The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-23
THE POLITICAL POT.


swindle was thought of.
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THE POLITICAL POT.
The declaration of the Northeastern Re-
publican league of Reading, on Monday
evening, for Major Warren for president
Of the State league was achieved in re-
sponse to unanimous vote. In the Times
OF that city, Colonel Zimmerman's excel
| lent paper, We read this account Of the
meeting: "Dr. II. G. Baer moved that the
delegates Of the Northeastern league t.
the Harrisburg convention be instructed
to vote for Major Everett Warren, Of
Scranton, vice president of the State
league, for the presidency Of that body to
succeed Hon. John B. Robinson, the idol
Of the league Professor Edward Carroll
seconded Dr.. Baer's motion. He then paid
glowing eulogy to the personal worth
and intellectual attainments Of Congress
man Robinson, whose magnetism and pop
ularity, ability and eloquence commanded
for him the admiration Of the State league.
The successor to Robinson must be as
nearly like him in accessibility and affs.
bility as possible. Such man lie believed
| Major Warren to be, one who was equally
as accomplished and popular as the pres
ent illustrious presiding officer and one of
whom the league could be proud. Major
Warren, as the first vice president, is the
logical candidate for president. Besides
eastern leagues should stand by an eastern
candidate 1t would be to their ad
vantage and the league would succeed bet
ter with such a man near them. The mo.
tion to instruct the delegates for Major
Warren was then unanimously adopted"
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A good deal of speculation, one way and
another, has been occasioned by Howard
Mutchlers abrupt withdrawal in the
Eighth congressional district fight. The
Easton Free Press, published at Mr.
Mutchler's home, is suspicious. ''The
meaning of the move" it says, sis appar-
ent. Howard and his henchmen have not
been idle Of late, and they have ascer
tanned the real sentiment that prevade'
not only Northampton county, but the
entire district, with regard to him. The
people are against Mutchler for congress,
and should he pull back the string, at the
other end of which is his presumed with.
dTawal and capture the nomination, he
will be defeated at the polls. Realizing
this the young boss decides, ct this time
not to be candidate and he hopes there
by to perpetuate ring powerin this county.
With Mutchler defeated at the polls the
rings hold on the county would BE-
broken. Knowing how bitterly opposed
to him are the people in the district, and
realizing how certain is his defeat, he
ostensibly abandons the congressional
race, espouses the cause of Hart, Of Pike
and if the latter can be elected, secures
the control Of patronage in Northampton.
II Hart is defeated Mutchler will moi
/ toll e,,ff in Nnpt bor fpr. Ia.
will pose as having done his duty to the
party, and after couple of years he will
bob up serenely, demand the congres
sional nomination and continue the sway
of the ring"
Congressman Van Voorhis, of Rochester,
who, by the bye, is related to A. q Voor
his of The TRIBUNE, returned home tht
other day and had good laugh at his
Democratic friends ''Did you notice the
picture in last weeks Judge?' one Of then
asked. "Ha, ha, yes" he replied, "they've
got Dave Hill caulking the ark. A brighl
hit. That reminds me of a Biblical conun.
drum heard yesterday which was new t,
me. Who was the first electrician? Yol
cannot guess, OF course. Well 1t wa
Noah. Now whyP We'll, because he waS
the first to make an ark light on Mt
Ararat. There's another good one Of TIL
same sort. What was the first theatrical
occurrence mentioned in the Bible? Why
when Joseph's brethren took him out OF
the family circle and put him into tn
pitt Mir. Van Voorhis thinks the Demo
cratic party just now is a good deal lik,
Joseph in this respect. 1t is party OF
many coloIs and it has been plunged deeI
in the pit
For its part. the Philadelphia Times
thinks the Mutchler retirement bluff is
case of pay your money and take you
choice of explanations, 1t concludes tnal
"Pike has the first claim on the score OF
rotation, not having furnished a congress.
man to the district since Daniel NJ. Van
Aatrim got in the Fortieth and Forty-fTs
congresses, but Pike has but small irac
! ton Of the Democratic vote of the distric
Land there are three other candidates, mel
ther OF whom cares baubee for the prin
ciple Of rotation unless it will rotate hin
into the office. The name OF the congress
man from the Eighth district will not b.
placed at the head of the editorial column
of the Democratic newspapers of the dis
trict until the convention has been held
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A big boom ia reported in the public
document" market throughout this am
adjacent states. The people are being
treated to q campaign Of education that IL
rapidly depicting accumulated stocks OF
congressional speeches and thrilling de-
partment reports, 1t is to ba presumed
that people read such trash else they
would not be bothered by the receipt OF it.
Nevertheless, a good live newspaper is
recommended as preferable ninety nine
cases out of every hundred, and in the
! hundredth case the recipient probably
cannot read, anyhow.
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The Republican candidates In SchuylkIl
county for two hours on Tuesday discussed
the selection Of Il county chairman. They
will meet next Tuesday to settle the mat
ter 1t has been proposed to confer this
important and responsible position upon
Major sam Losch who was defeated in
convention for the congressional nomina.
ton; and If the major should accept we
stand ready to wager nippin that he
would fight as hard and as obstinately for
the whole ticket as If he were conducting
his own campaign.
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| Controller Severn, OF Schuylkill county
has been deprived Of salary and power by
the supreme court decision declaring the
controllership law unconstitutional, but
he loyally clings to his Office In spite of
this obstacle, and proposes to fight 1t out
on that line If 1t breaks every bone in his
body. The novelty of getting elected to
office in Bourbon Schuylkill on the Rel ub.
| lican ticket is one almost great enough to
justify Mr. Severn's reluctance in vacat-
ing.
Some kind friend recently mentioned
ex-senator Arkell as q suitable nominee for
governor by New York Republicans. This
compliment drew forth from its recipient
the following droll declination: "There