The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-06

h6 Cidiul lOT the nomination
WI MIR. Polk as her favorite son
Northumberlano county had the con
gresham for two terms, in the person
OF Senator Wolverton then Columbia
secured the nomination for Mr.
Buckalew, and Kulp defeated him.
In 1896 Sullivan county tried hel
hand at it, and her candidate
Alphonsus Walsh, received the nomi
nation, but Krlp defeated him also
SO 1t has gone he rounds, and Mon
tour has had nc turn for some years
II there is anything in the rotation
system Monitor has a strong areu.
ment in her favor.
But as politics go nowadays, there
is not much in rotation. The candi.
date with the longest winded confer
ees, and the strongest pull, and some.
times with the longest purse, is usually
the lucky, or urlucky, man who plucks
the perslmmons; lucky if elected, I'm.
lucky If othergse. Columbia county
has lost the nomination a number oi
times in the district when rotation
would have given it to us, and we re,
call but one instance where she OBJ.
tanned 1t when not entitled to it by
rotation. 1t nay be taken for grant
ed that each comfy in the district will
have a candidate, and that each one
will do all in his power to secure the
nomination.
]. H. Cochran, OF Lycoming coun-
ty, is the presen. Senator IN this dis
trict composed of Lycoming, North
cumberland, Montour and Columbia
counties. Grant Herring of this
county held the Office the previous
term, and S. P. Wolverton, of North
cumberland was the Senator for four
years prior to that. This puts Mon
tour in line to cain the Senatorship
by rotation also, but of course she
cannot expect to get both offices. No
one has yet been mentioned as a
candidate from this county.
w. t. Greasy and VIM. Chrisman
are the present members of Assembly
for this county. Mr.. Greasy has serv-
ed two terms, and Mr.. Chrisman one.
The latter will no doubt be conceded
a second .erIn, according to custom.
Whether Mr. Greasy will be a candi-
date for third term is noe known to
us at this tim@. No other name has
yet been mentioned.
Judge Ikeler's term of ten years as
President Judge will end in January
1899, and therefore the office is to be
voted for next November. In this
connection we clip the following from
the Philadelphia Record of last Sun
day:
'Judge f. R. Ikeler will be a can
didate for denomination in Columbia
county, and his competitors are VIM
II. Rhawn, of Catawissa, and Robert
r. Little, Of Bloomsbury"
Where this announcement came
from, and whether it is correct or not
we are unable to say from any posi-
tive information. We assume thai
Judge Ikeler will ask for a renomina
ton, and it is currently reported that
Mr.. Rhawn will be candidate. The
name Of Mr.. Little has also beer
used in this connection. If it be
true that both these gentlemen will
enter the field against Judge Ikeler
there will be lively three-cornered
fight.
For many years this district select
ed its Judges from other counties
Judge Ikeler being the first one elect
ed from among the local lawyers
Judge Woodward was brought here
from Wilkes-Barre in 1856, by ap
pointment of Governor Pollock, ane
served until December 1861.
In 1862 Judge Elwell was visited
by a committee of members of tn,
bar of this district, then composed O
Columbia, Wyoming and Sullivan
couPtles, ana requested to permit tht
use of his name as candidate. H,
did not enter the county until afte
his election in October 1862. Ii
1879 he was reelected without a dis
! sentlng vot e, and in 1882, by reques
of the entir|e |e bar of the district ant
without dist tinction of party, he con
sented to accept a third term, and h,
was nomina ted by both the Demo
cratic and Republican county con
ventions, al I'D unanimously elected
Judges are hot chosen that way am
more. There is usually as mucl
scramble fot that Office now as there
is for any political Office; we might