The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-29
POLITICAL POINTS.

II Is the general impression that the
Democrats this year have placed In the
field the weakest ticket they have ever
put up, and the chances for Republi-
can success are very bright. The
News-Dealer. a strong Democratic pa
per- says There is little hope for the
ticket" and the Leader, as hide-bound
partisan Democratic paper as exists In
the state. sadly admits that the ticket
Is VERY weak in some places" Every
man who was nominated on Tuesday
by the Democrats for a leading office,
has shady political record. and prob
ably no combination of political lead
ers in the county will be so easy for
the Republicans to defeat as this very
combination.
The rank and file of the party feel
now that the leaders made a mistake
when they forced a nomination for the
judgship upon the convention. The
sentiment of the voting population Of
Lu2erne county is to keep politics out
of the judiciary. and when Judge
Woodward was endorsed In 1892 by the
Republicans no one howled louder for
4 'non-par;isan judiciary" than the
Leader, who. this year. was the only
Democratic paper who advocated plac-
Ing Democrat in nomination for the
judgship. Ii was a big mistake, and
already the Democracy has begun to
feel this. Four times in the history Of
Lu2erne county have the Republicans
endorsed capable Democratic nominees
20 hN Ind ~ In, ,hA -
they are really in favor OF keeping the
bench non-partisan. The Democrats,
on the contrary. have put up a candi-
date this year. and also one against
Judge Rice in 1891, when. If ever just
judge with 4 brilliant record. deserved
an unopposed reelection II was that
year. The utter untruth of the Demo-
cratic leaders claim that they are in
favor of nou-partiSan bench Is thus
clearly shown. The voters. however.
are in favor of keeping the highest
county office out of the pale of politics,
and in November will gives deserved re-
buke TO the Democratic leaders who
thus attempt to make the bench wholly
partisan.
Another source of weakness on the
part OF Mr.. Mclean is his effort to de-
feat Judge Lynch in 1893 Mr.. Nc
Lean is splendid man. and a lawyer
Of exceptional ability. but politically
he made bad break when he published
that card advocating the election Of
Mr.. Bennett two years ago. Judge
Lynch's friends have not forgiven this
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than likely to feel the results of it
when the votes are counted next Nov
ember.
Another source of Republican re-
Iotcng Is the fact that A. Lee Stanton
secured the nomination for sheriff. He
is by far the weakest man the Demo-
Gratis could have put up. Stanton just
left the clerk of the courts office, q
very snug berth, last January. and it
Is not likely that the voters will feel
that he deserves another pull at the
public crib so soon. Then again, while
in the last office he charged the liquor
dealers sl.50 each extra for their IL
censes, and thus got the entire liquor
vote down on him, and in this county 1t
goes for considerable. c. Bart Sutton
would have been by far the strongest
nominee the Democrats could have
made, and he would have been a very
hard man to beat, as he has made an
efficient officer, and Is we'll and favor
ably known personally all over the
country. No nomination for the i'm
portant Office of sheriff that the Demo-
Gratis could have made, would have
pleased the Republicans more than that
Of A. L. Stanton. who Is one Of the
most unpopular men in his party in the
whole county.