The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-10
COYLE'S DEFEAT.
What Our Exchanges Have to Say on the
Subject

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The crushing defeat Of Senator Coyle on
Saturday is the subject Of much comment,
especially by the press of the county and
state. The American is the only paper that
pretends to see future for its owner Be
low we give a few cuttings from our exchange
list
There is something really pathetic in the
wall Of Senator Coyle over his defeat for
delegate TO the state convention, as published
in the Mahauoy City American of Saturday,
and we are very certain that it would elicit
for HIM more than the ordinary share of
sympathy which is accorded to people i'm
misfortune, if he would make clean con
fession of the causes which contribute TO it.
1t may be that these causes are not quite as
well known to Senator Coyle as to every
other person in the county who has taken
sufficient interest in public affairs to acquaint
themselves with his political career. People
Of the mould of Senator COyle are not
likely to discover in themselves the potent
instrumentality Of their own uudoing. Ex-
cessiye vanity is a veil that blinds the
possessor only from view Of himself O. q
But Coyle's story Of the opposition of the
Reading Company in his last fight for state
delegate is not credited by any one. IL was
not necessary, even if there should have
been any desire to engage opposition to his
election. He was marked for defeat rs soon
as he went into the contest. He wanted a
vindication and he got it.-Miners' Journal,
In the First District the old leader, and
Brumm's henchman, Senator COyle fell way
outside the breastwOrks. COyle weighed him
self with Wyatt, the Quay SerReaut-at-Arms
Of the late Legislature. Coyle evidently for
got that the people had read about the doings
of the Legislature he reckoned on things
ETHEREAL, and to-day stands as a commander
without a command, and an applicant for
place without backing. 1t was a terrible fall
for COyle, but one which was expected
Under the circumstances there will be a big
scramble to get under cover.-Pottsville
Chronicle.
If the beaten candidate for state delegate
had taken his defeat gracefully he would
have been entitled to the credit of having
made good fight, oven if defeat closed the
day, but his effort to end the convention in
a fight and his miserable explanation of the
causes of his defeat, deprive him even of the
respect due to a good fighter The true
cause Of his defeat was that he had at
/ tempted to play the role of the absolute boss
riding rough shod over all who opposed him,
until he created a determined opposition
which relegated him to the shades Of pOliti-
cal obscurity. Stop wining !-Alahanoy City
Record.
The turning down of Coyle and Wyatt is
regarded as especially significant as it will
/ have a bearing on COyles candidacy for re-
nomination to the Senate next year Coyle
is also known as the Senator who tried TO get
$40, 600 for a hospital in MahanOy City that
had existence only on paper. The Governor
vetoed the bill.-Harrisburg Dispatch
On the 18th the Republican" dwelt at
/ some length on the character and claims of
Messrs Brill and Strsughn, and both were
elected downing one of the most tricky pair
Of politicians in the First Diitrict-Senator
Coyle and Representative Wyatt. While
we have some regrets to express for others de-
feated, we are supremely happy that at least
three of our leading candidates FROM the
county were successful in the contest.-Re-
publican.
The two Senators from Schuylkill county,
Coyle and LOsch, RS well as the late Sergeant
alarms Wyatt do not stand very high down
/ there, and it is evident the record they made
in the late session is not palatable to the
people. All three of them were candidates
for delegate to the forthcoming State Conven.
tion and were beaten by overwhelming
majorites. The odious character of the late
Assembly will be the political death of more
than one promising Observation-Disclosures
! News-Dealer.