The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Democrats of the county seem to
be in somewhat of a quandary as to
whom they win elect for chairman Of
the county committee. Attorney
james l.. Lenahan would not accept
the Office, and now a determined as
saut Is bedng made on John McGahren,
esq, TO lead the forlorn hope. The
News-Dealer says that Mr.. McGahren
Is equipped to make an able and vigor-
Gus chairman, but the candida tes are
unjust to him in insisting that he take
the place MIR. McGahren Is a neigh
Dor and close associate OF Mr.. Bennett,
the Republican candidate for judge.
and has been so for years. Their asSo-
citation has been most friendly and intf-
mate, and to ask him to go out and
make fight against a close friend and
associate Is putting the bonds of party
loyalty to a test that Is too severe. If
he should undertake the leadership on
behalf of the candidates, and the result
should not be favorable, there are any
number Of Democrats who would be
malicious enough to charge that owing
to his friendship for Bennett he did
not make as aggressive fight as he
could and should have done. Every
one has their enemies, and party de-
feat under the leadership Of John Nc
Gahren would be a sweet morsel for
some Democrats hereabouts.
It is not at all likely that Mr.. Nc
Gahren would accept the office, and 1T
Is equally certain that he will not be
dragged into IT. Chairman of county
committee Is a thankless job at best.
II the ticket wins. the candidates think
that victory was achieved through their
own personal popularity, but If defeat
comag. then It Is the chairman's fault.
The friends Of lMr. Mclean are hav-
ing o tough time trying to convince
the pu15kc at large that Mr.. McLeans
opposition 70. Judge Lynch In 1892 didn't
amount to anything and that all Judge
Lynchis friends should forget the slap
in the face and turn in and work for
Mr.. Mclean. 1t Is true that Judge
Lynch was elected over Mr.. McLean's
opposition, but that wasn't Mr.. Nc
Leans fault. He tried to do Judge
Lynch all the damage he could, and 1t
is doubtful II there are half a dozen
Democratic lawyers at the Luzerne bar
who would sign their name to such a
card as MIR. Mclean did. The argu-
ment that Judge Lynch's friends will
not dare to oppose Mr.. Mclean be-
cause he Judge LYNCH will be can
didate for reelection some seven years
hence Is the rankest kind of nonsense.
1t Is not likely that IL Mr.. McLean's
influence could not defeat Judge Lynch
in 1892 1t Will grow to such proportions
as to do 1t in 1902. so Judge Lynch's
friends are safe in this year returning
to Mr.. Mclean the slap which he ad-
ministered to Judge Lynch three years
ago. and 1t Is altogether likely that
they will do 1t.
There isn't a man on the Democratic
county ticket whose political skirts are
clean. and the Democracy probably
realizes this more strongly in Lee
Stanton than in any other. candidate
1t Ii only few short months since
Stanton came out OF one OF the fattest
berths in the court house. namely the
clerk Of the courts office, and to again
saddle him on the county in an office
like that OF sheriff is more than the
people of I4uzerne will stand. Ameri-
cans have a great dislike OF O perennial
office holder. and this Is what Mr..
Stanton evidently aspires to be. But
his path from his nomination at Music