The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-18
NEWS FROM
p0TTSVILLE
Movements in the County Seat Political
Circles
STATE DELEGATE ADJUSTMENTS
Progress of the Tilt Between Warden
Brewer and the County Commits
sioners-Equal Determination
Shown on Both sides
speeIal mrnALp corrcspondencc.

Pottsville, May 1S.-The Republicans of
this tthe Fourth Legislative district are pre-
pairing for action, and on Saturday they will
enter the fray in the district convention
called for the selection of four delegates to
the state convention, which meets at Iar-
rsburg on June 2nd. Congressman Brumm
has been here for the past two or three days.
acting as a Quay emissary, and has succeeded
in pulling Finney out Of the fight as an "iu-
dependent candidate for state delegate. OF
course Brumm is willing to give Fiuncy any.
thing just now-thc vacillating Congressman
wants to control the delegates from this
county and in return ne is to receive Quay's
support for another term in Congress. Only
a few months ago, when the douty Major
Fnney was seeking a federal appointment
and solicited Brumm's support the latter
spurned him and called the Journal man all
manner of names Now things are different
and apparently Finney is different Al
least he seems to be catering to the Brumu
crowd Of bushwackers.
On Monday Brumm invited Jack White.
house, Major Finney, Gus Schriuck and on,
or two others to his office, and the following
were selected as their candidates for state
delegates: William Womer, of Pottsville
Daniel Sharadin, of Schuylkill Haven :; J.
Frank Farne, of Minersville, and b. F..
Stuck, of fremont This is certainly strong
combination, and it is doubtful whether tie
opposition can beat it. They will probably
be elected because of their individual
strength. The fact that they are the choice
of Brumm will certainly add no strength to
their canvass. Finney good-naturedly with
drew as a candidate and left a clear field
The Congressman did not like the com
peXion of the delegation, and his principal
objection was directed against Farne, whom
he knows he cannot handle, but he was forced
to accept the inevitable. Some of Brumm's
supposed friends are buncoing him in this
deal and he will realize it after the conven-
ton. Brumm was anxious to have a delegate
from Minersyille whom he could substitute
in the state convention, But he will never
get there as Farnes alternate Brumm
stated yesterday that every delegrate from
the county would be a Quay supporter.
The Losch people have not yet shown their
hand, but they will likely put up stiff
fight in the convention. That faction con
trolled the majority of the delegates from
that district at the county convention, and
they profess to believe that they can do the
same thing ON Saturday. However, they
have exceptionally strong candidates to de-
feat.
1t is strange that Brumm, although he was
sent home by Quay to Fix" the delegates
from this county, has not yet entered the
other three districts. 1t is true that he was
north Of the mountain, but there is no evil
dence to show that he attempted to carry out
his commission in that quarter. Perhaps
the climate was not congenial
After the district conventions on Saturday
the patty leaders will begin to count noses,
and somebody will be found to have been
buncoed in this district, 1 will wager a big
apple that it won't be the fellows who are
now supposed to be on the outside in state
politics.