The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-19

p0T-p0URRI !
The Shaping Of the Citizens Party
Ticket.
BOROUGH AND WARD CANDIDATES
Unusual Lack of Interest in the Approach
ing Election Display by People Of the
Fourth ward-Eo Ofaoial An
nounoement Of the Citizens
Candidates There.

At 1880 O'Clock tonight the time within
which people who intend to be candidates
on the Citizens ticket at the election to be
held next month must comply with the
rules of the Standing Committee will expire.
The committee will meet at the HERALD
office tonight to receive final nominations
and prepare the forms Of tickets to be used
at the primaries in the respective wards.
There are quite a string of candidates for
the nominations, yet there is plenty Of room
left. Thus far there is not a candidate
announced for Judge or Inspector of Election
in any of the wards. The number of candi-
dates for Chief Burgess remains at six and it
is not likely that it will be increased. The
candidates are John Dando, c.. II. Hagenbuch,
Pierce Walker, Wolf Levine, Alex. Davis
aud G. G. Palmer. The aspirations for
Receiver of Taxes are not as pronounced as
they have been, Councilman A. d. Gable
being the only man in the field, and it is not
likely that he will nave any opposition SO far
as the nomination is concerned.
The ward tickets are slow in congealing
and unless more activity develops by the
appointed hour tonight the committee will
have a number Of vacancies to fill on the
tickets. Thus far there is but one candidate
on the Citizens ticket in the First ward. He
is Charles E. Smith, who has announced him
self as a candidate for School Director. No
one has thus far displayed the hardihood to
buck the tiger for Council in that ward, and
it looks as if the emulators Of Tammany Hall
will have a quiet walk over after they get
through drubbing each other.
Thus far there is but one candidate before
the Standing Committee for Council in the
Second ward, and that is NJ. L. Shoemaker.
Councilman Charles schoppe has been an
nounced rs a candidate to succeed himself,
but the committee has not been notified Of
the candidacy. 1t may be an oversight, but
unless some stops are taken before the time
limit tonight there will only be one
candidate for Council in that ward.
1t is quite likely, however, that
Mr.. schoppe will be heard from in due time,
There is not such a scarcity Of candidates for
School Director in this ward, Marshal
Baugh being a candidate to succeed himself
and Israel Eisenhower and Harry KEEPER
being in the field, with the shadows of at
least two more in the horizon. But there
must be two nominations for school Board
in this ward and an increase in the number
of candidates will not create criticism. One
of the leading political topics in connection
with the politics of this ward is the question
as to whether School Director Ogden will be
a candidate to succeed himself.
In the Third ward the main contest is on
the School Dictatorship. Thus far the can
didates before the committee are Thomas
Dove, Jr., John Z. Schaetfer, H. c.. Boyer and
Geo. L. Hafner, and, possibly, Daniel Steiner
will be in the field. Thus far Councilman
q. 7. Straughn is the only candidate to sue
coed himself.
The Fourth ward is apparently asleep, as
no candidates for School Director, or Council,
have made their appearance. 1t is as good as
a certainty, however, that School Director
David Morgan will be a candidate to succeed
himself and Harry Reese is mentioned for
Council.
It was reported to-day that Arthur Whom
sley would be a candidate for Council in the
Fourth ward,
In the Fifth ward there is suiiciency of
candidates for Council. Charles f. Hoffman,
Frank Book, George Naugunas and Thomas
Paulukonis are out for Council. School
Director John r. Lee is the only officially
announced candidate for School Board, but
there are a dozen on the fence. 1t is quite
likely, however, that they will get down and
leave the field to Mr.. Lee. Vt all events
mono of them have sent their names to the
committee.
There is but one candidate for Borough
Justice before the committee, W. II. Shoe
maker, but it is quite likely that II. T.
Williams will also be in the field. During
the past few days there has been in c%ircula-
ton a report that Judge Bechtel has stated
that the election of Borough Justices this
Spring will be a waste Of time. Nevertho-
less it is a matter of record that Judge Perish
ing refused to grant the writ of custer
against the present Borough Justices, on the
ground that he preferred that she people of
Shenandoah should decide at the com
ing election who should fill the posi-
ton. Thus the questions presented are these:
Has Judge Beehtel's opinion moro weight
than Judge Pershing's decision, which is a
matter of record If what Judge Pershing
declared was not a decision, why does he
withhold his decision on the custer proceed
inEs? And, is it not possible that Judge
Bechtel, being a candidate for reelection
next fall, is holding out a little tany on a
stick 1t is understood that neither Justice
Coyle or Jones, will be a candidate at the
coming election in Mahanoy City, but Justice
Cardin will be a candidate in this town and
ex-Justice Toomey will also run. Their
sentiment is that it will cost little to get on
the safe side.