The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

against Constantine j. Erdman has met
with cordial favor from every person ex-
cept the one most intimately concerned in
it. Colonel Zimmerman, with his very
best bow. informs the public through his
excellent journal, the Reading Times, that
"he is not a candidate for political office
Of any kind, and that while deeply CRATE
full to his fellow journalists as well as to
many personal friends and well-wshers,
for so frequently commencing him to pub
lie favor, he prefers to devote himself to
the less vexatious and infinitely more pleas
ant if even more exacting, duties. that lie
along the lines of journalism, to the ad-
vancement of which he has given an hon.
est purpose and the best years Of his life"
Colonel Zimmerman's wishes will neces-
sarily have to be respected, in spite of the
fact that it takes from the Ninth district
congressional problem the one factor that
promised most seriously to interfere with
Mr.. Erdman's ambitions.
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The Philadelphia delegation in the next
house of state representatives Is quite
likely to line up as follows, new men being
indicated by star:
District. District.
| George A. Ware. James Clarency.
Adolph Beyerlein, Jr Alfred H Raven.
*William Reeves. ~ William II. Keyser.
John Cruise. John H. Rebel
samuel Salter. 90 ". G. Kirkesleger.
John NJ. Scott. q John T. Harrison.
Courtlandt X Bolles. " *Franklin Reed.
IL *Henry Gransbach. % William Littley.
10 II. Thomas Dunlap. "a Samuel Pelt2.
u William NJ Kidd, *George W.B. Hicks.
10 Walton Penn evil. 25 tJohn Gilmore.
John b. De Velin, Robert Smith.
lG James II. Stewart. 26 Samuel Crothers.
Elias Abrams. y G. Henry Fletcher.
Is John A. f. Ennis. Henry F. Walton.
Representative Ritter, Of the Tenth dis
trict, will probably be replaced by Presi-
dent Cunningham, Of the William r.
Leeds association. Cunningham lives in
the Sixth ward, which claims that Riter's
ward, the Tenth, has been represented
long enough
A careful analysis has been made at
Democratic national headquarters Of the
congressional situation so far as it has un-
folded opportunities for observation.
Down to the present time Of the districts
now Democratic, 131 have made nomina-
tions. or this number ninety-seven are
denominations and thirty-four are new
nominations. This gives ratio of "a per
cent. of denominations and but 90 per
cent. of new nominations. The conclusion
to be drawn from this is regarded by some
as assuring to Democrats, but this view is
superficial. The greater number Of Dem
cratic denominations, the more bitter
will be the opposition Of those who were
disappointed in expectations of party pat
ronage, and consequently the stronger will
be the incentive to increased Republican
effort. 1t is the invariable rule of shrewd
campaigners that patronage, unless in eX-
pert hands, is source Of weakness instead
of strength. The November congressional
returns ought, we should say to sustain
this belief.
AS an aid to the attraction of backward
delegates it is now announced that Candi-
date Singerly will actually be present and
''shake hands with the boys" at the re-
convened Democratic state convention to
be held at Harrisburg Wednesday. This
announcement has been necessitated be-
cause of the difficulty experienced in get
ting delegates to attend. There are 454
delegates in all; and about 400 want to
save themselves the bother of special
journey 10 the state capital all to no con-
ceivable purpose. Since the Pennsylvania
refused Chairman Stranahan's request for
passes there has been great slump in the
state delegate market and it is now a seri-
Gus problem how to secure even quorum.
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That sterling Schuylkill county RepuD-
lican, Major Sam Losch, having found
that things were not inclined to go his
way politically speaking, this year, has
wisely decided to seek his fortune in
business cares. Major Losch has leased
from the Reading company a coal tract
extending from Lorberry to Lower Raush
Creek and containing what is known in
that section as the "Lorberry mammoth
vein." 1t is said that Mr.. Losch will be
associated with several capitalists in the
development of this property and that
there is every prospect for the Investment
proving renumerative. Major Losch de-
serves good luck of some kind, He has
had more than an average share of hard
luck, in politics.
The Philadelphia Times must have
grown sarcastic when it said on Saturday:
chairman Stranahan will open head
quarters at the Lafayette hotel, Sept II,
and is now in consultation with leaders of
the party all over the state in reference to
the effective programme Of speakers for
the campaign. In this programme some
of the best Democrats of the country will
engage and an aggressive campaign, cover
ing many questions and not single issue,
will be presented to the votersn mot a
single issuen is good and also true unless
an issue might be constructed out of Mr..
Clevelands "perfidy and dishonorn letter.
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Upon the first page is an interesting
special article reviewing the campaign in
New York state. Those who are Inter
ested in politics at all will be interested in
this resume Of the situation in the greatest
political state IN the Union, showing, as it
does, the disadvantages Of over confidence
and the futility of the belief, which OBJ
tains even in Pennsylvania, that ''every-
thing is going our way" this fall. If this
! feeling shall not soon be guarded against,
the Democrats will take advantage Of it in
more states than one. Too much conf
dence is often worse than not enough.
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Frank Thompson of Lackawanna and
Colonel r. Bruce RICKETTS, of Luzerne are
the executive committee members Of the
Democratic society Of Pennsylvania, from
this section, who will meet at Harrisburg
tomorrow to fix the time for the society's
general assembly at Altoona.
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Speaking of condolences, here is good
one mentioned by Representative G. w.
Stone at Harrisburg last week. II live in
Warren, which is the county seat Of War
rem county; my middle name is Warren,
/ have a son named Warren and am for
Warren for league president"
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The policy of loyal Republicanism is thus
outlined in a paragraph from the Hyde
Park correspondence Of the Scranton Free
Press from which we now quote: "Hon
John II. Fellows takes his defeat of last
Tuesday philosophically, and said yester-