The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

VAl l. lOhA NV IICs
This is how the irreverent Harrisbu re
Patriot concludes its moonshine story
about Governor Pattison having been
offered the presidency Of the Lehigh Val
ley Railway company: ut is apparent
that Governor Pattison does not intend
to drop into Improbable ebscurity when
he leaves Harrisburg if he can help it, II
obscurity comes he expects 1t 10 pay him
q good salary. What his present finan-
cial condition is his intimate friends do
not say. When he came to Harrisburg as
governor, nearly four wears ago, he freely
told his friends that he was poor. To one
prominent townsman he said: Il have no
money and wouldn't know how to save IL
if | had But he has been learning good
deal since then. He has been an apt
pupil in an advanced school aud those who
have watched him are not surprised to
know that not long since he became the
purchaser OF beautiful suburban mansion
near the Quaker City which cost over $780,
900. To reside in house Of that kind
and keep it up in fitting style requires a
small fortune annually. 1t is not fair to
suppose, therefore, that the governor is
going into solitude and then try to keep
up $50, 600 house on the profits of voca-
tion of that kind. The signs therefore now
point to q railroad presidency. And after
why not candidate for a greater presi-
dency|
Chief Clerk Kerr thus whistles to keep
Democracy's courage up: "There is no
question but what the Democrats will
have a majority in the next house of con-
gress, although 1t will not be nearly as
large as the present plurality in that
branch We shall have both the senate
and the house by comfortable mar
gins. The Democratic congressional COM
mittee has the situation very we'll
under its care, and knows exactly
what must be done to maintain su-
premacy in the house. We shall not
DO well In Pennsylvania, where there
appears to be division and dissension; but
we shall maintain our own in all the
southern and the western states with a
fair chance to retain in the northern
states in part what came to us through
tidal wave politics in the last fonr years.
The Republican party in making gains is
simply coming back into its own, and that
is why some elections appear so startling
and so surprising" Thus far the Repub-
lican party, in simply coming back to its
own," appears to have had great difficulty
in stopping on its own boundary line.
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Frederick Haltegman, the Republican
nominee for congress in the Third district,
was born near Bremen, Germany, in 1881,
and came to this country in lS49. Since
1850 he has resided in the Twelfth
ward and up to three years ago. when
he retired, he conducted grocery busi-
ness at Fifth and Callowhill streets.
He was naturalized in 1854, and was
| a Democrat until the breaking out of
the war, when he was converted to Re.
publicanism by q speech made by Carl
Sehurz. In 1872 he was elected men,
ber Of the sectional school board. and
in 1890 was elected to select council, where
he served one term. Five years ago he
was reelected member of the sectional
school beard, which position he still holds
Mr.. Halterman IS director OF the Ger
man society and q member OF the Schuet-
zen Turner's and Connstatter societies.
But recently he retired as treasurer of the
Old Maennerchor, OF which he is an hon
orary member. He is also connected
with the Young Maennerchor, and up tc
this year was contributing member Of
the German hospital
T]r
Howard Mutchler has been in Philadel-
phia and has been talking. This is his
tale Of bluff: 'There is no better Demo
crat than am, and take no exception tC
what disposition my party may choose tc
make of me, but l want to say this, tha
when General Reeder states deliberately
and positively that Mr.. Drinkhouse, the
alleged independent Democratic candidate
for congress in my district will be any
thing like factor in the contest, ne Is fool.
ing with words and speaks entirely out
side of facts. General Reeder knows thai
Drinkhouse is a character of the city o.
Easton, one of the kind who afford spor
for those who seek such things at the ex
pense Of another, and to class him as at al
in the congressional contest is farce
The con gressional fight il n straight article
between Hart and Kirkpatrick, will
every chance in favor Of Hart, who will
be elected. Mr.. Hart will receive the un
divided Democratic vote in the four coun
ties comprising the district"
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In selecting B. J. Mooney to take charg,
; Of their Luzerne county news bureau
Publishers Bell and Hudson Of the Scran
ton Times have shown excellent judgment
Mr., Mooney, while editor of the Times
made an enviable reputation; he is thor
oughly posted on Luzerne politics; and
while nobody this year can defeat Johl
Leisenring for congress, Mr.. Mooney car
doubtless become political "thorn in tn
flesh" to the Republicans Of the mothe
: county.
The Daniel II. Hastings club of Arch
bald, organized last Saturday, has ar
T ranged to attend in body the big ratifi
cation mass meeting in the Frothinghan
theater Tuesday night. Tickets for thi
meeting are in the hands Of Secretary w
s. Millar, Of the Central Republican club
and club members are requested to cal
upon Mr.. Millar and procure their allotet
share. Admission is free, but the bes
part of the house will bs reserved fo
club members and their friends.
Bill Nye says you may 60 where yot
will in this country aud you will find mel
talking about the tariff and the tax OF
, raw materials who havn't had mouthfu
of raw material of any kind in their house
for weeks, except as their wives earned i
and brought it home to them. The coun
try ID full of men who have thought 81
hard for the commonwealth that the seat
} OF their trousers shine like the dome Of tn
Massachusetts state house. Aud Bill ISM
far off, either.
Playwright Daniel L. Hart, whom tn
| Democrats of Wilkes Barre have nomin
ared for the legislature, is in Mipneapoli
with Actor Daniel Sully, but will com
home in time to inspect his fences, vot
, and read the November returns.
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The rumor that new afternoon news
, paper is to be started in Car bondale 1T
, advocate Democratic principles" would b
mora intereating IL IL snecjfied iuat WIN