The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-29
THE PARTY UNDER FIRE.
POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

John NJ. Garman, of Nanticoke, chair
man of the Democratic state committee,
accompanied by NJ. E. Brown and Walter
Il. Ritter the Democratic candidates for
state treasurer and auditor general, re-
spectively were in the city yesterday for
several hours. They came from Wilkes
Barre, where they attended mass meet
ing Wednesday night. Mr.. Ritter in con-
versation with Tribune reporter, said:
I'VE are making a tour OF the state and
took run up here toGay TO see how the
people of Lackawanna feel towards us
NO, we Will not make any speeches here.
We have made a number in our journey
around the state, but we don't believe we
could do any good here. AS | understand
it there is a warm local fight here and the
interests of our party are being weH cared
Tor. We feel that we could do nothing
here to help the good work along" At
40 Mr.. Garman and the candidates start
ed for NantiCoke, where they spent last
night. This morning they leave for Al
toona, where they will address meet
ing tonight. While the candidates were
in the city they were the guests of the To-
cal leaders and were shown about the
city by them. 1t was Mr. Ritter's first
visit to Scranton.
The enthusiasm with which John r.
Jones candidacy is received in the north
ern part of tine county is shown i'm a sort
of competition among the small storekeep-
ers. Nearly every store as its picture of
the next district attorney and the pro-
pretors vie with each other in embellsh-
ing the prototypes with the national col
ors and add expressions of favor. A com.
mercial drummer who has Just returned
from his northern visit said yesterday:
"Those people up the valley are certainly
very much JCEes struck. j visited a half
dozen nd al
tackled about the walls was Vote for
Jones'-'The Peoples Friend'--and under
this would be written, You Betr He'll
have 5000 majority'-'You're all right,
Johnnie'-Im yoUT's'-and like express
sions. In one store in Carbondale an ItaI-
ian storekeeper had written under Mr..
Jones's picture the simple but olouent
words: 'Gud Mani"
Christy Boland, who holds up his hands
in holy horror at the mention of Doodle
or intimidation in politics. ordered a num-
Der of the city oplce officers called in
again Wednesday to receive the latest in
structions of the bosses. Several officers
who intimated that they would not do GER
tain dirty work they We're asked to per-
form were given to understand that their
ownership of a star depended on their get
ting to work at once. Besides directing
the work of the police Boland is handling
greater part of the Schadt corruption
fund. Under his direction a list of alleged
purchasab!e votes in each election dis
trict has been prepared and these he will
try to buy After engaging in this work
during the day Boland goes out on the
hustings at night and yells about the
baneful influence of money in politics.
"They are whistling to keep up their
courage" said a well known Democrat
yesterday referring to the party leaders
ITS amusing to visit headquarters and
hear what the campaign managers have
to say They are apparently blind to the
true conditions of affairs. With tho
ground slipping from under their feet
daily they tell every caller that they are
making great progress and a big victory
is assured, 1t is only when they are
asked to sit down and go over the situa-
tion in business like way that one dis
covers how hoDelessly at sea they are.
They cannot tell where their victory is
coming from, but say they feel 1t in the
air."
Tonight a number of Republican mass
meetings will be held In South Scranton.
simultaneously there will be speaking in
Temperance hall, Minooka; Battles han,