Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-12-14
Especial Correspondence.)

all parts OF the country ana many from
abroad and every species of entertain
ment such as is afforded in continental
cities was afforded.
RACY MIDWAY SCENES.
The scenes of the Midway were quite
as snappy as anything attempted at
the Worlds fair, and it was not until
the closing week that various organiZa-
tions of church working women awak'
ened to what was going on in their
very midst. Resolutions of protest
against improper exhibitions then piled
in upon the management, but the SIDE
show men had reaped their harvest,
and the merry couche-couche Wrlggled
out shekels from the visitors pockets
until the gates were finally closed ana
the exposition became a thing of the
past.
Now comes the retribution.
Philadelphia is being treated to
reform wave.
Pronunciamentos against all things
evil are almost daily emanating from
the city hall. Mayor Ashbridge and
his director of public safety, Mr.. Eng
lish. are keeping the police on the go
suppressing things which have been
SUPPRESSED. Street walkers have been
practically driven from the heart of the
town. and down among the children OF
the ghetto. where meat and provision
stores were wide open and doing a
rushing business all day long every
Sunday they are now closed tight as
drum upon the Sabbath. Cigar deal
ers were at first afraid they would
come under the official ban and have to
discontinue the sale of the weed and
the big Sunday papers, but up to date
they have not been disturbed. There
is no telling what will happen later on,
however. if the crusade for the strict
observance of the Sabbath continues.
The mayor has assured the commit
tees of the Law and Order and other
societies that he desires to enforce
all the laws. and yet he does not wish
TO deprive the people of privileges
which many believe they should enjoy
He has certainly started out with eVi-
dence of a determined purpose to rigid
ly enforce the law.
MAY GO TOO FAR.
Many of the men active in public
life fear that if the idea shall get
abroad that Philadelphia is to be gov
erned by what are known as the blue
laws" it will hurt the city from bust
! ness standpoint. There is an agitation
on at present to get the Republican ma
| tional convention held here next year.
| A fund of nearly 800 900 has been sub
| scribed for the expenses of the Repub-
lican national committee and the en-
| tertainment of the delegates, should
| this city be selected as the meeting
no a o.
ments have been made to transform
the Auditorium of the Export exposi-
| ton into a great convention hall.
| Should Philadelphia be chosen this
! will be the first Republican national
| convention held in this city for is
| years. General Grant was nominated
| for q second term in the Quaker City.
| President Mckinley has on many oc-
| casions shown his appreciation OF the
| cordial receptions he has gotten in this
| city. and on that account many be-
| lieye that he may favor Philadelphia.
Some of the party leaders, in view of
| the fact that the Democratic national
| convention is likely to be held in Kan
sas City, feel that the Republicans
| should also take a western city, and
for that reason they favor Chicago or
| Denver. The issue will be settled at
a meeting of the national committee
which will be held in Washington this
week.
There have been few happenings in
| local politics of Importance during the
| last week outside of the meeting of the
| Republican city committee, which fixed
| Jan. 9 as the date for the primary elec
tions, and seated Magistrate Moore in
place of John Dunn as the committee
man from the Fourth ward. This is q
victory for Israel w Durham over
David Martin When Martin had
Mayor Warwick at his back he ousted
| Durham's friend from this ward and
put in one OF his own followers. This
was done regardless of the fact that
the voters of the ward were with Dur
ham. Now, Martins power on the
wane, thu voters took the matter in
their own hands and recalled Dunn
and elected Moore to his old place.
A QUAY VICTORY.
At the coming primaries delegates
will be elected to conventions which
Will name delegates to the national and
state conventions and to local conven-
tions which will nominate candidates
Tor magistrates, councilmen, school di-
rectors and constables. Ward com
mitteemen will also be chosen. who
will name the new city committeeman
The new city committee will be in the
hands of friends of Senator Quay. They
have not been in control of the organ.
i2ation in this city for a long time
Martin, when he and Quay parted
formed an anti-Quay combine witt
Warwick and Porter.
| What is loft Of this com bine has gont