The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-20
POLITICIANS ACTIVE.
MANY Peculiar Combinations Now Being
Formed IN the County.
spccinl HERALD correspondence.

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Schuylkill county within the next thirty
days Your readers win remember that
sometime ago stated that Soma
tor Coyle was an applicant for % consul
ship; recent events verify that statement,
when news comes from Washington TO the
effect that Congressman Brumm has filed .
Coylcs application for consul TO Brazil or
some other South American country Tho
knowing ones say his application is couting-
cnt upon QUO or two things This state has
been allotted ten foreign consuatcs, and there .
is a small army of applicants from ptnnsyl- /
vania. Senators Quay aud Pourusc viii go
over these applications aud select the lucky
teu-an there is grave douht Of any Schuyi-
Kill countain being numbered among the
lucky ones Coylc nas be cciVed any number
of letters from prominent Republican leaders
in this county wishing him success. Your
corte5Dor dent was shown one OF two of them
before they were mailed. While the writers
were anxious for the Senator to receive a
consuship they objected to him going 10
Bazil They wanted him to 60 to the
Fiji Islands, or some other port from
whence his return would not be so easy.
Our Democratic friends are displaying
much interest in the next Republican county
convention, This statement is nothing out
Of the usual but the enemys interest just
now is conferred upon the position the Repub-
4 licans will assume as 10 the Judgeship. 1t is
/ generally conceded that the Republicans will
endorse Judge Beohtel, and thus throw the
main contest to be borne by the candidates
for sheriff This the Democratic aspirants
/ for that Office will try to avoid, if possible.
/ They would rather see the Republicans nom
iuate candidate against Bechtel The Re
publicaus viii have candidate for Judge,
provided there is a vacancy ON the bench,
and thus test the sincerity of the Democratic
claim for q non-partisln judiciary
The politicians at the county seat are
evincing much interest In the final outcome
of the Borough Justice controversy at Shen-
andoah and Mahanoy City. 1t will be re-
membered that Judge Pershing decided that
the present Observation-Disclosures. lawlor
Curdiu, Coyle and Jones-were net legally
elected, aud his Honor has since been sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court yet Judge
Bcchtcl refused, at this time, to issue
writ Of custer, because Mr. Whalen, counsel
for the present iucumhents desired to be
hoard. Aud thereby hangs political tale, in
which one or two Of the legal profession are
interested. There is movement on foot
headed by Senator Coyle, to have the Cover
nor's legal adviser render an opinion de-
clarinR that there was no vacancy existing at
the time Messrs. Shoemaker and Toomey, of
Shenandoah, and May aud Ketnerr of Maha-
nOy City, were elected IN February last, and
hence the Governor must appoint inasmuch
as the court has declared that the present in
cumbents were illegally elected and never
entitled to the positions they have usurped
for the past year or so.
II the political trickstcrs and trimmers,
of the people, can persuade the Governor to
their way of thinking, the next step to be
taken by Senator Coyle, as outlined by one,
or two of his followers here, is to demand
the reappoi~ tment of all the present Borough
Justices, " ith the single exception Of Squire
NJ. J. Lawtur, who does not at present enjoy
, the confidence of the Senator from your
district And right there hangs another tale
and another deal, verifying that trite old
. saying Politics makes strange bedfellows.'
When il 10 urfolded it will open some peo-
pies eyes, and cause them to doubt the
sincerity of the average politician.
Itappcars that Coyle displays the part OF
an ingmtc in his opposition to Squire
Iawlor who has advanced the Senator
interests far more than those he now advo-
Gates for appointment. Because the Squire
would not sacrifice his political opinions on
the financial question Coyle has no more use
for him The Squire is to be congratulated.
Hero are the men whom Coyle will favor
for the APPOINTMENTS Coyle (the Senator's
brothrr) and Jones, of Mahanoy City, and
Cardin and Dcugler, Of Shenandoah. 1t will
! no doubt surprise many to know why he
should favor the last named for appointment
3 but if your readers viii watch carefully the
progress Of the state delegate contest in the
First district, perhaps they will readily un-
derstaud the reasons therefor. The deal is
3 on, as l am reliably informed, and it may
3 yet extend farther than the state delegate
3 fight, ana have some bearing on the presi
4 dental appointments in the big towns above
the mountain. Truly, consistency is a rare
jewel among certain class of politicians
am neither prophet nor the son Of a
! prophet, hut l'll risk this prediction on the
Justiceshp muddle; That if the local court
is called upon to decide the question as tC
whether or not vacancy existed at the time
Messrs Shoemaker, Toomcy, May aud
Ketner were elected, that it will decide there
was vacancy that the Attorney General
will hold to the same opinion, and that the
3 Governor will issue commissions to these
) gentlemen, Notwithstanding any deals that
3 may have been made by Senator COyle OF
! may hereafter be made, The only doubtful
! one upon the list is Cardin, as strong pres
sure is being brought to bear on the Senator
to have him favor Shoemaker, one Of the
! ousted ward Squires and il is likely he viii
: favor him.
3 My old friend and legal colleague, J. Harry
Z James is an applicant for an authorship il
4 the Treasury department at Washington
Z Harry's cognomen has caused the newspaper
4 men much trouble, some Of them writing j
: "McJames," while even the Republican
I which should know better gives it a
Z "Jawes" As there's nothing in a name
: my bachelor friend may rest easily on tina
score.
Much interest is manifested at the count
seat oyer the proposed insurance investigation
: in the Senate, where it is claimed that ceI
: tain members of that body offered TO xii
the bin" if the insurance company, agains
: which the measure is aimed, would put u
: $50 600 A resolution was offered by Senate
Z Goblin for an investigation as to the truth @
2 the rumors and punishment Of the guilt
9 parties.
: BY way of Harrisburg it is learned tina
Z Senators Quay and Penrose will have tn
2 disposal Of an presidential offices in thi
3 state. and that this arrangement is agreeabl
s to the Pcnnsy wanna Congressman. NJ
8 authority for this statement Is member {
the Legislature, who is very close to th
5 Quay people.
Sale of School Bonds.