The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-02
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Republicans in the United States
senate will have a caucus some day this
week to consider the question of organic
ing the senate. If they can muster forty
four sen1tors they will proceed, otherwise
the present organization will not be dis
turbed. There are forty-twO Republicans
in the senate. not counting Stewart and
Jones, of Nevada, who have not an
nounced where they stand. There being
one vacancy in the senate from Della
ware) forty-fOur is a majority. There has
fer, of Kansas, who was elected as a
Populist, felt inclined to act with the Re-
publicans, and Jones, of Nevada, is not
quite so extreme in his silver views as he
Populists combined can control the sem
ate, but an alliance may not be possible
between them.
The New York Herald continues to plead
for a third term for Grover. Cleveland, and
even compares him favOrably with Abra-
ham Lincoln. This is the same Herald
that raised the cry of "classism' against
General Grant. when it was proposed to
give the great commander a third term.
1t is hoped the Herald will succeed, in Sc
curing another nomination, for the fat in
cumbent of the white house. Seven figures
would be required to express the major
ity by which his opponent would be elect
A prominent Democrat of Scranton on
Saturday stated to the writer that an eff
fort would be made to induce Hon. John
Il. Barrett, editor of the Truth, to run tor
he consented the Democrats would en-
dOrse him.. without any knowledge of
what Mr.. Barrett would do under such
circumstances our own opinion is that he
will not consent to mako the run for
mayor on any conditions.
Ex-senator ingalls,. the brilliant Kansas
statesman. does himself credit in the de-
fppSa hn makac of Tho 6anI DraciInpt Car
field. 1t becomes every day more clearly
apparent that Senator Shcrman's book
was not sufficiently blue-penoiled. Sena-
tor ingalls, Indignantly repels the sugges-
| ton that Garfield ever acted in bad faith
toward Sherman or anybody else.
The Wilkes-Barre Record has a decided
Smith for United States senator, provided
a LuZerne county man cannot make 1t.
According to the Record Luzerne has tvs
w. Palmer and Henry NJ. Fuller. Messrs.
Palmer and Fuller ought to pool their in.
terests.
Governor-elec Bradley. of Kentucky,
announces that havins been elected chief
magistrate of his stat, he intends to serve
the full term, IL he lives. and consequently
must not be regarded as a candidate for
vice-president. The governcrship of ke1-
lucky is n good enough for Colonel Brad
ley. Anyway. he can wal. until 1000 for
promotion.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, a frequently
eccentric journal, has discovered n gentle
man named Carrot A.. Hobart, somewhere
In New Jersey, and Is booming him for the
vice-presidential nomination on the Re-
publican ticket. Mr.. Hobart may be a
very excellent man, but he Is scarcely we'll
enough known for a place on the national
ticket.
1t was eminently fitting that the vener-
able ex-Speaker Grow hould present the
name of Thomas b. Reed to the caucus for
Grow was speaker. Reed was little more
than an overgrown schoOlbOy. Speaker
Reed should confer the craftsmanship of
an important committee on the ex-speake,.
The scranton Times expresses the opin-
ion that Speaker Reed should give Con-
gresham Scranton special recognition
whsn ne comes to make up the c9smmit-
will not call to mind a certain ancient pro-
verb in which pearls and swine figure
conspicuously.
All over the state the Republican papers
are cautioning their party not to take any
stock in the unauthorized announcement
by a Harrisburg Democratic paper that
Senator Don Cameron will not be a candi-
date for another term. That ancient trick
won't work again-in fact. 1t is played out.
fOT tHe ScCOuu tlme the UdtlOIldl MUSE
Of representatives will have a chaplain
who is blind. He was the only man nomi-
mated by the caucus who was not on the
slate of the combine. The blind man who
broke the slate is Rev. II. w. COnden. Of
Michigan.
Congressman-at-large Huff, Of this
state, announces that he will be a candi-
date for a second term. He is an advocate
of the two term principle now, but he was
not when he ousted Major Mcdowell after
the latter's first term.
There is a suspicion that those who have
been booming Charles A. Dana, of the
New York Sun. for the Democratic noml
nation for president are actuated by no
higher motive than to annoy and-exasper-
ate Grover Cleveland.
Ex-Governor Campbell. Of Ohio, claims
to be In a position to make the announce
ment that Mr.. Cleveland Is not and will
not be q candidate for another term. For
some reason MI. Cleveland himself makes
no such declaration.
II.
Thomas B. Reed, on and after today, will
be In q position to again attract the atten-
ton of the Democratic press. Once more
they will probably dub him Gear"
The cushman H Davis boom is moving
eastward from Minnesota. 1t will encoun. |
ter snags before 1t reaches Ohio.
Very Remarkable.
Firaf Ponf. NJ Think Thomsnnsa sc.a.