The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-23
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Breakers Ahead.

Breakers Ahead.
one week from next Thursday the
Republican state convention will be
held in Harrisburg for the purpose Of
nominating candidate for Governor
aud other state officers. Schuvlkill
county will be represented in that
body be eight delegates, who were
elected on Saturday. Congressman
Brumm has been in the county for
the past ten days working in the in
tcrest of William \. Stones candi-
dacy for the Goyeruorship, and as Il
result that gentleman can only count
on four delegates from Schuylilill,
tnose from the Fourth district.
The Republican state convention
has a duty to perform, that of nom
mating ticket that will unite the
party at least for the present cam
paign. There is no doubt but that
Senator Quay will control the con
vention Should he force the uomin
alton of William \. Stone united
party is an iInpossibility and will in
evitably cause the defeat OF Republi-
can candidates for Congress, for the
legislature, and for county offices in
close districts. Col. Stone is not ac-
ceptable to the Independent element,
and his nomination would likely re
suit in repetition of the Delamater
campaign.
The large number of available can
didates announced for Governor,
most of them friends of Senator
Quay and ut the same time unobiec-
tionable to the independents, should
be sufficient to cause the Quay leaders
TO pause before taking II step that
would imperil Republican success.
The nomination of Hon. John Wanna
maker is out of the question. In the
first place he will not have sufficient
strength in the convention to secure
the nomination, and were he to he
the nominee the Quay people would
at least be lukewarm in their support
On the same line of reasoning William
A. Stone, the slated candidate, is not
available.
This state of affairs suggests the
selection of candidate who would
be least objectionable to the two con
tending factions in the Republican
party. The name of Congressman
G. W. Stone. of Warren is promi.
neutly mentioned in this connection.
lie has never been prominently identi-
fed with either faction, has clean
record, is an able and conservative
leader. Among all those so far men
toned G. w. Stone is the man Of tn,
hour in the opinion of many Repub
licans who hold party success above
factioual victory
The eight delegates from Schuylllil
county are uninstructed. Those from
for William A. Stone, while the re
naming four are placed against thai
candidate. The delegates from the
First, Second and Third districts will
no doubt cast their votes for the best
interests of the party, and we know
of no better way of accomplishing
that result than the selection of Il
candidate that would be the least OBJ
jectionable to the great body of party
workers and the citizens of the Com
monwealth in general. To that enc
they should bend their efforts.
The result of the delegate election
while it may have been "A surprise t.
some, was the natural outcome O
popular feeling that has manifesto,
itself for sometime. IT removes II Ion
Charles n Brrunm as an avniIabl
candidate for Congress. The issue il
those districts comprising the 3Otl
Senatorial was plainly drawn, anC
the successful delegates made theil
fight and were elected on distinct
anti-Brumm platform. The Congress
man and his friends and officeholderi
accepted il as such, and the result
shows their efforts to sten the tide
of popular disgust availed then
naught
The Republican party cannot AFFORD
TO make unpopular nominations thi
year, either for state or county Offices
With candidate for Governor VIII
is distasteful TO large body of Re
publicans will endanger close Con
gressional and Legislative districts
and Schuylkill is by no means a sur
Republican county. The same cal
be said as to the county ticket. l
success is to crown our efforts i
November the Republican leaders i
this county must choose we'll Chroni
Office e-holders must be relegated to tn
rear and clean, able, popular cand
dates selected.