The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-01
A COUNTY
SEAT LETTER.
Interesting Correspondence From
a Close Observer.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
Ex-senator King Has the Backing of
the Wealthy DemOcratS-Reilly Must
Hoe His Own ROW.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
Special HERALD correspondence.

Sp cial HERALD correspondence
POTTsvILLE, Aug. 31.-When l wrote
my last letter had not learned the details
Of the meeting held by the Republican
candidates or perhaps | should not have
written the most of what did. a year
ago the Republican party adopted new
rules which, among other things, provide
that after the nomination of all candi-
dates they shall meet and select a county
chairman and that he shall be elected by
majority of the candidates.
Now if reports are true the action of the
candidates in eeCting the chairman has
thrown some of them into a channel which
will throw them upon the rocks In the
first place the meeting was called before
all the nominations were made secondly,
the candidates, cont rary to the rules,
made it necessary tn u the candidate for
| chairman should receive a unanimous
vote.
II the candidates can change the rules
and defy the convention which placed
| them upon the ticket, then every member
OF the Republican party can ignore them.
This is the condition Of affairs at present
| and it is folly for anyone to pretend that
| there is a unanimity of spirit in the party
| Lovers of fair play are numerous and al
| though there may be many of them who
| nave not DHeu lfltuulN 10 InOS6 turned
| down by the'actiOn of the candidates, it is
more than probable that they will refuse
/ to be satisfied until the wrong is undone
hear very good reports of Mr.. Payne,
| the new chairman, and am told that he
| has become experienced in political af-
| fairs. His integrity and honesty are uu-
questioned and he makes friends easily.
At the same time be is a well educated
gentleman and a born leader and has
| never been known to stOOp to low poll
| tics, Ii is this latter characteristic which
| has probably led to the report that Mr.
| Payne feels hurt over the unfaitness
which is charged against his selec-
| ton.
1t is not in the man that the candidates
made mistake but in the method by
| which they selected him.
| am told that the Republicans of Shen.
andoah will adopt the Crawford county
system in their local campaigns. 1t IS a
good system and / hope to see it adopted
by the Republicans of the whole county
| The principal objection to it as a county
| measure Is the expense, but this objection
| is imaginary If you consider the cost of
sending out circulars, publishing calls
for primaries and conventions, the expen.
ses of delegates and their loss of time etc.
and compare IL with the cost of the Craw
ford county system you will find the lat
ter much the cheaper, not counting the
| bulwark 1t throws up against corruption
Hon 7. j. Higgins is making a most
earnest canvass for e' CtOn as Sheriff
and if his opponent, N scott, wants to
win he Will have to hustle. Mr.. Higgins
policy is not to take things for granted OF
depend upon his party organization tC
pull him through. He is making a per
sonal appeal in the ranks of Republicans
Greenbackers and Democrats.
. The friends of Ex-senator King down
this way, who are Legion, but cannot vote
/ 10 hyr Df Ifvrfg,
10 the district, will put up good work foi
him by other means. They will send
emissaries throughout the Brunswigs
Unions, SChuylkill and Rush township,
and Tamaqua to work on the Germans
Money will be no object. They are not
saying much, but keep saving wood al
the time. When the Pottsville leaders,
who have the wealth and to do lttl,
else than name candidates, become ACTIVE
, they go deep into their pockets and gener
, ally win. 1t has been proved nine times
out of ten. As to the other candidates
believe they are Indifferent. Reilly viii
! be obliged to paddle his own canoe.
! | have missed the honor of the acuuaint
ance Of Hon. John j. Coyle, the almost un
auimous choice of the Republicans in tn
Ihirtieth district for Senator, but from
the reports l hear he is hustler Shoult
he succeed in this campaign nothing will
stand IN MS way for election to Congress
? in 1896. With a Democratic majority o
from 300 to 1000 to overcome and popu
lar candidate like eX- Senator King agains
him many man would be discouraged
but it is not so with Mr.. Coyle. He is evi
IDENTIFY making fight which is born of in
+ dOmitable courage.
! made the acquaintance of Josepl
. Wyatt the other day and was very favor
ably impressed by his personality. He i
evidently a very intelligent gentleman
and of jovial disposition If ! am judg
of human nature the voters of the Firs
district will do well to send him to tn
Assembly. They will have practica
and sensible representative.
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