The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-17
Brief Comments on Affairs,
Political and Otherwise.
CANDIDATES HUSTIdNG /
some who Feel Confident They VIII be
the Lucky Men at the Nominating Con-
ventions-A Quotation Endorsing the
Policy of County Controller Severn.
.nl HrRALn corresnondenes.


PoTTsvuLE, Feb. 16.-Political wire
pulling is still INDUCED in by some of the
bosses. If they cannot get nomination for
themselves they nurse one for somebody else.
A certain gentleman who is soaring high and
wants to 70 higher, finding his chances slim,
has now sprung another new candidate for
Congress, hoping to catch gudgeous I need
not mention names, as they are easily
guessed.
Hon John T Shoener comes to town quite
frequently now and gets in touch with many
people from all over the county. He informs
me that he has met nothing but encourage
mentthus far and in fact many of the
leading and most influential politicians tell
him he is the only real candidate in the field
1t is my opinion that Mr. Shoener will secure
the nomination without any trouble, as !
know he has secure promises of support from
almost every leading Republican worker in
the county. Without discOuuting any other
Republican seeking the Office, think he is 81
clean cut candidate, favorite v ith the work
ngmen and the business people.
The Assembly eight is beginning to get real
warm and an active canvass is being made by
nearly all the candidates. The latest Potts
william mentioned for this Office is Council
man Mertz. Ex.Postmaster Culver Of Port
Carbon, is sanguine OF making the nomina
ton. W. e Herring, of PalO Alto has made
wonderful progress in his canvass and feels
confident Of victory. Joel Mcdonnell, Of the
same place, has not done much in this direc
| ton. He is depending a great deal on his
| friends in the district, and Hon Ramsey
Potts is attending strictly to business, but
| occasionally finds time to look after his
political fences.
The candidates for Sheriff are not lying
low by good shot. They are all working
| like beavers. Hon Elias Davis can be met
everywhere He docs not seem TO have the
slightest apprehension of defeat. Elias has
| the wOrkingmen with him and that amounts
to % good deal. He made good legislator in
their interest and its not reasonable to sup.
pose they will 20 back on him.
picked up paper the other day and was
very much interested in reading an article
written by Jack" Mccarthy, of the Halle
ton Sentinel think it will bear re publica
ton. He says:
THE Controller of Schuylkill county un
dertakes to control everything in the county.
| He has done what no other public official
! has had the hardi hood to do-award the con.
tract for printing the ballots to an out of the
county print shop Our Luzene county
| Controller will hereafter advertise for pro-
posals for advertising and printing and give
everything out to the lowest bidder Al
least he says he will but time may change
all that. There would be a decided gain in
one way if he would. In county affairs news
papers would not find it to their advantage
to work day and night for candidates for
nothing but the hope Of patronage. The
newspapers would then do as the saloon
keeper does--make the candidate pay a. he
| goes. We never hear Of a saloOnkeeper be-
ing "hung up by candidate, but we know
of many newspapers that carry many old
debts on their books. If there isn't any
thing in it, for the average newspaper, or if
advertising and printing is to be brought
down to figures that business men might pay,
we expect an era OF independent thought
that was not bargained for by the men who
designed the Controllers job, but which
would be benefit arising out of a mistake"
The ballots for the election next week are
here and the bill amounts to but 81 652 90.
No sane person in the county who pays taxes
will condemn either the Controller, or County
| Commissioners, in saving nearly $1,000 On
the original bid by the syndicate, OF over
| So 900 on the POttsvllle ring bid, which was
only joke, you know. The enormity of the
attempt made by the Pottsville newspapers to
gouge the 600 out of the county officials is
| emphasized by review of the County
/ COMMISSIONER annual statement which
shows that all the printing for the county in
| 1893 including all election work Of every
description, cost only $S22S6 90.