The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-06
From One of Our Regular
Correspondents.
FEW TERSE PARAGRAPHS
Htngers-on at the Court House who Seek
the Drippings From the Bench and
Other Quarters Are Given vigorous
Rubbing
special HERALD corresnondence.

Special HERALD correspondence.
PoTTsvILLE, Feb. ct look as II the new
election law, so far as it relates to the print.
| ing Of the tickets may cause some trouble.
The Controller has called for bids on the
printing, but the printers do not know how to
make the bids, because it is impossible for the
Controller to state exactly how many columns
! are to be made on the ticket. The county
| officials have become nervous especially since
the hints that many Of the election districts
may he without tickets. A leading printer
here says it will be impossible Tor one printer
or three or four printers, to do the work in
time; that the work should have been dis
tributed among several Of the large Offices
and if that is not done trouble will surely
follow.
There is movement on foot to steal
march on Hon John T. Shoener who is out
for the Republican nomination for Congress
If the gentlemen in the scheme are those
who were too cowardly to come out before
Congress passed the Wilson bill they should
remain in the background
Mr.. Shoener shiod his castor into the ring
when others did not have the courage to do
the same thdng, and it is not fair to try and
down him now
The Legislative fight in this district is
gradually growing warmer. No new
aspirants have been named, but there ought not
to he any trouble TO select three strong candi.
dates from the twenty one already in the
field Hon. Ramsey Potts chances seem to
be improving each day and | will not be
surprised should he prove winner. 1t is
said that Joel Mcdonnell, of Palo Alto, is
one Of the best that could be placed on the
ticket, with Mr. Potts aud Earl Whitman. OF
schuylkill Haven, or Hon. S. S. Cooper, of
fremont for the third
The present condition Of the county Demo
cracy is deporable. 1t now has two bitter
factions Of about equal size and there are
numerous other factions scattered through
the townships. 1t is hard to say Just who is
on top but the King, or DagO element, as one
OF the factions is called, seems to hold the
trump card and hopes TO win with tho help of
the state and national machine Ex Senator
King, who is behind Chairman Litsch, wants
to be the next Democratic candidate for
Congress He will be saved much trouble
and expense by pOstponiug his candidacy
until the dismal clouds of the Wilson tariff
bill have passed by
Have you ever been on the hill" during |
the sessions OF court2 If so, you have surely |
seen the many hungry people hanging around. |
watching, cat'like for the crumbs 20 fan; |
some waiting to get on a special jury panel |
others anxious for a seat on an arbitration |
and score or more Of other chances to pick |
up an odd dollar or two. | don't know an |
other place where so many county treasury |
harnacles can be found 1t accounts for the /
irequence of certain men in the positions Of |
jurymen and arhitrators | fear. alas that |
The ends Of Justice are frequently defeated by |
the watchtulness and good luck of these
shabby genteel scavengCrs. / would rather
trust my lot to the involuntary arbitrator or
juror.