The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-03
A COUNTY
SEAT LETTER.
Political Observations by a Specia
Correspondent.
THE REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL
Both Sides Claim a County Victory, Blu
the Republicans Show More Conf
dence Than the Opposing Party.
Special HERALD oorrespondenoe.

Special HERALD correspondence.
PoTTsvILLE, Nov. 2.-The campaign is
now on the eve of closing. Both parties
are claiming victory. but the Republicans
show their confidence by Offering bets
with more liberality and frequency than
the Democrats do. There must be some
thing behind the sanguine feelings Of the
Republicans. The interest manifested by
people who have apparently been dis
interested, the deep interest taken by the
workingmen in the campaign, their large !
attendances at mass meetings aud the
eagerness with which they absorb the
addresses all betoken something unusual. |
1t is a good sign when you see these wage
earners so deeply interested.
Pottsville will do her duty this time.
Complimentary votes will be few and
none need be surprised to see the town
roll up an old-fsshioned majority for the
whole ticket.
The Republicans may lose a member of
the Legislature in this district throup n
the Independent Republican candidacy of
Mr.. Seerer, Of the West End The can
| didate likely to be defeated is Mr.. S,tuck
of the same section of the count,y. Mr.
Seerer is not stuck on Mr.. Stuck's Renpb.
licanism and charges the regular candi-
date with having fought DR.. Phillips
when that gentleman was a ca adidste for
| Coroner, Mr.. Seerer, when tho, latter was
out for county office, Sc nator Keefer
and number Of others. II. these charges
are true don't see how M r, Stuck became
nominee. Should he be defeated the
Democrat likely to be lected is ex-Post.
master Irish, of Orw lgsburg, a radical
Democrat, but most stimable man.
Candidate Singerl rs visit to the county
seat did not leave lasting impression
Both parties turnt q out to give the dis
tlngulshed gentle naRn hearty welcome
not as a candida %, but as a leading Phil
adelphta man. will be candid and sa,
that II were Democrat l should prefe
Singerly as Governor to any other man o.
that party a the state. l believe he /,
thoroughly conscientious in what he ad
Vocates az id the manliness with which ht
advances his doctrines is certainly worthy
or admiration. Pattison, Harrity, ct. al
are not In his class. think Singerly anC
the GnVernor made mistake in giving
shenandoah the slip. ] have positive as
surances that Singerly is not near a,
strong in that town as he was before that
mis-carried trip through the county.
Senator Quay's ringing prediction OF
success has given additional vigor and re.
enforced the backbone of the Republican
party in the state. The junior Senator
rarely makes an off prediction and betting
men generally take their cue from him.
Next in Importance to the election in
our Commonwealth comes the elections.
state and mu unicipal, in New York. A
general breaking up Of the Democratic
party as led by Senator Hill and Tam
many Hall is expected by the hard think
ers. Pottsville Republicans are watch
ing these elections with almost the same
interest that they watch their own.
, The Democrats who expected to see the
Republicans down this way fighting each
other have concluded that they are to re-
ceive little comfort from that direction.
with possibly the exception of one or
two the Republican. leaders are in line
and speaking in different parts of the
county nightly.
Arrangements have been made to re-
ceive the election returns Tuesday night
at both the Republican and Democratic
headquarters and at several private
places.
The result Of the Bender insurance
case gives universal satisfaction here. A
representative of the company has stated
that there would have been no hesitation
in making payment had it not been for the
derogatory statements of two persons of
this place. It is the same old story of
busy bodies upsetting the kettle.
Democratic County Chairman Stoffre.
gan's reward will come after the election.
He will succeed our present efficient post
master, Mr.. Cole. The appointment would
have been made ere this, but dissatis-
| faction that would have injured the
ticket was feared. The appointment be-
longed to Mrs. John A, Nash, but she was
appeased with an inferior berth in the
Mint at Philadelphia. know that the
many friends of the deceased able LAWYER
do not take kindly to the manner in
which his widow was sidetracked from
the post office, Two reasons were given
for the change Mrs. Nash is not a voter.
and the German element had to get some
pop.
Carpets sold on the installment plan at
prlokes carpet store. 1l-1-1w