The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-07-14
REPUBLICAN,
HARMONY.
The Convention on Monday Promises tC
Be Love Feast.
R. H. KOCH THE JUDICIAL NOMINEE
His Chances for Nomination and Election
Are Very bright Democrats win
Not Reward the Deserters Of 1896.
The Factions Are United
for victory.
special HrnA1p correspondenee.

Special HERALD Correspondence
Pottsville. July 14.--The unterrifed-and
the designation is appropriate since the lpro-
ceedings of Mondays gathering has become
public property-have nominated their
ticket, and the Republican representatives
will be called together here on Monday for
like purpose. Chairman Quail who has Sc
cured headquarters at the Merchants hotel,
has everything in shIp-shape and assures me
there will be no repetition of the disgraceful
scenes that marked the closing hours Of the
Democratic convention Doodle, beer and
bums-the three BIS that will haunt the
Democracy in this campaign--will have no
standing If the Republican chairman carries
out his present plans, and no one doubts but
that he will be able to do so.
1t is amusing if not ridiculous, to read the
reports of the convention of Monday as pub
lished in the Evening Chronicle. the Demo-
cratic organ of the county. From a perusal
of that paper one would imagine that the
Democratic gathering was a perfect love
feast, and that the business YVES conducted in
decorous and gentlemanly manner as be.
comes representatives Of one of the two great
political parties. But such was not the case
and no one knows this better than my friends
of the Chronicle. They simply deceived
their readers, for party considerations. The
early hours of the convention were marked
for good order but when the regularly
elected delegates began to leave
and substitute Others to represent them,
there was marked change The
fun was on in earnest during the balloting
for Commissioners and Poor Director, late in
the night. That is when the three BIS got iii
their work and they did it effectively for the
men from whom they received their daily
bread. They cast reproach upon the entire
party, however unjust it may seem. There
have been many exciting political conven-
tlons in this county, but that which marred
the closing hours of Mondays gathering
surpasses them all. 1t developed into a
drunken mob, disgrace to an enlightened
and intelligent community l am writing
from personal knowledge, as l witnessed the
closing scenes from the rear of the conyen
tion hall
In view of these facts, is it any wonder
that the gentlemen who were defeated for
Commissioner and Poor Director are giving
public expression 20 their indignation. They
have just cause for complaint, because the
men nominated for these two offices especially.
| against neither whom nothing can be said
derogatory to their character, were not chosen
by the votes of the regularly elected dele.
gates, but by a mob of drunken men shout
ing and hooting and kissing as the occasion
required. To certain extent the Demo-
| cratic organization is to blame for the dis
graceful closing scenes, by too lavish use of
tickets of admission to the floor of the con-
vention. There were many who took an i'm.
portaRt part in the nomination of Commits
sioner who had no business in that conyen.
tion.
REPUBLICAN HARMONY.
The Republican convention on Monday
will be in direct contrast to that of our friends
the enemy. 1t will be harmonious gather.
ing, and vertible love feast. Upon this
point the Republican leaders have agreed
The election this fall is likely to be battle
royal The contest will be fought out
on different lines than that of last
year. The judiciary will be the leading
issue, and the Republican leaders will
force their adversaries, no doubt reluct-
antly, to make the contest along those lines.
This will place the Democrats on the de.
fensive. There are hundreds in the ranks
| of the latter party who are honest in the
| belief that the Republicans of the county are
entitled to at least one of the four Judges.
Then, again, there are other Democrats who
are not yet willing to reward the traitors OF
1896, and will support the Republican Judi.
ciary nominee and perhaps the entire ticket
With the slogan, "non-partisan judiciary
and minority representation" the Republi.
cans can i'll afford to make mistake in the
choice of nominee. The leaders realize
this and have already hsrmonized their diff.
ferences for the time being and will nominate
their strongest candidate Ex-Judge Koch,
they realize, is the most available man thus
far announced. An informal conference OF
several Republican leaders, representing both
factions of the party, was held yesterday
when it was mutually agreed to bury the
hatchet for at least twelve months and work
together for party success.
The Democratic press is trying to force
Mr.. Brumm as a judicial aspirant, but theiI
efforts are looked upon more in the nature
of joke than anything else. Mr.. Brumm il
not candidate, and neither will he be. He
has aspirations in another direction, which
will materialize later on, after the November
election. There are only two candidates fol
the judiciary-Hon r. II. Koch and David
c. Henning, Esq, both from this place, witt
the chances in favor Of the former carrying
the majority of the wards in Pottsville. Out
side of the county seat Koch will lead Hem
ing without much difficulty. An element o
the Republican party that opposed Koch las
year have already given assurances TO hi
friends that they will give him their heart!
support He should have very little troubl
in securing his election by a handsom
majority this year, and that will carry witt
it the success of the entire ticket.
The Judgeship disposed by the convention
it will be free fight for the remainin
offices, personal popularity and location igui
ing prominently. Charles E. Berger, q
Cressona, has no opposition for Distric
Attorney and John T. Schooner, the presen
Clerk Of the Courts, will also secure unan
nous nomination. The latter has alway
been friendly to both factions, has man
warm personal friends in the ranks Of th
Democracy, and his vote in November wi
likely equal that Of Cummings last year.
There are three candidates for Register til
present incumbent, F. @. Reese John
5 Randall, of Tamaqua, and William Moore. ,
fremont Location will figure extensiyel
in this nomination. Shenandoah, which h,
three candidates, must be recognized, and |
S must Tamaqua. Last year the Republican
I ignored the latter town, and the return
showed this to have cost the party hundred
Q of votes DR.. Daniel Dechert, of Schuylki
Haven, and Gus DOerAinger, of Pottsyill