The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-19
should DWELL IN HARMONY
"ReX" Makes a Plea For a More
United Party.
FACTIONAL FIGHTS SHOULD CEASE
The Appointment of Secretaries by Chair
man Edwards May Cause Trouble That
Should by All Means be Avoided.
Major Losch's Greed for Power.
Special HrnALp correspondenee.

Special HERALD Correspondence.
POTTsvILLE, Aug. ls.--In my last letter |
had to deal with our friends the enemy and
their household troubles. This time we have
troubles of our own at least one or two al
legged Republican newspapers are trying to
cause dissatisfaction, assisted materially by
men who have not occupied seat on the
party bandwagon for so long, that now that
they have been allowed little authority are
willing to sacrifice the partys interests to
satisfy personal auimosity.
This is all wrong. 1t is neither fair to
County Chairman Edwards nor to those
candidates whose names appear on the ticket
rs the party's standard-bearers | know
from personal knowledge that Mr.. Edwards
accepted the position of county chairman
with great reluctance. He fully realized,
and does so to-day, the responsibilities he
assumed, and he asks the cooperation of the
party newspapers and workers. This he
should receive, but he should not be dis
appointed because the Pottsville Republican
the very name Of which is a msnOmer-
has grasped the opportunity to display its
spleen against one of the party's nominees.
The Republican has not supported the
party ticket for so long that it now finds
itself in the position of a political outcast
In its endeavOr this year to assume the
position of the prodigal son, it found the
fatted calf wanting. The candidates and
voters doubted its sincerity, and now the
editor is trying to create dissatisfaction
within the ranks on the very eve of the
opening of the campaign. My advice to
Chairman Edwards is to pay no attention to
the pseudo Republican sheet. The battles of
the past have been won with the paper ar
rayed against the ticket, and he can do the
same thing this time. Hush money will
prove a useless expenditure in that direction.
A great many Republicans appear to be
surprised at the promptness of the bald
headed statesman from Schuylkill Haven,
now that he has himself been permitted to
ride in the band wagon once more, in
endeavoring to provide good seats in the same
vehicle for his followers. Samuel like the
immortal Sairy Camp, has 'opes. In fact
he has been living on hopes so long that any
one of less sanguine temperament would
have died in despair long ago. But, however
that may be, he has carried his point
in the naming of the county chairman
thereby scoring a point against hi,
quondOm adversary, Congressman Brumm
and his friend, Senator Coyle, who
have had the county organization just
as they wanted it for some time past. But
tempOra mutantir, and people change with it
The change in the present case lands the
Hon. Sam on top. Not satisfied with captur
! ing the county Craftsmanship he wants tC
name the secretaries also. This, too, would
| be all right, if the selections he made were
such as to commend themselves to the mass
of voters. But unfortunately they do not,
and the Hon. sam should, prOfting by his
past experience, get into line at once, droI
the men he has endeavored to force into the
positions and select others who will be ac'
ceptable to all factions more especially accept
able to all the candidates.
While the selection of Chairman Edwards
is victory for those who oppose the Brumm'
! COyle faction, and is recognized by the latter
as a bitter defeat, the fruits of that victory
should be deferred and set aside until after
November, The Republican party has a con
test to meet that will require the united
support Of all factions of the party if victory
in November is desired. This cannot be
accomplished if the party is divided. Both
factions have representatives upon the ticket
and that fact should be an incentive for each
to lay aside their pruning knives" and work
together in harmony
! chairman EDWARDS, 100, Snoulu not permit
himself to be led into making such a mistake
at the beginning of his career as to allow him
self to be used as the creature of any one
man, whether that man be the leader Of one
faction or another. As to the twaddle pub
lished in some papers about the capture OF
the organization by the anti-Quay wing OF
the party, that is hardly worth noticing
further than to say that if Mr. Losch had
not been acceptable to the friends of Senator
| Quay he would not have been on the slate
for Senator. But the Hon. Sam should of all
the politicians of Schuylkill, be the last to
| lose his head over his first success in many
| years to ride rough-shod over his opponents,
as it appears he is now disposed to do.
| The gentlemen named for secretaries are,
no doubt, estimable men, but one Of them
| is entirely unknown and of no weight Ioliti-
cally and Of no experience, while the other
| is, am informed, unacceptable to several Of
the candidates.
Chairman Edwards should go slow very
! slow, as there will be more campaigns Ia
| handle after this one, and his appointments
should be such as will cause no friction nor
add TO the difficulties of "A campaign that will
be difficult enough to handle without adding
more to them. REX.
Car Load of Peaches.