
General James +. Latta, of Philadelphia;
Hon. Walter Lyon, Pittsburg; President
Thomas l.. Hicks, Of the Young Republican
club, of Philadelphia; Hon. George +.
Huff, Of Greensburg; State Chairman
Gilkesop, of Bucls; Senator Jacob Grouse,
Of Philadelphia: District Attorney Schaf-
fer, of Delaware, and Senator-elect G. G.
Kaufman, Of Lancaster, and Hon. G. l..
Magee. General Hastings Is expected this
afternoon and he will get royal recep-
tlon.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, writing from Wilkes. Barre, makes
short work of dispatch in Candidate
Sngerly's paper last Thursday, the pur-
port Of which went to show that the Cor
man tariff bill was blessing in disguise to
Pennsylvania industries. The Record
writer had said that the Vulcan Iron
works Of Wilkes Barre with capital of
81, 800, 600, had just restored one-half Of the
10 per cent. cut in wages made last Febru-
ary and that the 1900 men employed in
four Of the company's five shops were now
working full time. Here" says the Press
correspondent, "are six statements, and of
the six there is but one that is true, and
that one is that q reduction OF 10 per cent.
was made last February. The capital
stock of the Vulcan works Is $500, 600 and
not 81, 500, 900. The number Of men en-
ployed Is $50 and not 1000. There has
been no restoration of per cent. in wages
and the works are fairly busy, but not
running, by any means, to their full ca
pacity." Is the Record running bogus
prosperity mill!
To the Philadelphia Press the Lacka-
wanna situation has this appearance:
Congressman Scranton appears to have
experienced no great difficulty in securing
a denomination In the Lsckawanna dis
trict, although the opposition was more
than he has had to encounter in any pre-.
vious canvass. Now that the primaries
are over, however all the Republicans OF
the district may be expected to cordially
acquiesce in the result and all will be
Scranton men from now until the close of
the polls. 1t has been Mr.. Scranton's
misfortune heretofore to be beaten in the
years between the presidential campaigns,
but there can be no danger Of anything
like that this year. The circumstances
are such that Lackawanpa ought to be,
and no doubt can be, regarded as one OF
the entirely safe Republican districts of
the state. The Importance of electing
every Republican member of congress pos.
sible should be kept in mind, and defeat
in the Eleventh district would be exceed
ingly difficult to explain"
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Sam Hudson, who,on Sept. II, will assume
editorial control of tho Scranton Times,
circulated among local Democratic mag.
tao rd ba Ill
of Senator NJ. L. Mcdonald. Ills partner.
w. R. Bell, will arrive next week and put
the Times business affairs in shape for the
grand opening fortnight hence. 1t ia the
intention Of the papers new controllers to
publish an aggressive, non-factional Dem
ocratic organ, with complete telegraphic
news report and other features new to the
present Times The staff will be increased,
and II 1t is in the woods .to-get LackawRnna
Democracy to read as they should, Bell and
Hudson aver that they will achieve the re.
suit. Both gentlemen come highly recon.
mended and will doubtless be made rs wei.
come as Democrats can be made in Repub-
lican Lackawanna.
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AS 1t looks now only three names will
be presented for district attorney: George
NJ. Watson, John r. Jones and A. j. Col
born, jr. NJ. w. Lowry decided yesterday
afternoon not to let his name go before the
convention. Mr.. Lowry had many earn.
est proffers of support and could undoubt-
edly have developed considerable strength
had he chosen to remain in the field. His
retirement leaves the situation crystallized
down to Watson and Jones, with Colborn
remaining In it in the hope Of being Sc
lected in the event of compromise, Mr..
Jcnes is developing strength rapidly, and
is believed to be nearly, II not quite, as
strong as his chief competitor, Mr.. Wat
son. The fight for district attorneyship
promises, in fact, to bs the real struggle
of the convention.
The esteemed Honesdale Independent
wonders 10 1t is "strictly fair to charge the
Democratic party with all the endless talk
in congress that prolonged and embarrassed
legislation and kept the country in SUI.
pensef" Not with all the talk, perhaps
but certainly with all the occasion FOR
talk.