The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-21
.THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET +!
Preliminary SkirmiSheS viii Take Place
This Evening.
LIST OF PROBABLE NOMINEES !
Dunn, Master, Bechtel, Keegan and Mar.
shall Said to be slated-A Fight in
the Fifth Ward over the Poor
Dictatorship.

Tonight the Democratic party win haveits
sllrmish preparatory to the battle which is
to take place at the county convention to be
held in Pottsvillc ON Monday The primare,
for the election of delegates to attend that
convention and nominate the ticket for the
election i'm November win form the nucleus
Of the slirmshcs referred to.
/ Conversation with the majority of the
/ Democrats would lead one to suppose that
nothing but harmony exists i'm the ranks and
that the convention ON Monday will be q
regular love feast, but affairs are not quite as
smooth as that There will he contests to-
night and probably some Of them will be
carried into the convention, but the indica
tions are that the ticket which the EVENING
/ HERALD predicted two months ago will be
nominated by good majority. This ticket
is as follows: Judge of Orphans Court, 2.
NJ Dunn, ESQ., of Miuersville; District At
torney. Edgar W. Bechtcl, Esq, of Potts
ville Controller, NJ H. Master, of shenan-
doah; Director of the Poor, w. f. Keegan, of
lIahanoy City; Coroner Dr. d. S. Marshall
of Ashland This is a slate which has been
passed from hand to hand for weeks and the
close observer cannot discern even the sus-
picion of a crack in it.
1t must be admitted that from a geographi-
cal point of view it is strong one giving
| Shenandoah, Pottsville, Ashland Mahanoy
City and Minersyille representation on the
ticket and thus giving a voice to the Demo
Gratis of all the leading towns in the county.
The situation as it appeared this afternoon
is that the main fight is ON the Orphans
Court Judgeship, but that does not extend
to all parts of the county In Shenandoah,
for instance, the sentiment is unanimously in
favor of Dunn. 1t is claimed in his behalf
that he is an able practitioner Of long stand
ing, popular among his fellowmen, and
fearlessly working Democrat under all cir
cumstances and his geographical location,
his nativity, and his peculiar fitness gener-
ally all point to his selection. 1t is also
claimed by Mr. Dunns Democratic friends
that as Lyon is to be the probable nominee of
the Republican, and Lyon was brought out
by Senator Coyle, it will be necessary to
nominate Dunn in preference to either
Schalck or Heblich so that the Irish vote
may not be split up.
NJ II Master, Of town, appears to have a
clear road for the ConHollership nomination.
So far no other name has been mentioned in
connection with the position ON the Demo
cratic ticket His qualifications are generally
recognized, aud the nomination is conceded to
the element of the party that he represents.
As to the Poor Directorship, it is claimed,
Keegan's chances are as good as those al
ready mentioned for the reason that if
Lyons is nominated for Judge by the Repub-
licans and the Democrats do not put a AIaha-
noy City man in the field Lyons viii have
an excellent chance to bid for complimentary
votes. Kccgan's nomination, it is said, will
keep the votes straight
The statement that there is no contest in
Shenandoah is not correct There is a bitter
fight in the Fifth ward for the delegateship
Justice J. j, Cardin and Martin Foyle arc
running as a team ON a declared platform o
, any man for the best ticket while John
Woods and Martin Ryan are making am opu
fight on the Poor Dircctorship hvoriug TIN,
nomination of john Bergen of Hcckschcr
vile. This is really the only fight i'm Jh,
town.
F, The candidates for the dclcgatoships i'm ne
spectiye wards other than the one just ne
ferred to- are First ward Martin lally am,
Martin Mulahy Second, f. j. Brennan am,
Charles j Quinn. Third Thomas Reilly am,
B. c. Hess. Fourth, John Scnlan am,
Frank Rmgheser Unless somebody Il
{ going around with sensation up his sccy,