The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-02
SATURDAYS CONVENTION.


The delegates to the last Republican county
convention will assemble in Pottsville on
Saturday for the purpose Of electing two dele
gates to the national convention that meets
in ST. Louis next June. The delegates of the
respective Legislative districts will also
select delegates to the state convention that
will convene in Harrisburg on the 23rd inst.
The different aspnants for the honors to he
conferred by the respective conventions have
not been backward in making their wants
known. Their lieutenants have button-holed
the delegates in and out OF season, and their
merits and the dement's of their opponents
have been passed upon in manner well
known to the politician and ward worker.
In this section of the county there is but
one name mentioned in connection with the
national dclegatcship. Joseph Mcconnell,
one of Ashland's active and worthy Republi-
can leaders, will be one of the two delegates
to represent this county at st. Louis and he
will cast his vote for senator Quay for the
Presidential nomination. What little opposi-
tion there was to Mr. Mcconnell has disap-
peared, and the delegates from Shenandoah
ahd the other towns north of the mountain
will cast an almost unanimous vote for his
election. Advices from below the mountain
also attest his popularity and foreshadow his
success beyond doubt. Mr.. Mcconnell will
be one of tlle national delegates
The two most prominent and active
candidates besides Mr. Mcconnell, are John
f. Finney, of the Miners Journal Publishing
Company, and Hon Charles n. Brumm, the
;gt
There are others, but they will hardly cut Il
figure" in the contest. James Ii. Levan, of
AIinersyille, and John Gressang, the present
clerk at the Almshouse, have announced
themselves as candidates. The latter has
been brought forward to espouse the cause OF
the handful Of opponents to Senator Quay at
the county seat but as schuylkill is strongly
moored to the Quay ranks there is little to bC
feared from that quarter.
There are few Republicans in the county
that have Jared as well at the hands Of the
party as Charles n. Brumm politica
campaign in Schuylkill without the presen
Congressman's name appearing upon the
ticket, or seeking office in other channels
is indeed an unusual affair. His abilities ar,
acknowledged but there are hundreds o.
men within the ranks whose ability and
labor for the party's success entitlc them
to recognition and reward. This they will
never receive if one man is allowed to usurr
all the offices.
The average man would be satisfied to be
allowed to sit in the halls Of Congress fouI
terms but not SO with Mr.. Brumm. He
wants to be national delegate. His natun
craving for official position must be appeased
to the detriment of the party and reward o
h Republican workers who have shown
Nfdelity to principle and loyalty to part!
above that of the present Congressman Tn
convention that assemblies at Pottsyille o
Saturday will make a political blunder
they elect Mr.. Brumm as national delegate
a mistake which will ieopardize the success
Of the county ticket next fall, and agai
place Schuylkill in the Democratic column
OF the candidates 50 far announced, th
logical choice is John f, Finney. He
certainly the tavorite of the delegates trol
this section, where his ability as a shrew
and faithful party worker are well know
lie controls the policy of the Miners Jouna
and the course of that paper since tn
announcement of Senator Quays oandidac
for the presidential nomination should
sufficient TO satisfy the most ardent supportC
of the Junior Senator in Mr.. Finney's iavo
In the announcement of his candidacy i
says: LAS he stood and labored in past yea
for his partys success, as he advocated IL
right cause in 1895, untiringly and unlincl