The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-09
ONE CENT
POLITICAL POINTERS.
What is Going On In the Ranks OF Both
Parties,


Parties,
The local war between Davis and Scott
delegates to the Republican County Con-
vention grows more earnest and interest
ing as the days 20 by. All hope of
compromise on division of the delegates
is of and the gauntlet for hand to hand
contest has been thrown down. This will
be a refreshing departure from the
machine method of naming and electing
delegates which has been in vogue here
from year to year. IL will be a fight by
the friends OF the respective candidates
outside the strict lines of party cousidera-
tions. II will enlist actively a class of
voters who have heretofore concerned
themselves in party affairs only to
limited extent. The forecast promises
the enactment of the oft-repeating scenes
that cluster with such vivid earnestness
at Democratic primary elections. Indeed,
there are not a few who set up the claim
that Democratic politics will be, simply
stated, not in it in comparison. The
merry war, as 1t progresses, will not lack
in amusing features. Ashland Record.
The Congressional fight continues very
quiet.
In the Fourth district Legislative con-
tes there are at least forty candidates
for the three Republican nominations
and the news that the fight is getting
warm is by no means surprising. DR..
Coke, of Schuylkill Haven, Will h. Har-
ing, of Palo Alto, and Seth Orme, of st.
| Clair, seem to have the bulge on the field.
jolly "Tom" Edwards OF Mahanoy
| City, was here recently and told his
| friends he is making great fight for the
! Senatorship on the Republican ticket and
is sure of securing the nomination. We
! fear Tom is being misled by some in
| discreet friends. There is no one in the
I HaaIH HIng III Il
represent the people of this district or is
| more deserving Of recognition from the
! Republican party, as he has served it con-
| slstently for years but to urge him on in
a forlorn hope is an injustice. A nomina.
| tiOn is one thing and an election another
| This district is hopelessly Democratic and
we do not think that Mr.. Edwards, cap
able and deserving as he is, can carry it..
There is a lull in the Democratic Sena-
| torial contest in this district, but it is ex-
| pected a storm will break out in all fury
in a few days Meantime candidates
King and Franey are getting their toma-
hawks sharpened.
1t is said the friends of Frank p. Spiese,
| who was apparently crowded off the track
for the Senatorship, intend to spring a
surprise upon the other candidates. It is
| also reported that there is q big kick in
the Brunswigs, Schuylkill, Ryan, Rain,
| Reilly and Rush townships against the
| ulellOuS Ol some OF Jle Democratic Lead
ers in parcelling out the offices for I'll G
next election. These townships will act
with Tamaqua in forming an alliance
against the towns north of the Broad
mountain in the Thirtieth Senatorial dis
trict and it is Spiese's friends who expect
to get in their work
Never has Republican prospects in
Schuylkill looked brighter than at the
present There are no factional quarrels
and the canvassing for the nominations is
| being carried on in the proper spirit, and
the indications are that a strong ticket
will be nominated, one that will com.
mand the respect of the voters of the
county and its triumphant election in
| NOvember.-Ashlaud Local.
With nine per cent off the $3.50 basis,
free trade, no money with which to pur-
chase the necessaries of life, strikes and
riots, general discoEteut and paralyzed
Industries staring them in the face, the
Democrats have not much encouragement
to 60 ahead and make nominations for
| the fall elections. The people will not be
fooled again. They have a surfeit of
| Clevelandism and are burdened enough
when obliged to struggle through two
years more of it.