The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-08
OUR COUNTY
SEAT LETTER
A Correspondent Deals With Some
Of the Appointments.
FACTORY INSPECTORSHIP
Hon. D. D. Phillips Chances For it.
StOffregan'S Appointment as Potts
ville'S Next Postmaster Fixed.
Special HERALD Correspondence.

Special HERALD correspondence.
PoTTsvILLE, Dec 7th. - There is a cry
against chronic office seekers; that they
should take rest and give others a
chance. That there is a cause for protest
cannot be doubted Nine out OF ten men
holding political positions have been at
tached to the patronage tap for years
When they lose their jobs by change Of
party they are continually on the watch
to jump into something else as soon as the
tide changes.
That this hue and cry is directed
against a certain well-known gentleman
Of this county is undisguised. In connec-
tion with the fight for the factory inspec-
torship it is claimed that General J. x.
Sigfried held the position of boiler inspec-
and minor positions and should have
retired in ailluence.
Hon. John I. Shoener served in the
! legislature one term. He was elec ted
| from Democratic district, where no
other Repub lean cared to run, or could
be elected he has been a candidate for
| Senator and Congressman and defeated
and he has been an unsuccessful caudi-
date at various other times. So much for
| Mr.. Shoener.
OF Hon. D. D. Phillips - what of him ?
| He represented a strong Democratic dis
trict in the Legislature a number of times.
No one else seemed to care to make the
run he undertook. The experiment was
an expensive one. Mr.. Phillips was also
nominated for State Senator one year,
but was forced off the ticket so that Hon.
| w. l.. Torbert, of Grard Manor. could be
elected. He has held the job of county
chairman, but that is thankless and can
not be charged against him.
OF the three men named Dave" Phil
lips is the sharpest and shrewdest, and
there is no doubt that he is one of the
most active Republicans in the county
He stands high with the state leaders and
has a large personal acquaintance among
all political leaders.
l repeat a prediction l have already
made. If the Factory Inspectorship comes
to Schuylkill county, and Senator Quay
has anything to do with it, Dave" Phil
lips will be the lucky man.
When | predicted last year that Demo
cratic County Chairman Stoffregan would
be Congressman Reilly's choice to succeed
Mr.. Cole, of this place very, few people
took stock in the statement, 1t is pretty
well understood now that knew what
was talking about. Mr.. Stoffregan will
be the next postmaster of this city, if he
lives long enough and Mr.. Reilly is moi
turned down, which is not likely to occur
The announcement that Hon. S. A. Loscl
is out of politics has caused the knowing
ones to smile. Can a fish live out OF
water Not much. Neither can Majoi
Losch breath unless he is deep in the mys
teries Of politics. Watch his fine hand il
the shaping of the organization of tn,
next Legislature. Chris. Magee tn,
Pittsburg leader, has pull there and Mr.
Losch knows where to 20 if he wants any
favors
IL is said Senator elect Coyle Of tn,
Thirtieth district, and Major Losch are a
dagger's points and the latter will try anC
clip the Mahanoy City mans wings, so a.
to prevent him from making conspicu
Gus success of himself. From what
have learned Of the Senator elect he Il
built of pluck and ability and the kind o
stuff that gets men on top of the heap.
BY the way, Gen. Sigfried, ex Distric
Attorney Koch and d. c. Henning hav,
gone to see Governor. elect Hastings tC
try and convince him of the advisability
of appointing Sigfried factory inspector
Hon. @. n. Brumm, Burd Payne ant
others are also out on a trip in Shoeuer,
behalf. Movements in Phillips camI
have not come to light
One of the best written and most trutl
ful articles on Republican kickers l have
ever read was that in the Elector two
weeks ago. 1t was written by Sol. Foster
Esq. the editor Of the paper IL reflects
with powerful effect the short-sightednes,
of the stalwart Republicans. Mr., Foster
writes from facts and no one is better
posted on Schuylkill county politics thar
he is