The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-12
The Democratic Ticket.

lhC bCllONi AAiN ANN-A'
The Democratic county con
yention at Pottsville yesterda!
was II tame affair in comparison with
past gatherings of the S%chuylkill
Democracy. Every indication pointed
to a spirited and boisterous conven-
ton, butthe proceedings were marked
for good order and decorum ON the
part of the delegates. In fact, it was
hard to realize that II was in IA
Democratic convention, and. this
feature was freely commented upon
by the spectators and the delegates
themselves.
While the nominees are not all the
choice of the seif-assumed leaders,
who had quietly decided among them
selves who these nominees were to
be, the delegates could have named a
much weaker ticket than they did.
Shenandoah Jared we'll mt the hands
of the convention, securing the nomi-
nee for controller. one of the most
important offices within the gift of
the people. The nominee, II. J. Mul-
doom, il no stranger to the voters of
the county, and as the representative
OF the young Democracy will add "A
certain amount of strength to the
ticket. The Republicans, to retain
control of this Office, must necessarily
nominate a popular and competent
candidate.
In nominating n candidate for
Judge the Democrats, to say the
least, haye displayed marked incon-
sistency. One year ago, from one
end of the county to the other, the
Democracy wa pleading for "a non
partisan judiciary, and no u was
more earnest in advocacy Of that
proposition than William y. Mari,
Esq, who yesterday sought and re
ceived the nomination for Judge, and
that, too, in view of the fact that
there are at present two Democrats
on the Bench. 50 far as this nomln-
alton is concerned, the convention
selected the weaker of the two candi-
dates in more ways than one, and the
result in November will demonstrate
the correctness of this view.
James W. Ryan's nomination ms
the Congressional candidate was fore,
Swallowed in the success of Mari. Be
tween the two there was "A tacit un,
derstaudiug, Mr.. Ryau's nomination,
although made without opposition in
the convention, satisfies neither ele.
ment of the Democratic party on the
financial question, which will have
considerable bearing upon the cleo,
ton of n COngressmaniu this district.
1t is true that gold standard Demo.
Gratis dictated the nomination OF
Ryan, but these men were in a com
bination for certain Offices, and thai
fact subordiuated all other cOnsidera
tons for the time being. The posi-
ton of the free silverites was point
eddy stated by John o. Ulrich, Esq.
when he declared upon the floor o
the convention, before he was un
tremendously ordered to take hi
seat, that the platform adopted doe.
not represent the true Democracy o
the county,
The nominee for District Attorney
b. w. Cummings, ESD, is reputed t.
be worth IA cool $780, 900, and the in
ference is that he seeks the Office 70
the honor attached thereto, and no
for the emolumeuts that it will brini
to his exchequer. The contest 70
this nomination, on the floor of tn
convention, was the most spirited an
one in which greater interest wa
manifested than any other. The n
suit practically settled the Controlle
ship as between Muldoon and Maste
The remaining portion of the tick'
is not well placed as the farming di
tricts and the southern portion of Il
county are entirely ignored. DIR. G,
Bleiler, of Frackville, is strong ca
didate for Coroner, while the nomin'
for Poor Director, John Il. Horgan,
Mahanoy City, has II strong person
following in his immediate locality,
The ticket, as "A whole. is not il
pregnable, and can be defeated if q
Republican convention profits by &
mistakes Of yesterday. Let I
strength OF the individual candidat
be not underestimated by the Repu
leans, The latter can win this (
only by the nomination of excepti'
ally strong candidates.