The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-27
OUR COUNTY
SEAT LETTER.
An Occasional Correspondent Treats
General Topics Interestingly.
TALK ON APPOINTMENTS !
Hopes of Schuylkill County Applicants
for the Factory InspectOrShip Are
Waning Phillips Chances.
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PoTTsvILLE. Dec 26 The candidates
in this county for Factory Inspector aud |
Sunerintenient Of The Arsenal at Harris
burg are beginning to feel they are not in
the con est. To tell the truth, all but one
of them never were n it. The nearest to
the Factory Inspectorship was Hon. d. d.
Phillips, of Gordon, and there is no tell
ing but that he may yet snatch the prize
from the Western applicant Dave is
willy aud knows consderab BILE about mauip.
ulating politics. He has good friend
at court who will land him winner if It
can be done without creating ruction
between the friend and the Governor elect.
General j. X. Sigfried would be
worthy successor to Wachthorn, the
present insp .ctor of factories, and IL
General Hastings could have his own
way the appointment would be made.
Sigfried stands high in Hastings estima
ton, and if there is anything in sight the
former will get it.
While General Hastings is looking
around for material to fill his military
staff he should not forget the veterans OF
the late war. l have heard it remarked
that to fill the staff with selections en-
tirely from the ranks of National Guards.
men VIII not be accepted as a proper step
IN the Keystone state.
The belief that Judge Persh!ng will not
appear in court again is becoming stronger
every day. 1t is believed he would resign
at once were it known that the Judges
A ,N ho (
l do not think Judge Pershing is consult
ing his own interests in waiting. His
friends have made it plain to him that it
is his duty to wait. l am satisfied Cover
nor Hastings will name Judge Pershing's
successor during the coming year, and if
the successors name is not Richard Henry
Koch the Governor will make mistake
and disappoint nine-tenths of the Repub.
licans in the county. Mr.. Wilhelm will
not be an applicant, according to the state
ments Of some of his best friends, and this
will leave W. d. Seltzer, Esq, the only
other probable candidate.
The next County Treasurer ship is al
ready being discussed again, and 1 am
told that George Folmer, of Shenandoah,
will again be the Democratic nominee
Hon. Elias Davis will in all probability
be the Republican nominee He has the
promise of nearly all the most influential
leaders and workers in the county. His
! conduct in the last campaign won for him
the admiration of his friends and enemies
alike Davisis no kicker. He can always
be found where you want HMM the line
&c A4aty- He has no friends to reward
and no enemies to punish, and If heis the
nominee, which is almost a certainty, he
will be triumphantly elected.
Justice Dengler, of Shenandoah is also
spoken of in connection with the County
Treasurership, but he will have to get up
very early in the morning to head off
Elias Davis, although Dengler would
make a strong candidate and an excellent
official
1t is now almost a certainty that this
town will have water works of It's own.
The Borough Council will agree to sub
NIT the question to the people and the
people will win. There are several moss
| backs in the old water company and it
will not hurt TO sit down on them for
once
l am almost persuaded to believe that
Schuylkill county will retain her two
Senatorial districts through the influence
Of Senator Cameron. According to the
constitution Schuylkll will hereafter be
entitled tn five Representatives instead of
six, and it is probable that it will be re-
duced to that number. Should that be
the case three representatives will be dis
tributed between the First, Second and
Third districts and the remaining two
would go to the Fourth. The apportion-
ment will preci pitate bitter contest.
Next week the troubles of our repre-.
sentatives will commence. With several
hundred seekers after positions hanging
to their skirts and but few places to give
will require heroic diplomacy.